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Indian HR and payroll platform (HRMS) covering payroll, attendance, leave, performance, and hiring for growing companies.
A strong default for Indian growing companies that want payroll plus broader HR (performance, hiring) in one modern system, with statutory compliance built in. Smaller teams that only need payroll may find it more than necessary. Confirm per-employee pricing and which modules are included in your plan.
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Use it if indian SMBs and mid-market needing HRMS + payroll. Avoid it if very small teams wanting to pay only for the heads they actually have, because the price is a base bundle first and per employee charges after.
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Keka is a commerce & operations / hr & recruiting for Indian buyers. It issues an India GST invoice, so you can claim input credit. FindThatSoftware rates it best for indian SMBs and mid-market needing HRMS + payroll, and a poor fit if very small teams wanting to pay only for the heads they actually have, because the price is a base bundle first and per employee charges after.
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How well Keka fits an Indian business operationally, from the verified pricing and company facts we hold.
Issues a GST-compliant invoice, so a registered business can reclaim input tax.
Not verified yet.
India-headquartered, so support, timezone, and context are local.
Against the 7 other hr payroll toolswe list, from what we verified on each vendor’s own pages.
Less common among the other hr payroll tools
Recorded for Keka and for at most a third of the 7 others we list.
Also in most alternatives
Recorded for at least half of the 7 others, and for Keka.
This compares only the capabilities enough rival tools share for a comparison to mean anything — roughly a quarter of what we verified. The full list is under “What we verified” below, and anything absent from both is something we did not record rather than something the product lacks.
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Audit my stackKeka is a popular Indian HRMS used by growing SMBs and mid-market companies. It combines payroll with statutory compliance (PF, ESI, TDS), attendance and leave, performance management, and recruitment in one platform, with a focus on employee experience and a modern interface.
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Keka issues an India GST invoice, so a GST-registered business can claim input tax credit on it directly.
Keka can work for Indian buyers, but check currency, tax, billing, support, and whether the workflow justifies foreign-currency pricing.
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