# Frappe HR vs prefect

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Frappe HR | prefect |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 9 in Human Resource Management (HRM) | #5 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 8 975 | 24 094 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +155 | +182 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 50 ✓ | 17 |
| Latest release | v15.64.7 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 74/100 for Frappe HR, so it is the safer default.

Frappe HR ships more often: 50 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for prefect.

## Details

- [Frappe HR](https://selfhost.directory/project/frappe-hr) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/frappe-hr.md)
- [prefect](https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect.md)

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