# OrangeHRM Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is OrangeHRM the right Human Resources solution for you? Explore 188 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/49068/OrangeHRM/reviews --- OrangeHRM 4.2 (188) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/49068/OrangeHRM/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of OrangeHRM Ease of use 4.0 Customer Service 3.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Leonardo G consultantPharmaceuticals, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “OrangeHRM is more powerful than a spreadsheet but significantly less daunting than an enterprise system like SAP or Workday. If you value a simple UI and the ability to self-host, it’s arguably the best value on the market.“ April 21, 2026 SR Suzette R Group Payroll and Benefits ManagerConsumer Goods, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It's inability to cut off leave taken at a given time, for instance, I would like a report as at Sept 30, 2023, if employees apply for leave beyond this period I have to manually remove the leave not yet taken otherwise it would include same. “ September 12, 2023 Leonardo G consultantPharmaceuticals, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “The fact that it is open source means that if you self-host, you can extend and customize however you want.“ April 21, 2026 KW Kishka Kay W Credit AnalystFinancial Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I use this software as a restricted user so some things I am unable to edit.“ December 1, 2022 AE Alexia E Human Resource OfficerFinancial Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The application grants us easy access to performance reports and employee data, allowing us to filter and retrieve the information we require seamlessly.“ July 26, 2023 MP Manju P QAInformation Technology and Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Sometimes when we manually enter the details and check in/ check out, the details are not saving for the first time and have to r enter the data again.“ May 26, 2021 AE Alexia E Human Resource OfficerFinancial Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Thanks to OHRM, the reporting process has become significantly easier and more streamlined.“ July 26, 2023 Dedunu B Software QA EngineerComputer Software, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It seems to have some alignment issues as well as kind of packed look for people“ November 24, 2021 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 188 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Konstantinos P. External Market Researcher (part-time) Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Free & easy tracking of your employees" September 22, 2015 4.0 As a start up company our budget on spending is always limited and one of our main targets is to try to get the most benefits in the lowest price. Towards this direction we started using Orange HRM system which is totally free. I strongly believe that it is totally suitable for a company with around 25 to 50 employees. You can always keep great track of useful information about your personnel, their benefits, manage perfectly the leave of theirs but also allows employee self service features. I would not suggest though for recruitment as there are few other, more powerful software out there for this aspect. Pros Personnel information management Cons Recruitment features are not really competitive Review Source Lindson D. IT Analyst Machinery Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simple and Quick" July 3, 2018 5.0 We are able to track the time spent on each project Pros I love the way that it doesn't have any junk details. It's so easy to login and add projects and the time that you've clocked. We use it for all our new projects and it becomes easy for us to manage our time Cons The time that it takes to log on could be better, but again that's something we need to fix internally. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sales Development Representative Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to use but not a lot of features available" February 5, 2020 3.0 A good platform that does it's job but it could use some improvement, especially on the UI part. Pros It has the basic features and it's simple and easy to use. Cons I didn't like the old user interface and I didn't like the fact that it didn't have a lot of options or features to use in your account. I would've liked to be more customizable. Review Source Agata J. Marketing Assistant Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good and affordable HRM platform" May 7, 2018 4.0 Orange HRM helps us to manage human resources Pros I like that they offer free Open Source plan. Performance management is great feature, especially when it is available in free plan. Cons The software is hard to set up and operate. The software is a bit buggy and sometimes operates very slowly. Review Source Marrietta M. Web Development Manager Events Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very useful" July 11, 2018 4.0 Pros Orange HRM makes leave applications so simple that one can have a full interaction to the HR department without being there Cons The system is not stable, sometimes its up, some times its down, for no apparent reason. I hope to see a stable release Review Source Gordon S. Software Developer Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Fairly good software." April 9, 2018 3.0 Easy Employee management and a fairly simple user interface for the software users. Pros It enables automated leave entitlement and management and this makes the job of both the Human resource manager and the employees very easy. Cons The software is fairly difficult to setup correctly and their customer support take a long time to reply. Review Source Joseph O. Finance & Admin Assistant Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "This system is simple to use. The customer support is readily available and willing to help anytime." May 9, 2018 4.0 Great system with a nice user interface, easy to learn and use. Value for money is assured while using OrangeHRM. Pros OrangeHRM is really user friendly and provides an excellent platform for basic keeping of records, very ideal for any start up. Cons One misses some of the crucial features like payroll and budgeting modules while using the open source version. These are some very key areas in any Human Resource Department. Review Source whitney V. assistant hr Events Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great addition" May 17, 2018 4.0 Pros Leave entitlements are easily displayed, and one can plan for them. Sick leaves are able to be communicated in the comments Cons It is a seperate application that cannot be integrated with by other orange software for example orangescrum Review Source Luimer D. Coordinador de Redes Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent management information" May 11, 2018 5.0 Pros Excellent management information, it's easy to use. software functionality is great as wells as its cost, it bring you good tools to improve the development and selection of personnel in your company Cons we'd improve customers support since its level is very low. we hope you can solve this problem and that the platform continues to update in time Review Source Delys C. Analista Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent program adapted to facilitate the work of Human Resources " July 11, 2018 5.0 help in the recruitment and control of personnel Pros Benefits in the ease and time saving in everything related to the recruitment of personnel organization within small and medium industries Cons Some of the applications become slow and without benefits of changes at the moment they still have many things to improve Review Source AH Agnola H. VP Human Resources Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Employee Management made simpler with OrangeHRM" September 12, 2023 4.0 Great so far, no issues to report at this time. Pros Ease of use and customer service. Employee matters are accessible and can be transferred from within the OrangeHRM system. Cons Have not discovered that yet. So far, the system has what is needed to adequately track our staff information. Review Source LS Lawrence S. R&D Manager Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Finally, a great managed HR soltution!" June 2, 2023 4.0 The onboarding was great, we had all queries answered and the turn around was great. We also appreciate the integration with Microsoft 365 for user signin. Pros The onboarding of the product was great, in-depth and fast turn-around. Cons On some occasions, when the solution is updated, we lose some of the custom settings we have in place. Reason for choosing OrangeHRM We used a local free-version of OrangeHRM, we wanted an easy and familiar product Review Source IW Ishara W. Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very good alternative for JIRA" May 21, 2024 4.0 Overall all the things are good for now. Pros User interfaces are very user friendly. Price is reasonable. Cons Don't have anything to report about Orange HRM. Review Source LB Laura B. Marketing Manager Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool to manage employee information, days off, and performance reviews" September 23, 2020 4.0 My experience with OrangeHRM is a good one in general, I am happy with the functionalities and the information that I have access to in the platform. Apart from making the calculation of the vacation days easier, I don't have anything to complain about. Pros I think the user-experience is above average and it's easy enough to navigate the platform. You have all the necessary information stored in there and you can always check your balance, your performance, even your colleague's birthdays and anniversaries, which is nice. I like the way OrangeHRM is structured and divided into clear categories because it makes navigation easy and time-effective. Cons I think the calculation of the vacation days could be made easier. It would be great to see the balance left until the end of the year, instead of having to manually input that timeframe. But I can't tell for sure if this is something set by OrangeHRM or an option that each company can take once setting it up. Review Source Nemo A. HR Manager Management Consulting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best HR Software I've ever used, and I've used them all." August 23, 2016 5.0 The value for what you get is amazing. It's extremely user-friendly (especially their new "eagle" version 6.1.) the functions is similar to your top-tier HRMS but the price was a fraction. I highly recommend it Pros Top-Tier HR software functionality with the fraction of the price of top tier hr software. Cons None. Review Source RB Royce B. IT Consultant Used the software for: ### "Simple and Complete HR Solution." June 24, 2015 4.0 When in need for a specialized software in the work place and on a tight budget for SMB practices FLOSS software usually is my first avenue of exploration. Working as an IT consulting company for multiple vet clinics we were in need of a simple hr/time recording system that could be deployed within minutes and easy to maintain; something we found in OrangeHRM. We primarily use OrangHRM 3.1.1 for time sheets, attendance records and employee information. The ease of use for logging hours and pulling reports is dead simple and is easy to work with. Pros: - Easy install with multiple options and documentation available - Open source with options of paid support and hosting options - Consistent performance - Ease of use Cons: - Data backup is not built into the product (documentation for manual database backup/restoration available on forums) - Software updates are not performed from web console/gui - Feature sets limited to which product version utilized (most FLOSS products do this) - Reporting functions leave room to be desired Overall OrangeHRM is a fantastic product that can be easily deployed and setup within hours. With it's simple interface and user experience your office setups can greatly benefit from utilizing OrangeHRM. Keep in mind that if you are not paying for the hosted version/support you will need to take steps to ensure data backup policies and staying up to date with the software. Though this process is not difficult it is cumbersome and should be considered when weighing the costs and benefits in your decision making process. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Business Analyst Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simple to use" May 12, 2018 4.0 Pros Orange HRM has drastically improved employee interaction wit HR and leave application is simpler and one can assign the emails that are to be alerted when a person applies for a leave using the portal. One can also add a comment that is not mandatory to help the person approving to know the reason for the leave. Cons The units used in the leave days application are very confusing, and one may not understand how many days they have left. Review Source yoshitha D. Qa lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best hr system " September 6, 2019 5.0 Pros Ease of apply leaves and can view the balance of leaves very easily Cons Cancel of leaves much difficult and sometimes not indicate them for the reporting manager Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Business Development Manager Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good HRM" June 13, 2018 5.0 We use OrangeHRM for our HR needs Pros I like that the software allows you to use all of the HR features in one place, it is very convenient and saves time. Cons It was not easy to start using the platform as it is not much intuitive. Also customer support sometimes does not reply very quickly. Review Source SR Suzette R. Group Payroll and Benefits Manager Consumer Goods Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Seeking to improve the quality of the service on offer." September 12, 2023 4.0 Moving from a paper based to a computer base system. Pros Leave features which include it allowing you to assign supervisors and having supervising being able to approve online. Cons It's inability to cut off leave taken at a given time, for instance, I would like a report as at Sept 30, 2023, if employees apply for leave beyond this period I have to manually remove the leave not yet taken otherwise it would include same. The leave balance would understated as a result. Reason for choosing OrangeHRM It was able to provide us with a well needed report for management purposes. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A tool that needs user-centered design" July 30, 2019 3.0 Enough to run basic features of a HRM Pros Simple HR management system with basic features Cons Had difficulties while trying to reset password as the instruction texts were overlapping Review Source Response from OrangeHRM August 14, 2019 Hi there, thank-you for your review. Based on your feedback I believe you are using our free product. Would you be willing to speak with us about possibly upgrading to our more feature-rich and fully supported paid products? AG Angel G. Quality Manager Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A good Open Source option for HRM" November 25, 2016 4.0 After a test phase (kind of a Proof of Concept), we decided to use OrangeHRM Open Source + LDAP plug-in. Employees were upset with old leaving request procedures based on documents, forms and email. Now the system has been running a whole year, and everybody loves its simplicity. Pros Functionalities included in OrangeHRM Open Source are very useful. Simple and clear database schema. Online demo environment. A good channel in YouTube. Cons Lack of a clear release policy (i.e. quarter or year updates). The last two versions of Open Source edition are 3.3.3 and 3.3.2 published in 2016-09-28 and 2015-08-04 respectively while commercial versions are in 5.2 branch. Forums do not work (http://forum.orangehrm.com) and wiki is not updated (http://wiki.orangehrm.com). The Spanish translation is not usable in Spain. We have maid our own translation but we have no official place to share it. Review Source AD Armindo D. IT Public Relations and Communications Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "OrangeHRM is a Choice" September 24, 2020 4.0 I like OrangeHRM. Pros Open source and easy to deploy locally and easy to use by the users. Cons Not many free module is integrated one of them asset module is not free. Alternatives considered [IceHrm](https://www.capterra.com/p/147873/IceHrm/) Reason for choosing OrangeHRM Yes Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Content specialist, Marketing Communications Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Initially complex PTO management" June 19, 2018 5.0 Easier visibility of my available vacation time; simplified PTO requesting & scheduling Pros Once you've learned their terminology, Orange HRM is an easy way to track available time off, request time off, and view open and past requests. Cons This tool takes some onboarding assistance to learn their terminology, which isn't always intuitive or easy to explain to others. Review Source MK Michal K. IT Manager Legal Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Brilliant Open Source HR software for most HR needs" October 28, 2015 5.0 Pros Ease of use, amount of features, affordability. The element of job listing is very handy and professional, gathering potential candidates and convert them to employees. All important employee information fields are there and there is an option to create custom fields which is really useful Cons Menu might need some correction to be more easy to use. Need better visualisation preferably in calendar of taken holidays. More custom fields, and different types of fields would be welcome. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Performance Management System](https://www.capterra.com/performance-appraisal-software/)[Human Resources](https://www.capterra.com/human-resource-software/)[Attendance Tracking](https://www.capterra.com/attendance-tracking-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.