HR and payroll platform with a free tier for small teams and statutory compliance built in.
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Free plan
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With employee self-service (ess) software · 9 of 156 in leave management software
App Advisor lists 9 leave management software products that also cover employee self-service (ess) software, out of 156 in the category. 9 are made in India, 3 have a free plan and 6 offer a free trial. The lowest published price here is ₹48/mo, from Zoho People. Most compared right now: greytHR, Keka HR, Zoho People.
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HR and payroll platform with a free tier for small teams and statutory compliance built in.
Starts at
Free plan
Modern HRMS with payroll, attendance and performance for growing Indian companies.
Starts at
₹6,999/mo
HR management covering attendance, leave, onboarding and performance.
Starts at
₹48/mo
HR, payroll and attendance suite with mobile app.
Starts at
On request
Free HR and payroll software for small businesses.
Starts at
Free plan
Cloud HR and payroll with AI chatbot for employees.
Starts at
On request
HRMS with attendance, payroll and performance for SMEs.
Starts at
₹49/mo
HR platform with payroll, expense and performance.
Starts at
₹2,450/mo
Comprehensive HRMS with payroll and performance.
Starts at
On request
Before you buy
Running both in one product removes the integration you would otherwise build and maintain, and removes the reconciliation that follows when two systems disagree. The trade is depth: a combined product is rarely the best in either category on its own. Buy combined when the handover between the two is where your time actually goes.
Most products in this list lead with one of the two and treat the other as an add-on. Work out which half is the afterthought before you buy — demo the employee self-service (ess) software side with your own data and your own edge cases, not the vendor's sample.
Some vendors present a bundle of two separately licensed products as an integrated suite. Ask whether data moves automatically or through an export, whether both halves are included in the quoted price, and whether they are upgraded on the same release cycle.
FAQs
9 products on App Advisor match. The most compared are greytHR, Keka HR, Zoho People. 9 are built in India, which usually means GST, TDS and statutory updates ship as routine releases and support runs in your timezone. Every listing shows the vendor's own published pricing.
Zoho People has the lowest published starting price at ₹48/mo. Compare on total first-year cost rather than the headline — user minimums, implementation and usage-metered extras such as SMS or WhatsApp credits often matter more than the licence.
No. App Advisor is free for buyers and takes no payment for ranking. Products are ordered by how much buyers compare them and by our rating, never by what a vendor pays.
The list is generated from our live catalogue, so it changes as products, pricing and free plans change. Pricing shown is the vendor's own published figure — always confirm current terms directly before you buy.
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