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DutyDuke
Poznań, Poland
What it is
DutyDuke is a free, open-source HR management platform for small and mid-sized companies. It runs on the web or can be self-hosted. Employee profiles can include skills, education, employment history, documents, equipment, benefits, feedback, salary history, and absences. Leave tools support requests, approval workflows, calendar views, and iCal export. Company document management tracks versions and deadlines, while equipment records cover inventory and assignments. Other features include benefit plans, performance feedback sessions, and PDF exports of employee profiles as CVs. Employee self-service, role-based permissions, and API access are available. Email notifications use configurable SMTP, with production setups able to point to Amazon SES, SendGrid, or Mailgun. Documentation describes field-level encryption, JWT authentication, and role-based access control, and advises unique keys, strong production passwords, and TLS for production SMTP. A notable setup limit is that self-registration is unavailable; the initial owner account must be created through a command-line script. DutyDuke was created by Bitnoise in Poland.
For and against
For
- Free open-source plan
- Web and self-hosted deployment
- Detailed employee profiles
- Leave workflows with iCal export
- Role-based permissions and API access
Against
- Self-registration is unavailable
- Initial owner requires command-line setup
- Production security needs configuration
- Support is handled through Bitnoise
The verdict
DutyDuke covers core employee, leave, document, equipment, and benefits management without a listed charge. Its self-hosting and security controls suit technical teams, but initial account creation and production configuration require administrator involvement.
Who it suits
DutyDuke suits small and mid-sized companies seeking free, open-source HR software they can host themselves or use on the web. It is useful for teams managing employee records, leave, documents, equipment, and benefits.
Plans and prices
Free open-source
Free to use, extend, and contribute on GitHub
Read 2 Oct 2026 · dutyduke.com
On the record
- Documents and equipment
- It includes company document management with version and deadline tracking, plus equipment inventory and assignment tracking.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Employee management
- Employee profiles can include skills, education, employment history, documents, equipment, benefits, feedback, salary history, and absence tracking.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Email notifications use configurable SMTP, and production configuration can point to providers such as Amazon SES, SendGrid, or Mailgun.docs.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Maker
- DutyDuke was created by Bitnoise, which describes itself as a Poland-based software house.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Self-registration is unavailable; the initial owner account must be created through a command-line script.docs.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Other HR features
- It supports benefit plans, performance feedback sessions, and PDF export of employee profiles as CVs.docs.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- DutyDuke is an open-source HR management platform for small and mid-sized companies.docs.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- The documentation describes field-level encryption for sensitive data, JWT authentication, and role-based access control.docs.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- The maker advises using unique JWT and encryption keys per environment, strong production passwords, and TLS for production SMTP.docs.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites users to contact Bitnoise at [email protected] with DutyDuke questions.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Time off
- The app supports leave requests, approval workflows, a calendar view, and iCal export.docs.dutyduke.com · read 2 Oct 2026
