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ChiefOnboarding

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What it is

ChiefOnboarding is an open-source onboarding platform for remote-first organizations, accessed through Slack or a web portal. Teams can create reusable blueprints for roles and groups, combining tasks, resources, introductions, and rewards. Before a new hire starts, preboarding pages can share information, files, lists, and custom forms. Timelines schedule tasks and messages, automate reminders, and trigger steps when work is completed. Learning resources can be presented as wiki-style pages or as courses with questionnaires. Organizations can customize colors, logos, email layouts, and their own domain. The integration catalog includes Teamtailor, BambooHR, Azure Active Directory, Asana, Zendesk, Google, and Slack, among others. Its API can create new hires programmatically when enabled and authenticated with a token. ChiefOnboarding can be self-hosted, keeping customer data under the customer's control. The free plan is self-hosted with community support. The Support plan costs €249 a month, billed annually, and includes priority email support.

Spec sheet

Purpose
ChiefOnboarding is an open-source, remote-first employee onboarding platform accessed through Slack or a web portal.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.chiefonboarding.com
Intended users
The product is described as helping HR, IT, managers, buddies, and new hires structure onboarding, including for remote teams.Read 4 Oct 2026 · chiefonboarding.com
API
The API can programmatically create new hires and requires API access to be enabled and authenticated with a token.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.chiefonboarding.com
Integrations
The integration catalog lists account provisioning and webhook integrations including Teamtailor, BambooHR, Azure Active Directory, Asana, Zendesk, Google, and Slack.Read 4 Oct 2026 · integrations.chiefonboarding.com
Privacy
The maker says integration credentials are stored in encrypted fields and error logging for users on its servers is opt-in and disabled by default.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.chiefonboarding.com
Support
The paid Support plan includes priority email support, generally with a best-effort response time under two hours; self-hosted free users can use GitHub issues for community support.Read 4 Oct 2026 · chiefonboarding.com
Headquarters
NetherlandsRead 28 Sep 2026 · chiefonboarding.com
Customization
Organizations can customize colors, logos, email layouts, and use their own domain.Read 4 Oct 2026 · chiefonboarding.com
Hosting
The product can be self-hosted, and the maker says customer data stays under the customer's control.Read 4 Oct 2026 · chiefonboarding.com
Learning resources
Resources can be presented as wiki-style pages or converted into courses with questionnaires.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.chiefonboarding.com
Managed hosting limits
The pricing page says hosted servers have soft limits on email, text, storage, and bandwidth, and its smallest server generally handles a few hundred active users per week.Read 4 Oct 2026 · chiefonboarding.com
Preboarding
The preboarding module supports pages with information, files, lists, and custom forms for new hires before they start.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.chiefonboarding.com
Tasks and timelines
Timelines can schedule tasks and messages, automate reminders, and trigger steps based on completion.Read 4 Oct 2026 · chiefonboarding.com
Workflow blueprints
Users can create reusable onboarding blueprints with tasks, resources, introductions, and rewards for different roles and teams.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.chiefonboarding.com

Plans and prices

Support €249 a month annually Self-host ChiefOnboarding · Priority email support · Best effort, generally < 2 hours response time Read 4 Oct 2026 · chiefonboarding.com
Free Price not published annually Self-host ChiefOnboarding · Community support Read 4 Oct 2026 · chiefonboarding.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Reusable onboarding blueprints organize role-specific steps.
  • Preboarding pages support files, lists, and custom forms.
  • Timelines automate reminders and completion-triggered steps.
  • Self-hosting keeps customer data under the customer's control.
  • Integrations include BambooHR, Google, and Slack.

Limits

  • The Support plan costs €249 a month, billed annually.
  • Free self-hosted users rely on community support.
  • Managed servers have soft limits on email, text, storage, and bandwidth.

Who it suits

ChiefOnboarding suits HR, IT, managers, buddies, and new hires who need structured onboarding, including for remote teams. It offers a self-hosted path for organizations that want customer data to remain under their control.

Verdict

ChiefOnboarding covers preboarding, task timelines, learning resources, and integrations, with both self-hosted and managed options. Check the hosting limits and support arrangement against your organization’s needs.

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