In simple English
Leopardo is a complete software system for running a business with employees who work outside an office. It handles staff records, pay checks, timesheets, customer tracking, and money accounts in one place. You can run it on your own server for free under an MIT licence. Setting it up takes technical skill because it uses several modern programming tools. It is best suited for growing companies that want to stop paying for separate business apps.
What it is
Leopardo is an open-source business operating system built as a modular monolith using PHP (a programming language for web servers) and Laravel (a framework for building web applications). It provides core tools for human resources, workforce attendance, and accounting, alongside optional add-on packs for specific trades like restaurants, transport, and retail.
What it is good for
Field-based business owners and self-hosters who want to replace multiple subscription tools for payroll, CRM, and scheduling with a single self-hosted platform.
- Combines HR, payroll, accounting, and customer management in one system.
- Includes mobile apps and support for touchscreen kiosks in the field.
- Permissive MIT licence allows free self-hosting and modification.
- Complex installation requires Docker (a way to run a program inside its own sealed box, so it cannot break anything else on your server) and several development tools.
- Heavy resource needs for running multiple backend services and databases simultaneously.
- Large codebase with many open issues and evolving modules that require active maintenance.
Separate subscription tools for HR, payroll, accounting, and customer management
PostgreSQL (a robust open-source database for storing application data)
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git clone https://github.com/kitokoh/leopardo-hr.git cd leopardo-hr docker compose up -d cd api composer install php artisan leopardo:migrate --seed