IN THE FIELD GUIDE
keanan
keanan.app
Keanan is a people operations platform that integrates payroll, contracts, time tracking, PTO, meetings, and benefits into one system. It can be branded and run on your own servers or on Keanan's cloud infrastructure, offering full data export and import capabilities for ownership and control.
THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH
Editorially reviewed · Sources checked Sep 11, 2026
A good fit for
- Companies wanting full ownership and control of their people operations platform with branding and self-hosting options.
- Teams needing an integrated platform combining payroll, contracts, time tracking, PTO, meetings, and benefits with API and AI integration.
Know the limitations
- Starter plan limits up to 25 people; growing past 25 requires moving to Managed plan.
What you can do
- Managing payroll, contracts, time tracking, PTO, meetings, and benefits in a unified platform for companies.
Features
- Payroll and invoicing with branded invoice PDFs and year-end earnings statements.
- Contracts management for full time, part time, and freelance agreements with terms, renewal dates, and salary history.
- Time tracking including one-click clock, timesheets, billable rates, budgets, target hours, overtime, and a standalone employee time portal with reports and absence planner.
- PTO and leave management with requests, approvals, live balances, and a team calendar aware of public holidays.
- Meetings module with automatic presenter rotation, slide uploads from phone, in-browser previews including PowerPoint, and searchable archives.
Integrations
Not confirmed yet.
Platforms & data export
- Can be run on Keanan's cloud infrastructure or self-hosted on AWS, Hetzner, or own servers.
- Data export is available as a single archive file containing all records and files for import elsewhere.
THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM
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A practical workflow
- Deploy the platform using a Docker Compose stack including API, background jobs, database, feature flags, and TLS, on cloud or own infrastructure.
- Brand the platform by uploading logo, setting name, colors, and legal footer; branding applies to emails, invoice PDFs, dashboard, and mobile app.
- Run the platform by inviting team members; reminders, invoices, and meeting rotations operate automatically; data can be exported anytime.
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