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Comparison · HR
Ever Gauzy vs Horilla
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Ever Gauzy and Horilla — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Ever Gauzy vs Horilla: at a glance
What is Ever Gauzy?
Ever Gauzy adds automatic payment reminders and locks each time log's billing rate.
Ever Gauzy ships many small tags a day, most reviewed by AI code-review bots. On November 14 time logs started storing the rates they were recorded at, so rate changes apply from a chosen day instead of re-pricing past work, and organizations can turn on automatic payment reminders for unpaid invoices. The surrounding tags are follow-up fixes, including a two-factor reset bypass for administrators.
What is Horilla?
Horilla shipped six security releases in three weeks, ending with a no-login RCE.
Horilla's 2.1.x line has become a running security audit. Between 2.1.1 and 2.1.8 the team closed more than a dozen externally reported advisories, from stored XSS and local file reads to salary-redirect and self-approval flaws, capped by an unauthenticated remote code execution in the public recruitment flow.
Ever Gauzy vs Horilla: editorial side-by-side
Ever Gauzy adds automatic payment reminders and locks each time log's billing rate.
◆ Current state
Ever Gauzy ships many small tags a day, most reviewed by AI code-review bots. On November 14 time logs started storing the rates they were recorded at, so rate changes apply from a chosen day instead of re-pricing past work, and organizations can turn on automatic payment reminders for unpaid invoices. The surrounding tags are follow-up fixes, including a two-factor reset bypass for administrators.
◆ Where it's heading
The billing chain is being closed end to end: time logs carry fixed rates, invoice lines record which logs they bill, and reminders chase unpaid invoices. Each feature still arrives with several same-day fix tags.
◆ Prediction
Expect more invoicing automation on top of the stored rates, such as per-currency invoices or overdue handling, plus the usual stream of follow-up fix tags.
Horilla
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Horilla shipped six security releases in three weeks, ending with a no-login RCE.
◆ Current state
Horilla's 2.1.x line has become a running security audit. Between 2.1.1 and 2.1.8 the team closed more than a dozen externally reported advisories, from stored XSS and local file reads to salary-redirect and self-approval flaws, capped by an unauthenticated remote code execution in the public recruitment flow.
◆ Where it's heading
The pattern is consistent: outside researchers are probing the 2.x codebase, and the maintainers are responding fast with detailed advisories and no-migration patches. Most of the flaws are authorization checks that trusted any manager relationship rather than the specific record, which points to a codebase-wide access-control review rather than one-off fixes.
◆ Prediction
Expect more point releases closing authorization bugs in the remaining HR modules (payroll, attendance, assets) before any feature work resumes on 2.2.
Alternatives to Ever Gauzy and Horilla
Other HR products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Ever Gauzy or Horilla.
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Teamtailor
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Recent activity from Ever Gauzy and Horilla
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 10h agoEver GauzyTest tag names the open two-factor routes
- 14h agoEver GauzyFixes for client budgets and weekly reports after rate change
- 15h agoEver GauzyFixes billing deadlock and MySQL member recount
- 15h agoEver GauzyAutomatic payment reminders for unpaid invoices
- 15h agoEver GauzyCloses a two-factor reset bypass for administrators
- 15h agoEver GauzyTime logs keep their rates; rate changes apply from a date
- 1mo agoHorilla2.1.8 — Security release
- 2mo agoHorilla2.1.5 — Bug-fix release
- 2mo agoHorilla2.1.4 — Security release
- 2mo agoHorilla2.1.3 — Security and bug-fix release
- 2mo agoHorilla2.1.2 — Security patch
- 2mo agoHorilla2.1.1 — Security patch
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Ever Gauzy and Horilla?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Ever Gauzy is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Ever Gauzy better than Horilla?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Ever Gauzy is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other HR products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Ever Gauzy?
Top Ever Gauzy alternatives in HR are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Ever Gauzy alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/ever-gauzy for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Horilla?
Top Horilla alternatives in HR are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Horilla alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/horilla for the full list with editorial commentary on each.