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3 self-hosted Workday alternatives

Cloud enterprise software suite for human capital management (HCM), payroll, financial management, planning, and analytics. Centralizes HR and finance processes including workforce management, payroll processing, financial accounting, planning, and reporting.

Alternatives to Workday

Open-source HR management and payroll software with employee lifecycle, leave and attendance tracking, performance reviews, and employee self-service portal.

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8.7k stars2.7k forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

MintHCM is an open-source HCM platform delivering recruitment, onboarding, time & leave management, employee profiles, performance, analytics, and API integrations.

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430 stars89 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Tryton is a modular, scalable open-source ERP platform covering accounting, sales, inventory, CRM, purchasing, manufacturing, projects, and subscriptions.

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What replacing Workday actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 2 of 3 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: GPL-3.0, AGPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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