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[category: hr][verified alternatives][no votes, no pay-to-list]

Free and open source alternatives for HR

6 free or open source projects taken from the pages of 10 paid apps in this category. For each one: how many it replaces, how much subscription it cancels, what it costs to run.

free alternatives
6
$/month replaceable
143
already self-hosted
3
apps covered
10

6 alternatives

The value is the sum of the prices of the apps that project replaces — including outside this category, because a good alternative rarely serves only one.

143 $ /mese

Connecteam Small Business Plan free [hosted] web · iOS · Android

Directory, documents, leave and onboarding for ten people; employee eleven is the business model.

the 10 apps it replaces · 143 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (143 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Deel 49 $/m NOT REALLY Gusto 49 $/m NOT REALLY Homebase 24.95 $/m NOT REALLY Remote 10 $/m NOT REALLY Factorial 8 $/m NOT REALLY When I Work 2.5 $/m KIND OF BambooHR — NOT REALLY HiBob — NOT REALLY Personio — NOT REALLY Rippling — NOT REALLY

verificata il 2026-08-06

141 $ /mese

Frappe HR open source ★ 8,5k active [ops] web · self-hosted

A complete HR suite without the license bill; the server, backups and upgrades are now in your job description.

the 9 apps it replaces · 141 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (141 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Deel 49 $/m NOT REALLY Gusto 49 $/m NOT REALLY Homebase 24.95 $/m NOT REALLY Remote 10 $/m NOT REALLY Factorial 8 $/m NOT REALLY BambooHR — NOT REALLY HiBob — NOT REALLY Personio — NOT REALLY Rippling — NOT REALLY

source code · verificata il 2026-08-06

141 $ /mese

Horilla HR open source ★ 1,4k active [docker] web · self-hosted

Hire-to-leave HR in Docker; free forever means you own the updates and backups.

the 9 apps it replaces · 141 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (141 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Deel 49 $/m NOT REALLY Gusto 49 $/m NOT REALLY Homebase 24.95 $/m NOT REALLY Remote 10 $/m NOT REALLY Factorial 8 $/m NOT REALLY BambooHR — NOT REALLY HiBob — NOT REALLY Personio — NOT REALLY Rippling — NOT REALLY

source code · verificata il 2026-08-06

108 $ /mese

OrangeHRM Starter open source ★ 1,1k active [ops] web · self-hosted

The old-school HR suite: records, leave, attendance and approvals, with a real server and no fashion budget.

the 7 apps it replaces · 108 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (108 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Deel 49 $/m NOT REALLY Gusto 49 $/m NOT REALLY Remote 10 $/m NOT REALLY BambooHR — NOT REALLY HiBob — NOT REALLY Personio — NOT REALLY Rippling — NOT REALLY

source code · verificata il 2026-08-06

27 $ /mese

7shifts Comp free [hosted] web · iOS · Android

Schedules, availability, time off and shift swaps for one 15-person location; restaurant branding comes free too.

the 2 apps it replaces · 27 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (27 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Homebase 24.95 $/m NOT REALLY When I Work 2.5 $/m KIND OF

verificata il 2026-08-06

27 $ /mese

Sling Free free [hosted] web · iOS · Android

Shift scheduling, availability and swaps for 30 people; the time clock is where the upsell starts.

the 2 apps it replaces · 27 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (27 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Homebase 24.95 $/m NOT REALLY When I Work 2.5 $/m KIND OF

verificata il 2026-08-06

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