HROne alternatives in India: HR, payroll and attendance software
HROne is a mobile-first cloud HCM that covers core HR, recruitment, attendance, payroll, expenses, performance and helpdesk. It names segments from start-ups to large enterprises, including blue-collar and field workforces, and publishes its Basic plan at ₹4,950 a month for 50 users.
Buyers compare HROne alternatives to check price at their own headcount, to find a free entry plan, to get statutory compliance documented item by item, or to evaluate an enterprise HCM suite.
This page groups the alternatives by requirement and compares modules from each vendor's own site.
The closest alternatives to HROne are factoHR (On request), PeopleStrong (On request), HRMantra (Price on request · Billed per active employee per month; no public rates), Spine HR (Price on request · Quoted by number of users and modules) and Darwinbox (On request). Kredily is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹49/month.
Why businesses compare HROne with other HRMS platforms
Price at your headcount
HROne charges ₹99 per user beyond 50. Compare how each vendor's rate scales to your size.
Free entry plans
HROne's pricing page lists no free plan. Some vendors offer free-forever tiers for small teams.
Compliance detail
HROne's site says '100% compliance' without naming each statute. Some buyers want PF, ESI, PT and TDS listed explicitly.
Enterprise scale
Very large or multi-country groups often compare full HCM suites.
HROne alternatives by requirement
Need a published price before the first sales call?
Teams that want to budget before talking to sales can start with vendors that print their price on their own pricing page.
HROne, greytHR, Keka and factoHR overlap heavily on core HR and payroll. Compare them on mobile attendance for your workforce and on price at your real headcount.
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.
HROne alternatives — FAQs
What is the best alternative to HROne in 2027?+
The closest matches to HROne on App Advisor are factoHR (On request), PeopleStrong (On request), HRMantra (Price on request · Billed per active employee per month; no public rates). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match HROne, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Is there a free alternative to HROne?+
Yes. 1 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: Kredily (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
What is the cheapest alternative to HROne?+
Among alternatives that publish a price, sumHR starts lowest at ₹49 per user/month · Startup plan, billed annually. Kredily also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.
Is there an Indian alternative to HROne?+
Yes. 20 alternatives are built in India, including factoHR (On request), PeopleStrong (On request), HRMantra (Price on request · Billed per active employee per month; no public rates). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
HROne vs factoHR: which is better?+
factoHR is the closest match to HROne in our catalogue. Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
How were these HROne alternatives chosen?+
Every product listed sits in hrms software or a category HROne also covers, and HROne (Uneecops)'s own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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greytHR — Essential is ₹2,495/month for 50 employees, ₹45 per extra employee · greytHR alternatives
Pocket HRMS — ₹2,995/month for 50 employees, billed annually · Pocket HRMS alternatives
Timelabs — Pulse plan is ₹3,250/month for 50 employees · Timelabs alternatives
sumHR — ₹49 per user/month, billed annually · sumHR alternatives
Zimyo — Basic is ₹80 per user/month, minimum 50 users · Zimyo alternatives
