Looking for a free or open-source alternative to Greenhouse / BambooHR? Hirestack is the closest direct swap — MIT-licensed source on GitHub, or a $49 one-time packaged install. Since you're already auditing what you pay Greenhouse / BambooHR every month, here are four more pay-once tools from the same catalog worth a look while you're at it — different jobs, same idea: buy the software once instead of renting it forever.
1. Hirestack — replaces Greenhouse / BambooHR
Self-hosted ATS: careers page, kanban pipeline and resumes stored on your own disk. $49 once vs Greenhouse / BambooHR's $100s/mo. Free on GitHub, or the packaged installer on Whop.
See Hirestack → · Source on GitHub
2. Shiftly — Self-hosted drag-drop scheduling, swaps, open shifts and live labor cost — no per-employee fees.
Replaces When I Work ($2.50/user/mo). $29 once. See Shiftly →
3. Rampcheck — Self-hosted role checklists, SOP library, hire portal and quizzes — no monthly seat fees.
Replaces Trainual ($99/mo). $29 once. See Rampcheck →
4. Punchcard — Self-hosted punch clock, PIN kiosk, approval queue and payroll CSV — no per-user fees.
Replaces QuickBooks Time ($10/user/mo). $29 once. See Punchcard →
5. Quizcraft — Self-hosted quiz builder with branching, server-side scoring, email-gate lead capture and CSV export.
Replaces Typeform ($25+/mo). $29 once. See Quizcraft →
Why this list is worth bookmarking
Every app above is a one-time purchase with MIT-licensed source, no accounts with us and no telemetry. None of them are trying to be the next Greenhouse / BambooHR — they're trying to be the last subscription you pay for that specific job.
Try Hirestack — $49, once
Self-hosted ATS: careers page, kanban pipeline and resumes stored on your own disk.