# horilla vs OrangeHRM

> Two self-hosted [Human Resource Management (HRM) projects](https://selfhost.directory/human-resource-management-hrm), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | horilla | OrangeHRM |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 61/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Human Resource Management (HRM) | #2 of 9 in Human Resource Management (HRM) |
| GitHub stars | 1 479 ✓ | 1 158 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +48 ✓ | +16 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | 2.2.0 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ | v5.9 · 28 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | LGPL-2.1 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | HTML | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

OrangeHRM scores 61/100 against 60/100 for horilla, so it is the safer default.

horilla ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for OrangeHRM.

horilla is growing faster right now (+48 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [horilla](https://selfhost.directory/project/horilla) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/horilla.md)
- [OrangeHRM](https://selfhost.directory/project/orangehrm) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/orangehrm.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/horilla-vs-orangehrm