Frappe Hrms by frappe
Open Source HR and Payroll Software
About Frappe Hrms
From the project's README at github.com/frappe/hrms. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Open Source, modern, and easy-to-use HR and Payroll Software
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Frappe HR has everything you need to drive excellence within the company. It's a complete HRMS solution with over 13 different modules right from Employee Management, Onboarding, Leaves, to Payroll, Taxation, and more! Motivation When Frappe team started growing in terms of size, we needed an open-source HR and Payroll software. We didn't find any "true" open-source HR software out there and so decided to build one ourselves. Initially, it was a set of modules within ERPNext but version
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 7.8k | github.com/frappe/hrms |
| GitHub forks | 2.3k | github.com/frappe/hrms |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 3.9 years | since Jun 2022 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 298 | last: 7 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Frappe Hrms?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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