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Horilla is an open-source, self-hosted app in the HR & Time Tracking category, licensed LGPL-2.1 and written mainly in HTML. It is a self-hosted alternative to BambooHR and Workday and ships a Docker image. It has 1,470 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/horilla/horilla-hr

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
1,470
Forks
955
Open issues
116
Commits, last 12 months
2,251
Last commit
Oct 26, 2026
Latest release
2.2.0Oct 21, 2026
Created
May 10, 2023
License
LGPL-2.1Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 2,251 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 26, 2026
Commits, last 12 months2,251
Latest release2.2.0 (Oct 21, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months10 or more
Releases, all time22
Open issues116
Open pull requests11
Good first issues0
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedMay 10, 2023

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About Horilla

Django HRMS with employee management, recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, payroll and performance reviews.

Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/horilla/horilla-hr.

Topics

  • django
  • htmx
  • javascript
  • jquery
  • open-source
  • opensource
  • python
  • attendance
  • biometrics
  • hr

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FAQ

Horilla FAQ

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Is Horilla free and open source?

Yes. Horilla is open-source software released under the LGPL-2.1 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run Horilla with Docker?

Yes. Horilla provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.

What are the best alternatives to Horilla?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to Horilla include ActivityWatch, solidtime and Frappe HR. Horilla itself is a self-hosted alternative to BambooHR and Workday.

Is Horilla actively maintained?

The most recent commit to Horilla was on Oct 26, 2026 with 2,251 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.2.0, published Oct 21, 2026. It had 116 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.