How long does Leopardo take to deploy?

A standard rollout takes less than 24 hours. Most teams start operating on day one with guided onboarding.

Does Leopardo work offline?

Yes. Mobile attendance and requests keep working offline and synchronize automatically when connectivity returns.

Which attendance methods are supported?

We support facial biometrics, fingerprint, NFC, QR code, geolocation, and ZKTeco devices.

Is our data secure? Where is it hosted?

Yes. AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, 2FA and a full audit trail. In the cloud, your data is hosted in Europe; when self-hosting, it stays on your own server, under your full control.

Can we migrate from another HR tool?

Yes. Our onboarding team can help import existing employee, attendance, and payroll data safely.

Is there a minimum commitment?

No mandatory lock-in for standard plans. Annual enterprise contracts remain available where needed.

Do we need an IT team to install Leopardo?

No. In the cloud there is nothing to install: your workspace is ready in minutes with guided onboarding. When self-hosting, deployment uses Docker (docker-compose) following the public documentation — basic server administration skills are enough.

Cloud or my own server — which should I choose?

Choose the cloud for zero maintenance: updates, backups and security are handled for you. Choose self-hosting to keep your data in-house: installation is free and you keep full control — in exchange, you run backups and updates yourself.

Can I migrate from Excel or Sage?

Yes. Employees, customers and payroll data can be imported from CSV files exported by Excel or your current tool, and migration support is available so operations are not interrupted.

What happens if I cancel?

You leave with your data: it can be exported to CSV at any time, with no lock-in. You can even keep running Leopardo self-hosted after a cloud subscription — your tool follows you, not the other way around.

What does Leopardo really cost (cloud vs self-hosting)?

In the cloud: the Free plan is free (5 employees), Pilot is €29/month (€290/year with annual billing) and Operations is €79/month (€790/year), with no hidden fees. Self-hosted: €0 of license fees — you only pay for your server.

Are local payroll and mobile money supported?

The payroll catalog covers 21 countries (West and Central Africa, Europe, Turkey, North America). Mobile money payouts (Orange Money, Wave, MTN MoMo) are not available yet: integration is under consideration on the product roadmap, with no promised date.

LeopardoBusiness OS

Developer documentation

Everything about Leopardo

Guides, API reference, webhooks and SDKs to integrate Leopardo into your tools.

API Quick Start

Ready-to-copy examples

POST /api/v1/auth/login
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email": "manager@acme.com",
  "password": "secret",
  "device_name": "Mobile App"
}

Bearer token

GET /api/v1/auth/me
Authorization: Bearer <token>

Webhook payload

{
  "event": "attendance.checked_in",
  "tenant_id": "acme",
  "data": {
    "employee_id": 42,
    "checked_in_at": "2026-05-31T08:00:00Z"
  }
}

Real-time webhooks

Receive HR events directly in your systems

Check-in

attendance.checked_in

attendance.checked_out

attendance.auto_closed

Absences

leave.requested

leave.approved

leave.rejected

Payroll & advances

salary_advance.requested

salary_advance.paid

payroll.run_completed

Notifications

notification.sent

notification.failed

Every payload is signed with X-Leopardo-Signature (HMAC-SHA256). Read the docs →

Flutter Mobile SDKs

leopardo_core — the shared package across the 3 apps

leopardo_employee

Employee app: check-in, payslip, leave requests, notifications

Learn more

leopardo_manager

Manager app: team, schedules, tasks, advance approvals, payroll

Learn more

leopardo_platform_admin

Super-admin: tenant creation, provisioning, 2FA, monitoring

Learn more

Kiosk check-in (ZKTeco)

Biometric/QR entry terminal + local offline-first desktop bridge

Installation

Copy config.example.json to config.json
Fill in apiBaseUrl, deviceCode and kioskToken (generated from the manager app)
Run python desktop-bridge/bridge.py on the local PC/mini-PC
Open the terminal at http://127.0.0.1:8037/index.html

How it works

Fingerprint, face or QR/matricule with HID keyboard fallback
Offline mode: local SQLite queue, automatic sync when the network returns
Local admin (admin.html) to force a manual synchronisation
Raw biometric matching stays on the ZKTeco terminal/SDK

Full source of the bridge and kiosk UI: front/zkteco-kiosk/. See the download page →

Security & GDPR

Encryption, multi-tenant isolation and regulatory compliance

Encryption in transit

All communications go through TLS 1.3. No plain-text exchange between clients, the API and terminals.

Encryption at rest

Sensitive data is AES-256 encrypted. Biometric data stays on the terminal; only hashes travel.

Multi-tenant isolation

One isolated PostgreSQL schema per company. Access is controlled by RBAC (Principal, HR, Employee, Super Admin).

GDPR tooling

European hosting, full audit trail, personal-data export and deletion. Regulatory compliance remains your organisation's responsibility.

Install the mobile apps

Employee, Manager and Platform Admin — iOS & Android

Leopardo Employee

Mobile check-in, geolocation, payslips, leave requests and push notifications.

Google Play and App Store: coming soon.

Join the testers

Leopardo Manager

Team, schedules, tasks, request approvals and simplified payroll from the field.

Google Play and App Store: coming soon.

Join the testers

Leopardo Platform Admin

Tenant creation, supervision of client companies and 2FA provisioning.

Google Play and App Store: coming soon.

Join the testers

More details about the three apps: mobile apps page →.

Everything about Leopardo

API Quick Start

Real-time webhooks

Flutter Mobile SDKs

Kiosk check-in (ZKTeco)

Installation

How it works

Security & GDPR

Encryption in transit

Encryption at rest

Multi-tenant isolation

GDPR tooling

Install the mobile apps

Leopardo Employee

Leopardo Manager

Leopardo Platform Admin

Quick Start

Introduction

Sign up & first tenant

Invite your team

Kiosk check-in

Manager Space

Dashboard

Absence management

Payroll & payslips

Contracts & documents

Mobile Apps

Leopardo Employee

Leopardo Manager

Platform Admin

Install the apps

Push notifications (FCM)

REST API — Reference

Authentication

Employees & HR

Platform Admin

Errors & pagination

Webhooks & Events

Webhooks introduction

Available events

Security & verification

Test locally

Mobile SDKs

leopardo_core (Flutter)

Auth & Google Sign-In

Notifications (FCM)

Release & CI

API Playground

Sandbox environment

Explore endpoints

cURL examples

Developer tokens

Administration

Roles & permissions

Multi-tenancy

Security & GDPR

Deployment

Integrations

ZKTeco

Calendar (CalDAV)

Bank exports

Partner API guide

Quick links

API Explorer

Authentication guide

Deployment guide

Everything about Leopardo

API Quick Start

Real-time webhooks

Flutter Mobile SDKs

Kiosk check-in (ZKTeco)

Installation

How it works

Security & GDPR

Encryption in transit

Encryption at rest

Multi-tenant isolation

GDPR tooling

Install the mobile apps

Leopardo Employee