Alternatives to Paylocity in 2026

HRMS frappe

Open Source HR and Payroll Software

Complete system Production-ready A small or mid-size business wants open-source HR and payroll, especially alongside ERPNext.

★ 9k GPL-3.0 Python Active, pushed today

Horilla-hr horilla

Horilla is a free and open source HR software.

Complete system Usable A small or mid-size company wants a free self-hosted HR suite and has someone to run Django.

★ 1.5k LGPL-2.1 HTML Active, pushed 6 days ago

ChiefOnboarding chiefonboarding

Free and open-source employee onboarding platform. Onboard new hires through Slack or the web portal.

Complete system Usable You hire regularly, use Slack, and want onboarding sequences without paying for an HR suite.

★ 934 AGPL-3.0 Python Active, pushed yesterday

MintHCM minthcm

Open-source HCM system for managing HR processes with AI agents. Full data ownership, MCP/A2A-native, no vendor lock-in.

Complete system Usable A mid-size organisation wants a customisable self-hosted HR system and has PHP skills.

★ 439 AGPL-3.0 PHP Active, pushed 10 days ago

OrangeHRM orangehrm

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive Human Resource Management (HRM) System that captures all the essential functionalities required for any enterprise.

Complete system Production-ready A small or mid-sized organisation wants self-hosted HR records and leave management without per-seat fees.

★ 1.2k GPL-3.0 PHP Slowing, pushed 4 months ago

Urlaubsverwaltung urlaubsverwaltung

Open-source, self-hosted leave and absence management: vacation requests, sick notes, overtime. Urlaubsverwaltung für Teams.

Complete system Production-ready A German-speaking company or team wants a simple, maintained absence and leave tool on its own server.

★ 302 Apache-2.0 Java Active, pushed 13 days ago

SemartHris KejawenLab

SemartHris adalah Enterprise Grade HRIS yang khusus diperuntukan bagi Perusahaan di Willayah Hukum Indonesia

Complete system Experimental Only for Indonesian developers studying local payroll rules; it is not ready for production.

★ 252 MIT PHP Active, pushed 2 months ago

PasPapan RiprLutuk

Enterprise workforce operations featuring Anti-Mock GPS spoof detection, Face ID biometric attendance, and automated 1-click payroll calculation.

Complete system Experimental An Indonesian company with field staff wants self-hosted attendance and payroll with mobile apps.

★ 95 MIT PHP Active, pushed 8 days ago

Payroll-Engine Payroll-Engine

Open-source framework for regulation-driven payroll applications — multi-tenant, multi-country, API-first, with No-Code/Low-Code automation and test-driven development.

Framework or platform Usable A software company or payroll provider wants to build multi-country payroll without hardcoding rules.

★ 124 MIT PowerShell Slowing, pushed 4 months ago

Daybreak eporsche

Simple timesheets and vacation management for small businesses.

Complete system Experimental Only if you will maintain it yourself; it is unfinished and dormant.

★ 132 MIT PHP Quiet, pushed 4 years ago

Hafta highoncarbs

💸 Settle payrolls faster with Hafta.

Complete system Experimental Only as a starting point for a developer; it is not maintained.

★ 131 MIT JavaScript Quiet, pushed 4 years ago

Employee-Payroll-Salary-App-Angular-11-MEAN-Stack AmitXShukla

Employee Payroll, Salary App in Angular 11.0 MEAN Stack, GraphQL

Template or starter Experimental You are following the author's videos to learn the MEAN stack.

★ 121 MIT HTML Quiet, pushed 4 years ago

Bipolar pcolby

Free your data from Polar FlowSync

Complete system Experimental Only if you still run an old Polar FlowSync setup with supported devices.

★ 116 GPL-3.0 C++ Quiet, pushed 12 months ago

Knucklehead minusfive

Mnemonic, macOS-optimized ergonomic columnar layout for corne-style 42 key split keyboards, designed to ease the transition from Apple ANSI keyboards.

Template or starter Experimental You own a Corne-style keyboard running ZMK and want a ready layout to copy.

★ 107 MIT C Quiet, pushed 15 months ago

GleamHRM glowlogix

GleamHRM is a Human Resource Management (HRM) System.

Complete system Experimental A developer wants a simple Laravel HR base to modernise.

★ 69 GPL-3.0 HTML Quiet, pushed 4 years ago

Employee Management System MOHONA678

Template or starter Experimental You are learning Laravel and want a sample HR app to study.

★ 1 GPL-3.0 Blade Quiet, pushed 3 years ago

Deel Deel

Private Delaware-based payroll and compliance provider

Complete system Production-ready You want to hire staff or contractors in countries where you have no legal entity.

4.1k readers a month Commercial

Dayforce Dayforce

Dayforce is the global people platform that delivers simplicity at scale, with payroll, HR, benefits, talent, and workforce management all in one place. Learn more.

Complete system Production-ready A large employer with hourly workforces in North America and other regions wants payroll and time in one engine.

1.3k readers a month Since 1992 Commercial

HiBob HiBob

Streamline HR, Payroll & Finance with HiBob. Automate processes with Bob to cut the noise. Just Enough Thinking, just the right results.

Complete system Production-ready A distributed tech or services company with a few hundred staff wants HR software employees like using.

847 readers a month Since 2015 Commercial

Paycom Paycom

Paycom’s #1 HR and payroll software eliminates thousands of decisions through full-solution automation across the entire employee life cycle to help employees and leaders work smarter — all in a single database.

Complete system Production-ready A US midsize company wants employee self-service payroll that reduces payroll team corrections.

698 readers a month Since 1998 Commercial

Gusto Gusto

American payroll and benefits company

Complete system Production-ready A US small business wants easy full-service payroll with automatic federal and state tax filing.

676 readers a month Commercial

SAP SuccessFactors SAP SE

Explore top human capital management software to boost efficiency, drive talent development, and optimize workforce processes with advanced AI solutions.

Complete system Production-ready A large enterprise running SAP ERP wants an HR system that integrates natively with it.

499 readers a month Commercial

ADP Workforce Now ADP

ADP Workforce Now® is our all-in-one platform for payroll and HR software, providing expert support and analytics for data-driven insights.

Complete system Production-ready A US company of 50 to 1,000 staff wants payroll and compliance handled by an established provider with service staff.

Commercial

Personio Personio

German software company

Complete system Production-ready A European company of 50 to 2,000 staff wants an HR system built around EU labour rules.

381 readers a month Since 2015 Commercial

UKG Pro UKG

Simplify HR, payroll, and workforce management with the workforce intelligence platform built for modern operations.

Complete system Production-ready A large employer with hourly shift workers needs strong scheduling and time management alongside payroll.

Commercial

Workday Human Capital Management Workday, Inc.

Workday Human Capital Management grounds AI in the real rules and workflows behind how you hire, support, reward, and grow your people—combining intelligent reasoning with lawful execution. Book a demo.

Complete system Production-ready A large organisation with thousands of staff wants one global HR system of record.

Commercial

BambooHR BambooHR

BambooHR makes it easy to simplify HR, with award-winning solutions for everything from hire to retire. Learn more with a free demo today.

Complete system Production-ready A company of 20 to 500 people wants its first proper HR system and something staff find easy.

237 readers a month Since 2008 Commercial

Greenhouse Greenhouse Software

Greenhouse is more than a hiring platform or ATS. We’re a complete hiring ecosystem that brings employers and job seekers together in one place.

Complete system Production-ready A company hiring dozens of people a year wants a disciplined, structured interview process with many integrations.

149 readers a month Since 2012 Commercial

Paychex Flex Paychex

Paychex has HR and Payroll solutions to fit the needs of any size business. Let Paychex help you take your business where it needs to go.

Complete system Production-ready A US small business wants payroll with a dedicated service rep rather than a self-serve tool.

Commercial

Zoho People Zoho Corporation

Streamline your HR operations with our cloud-based AI HR solution that offers advanced capabilities to enhance your workplace productivity and deliver an exceptional employee experience.

Complete system Production-ready A small or midsize business wants cheap core HR and already uses Zoho apps.

Commercial

Rippling Rippling

Rippling eliminates the friction from running a business, combining HR, IT, and Finance apps on a unified data platform.

Complete system Production-ready A growing company, mainly US, wants payroll, IT onboarding and access management driven from one employee record.

43 readers a month Commercial

Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Oracle Corporation

Complete system Production-ready A large enterprise on Oracle Fusion ERP wants HR on the same platform.

Commercial

Workable Workable

Workable is your system of record for everything HR. Find, hire, and manage top talent effortlessly. Trusted by 35,000+ companies across 100+ countries. Start your free trial today.

Complete system Production-ready A small or midsize company wants to post jobs widely and run hiring without a dedicated recruiting team.

1 readers a month Commercial

Remote Remote

The intelligent infrastructure for global employment. EOR, global payroll, contractor management, and compliant payments — worldwide, on one system of record.

Complete system Production-ready A company wants to employ people abroad without setting up entities and prefers a provider that owns its entities.

Commercial

Employment Hero Employment Hero

Recruitment, HR, Payroll & Benefits in one place - designed for small & medium businesses to be efficient, compliant & cost-Effective. Book a demo today!

Complete system Production-ready An Australian or New Zealand SME wants HR and compliant payroll in one product.

Commercial

Lever Employ Inc.

Lever is modern recruiting software that combines ATS and CRM capabilities to help scaling teams nurture talent relationships and hire efficiently.

Complete system Production-ready A scaling team does a lot of proactive sourcing and wants pipeline nurturing in the same tool as applicant tracking.

Commercial