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Open-source Fountain alternative

One open-source alternative to Fountain, with its features, GitHub activity and licence.

The open-source alternative to Fountain listed on Enlisted is Horilla.

Horilla is listed under HR & recruiting tools. It shipped code in the last 30 days and can be self-hosted.

Last updated October 3, 2026 · ranked by GitHub stars, growth and recent commits

Horilla

Horilla is an open-source human resource management system covering recruitment, attendance, leave, payroll, performance and assets.

GitHub stars
1.4k
Last commit
2 days ago
Latest release
2.1.8
Licence
LGPL-2.1
Self-hosted
Yes
horilla.comHorilla homepage screenshot

Horilla is a free and open-source human resource management system built with Python and Django. The README describes it as comprehensive and designed to streamline HR operations. It combines employee records with the common HR workflows into one application, so small and mid-sized organizations can manage staff without stitching separate tools together.

Core modules include employee management with LDAP integration, recruitment from job posting to onboarding, onboarding and offboarding workflows, attendance and time tracking with biometric integration, leave management with policy enforcement and approvals, payroll with salary processing and tax calculations, performance management with goals and reviews, asset management and a helpdesk for HR requests.

The project explains its branch layout: the 2.0 branch is the default for running or deploying Horilla, dev/v2.0 is where contributions should go, and version 1 is deprioritized with fixes considered case by case. It uses htmx and JavaScript on the front end and is licensed under LGPL-2.1. The project website is horilla.com.

Key features

  • Employee management with LDAP integration
  • Recruitment from posting to onboarding
  • Attendance tracking with biometric integration
  • Leave management with approvals
  • Payroll with tax calculations
  • Performance reviews and goal setting
  • Asset management and HR helpdesk

Pricing: Free and open source under the LGPL-2.1 license.

Fountain alternatives: questions

What is the best open-source alternative to Fountain?
Horilla is the only open-source alternative to Fountain listed on Enlisted so far: Horilla is an open-source human resource management system covering recruitment, attendance, leave, payroll, performance and assets.
Is Horilla free?
Horilla is open source, so the code is free to use under its licence, and it can be self-hosted on your own server or computer.
How does Enlisted rank Fountain alternatives?
By a score built from GitHub stars, star growth over the last 30 days and how recently the code changed. Horilla shipped code in the last 30 days. Data is refreshed daily, and nobody can pay to move up.

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