Frappe HR vs Sense HR

Frappe HR is open-source HR and payroll software for handling recruitment, employee lifecycle tasks, shifts and attendance, leave, expenses, performance, payroll, and income tax. Recruitment features cover staffing plans, job listings, applicant tracking, interviews, feedback, offers, and analytics. Payroll supports rule-based salary structures, bulk assignments, payroll runs, off-cycle payments, multi-currency payroll, employee loans, and timesheet-based payroll. Users can build custom forms, fields, workflows, reports, and dashboards with the Frappe Framework. The software integrates with ERPNext accounting and can connect to biometric tools, banks, and third-party software; a mobile app provides smartphone access. Its product page describes role-based permissions, audit logs, and activity trails. Frappe Cloud provides regular backups and encrypted communication. Frappe HR can be self-hosted using installation scripts and is licensed under AGPL-3.0. The software is listed at free, while hosting and implementation cost extra. Listed Frappe Cloud options start at $5 a month; self-hosted VPS costs are estimated to start around $40/month, with additional operating costs.

Sense HR combines HR administration, recruitment, and time tracking for entire workforces, including staff without desks or company laptops. Core tools cover employee records, documents and e-signatures, holidays and absence, and onboarding, alongside more than 100 workflows and automations. Its applicant-tracking system supports vacancy publishing, application tracking, candidate screening and ranking, shortlists, and hiring. Staff can clock in through the mobile app, Sense Clock hardware, or biometric methods, while managers check timesheets before payroll. The iOS and Android employee app is included on every plan and supports clock-in, leave requests, payslips, onboarding, and document signing. Sense HR lists more than 50 connectors, three native payroll integrations, and an open API with webhooks; named connections include Sage Payroll, Xero, Brightpay, Microsoft 365, Slack, Google Calendar, Microsoft Teams, and Hireful. The maker says it holds ISO 27001:2022 certification, hosts live data in Microsoft Azure UK South, and keeps geo-redundant UK backups. Pricing starts at £2/user/mo, with a 14-day trial requiring no card.