Best / Payroll and contractor ops
Best open-source Payroll and contractor ops
The best self-hosted payroll split in the c17.io catalog is Frappe HR for GPL-3.0 payroll and contractors on the Frappe stack (the published Deel / Gusto / Rippling path — wants ERPNext), OrangeHRM when you want that GPL-3.0 PHP HRIS — /compare/frappe-hr-vs-orangehrm, ERPNext when the job is the GPL-3.0 ERP the HR app sits on — /compare/erpnext-vs-akaunting, and InvoiceShelf when the job is AGPL invoices to a contractor rather than a payroll run. This is not Deel's every EOR, entity, or local-tax SKU, Gusto's tax-filing product, or Rippling's device OS. Employee records stay on /best/hr-software. Applicants stay on /best/applicant-tracking. Books stay on /best/accounting-small-business.
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Ranked picks
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Frappe HRGPL-3.0 payroll and contractors on Frappe — the c17 Deel / Gusto path. /compare/frappe-hr-vs-orangehrm.
When to pick it: An employee or contractor on the stack you already host.
8,941 stars in the catalog
2
OrangeHRMGPL-3.0 PHP HRIS. Commercial editions are separate. /compare/frappe-hr-vs-orangehrm.
When to pick it: A PHP people desk if Frappe is not the shape.
1,155 stars in the catalog
3
ERPNextGPL-3.0 ERP the Frappe HR app sits on. /compare/erpnext-vs-akaunting.
When to pick it: Books plus payroll, not a lone EOR binary.
40,366 stars in the catalog
4
InvoiceShelfAGPL invoices already on /best/invoicing-accounting. Not payroll tax.
When to pick it: Pay a contractor with an invoice if Deel was the bill, not the entity.
1,858 stars in the catalog
How they compare
| Tool | License | Self-host | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frappe HR | GPL-3.0 | Medium | An employee or contractor on the stack you already host. |
| OrangeHRM | GPL-3.0 | Medium | A PHP people desk if Frappe is not the shape. |
| ERPNext | GPL-3.0 | Medium | Books plus payroll, not a lone EOR binary. |
| InvoiceShelf | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | Easy | Pay a contractor with an invoice if Deel was the bill, not the entity. |
Related pages
- Frappe HR stack
- Akaunting / Invoice Ninja stack
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- Replace Greenhouse
- Replace Gusto
- Replace Rippling
- Replace Lever
- Replace Workable
- Replace Lattice
- Replace 15Five
- Replace Deel
- Replace QuickBooks
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- Replace Xero
- Replace Zoho Books
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FAQ
- Frappe HR or OrangeHRM?
- Frappe HR if you want the published Deel / Gusto path. OrangeHRM if you want that PHP HRIS — /compare/frappe-hr-vs-orangehrm.
- Deel or Gusto?
- Same published people desk — /replace/deel and /replace/gusto. This is not Deel's every EOR SKU.
- Is this Greenhouse?
- Applicants stay on /replace/greenhouse and /best/applicant-tracking. This page is payroll and contractors.
- Are these free?
- Frappe HR, OrangeHRM community, and ERPNext are GPL-3.0. InvoiceShelf is AGPL. You pay hosting. Template users never pay c17.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open /stacks/frappe-hr. MariaDB, Redis, workers. Create one employee or contractor.
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