# Best self-hosted HR & Time Tracking apps

> Open-source HR software (HRMS), payroll, leave management and time tracking tools. Manage employees, timesheets and people operations on your own server instead of BambooHR or Workday. The most popular self-hosted HR & time tracking apps on GitHub are ActivityWatch, solidtime and Frappe HR. appsgit lists 18 self-hosted apps in this category, ranked by GitHub stars. All 18 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Apps listed | 18 |
| Most starred | ActivityWatch (19,073 stars) |
| With a Docker image | 13 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/categories/time-tracking |

## All 18 HR & Time Tracking apps

- [ActivityWatch](https://appsgit.com/apps/activitywatch): Automatically track how you spend time on your devices. (19,073 stars, MPL-2.0, Python)
- [solidtime](https://appsgit.com/apps/solidtime): Modern time tracking application for freelancers and agencies. (8,965 stars, AGPL-3.0, PHP, Docker)
- [Frappe HR](https://appsgit.com/apps/frappe-hr): Complete HRMS solution with over 13 different modules right from employee management, onboarding, leaves, to payroll, taxation, and more. (8,879 stars, GPL-3.0, Python, Docker)
- [Ever Gauzy](https://appsgit.com/apps/ever-gauzy): Open business management platform for collaborative, on-demand and sharing economies (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM). (8,194 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Kimai](https://appsgit.com/apps/kimai): Track work time and print out a summary of your activities on demand. (5,057 stars, AGPL-3.0, PHP)
- [Wakapi](https://appsgit.com/apps/wakapi): Tracking tool for coding statistics, compatible with WakaTime. (4,441 stars, MIT, Go, Docker)
- [Invobook](https://appsgit.com/apps/invobook): Laravel and Filament app for time tracking, invoice generation and project and client management. (2,235 stars, MIT, PHP)
- [Beaver Habit Tracker](https://appsgit.com/apps/beaver-habit-tracker): Habit tracking app to save your precious moments in your fleeting life. (1,846 stars, BSD-3-Clause, Python, Docker)
- [TimeTagger](https://appsgit.com/apps/timetagger): An open source time-tracker based on an interactive timeline and powerful reporting. (1,795 stars, GPL-3.0, Python)
- [Traggo](https://appsgit.com/apps/traggo): Traggo is a tag-based time tracking tool. In Traggo there are no tasks, only tagged time spans. (1,637 stars, GPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [Horilla](https://appsgit.com/apps/horilla): Django HRMS with employee management, recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, payroll and performance reviews. (1,451 stars, LGPL-2.1, HTML, Docker)
- [OrangeHRM](https://appsgit.com/apps/orangehrm): Long-running open-source HR management system covering employee records, leave, time and recruitment. (1,148 stars, GPL-3.0, PHP, Docker)
- [TimeTracker](https://appsgit.com/apps/timetracker): Track time across projects and clients, with timers, kanban tasks, CRM, expense tracking, multi-currency invoicing (PDF, Peppol/ZugFerd e-invoicing), reports, OIDC/SSO, and a REST API. (628 stars, GPL-3.0, Python, Docker)
- [admidio](https://appsgit.com/apps/admidio): User management system for websites of organizations and groups. The system has a flexible role model so that it’s possible to reflect the structure and permissions of your organization. (478 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP, Docker)
- [MintHCM](https://appsgit.com/apps/minthcm): Tool for Human Capital Management based on two popular, well-known business applications SugarCRM Community Edition and SuiteCRM. (438 stars, AGPL-3.0, PHP)
- [OpenHabitTracker](https://appsgit.com/apps/openhabittracker): Track habits, tasks and notes with time tracking, calendar view and completion statistics. (294 stars, GPL-3.0, C#, Docker)
- [Ziit](https://appsgit.com/apps/ziit): The Swiss army knife of code time tracking (alternative to WakaTime). (255 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Focus Flow](https://appsgit.com/apps/focus-flow): Complete ecosystem for time management using the Pomodoro technique. (51 stars, MIT, Rust, Docker)

## Replaces

- [Open-source alternatives to BambooHR](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/bamboohr)
- [Open-source alternatives to Workday](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/workday)

## Comparisons

- [Frappe HR vs OrangeHRM](https://appsgit.com/compare/frappe-hr-vs-orangehrm)

## Related categories

- [ERP & Inventory](https://appsgit.com/categories/erp-inventory): Open-source ERP suites and inventory trackers for businesses and homes. Manage stock, purchasing, sales, accounting and operations in one self-hosted system instead of NetSuite or SAP.
- [Accounting & Invoicing](https://appsgit.com/categories/accounting-invoicing): Open-source accounting, bookkeeping and invoicing software you can self-host. Send invoices, track expenses and keep double-entry books without a QuickBooks, Xero or FreshBooks subscription.
- [Project Management](https://appsgit.com/categories/project-management): Project trackers, issue boards and Git hosting for teams. Plan sprints and ship work without a Jira or GitHub subscription.
- [Task Management](https://appsgit.com/categories/task-management): To-do lists, kanban boards and personal task managers. Keep your tasks and habits in a tool you own.
- [Utilities](https://appsgit.com/categories/utilities): Handy standalone tools that do not fit elsewhere, such as converters, translators and design apps. Small utilities worth self-hosting.
- [Finance & Budgeting](https://appsgit.com/categories/finance-budgeting): Personal finance, budgeting, expense tracking and payment tools. Manage your money without handing your data to a fintech app.

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