HRKit
The facts below are what the maker publishes about HRKit, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From HRKit's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| AGPL-3.0 | Free | Free for personal, internal, and commercial use subject to AGPL terms |
| Commercial license | Priced on request | Private agreement; email support during license term · Negotiated per deployment / revenue tier |
The facts
Each one read from HRKit's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant
- The app supports bring-your-own-key AI through OpenAI-compatible endpoints, with OpenRouter and Upfyn pre-wired in settings.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The repository describes it as a complete HR desk for a small or mid-sized company.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Commercial licensing
- A commercial license is offered for uses such as embedding in a closed-source product, running SaaS without publishing modifications, or rebranding for resale, with pricing negotiated case by case.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Employee onboarding
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Employee records
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- HR modules
- Its 11 modules cover employees, departments, roles, documents, leave, attendance, payroll, performance, onboarding, exits, and recruitment.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The repository lists installation through PyPI, an npm wrapper, or a GitHub release, and says Python 3.10+ is required.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker’s site names Composio integrations for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Slack, and 200+ other apps; the repository highlights Gmail for recruitment intake.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Key handling
- AI keys are stored in cleartext in the local .hrkit/config.json file, while the UI masks keys when displaying them.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- Module data is stored in a SQLite database in the workspace, and documents and other attachments are stored in workspace folders.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Performance management
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The repository states that app data stays local and that there is no telemetry or phoning home.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- HR-Kit is a free, open-source HR application that runs entirely on a single laptop, with no hosted SaaS version.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Recruitment
- The Recruitment module provides a candidate kanban, AI-assisted scoring, and Gmail intake.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The server binds to 127.0.0.1 by default and has no authentication; the maker advises against exposing it to the public internet.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Commercial licenses include email support directly from the owner during the license term, and replies to license inquiries usually take a few business days.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Time-off management
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Time tracking
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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