Workforce and payroll management services.
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HR & Payroll
Best HRMS software in India (2026)
HRMS software brings attendance, leave, payroll, statutory compliance and employee records into a single system. In India the deciding factor is almost never the feature list — it is whether the payroll engine correctly handles PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS without an accountant patching it every month.
156 products compared84 made in India13 with a free plan
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greytHR
HR and payroll platform with a free tier for small teams and statutory compliance built in.
Free plan
Zoho People
HR management covering attendance, leave, onboarding and performance.
₹48/mo
Kredily
Free HR and payroll software for small businesses.
Free plan
Zoho Payroll
Indian payroll with statutory compliance, priced per organisation.
Free plan
Keka HR
Modern HRMS with payroll, attendance and performance for growing Indian companies.
₹6,999/mo
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Payroll for small businesses in Canada and US.
Starts at
₹1,500/mo
Payroll and HR in Deskera.
Starts at
₹1,500/mo
Background verification built in Bengaluru.
Made in India
Starts at
Pay as you go
Identity verification APIs built in Pune.
Made in India
Starts at
Pay as you go
Background checks built in Gurugram.
Made in India
Starts at
Pay as you go
HR, payroll and benefits for startups.
Made in India
Starts at
On request
KYC and verification APIs built in Delhi.
Made in India
Starts at
Pay as you go
Payroll automation in HROne.
Made in India
Starts at
On request
Payroll for Square merchants.
Starts at
₹2,800/mo
Uneecops' HR product line.
Made in India
Starts at
On request
Indian HR and payroll suite automating attendance and PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS compliance.
Made in IndiaGST ready
Starts at
₹8,999/mo
Global employment platform with Indian roots.
Starts at
₹1,500/mo
Global payroll and contractor payments.
Starts at
₹2,400/mo
HR and payroll for Southeast Asia.
Best value
Starts at
₹300/mo
HR software for small and mid-size companies.
Starts at
On request
Enterprise human capital management.
Enterprise ready
Starts at
On request
HCM with continuous payroll.
Starts at
On request
Enterprise HR cloud.
Enterprise ready
Starts at
On request
Enterprise HCM suite.
Enterprise ready
Starts at
On request
Global EOR and payroll with Indian founders.
Starts at
₹3,000/mo
Global hiring and payroll.
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₹3,000/mo
HR and payroll for mid-size companies.
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On request
US payroll and HR services.
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How to choose hrms software
Start with payroll. If the statutory side is wrong, nothing else matters — ask the vendor to run a live payroll for a sample employee in your state and show you the PF, ESI and PT calculations.
Next, check how attendance actually reaches the system. Biometric device integration, geo-tagged mobile check-in and shift rostering are three very different problems, and most vendors are strong at one and weak at the others.
Finally, look at what happens at scale. Many Indian HRMS products are priced per employee per month with a floor of fifty or a hundred employees, which makes them expensive for a twenty-person team and cheap for a five-hundred-person one.
What to look for
- ✓ Employee database and documents
- ✓ Attendance with biometric and geo check-in
- ✓ Leave policies and holidays by location
- ✓ Payroll with PF, ESI, PT and TDS
- ✓ Onboarding and exit workflows
- ✓ Performance reviews and OKRs
- ✓ Employee self-service app
- ✓ Expense claims and reimbursements
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HRMS software — frequently asked questions
How much does HRMS software cost in India?+
Most Indian HRMS products sit between ₹40 and ₹150 per employee per month, often with a minimum billing floor. A few offer a free tier for very small teams. Published pricing for each product is shown on its page, read from the vendor's own site.
Does HRMS software handle PF, ESI and TDS automatically?+
The better Indian products do, including challan generation and return filing formats. Global HRMS platforms usually do not handle Indian statutory payroll natively and need a local payroll partner bolted on — which is a real cost and a real point of failure.
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