| Price from | $7/mo | $1.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · HR Software | 9.2 (#4) | 9.4 (#2) |
| Spec score · Hr Team Management | 9.1 (#1) | 8.5 (#2) |
| Spec score · Leave Management Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.5 (#14) |
| Spec score · Human Resources Software | 9.2 (#1) | 8.5 (#2) |
| API | The documentation exposes REST API sections for base operations, employees, attendance and leave. | Zoho People exposes language-independent APIs returning employee and form data in XML or JSON, authenticated with credentials or OAuth. |
| Employee records | Yes | Yes |
| Extensibility | Horilla supports separate Django extension apps that can add list-view and tab-view behavior without editing core views. | Paid plans provide OAuth/basic-auth connections, custom services, Deluge custom functions and interactive custom widgets. |
| Founded | 2021 | 1996 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Kerala, India | Chennai, India |
| Integrations | Technical documentation lists AWS S3, Google Drive backup, WhatsApp and LDAP integrations. | Listed integrations include Zoho Payroll, Zoho Analytics, Recruit, Projects, CRM, Books, Expense, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, QuickBooks, Xero, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, Zapier and Zoho Flow. |
| Licence | The documentation and pricing page identify the open-source licence as LGPL-2.1. | Zoho’s terms prohibit sharing licences and reverse engineering, indicating a proprietary closed-source service rather than open-source software. |
| Limit: support | A G2 reviewer said support needed improvement and more contact channels. | TechRadar and Trustpilot reviews describe inconsistent or slow support, especially for lower-tier customers. |
| Onboarding | Onboarding uses checklists, document collection and access-provisioning workflows. | Yes |
| Performance management | Yes | Yes |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings | 4.4 out of 5 from 171 ratings |
| Rating on G2 | 4.4 out of 5 from 4 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 408 reviews |
| System requirements | A current repository README specifies Python 3.12–3.14, at least two CPU cores, 4 GB RAM and 20 GB storage for minimum deployment. | The web app requires no client installation; supported browsers include recent Chrome, Firefox and Chromium Edge versions plus Safari 14+, with JavaScript and cookies enabled. |
