hrms

Frappe HR brings employee management, leave, attendance, expenses and payroll into one system. Built on Frappe Framework, it supports configurable workflows, mobile access and integrated accounting with ERPNext.

Key features

• Manage onboarding, promotions, transfers and exit interviews.
• Configure leave policies, holidays and leave balances.
• Track attendance with geolocation check-ins, rosters and auto attendance.
• Manage employee advances and expense claims with multi-level approvals.
• Track goals, key result areas, self-evaluations and appraisal cycles.
• Create salary structures, income tax slabs, additional salaries and off-cycle payments.
• Use the mobile app for leave requests, approvals, check-ins and employee profiles.
• Manage recruitment planning and candidate evaluation.
• Customize fields, forms, reports, print formats, workflows and permissions.

Why it helps in Pakistan

• Keep employee records and HR processes together rather than scattered across separate systems.
• Reduce manual payroll work with salary structures and payroll processing.
• Make leave and expense approvals easier to manage through configurable workflows.
• Connect HR expenses and payroll with ERPNext accounting.
• Let employees and managers handle common HR tasks from their phones.

• 01

  A Lahore software company can manage onboarding, remote check-ins and leave approvals.

• 02

  A Karachi distributor can track staff expense claims and advances alongside ERPNext accounting.

• 03

  A Faisalabad manufacturer can manage employee rosters, attendance and salary structures.

• 04

  An Islamabad services firm can organize goals, self-evaluations and appraisal cycles.

Hardware

Check the official docs

Operating system

Check the official docs

Skills

Command-line use for the documented development setupDocker, docker-compose and Git setup for the Docker methodFrappe Bench setup for the local method

Accounts needed

Docker development login: Administrator / adminFor managed hosting account requirements: Check the official docs

Commands are copied from the project's README and official docs.

1. 1

   Prepare the development environment

   The README requires Docker, docker-compose and Git. This method is documented for development, not production. Check the official docs for prerequisite installation.

   Not fully covered in the README. Check the official docs before running this step.

2. 2

   Clone the repository

   Run git clone https://github.com/frappe/hrms.
3. 3

   Open the Docker directory

   Run cd hrms/docker.
4. 4

   Start the environment

   Run docker-compose up and wait until the setup script creates a site.
5. 5

   Open Frappe HR

   Visit http://localhost:8000 and log in with username Administrator and password admin.

• ERPNext accounting

  Connect expense claims, advances and payroll with ERPNext accounting.

• External ERP and accounting systems

  Use REST APIs and webhook support to connect external software; individual connectors are not specified.

• Biometric tools and banks

  The official website mentions integration with biometric tools and banks, but does not provide supported models, banks or setup instructions in the supplied sources.

• GitHub
• Homepage
• Frappe HR documentation
• Bench installation
• Docker documentation
• Frappe Cloud
• Community forum
• Telegram community
• Frappe School