Frappe HR is a 100% open source, modern, user-friendly solution to drive excellence within your team. Simplify your HR and Payroll operations with a product crafted as per your needs.
Frappe HR is a 100% open-source HR & Payroll product, offering you complete transparency and flexibility. Backed by a community of over 20,000 developers and 180 partners, there will never be a struggle for solutions.
Say goodbye to overvalued SaaS solutions with inflated per-user pricing. With Frappe HR, your software expenses wouldn’t grow as your team grows. Deliver the best employee and HR experience with a product designed for everyone in the organisation.
Configure and customise to your liking. Create reports, forms, custom fields, print formats, and change layouts on the fly.
Cut ties with disparate payroll and accounting systems to save hours of reconciliation work. Frappe HR promises integrated accounting with ERPNext every step of the way. Integrate with biometric tools, banks, or any third-party software.
Frappe framework enables you to build your own forms, set up advanced approval workflows on any form, manage roles and permissions, set up notifications and reminders, and build reports and dashboards to meet all your needs.
Stop paying licensing fees for 10 different products. Manage all your HR and Payroll operations from one single dashboard and an easy-to-use mobile app. Right from recruitment to exits, managing rosters to payroll – we have got you covered.
Growth made easy: plan, publish, analyse, engage, evaluate and hire.
From onboarding to exits, transfers to promotions, we've got your back every step of the way.
Mobile check-ins, roster management, and auto attendance.
Manage holidays, complex leave policies and encashments.
Payout advances, streamline travel and expense accounting.
Plan goals and KRAs, create appraisals and ensure continuous feedback to help employees grow.
Map diverse pay structures, employee loans and run accurate payroll with integrated accounting.
Configure regional tax regulations and stay informed at all times with tax computation and projection reports.
Access Frappe HR from the convenience of your smartphone.
As Frappe started growing in terms of team size, we set out in search of the perfect open-source HR and Payroll software that could meet all of our needs. While our search led us far and wide, we never found any 'true' open-source product out there. Being the die-hard FOSS fans that we are, we then took it upon ourselves to create the very first one.
As dedicated users who are passionate about helping employees and perfecting the organisational structure of companies, we understood the pain of using mediocre HR products and wanted to create the first 100% open-source portal with a seamless UX and a sophisticated UI.
Thus, Frappe HR was born. Initially, it was a set of modules within ERPNext but version 14 onwards, as the modules became more mature, Frappe HR was created as a separate product. It is built on Frappe Framework which is a meta-data-driven framework that allows rapid application development.
Rucha Mahabal
Product Engineer
Frappe HR is an open-source HR management software, which means you avoid expensive license fees and vendor lock-in which is typical of proprietary HRMS solutions. You can self-host or opt for a managed cloud, keeping costs predictable and under your control. Frappe HR is also built on Frappe Framework, making it easy to customise workflows, forms, reports, and permissions to suit your HR policies.
Yes, Frappe HR is designed to help you manage a distributed workforce efficiently. Employees can check in remotely, request leave, submit timesheets, and view their information through the web-based system or mobile-friendly web app. Managers can approve requests, track attendance, and monitor productivity from anywhere, making it ideal for remote and hybrid teams.
Frappe HR offers a high level of customisation out of the box. You can create custom fields, forms, workflows, and multi-level approvals without writing code. You can also automate HR processes, define complex leave and attendance rules, set up your own appraisal cycles, and tailor employee records to fit your organisational needs. This is one of the key advantages of Frappe HR over legacy HRMS software.
Frappe HR is built to scale with your organisation. Small businesses can start with just the core modules they need, such as Leave, Attendance, Payroll, etc. As your team grows, you can expand into Performance Management, Recruitment, Employee Lifecycle Management, etc. The modular and scalable architecture with multi-company capabilities make Frappe HR equally suitable for enterprises with thousands of employees.
Frappe HR is part of the Frappe ecosystem and integrates seamlessly with ERPNext, providing a unified interface for HR, Payroll and Accounting. For businesses already using other ERP or accounting systems, Frappe HR offers REST APIs and webhook support, allowing you to connect it to external software. This ensures that Frappe HR works harmoniously with your existing tech stack.
Frappe HR provides a rich set of standard reports to track key HR metrics, including employee headcount, leave balances, attendance trends, payroll summaries, and appraisal results. HR managers can also build custom reports or dashboards. These tools give you actionable insights for workforce planning, performance tracking, and compliance, enabling more informed HR decisions.
Frappe HR comes with several data privacy and security measures. You can define user roles and granular permissions to control access to sensitive employee records. Audit logs and activity trails help you monitor changes and maintain accountability. If you host on Frappe Cloud, you benefit from enterprise-grade security, regular backups, and encrypted communication. For self-hosted deployments, you retain full control of your infrastructure, allowing you to enforce your own compliance and security measures.
Yes, Frappe HR includes a robust employee self-service portal (ESS) where employees can update their profiles, request leave, view attendance, download payslips, and submit timesheets on their own. The system is mobile-friendly – employees and managers can access it on the go from any device.
Frappe HR is backed by extensive documentation, user guides, and video tutorials to help you get started quickly. You can also tap into the active open-source community for peer support and best practices. For more structured help, Frappe offers professional implementation services, priority support, and training programs through its team and certified partners – ensuring your software is deployed smoothly and team is well-trained.
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