OSI-licensed open source
Performance management software helps organisations set goals, run appraisal cycles, collect feedback and track KPIs. Genuinely open-source options are fewer than for project tracking, and most sit inside HR suites that also handle leave, payroll and recruitment, so this page covers both employee performance and KPI reporting.
We cover five platforms with goal or appraisal features (Frappe HR, Horilla, OrangeHRM, Ever Gauzy, Leantime) and two BI tools (Metabase, Apache Superset) for KPI dashboards over your own data. This slug is thin on dedicated tools, so the angle is broadened deliberately. Feature depth varies and paid editions of some products hold advanced modules; licences were verified on 2026-11-07.
Tools, licences and pricing checked against vendor and repository pages on November 7, 2026.
| Tool | Best for | Pricing | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frappe HR | Appraisal cycles and KRAs inside a full HR suite | Free, open source (self-hosted); hosted plans, see vendor pricing | GPL-3.0 |
| Horilla | Small to mid-size HR teams wanting an open HRMS | Free, open source (self-hosted); paid options from vendor, see vendor pricing | LGPL-2.1 |
| OrangeHRM | Companies needing established HRM with reviews | Free open-source edition (self-hosted); paid editions, see vendor pricing | GPL-3.0 |
| Ever Gauzy | Teams combining time tracking and performance monitoring | Free, open source (self-hosted); hosted plans, see vendor pricing | AGPL-3.0 |
| Leantime | Goal tracking for project teams | Free, open source (self-hosted); hosted plans, see vendor pricing | AGPL-3.0 |
| Metabase | Self-service KPI dashboards | Free, open source (self-hosted, AGPL); paid cloud and enterprise plans, see vendor pricing | AGPL-3.0 |
| Apache Superset | Scalable KPI dashboards over many data sources | Free, open source | Apache-2.0 |
Best for: Appraisal cycles and KRAs inside a full HR suite · Free, open source (self-hosted); hosted plans, see vendor pricing
Frappe HR is open-source HR and payroll software whose Performance Management feature tracks goals, aligns them with key result areas, lets employees evaluate themselves and manages appraisal cycles.
Best for: Small to mid-size HR teams wanting an open HRMS · Free, open source (self-hosted); paid options from vendor, see vendor pricing
Horilla is a free and open-source HRMS that lists a Performance Management System alongside recruitment and other HR modules.
Best for: Companies needing established HRM with reviews · Free open-source edition (self-hosted); paid editions, see vendor pricing
OrangeHRM is a comprehensive HRM system covering essential enterprise HR functions; an open-source edition is published on GitHub and paid editions add further modules.
Best for: Teams combining time tracking and performance monitoring · Free, open source (self-hosted); hosted plans, see vendor pricing
Ever Gauzy is an open platform for HRM, time tracking and project management that includes employee performance monitoring.
Best for: Goal tracking for project teams · Free, open source (self-hosted); hosted plans, see vendor pricing
Leantime is an open-source project management system that combines strategy, planning and execution and tracks goals alongside tasks.
Best for: Self-service KPI dashboards · Free, open source (self-hosted, AGPL); paid cloud and enterprise plans, see vendor pricing
Metabase is the open-source way for everyone in a company to ask questions and learn from data, handy for KPI dashboards over HR, sales or operations data.
Best for: Scalable KPI dashboards over many data sources · Free, open source
Apache Superset is an enterprise-ready business intelligence web application for building charts and dashboards across many databases.
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| If you need… | Start with |
|---|---|
| Appraisal cycles and KRAs | Frappe HR, Horilla |
| Established HRM with a paid upgrade path | OrangeHRM |
| Time tracking plus performance monitoring | Ever Gauzy |
| Team goals tied to tasks | Leantime |
| KPI dashboards from your own data | Metabase, Apache Superset |
Quick answers to common questions
Few tools are dedicated to it. Frappe HR and Horilla include performance modules in open-source HR suites, and BI tools can cover KPI reporting.
Verify against the edition you deploy; OrangeHRM sells paid editions with additional modules.
Leantime tracks goals with tasks and Frappe HR aligns goals to key result areas. Dedicated OKR tooling is rare in open source.
Because performance management often means KPI tracking. Metabase and Superset build dashboards from your HR, sales or operations data.
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