License & Deployment Mix: 42 tools – 10 OSS, 32 SaaS. (OSS and SaaS counts can overlap when an open-source tool also offers a vendor-hosted edition.)

What Are HR Tools?

HR tools are software systems that manage the employee lifecycle – from recruiting and hiring through payroll, time tracking, performance reviews, and offboarding. Modern HR technology is organized into five functional subcategories, each addressing a distinct part of the people-management workflow.

The information on these pages was researched by a combination of human review and large language models. To suggest an addition or correction, please contact us. Prepared by Rhodium Systems Inc., author of the ResorsIT platform — a unified IT operations management platform for IT teams and MSPs that integrates a curated suite of open-source, commercial, and SaaS applications into a single system with shared identity, single sign-on, access control, and a common audit trail. Use this catalogue only as a starting point for your own research, and review any tool carefully against your own requirements before relying on it. Catalogue data version 2026.197.

Comparison


Evaluation Overview

This evaluation covers HR tools across five subcategories: HRIS/HCM, ATS/Recruiting, Payroll, Time & Attendance, and Performance Management. The focus is on tools relevant to SMB and mid-market organizations – both OSS self-hosted options and SaaS platforms.


SSO / OIDC Comparison

The notes below assume Authentik as the identity provider. OIDC is the preferred SSO protocol. SCIM is critical for HR systems as they are often the authoritative source of employee identity data.

ToolOIDCSAMLSCIMAuthentik Notes
OrangeHRMNoNoNoReverse-proxy or LDAP
IceHRMNoNoNoReverse-proxy only
Odoo HRYesNoNoOAuth2/OIDC provider
Frappe HRYesNoNoOIDC provider (native)
BambooHRNoYesYesSAML IdP + SCIM
WorkdayYesYesYesOIDC + SCIM (full)
SAP SFYesYesYesOIDC + SCIM (full)
HiBobNoYesYesSAML IdP + SCIM
PersonioNoYesNoSAML IdP only
RipplingYesYesYesOIDC + SCIM (full)
CeridianYesYesYesOIDC + SCIM
GreenhouseNoYesNoSAML IdP
LeverNoYesNoSAML IdP
WorkableNoYesNoSAML IdP
AshbyNoYesYesSAML + SCIM
JazzHRNoNoNoNot compatible
SmartRecruitersNoYesYesSAML + SCIM
OpenCATSNoNoNoReverse-proxy only
GustoNoNoNoNot compatible
ADPYesYesYesOIDC + SCIM
PaychexNoYesNoSAML IdP
DeelNoYesYesSAML + SCIM
RemoteNoYesYesSAML + SCIM
PaycorNoYesNoSAML IdP
OnPayNoNoNoNot compatible
KimaiNoYesNoSAML IdP
SolidtimeNoNoNoReverse-proxy only
TimeTaggerNoNoNoReverse-proxy only
ClockifyNoYesYesSAML + SCIM
Toggl TrackNoYesNoSAML IdP
When I WorkNoNoNoNot compatible
DeputyNoYesNoSAML IdP
UKGYesYesYesOIDC + SCIM
LatticeNoYesYesSAML + SCIM
15FiveNoYesYesSAML + SCIM
Culture AmpNoYesYesSAML + SCIM
LeapsomeNoYesYesSAML + SCIM
Small Impr.NoYesNoSAML IdP
BetterWorksNoYesYesSAML + SCIM

Subcategory Coverage Matrix

Multi-category tools are filed under their primary subcategory. This table shows each tool’s coverage across all five HR domains.

ToolHRISATSPayrollT&APerf
OrangeHRMYesBasicNoYesYes
IceHRMYesNoNoYesBasic
Odoo HRYesYesYesYesBasic
Frappe HRYesYesYesYesBasic
BambooHRYesYesNoYesYes
WorkdayYesYesYesYesYes
SAP SFYesYesYesYesYes
HiBobYesNoNoYesYes
PersonioYesYesNoYesYes
RipplingYesYesYesYesBasic
CeridianYesBasicYesYesYes

HRIS / HCM Features

FeatureOrangeHRMIceHRMOdoo HRFrappe HRBambooHRWorkdaySAP SFHiBobPersonioRipplingCeridian
Employee DBYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Org ChartYesBasicYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
PTO MgmtYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
BenefitsPaidNoModuleNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
OnboardingPaidBasicYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ComplianceBasicBasicBasicBasicYesYesYesBasicYesYesYes
AnalyticsPaidBasicYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Self-ServiceYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Mobile AppYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

ATS / Recruiting Features

FeatureGreenhouseLeverWorkableAshbyJazzHRSmartRecr.OpenCATS
Job PostingYesYesYesYesYesYesBasic
Career PageYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Resume ParseYesYesYesYesYesYesBasic
Interview SchedYesYesYesYesBasicYesNo
ScorecardsYesYesYesYesBasicYesNo
Offer MgmtYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
CRM (Sourcing)YesYesBasicYesNoYesNo
AnalyticsYesYesYesYesBasicYesNo
Job Board IntegYesYesYesYesYesYesBasic
EEOC/OFCCPYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
AI FeaturesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo

Payroll Features

FeatureGustoADPPaychexDeelRemotePaycorOnPay
US PayrollYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Multi-StateYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Intl PayrollNoYesLimitedYesYesNoNo
Tax FilingYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Direct DepositYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Benefits AdminYesYesYesBasicBasicYesYes
Workers CompYesYesYesNoNoYesYes
Contractor PayYesYesBasicYesYesBasicYes
EOR ServiceNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Pay-on-DemandNoYesYesYesNoYesNo

Time & Attendance Features

FeatureKimaiSolidtimeTimeTaggerClockifyTogglWhenIWorkDeputyUKG
Time TrackYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Project TimeYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
Shift SchedNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Clock In/OutYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
GPS / GeofenceNoNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
PTO RequestsPluginNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Overtime CalcBasicNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
InvoicingYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Team MgmtYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
ReportsYesYesBasicYesYesYesYesYes
Mobile AppYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes

Performance Management Features

FeatureLattice15FiveCulture AmpLeapsomeSmall Impr.BetterWorks
Goals / OKRsYesYesYesYesYesYes
1-on-1sYesYesNoYesYesNo
ReviewsYesYesYesYesYesYes
360 FeedbackYesYesYesYesYesYes
Continuous FBYesYesYesYesYesYes
EngagementYesYesYesYesNoNo
CompensationYesNoNoYesNoNo
Career PathsYesNoNoYesNoNo
AnalyticsYesYesYesYesYesYes
HRIS SyncYesYesYesYesYesYes

API & Integration

ToolREST APIGraphQLWebhooksIntegrations
OrangeHRMYesNoNoLimited
IceHRMYesNoNoLimited
Odoo HRYesNoNoOdoo ecosystem
Frappe HRYesNoYesFrappe ecosystem
BambooHRYesNoYes100+
WorkdayYesNoYes600+
SAP SFYesNoYes300+
HiBobYesNoYes70+
PersonioYesNoYes200+
RipplingYesGraphQLYes500+
CeridianYesNoYes200+
GreenhouseYesNoYes400+
LeverYesNoYes200+
WorkableYesNoYes70+
AshbyYesNoYes50+
JazzHRYesNoNo30+
SmartRecruitersYesNoYes300+
OpenCATSLimitedNoNoMinimal
GustoYesNoYes100+
ADPYesNoYes300+
PaychexYesNoNo50+
DeelYesNoYes50+
RemoteYesNoYes40+
PaycorYesNoYes200+
OnPayYesNoNo20+
KimaiYesNoNoPlugins
SolidtimeYesNoNoLimited
TimeTaggerYesNoNoMinimal
ClockifyYesNoYes80+
Toggl TrackYesNoYes100+
When I WorkYesNoYes30+
DeputyYesNoYes50+
UKGYesNoYes300+
LatticeYesNoYes30+
15FiveYesNoYes40+
Culture AmpYesNoYes50+
LeapsomeYesNoYes30+
Small Impr.YesNoYes20+
BetterWorksYesNoYes30+

Deployment Model

ToolSelf-HostedSaaSHybridContainer
OrangeHRMYesYesNoDocker
IceHRMYesYesNoDocker
Odoo HRYesYesNoDocker
Frappe HRYesYesNoDocker
BambooHRNoYesNo
WorkdayNoYesNo
SAP SFNoYesNo
HiBobNoYesNo
PersonioNoYesNo
RipplingNoYesNo
CeridianNoYesNo
GreenhouseNoYesNo
LeverNoYesNo
WorkableNoYesNo
AshbyNoYesNo
JazzHRNoYesNo
SmartRecruitersNoYesNo
OpenCATSYesNoNoDocker
GustoNoYesNo
ADPNoYesNo
PaychexNoYesNo
DeelNoYesNo
RemoteNoYesNo
PaycorNoYesNo
OnPayNoYesNo
KimaiYesYesNoDocker
SolidtimeYesNoNoDocker
TimeTaggerYesNoNoDocker
ClockifyNoYesNo
Toggl TrackNoYesNo
When I WorkNoYesNo
DeputyNoYesNo
UKGNoYesNo
LatticeNoYesNo
15FiveNoYesNo
Culture AmpNoYesNo
LeapsomeNoYesNo
Small Impr.NoYesNo
BetterWorksNoYesNo

Licensing & Pricing

ToolLicensePricing ModelStarting Price
OrangeHRMGPL-2.0Free (OSS) / Paid plansFree / $6/user/mo
IceHRMMITFree (OSS) / Paid plansFree / $9/user/mo
Odoo HRLGPL-3.0Free (community) / enterpriseFree / $31.10/user/mo
Frappe HRMITFree (OSS)Free
BambooHRProprietaryPer-employee/month~$6/employee/mo
WorkdayProprietaryCustom enterprise pricingContact sales
SAP SFProprietaryPer-user/year (modules)Contact sales
HiBobProprietaryPer-employee/monthContact sales
PersonioProprietaryPer-employee/monthContact sales
RipplingProprietaryPer-employee/month$8/employee/mo
CeridianProprietaryPer-employee/monthContact sales
GreenhouseProprietaryPer-seat (recruiter)Contact sales
LeverProprietaryPer-seat (recruiter)Contact sales
WorkableProprietaryPer-job or unlimited$149/mo (2 jobs)
AshbyProprietaryPer-seat (recruiter)Contact sales
JazzHRProprietaryFlat monthly tiers$75/mo
SmartRecruitersProprietaryPer-seat (recruiter)Contact sales
OpenCATSGPL-3.0Free (OSS)Free
GustoProprietaryBase + per-person/month$40/mo + $6/person
ADPProprietaryPer-employee/monthContact sales
PaychexProprietaryCustom pricingContact sales
DeelProprietaryPer-contractor/employee$49/contractor/mo
RemoteProprietaryPer-employee/month$29/contractor/mo
PaycorProprietaryCustom pricingContact sales
OnPayProprietaryBase + per-person/month$40/mo + $6/person
KimaiAGPL-3.0Free (OSS)Free
SolidtimeAGPL-3.0Free (OSS)Free
TimeTaggerGPL-3.0Free (OSS) / HostedFree / $3/user/mo
ClockifyProprietaryFree tier + paid plansFree / $3.99/user/mo
Toggl TrackProprietaryFree tier + paid plansFree / $9/user/mo
When I WorkProprietaryPer-user/month$2.50/user/mo
DeputyProprietaryPer-user/month$4.50/user/mo
UKGProprietaryCustom enterprise pricingContact sales
LatticeProprietaryPer-person/month (modules)$11/person/mo
15FiveProprietaryPer-user/month$4/user/mo
Culture AmpProprietaryPer-user/yearContact sales
LeapsomeProprietaryPer-user/month (modules)$8/user/mo
Small Impr.ProprietaryPer-user/month$5/user/mo
BetterWorksProprietaryPer-user/yearContact sales

Tools

43 tools.

15Five

15Five is a performance management platform built around the concept of manager enablement and continuous feedback.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

ADP Workforce Now

ADP (Automatic Data Processing) is the largest payroll and HCM provider in the world, serving over one million clients across 140 countries.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC

Website

Ashby

Ashby is a modern all-in-one recruiting platform that combines ATS, CRM, scheduling, and analytics into a single product.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: none

Website

BambooHR

BambooHR is a widely adopted SaaS HRIS designed for small and mid-sized businesses, typically organizations with 25 to 2,000 employees.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: none

Website

BetterWorks

BetterWorks is a performance management platform with a strong emphasis on OKR (Objectives and Key Results) methodology.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Ceridian Dayforce

Ceridian Dayforce (rebranded to simply “Dayforce” in 2024) is a cloud-native HCM platform distinguished by its single-application architecture.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC

Website

Clockify

Clockify is one of the most popular SaaS time- tracking platforms, known for its generous free tier that supports unlimited users with core time-tracking features.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

Website

Culture Amp

Culture Amp is an employee experience platform that originated as an engagement survey tool and has expanded into a comprehensive performance and development suite.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Deel

Deel is a global payroll and employer of record (EOR) platform that enables companies to hire employees and contractors in over 150 countries without establishing local legal entities.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Deputy

Deputy is a comprehensive SaaS workforce management platform that combines employee scheduling, time and attendance tracking, task management, and compliance features.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

Website

ERPNext CRM Module

CRM module of the ERPNext suite on the Frappe framework; tight integration with the rest of the ERPNext business apps.

License: GPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: docker, native, saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

Website · Source

Evaluated under CRM / SFA.

Frappe HR

Frappe HR (formerly ERPNext HR) is an open-source HRIS built on the Frappe framework, covering the full employee lifecycle: payroll, leave, attendance, recruitment, performance, and expense claims.

License: GPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: OIDC

Website · Source

Greenhouse

Greenhouse is an enterprise applicant tracking system built around structured hiring, offering job distribution, scorecards, interview scheduling, offer management, and 400+ integrations.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: none

Website

Gusto

Gusto is a cloud-based payroll and HR platform designed primarily for small and mid-sized businesses in the United States.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

HiBob (Bob)

HiBob (branded as “Bob”) is a modern, mid-market HRIS designed for fast-growing companies with distributed or hybrid workforces.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: none

Website

Horilla

Horilla is an open-source HR management system built with Python and Django, covering recruitment, attendance, payroll, leave, asset tracking, and performance management in a self-hosted application.

License: LGPL-2.1-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none

Website · Source

IceHRM

IceHRM is a lightweight, MIT-licensed HRIS designed for small to medium businesses that need basic human resource management without the complexity of full-suite HCM platforms.

License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none

Website · Source

JazzHR

JazzHR is a budget-friendly applicant tracking system designed for small and mid-size businesses. Now part of Employ Inc.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: none

Website

Kimai

Kimai is one of the most established open-source time-tracking applications, with roots going back to 2006 and a complete rewrite (Kimai 2) built on Symfony.

License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: SAML

Website · Source

Lattice

Lattice is a leading people management platform focused on performance management, employee engagement, and career development.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Leapsome

Leapsome is a European performance management and employee engagement platform founded in Berlin in 2016.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Lever

Lever is a modern ATS and candidate relationship management (CRM) platform, now part of Employ Inc. (which also owns JazzHR and Jobvite).

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: none

Website

MintHCM

MintHCM is an open-source Human Capital Management system built as a specialised fork of SuiteCRM, adapted specifically for HR operations.

License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none

Website · Source

Odoo CRM

CRM module of the Odoo ERP suite (Community Edition); Python + PostgreSQL; integrates tightly with the rest of Odoo.

License: LGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: docker, native, saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

Website · Source

Evaluated under CRM / SFA.

Odoo HR

Odoo HR is the human resources module suite within the Odoo ERP platform, one of the most popular open-source business application frameworks.

License: LGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

Website · Source

OnPay

OnPay is a cloud-based payroll and HR platform designed for small businesses, offering a straightforward approach to payroll processing.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

OpenCATS

OpenCATS is an open-source applicant tracking system originally forked from the commercial CATSone product in 2007.

License: GPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none

Website · Source

OrangeHRM

OrangeHRM is one of the most widely deployed open-source HRIS platforms, with over 5 million users globally.

License: GPL-2.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none

Website · Source

Paychex Flex

Paychex is one of the largest payroll and HR service providers in the United States, serving over 740,000 clients.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Paycor

Paycor is a cloud-based HCM (Human Capital Management) platform that combines payroll, HR, talent management, workforce management, and benefits administration.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Personio

Personio is a European-headquartered HRIS and people operations platform focused on small to mid-sized businesses, primarily in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: OIDC

Website

Remote

Remote is a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and manage employees and contractors in over 180 countries.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Rippling

Rippling is a unified employee management platform that spans HR, IT, and Finance on a single employee data layer.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: none

Website

SAP SuccessFactors

SAP SuccessFactors is a comprehensive cloud-based HCM suite and SAP’s primary human capital management offering.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC

Website

Small Improvements

Small Improvements is a lightweight performance management platform founded in Berlin in 2011. As the name suggests, the product philosophy centers on incremental, continuous improvement rather than heavy annual review processes.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

SmartRecruiters

SmartRecruiters is an enterprise-grade applicant tracking system built around a marketplace approach to recruiting technology.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: none

Website

Solidtime

Solidtime is a modern open-source time-tracking application built on Laravel and Vue.js, positioning itself as a contemporary alternative to established tools like Kimai.

License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none

Website · Source

TimeTagger

TimeTagger is a minimalist open-source time tracker built around a distinctive timeline-based user interface.

License: GPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none

Website · Source

Toggl Track

Toggl Track is a widely used SaaS time-tracking platform known for its polished user experience and one-click timer approach.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

Website

UKG

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) was formed in 2020 from the merger of Kronos Incorporated and Ultimate Software, creating one of the largest HCM and workforce management vendors globally.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

Website

When I Work

When I Work is a SaaS workforce management platform focused primarily on employee scheduling and time tracking for hourly and shift-based workforces.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Workable

Workable is an SMB-friendly applicant tracking system designed for companies that want a full-featured ATS without the enterprise complexity and cost of Greenhouse or Lever.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: none

Website

Workday HCM

Workday HCM is the dominant enterprise-grade human capital management platform, serving organizations with thousands to hundreds of thousands of employees.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC

Website

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