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Horilla vs Teamtailor

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Horilla and Teamtailor — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Horilla vs Teamtailor: at a glance

FeatureHorillaTeamtailor
SectorHRHR
Velocity score5.06.3
Sparks · 30d00
Top themessecurity, access-control, open-source, hr-softwareats, recruiting-ai, multi-division, requisitions
Last editorial update28d ago1d ago
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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.

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What is Teamtailor?

Teamtailor adds multi-value and country filters to requisitions after a week of division settings.

Teamtailor's AI layer is extensive: MCP access for external agents, Co-pilot chasing missing candidate info, prompt-defined Smart action triggers and Meeting insights across analysed interviews. Recent releases are structural: compensation types beyond salary, locations scoped per division, a renameable 'Main company' label, and now requisition filters that take several values, a Country filter, and page-aware bulk selection.

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Horilla vs Teamtailor: editorial side-by-side

H5.0

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.

T6.3

Teamtailor adds multi-value and country filters to requisitions after a week of division settings.

◆ Current state

Teamtailor's AI layer is extensive: MCP access for external agents, Co-pilot chasing missing candidate info, prompt-defined Smart action triggers and Meeting insights across analysed interviews. Recent releases are structural: compensation types beyond salary, locations scoped per division, a renameable 'Main company' label, and now requisition filters that take several values, a Country filter, and page-aware bulk selection.

◆ Where it's heading

Two tracks run in parallel. One turns Co-pilot data into automation and job-level analytics; the other adds configuration and admin depth for multi-division, multi-country employers. Requisition filtering by country and multiple recruiters or departments fits the same up-market push toward larger hiring teams.

◆ Prediction

Expect further division- and country-level scoping beyond locations and requisitions, such as templates or permissions, and Meeting insights-style aggregation for other Co-pilot outputs.

Alternatives to Horilla and Teamtailor

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 Horilla or Teamtailor.

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Recent activity from Horilla and Teamtailor

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 2d agoTeamtailorOnboarding analytics report
  2. 9d agoTeamtailorFind the right requisitions in fewer clicks
  3. 13d agoTeamtailorCall your Main company by its real name 🏢
  4. 15d agoTeamtailorGive each division its own locations 📍
  5. 20d agoTeamtailorCompensation Types and Their Settings
  6. 20d agoTeamtailorMeeting insights for every job: see what candidates ask 💬
  7. 1mo agoHorilla2.1.8 — Security release
  8. 1mo agoHorilla2.1.5 — Bug-fix release
  9. 1mo agoHorilla2.1.4 — Security release
  10. 1mo agoHorilla2.1.3 — Security and bug-fix release
  11. 1mo agoHorilla2.1.2 — Security patch
  12. 1mo agoHorilla2.1.1 — Security patch

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Horilla and Teamtailor?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Teamtailor is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 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 Horilla better than Teamtailor?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Teamtailor is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 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 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.

What are the best alternatives to Teamtailor?

Top Teamtailor alternatives in HR are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Teamtailor alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/teamtailor for the full list with editorial commentary on each.