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Best HRMS software in India

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.

10 products compared10 made in India3 with a free plan

10 hrms software

19.2
Zoho People logo

Zoho People

by Zoho Corporation

HR management covering attendance, leave, onboarding and performance.

Made in IndiaFree planCloud
  • Built in India
  • 30 years in business

Starts at

Free

28.1
greytHR logo

greytHR

by Greytip Software

HR and payroll with one of the deepest Indian statutory compliance engines.

Made in IndiaFree trialCloud
  • Built in India
  • 32 years in business

Starts at

₹2,495/month

37.9
factoHR logo

factoHR

by factoHR

Payroll, attendance and performance for Indian mid-market employers.

Made in IndiaFree planCloud
  • Built in India
  • Free plan available

Starts at

Free

47.9
Kredily logo

Kredily

by Kredily

Free-forever HR and payroll with PF, ESI, PT and TDS built in.

Made in IndiaFree planCloud
  • Built in India
  • Targets 3 buyer segments

Starts at

Free

57.8
HROne logo

HROne

by HROne

Full-suite HRMS from hiring through to exit.

Made in IndiaFree trialCloud
  • Built in India
  • Targets 3 buyer segments

Starts at

₹85/user/month

67.7
Zimyo HRMS logo

Zimyo HRMS

by Zimyo

HR, payroll and employee benefits for Indian SMBs.

Made in IndiaFree trialCloud
  • Built in India
  • Targets 3 buyer segments

Starts at

₹60/user/month

77.6

Automated salary disbursal with PF, ESI, PT and TDS filed for you.

Made in IndiaCloud
  • Built in India
  • Targets 3 buyer segments

Starts at

₹2,499/month

87.5
Pocket HRMS logo

Pocket HRMS

by Sage Software Solutions

Cloud HR and payroll with Indian statutory compliance built in.

Made in IndiaFree trialCloud
  • Built in India
  • Targets 3 buyer segments

Starts at

₹2,495/user/month

96.5
Keka HR logo

Keka HR

by Keka Technologies

HR, payroll and performance management with a genuinely usable interface.

Made in IndiaFree trialCloud
  • Built in India
  • 11 years in business

Starts at

On request

105.9
Darwinbox logo

Darwinbox

by Darwinbox Digital Solutions

Enterprise HR platform built for large, distributed Asian workforces.

Made in IndiaCloud
  • Built in India
  • 11 years in business

Starts at

On request

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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.

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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