Which payroll software should a small business in India use?
RazorpayX Payroll if you want salaries paid and PF, ESI, PT and TDS deposited and filed for you, Zoho Payroll if you have under 10 people or run Zoho Books, and greytHR or Keka once leave, attendance and HR sit beside payroll. RazorpayX costs ₹3,499 a month for up to 20 employees plus 18% GST; Zoho Payroll is free up to 10 employees, then ₹1,000 a month billed annually for 25; greytHR is ₹2,495 a month for 50; Keka quotes its base and lists ₹90 to ₹150 per additional employee. Whatever you pick must handle PF (mandatory at 20 employees), ESI (wages up to ₹21,000), state professional tax (capped at ₹2,500 a year) and TDS on salary, and two recent changes: EPFO's wage ceiling revision from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000, and the Labour Codes from 21 November 2025, which cap allowances at 50% of CTC and so raise the PF base. Ask each vendor to show both on a real payslip before you sign.
A short, recent walkthrough by a Zoho partner showing how Indian statutory deductions are switched on and calculated in a pay run, which is exactly what a first-time employer needs to see.
Razorpay's session on what the Labour Codes in force from 21 November 2025 change in a salary structure, and how to reflect it in payroll. Long, but the clearest look at the wage-definition change from inside a payroll product.
A plain Hindi explainer of the 50% wage rule under the Labour Codes and what it does to take-home pay, PF and CTC, for founders who want the reasoning before touching salary structures.
This breaks down the four things you will run monthly (TDS under Section 192, PF via UAN, ESI for sub-21,000 wages, PT capped at 2,500 a year) and ties each to what a payroll provider actually automates, so you can decide what to hand to RazorpayX Payroll, Zoho, or Keka instead of filing 24Q by hand. It answers the exact 'do I need an HR hire yet' question: no, you need TAN, TRACES, and a payroll tool.
An employer's guide, from an Indian payroll company, to the four Labour Codes that took effect on 21 November 2025 and replaced 29 older laws, covering the new wage definition, fixed-term gratuity, appointment letters and gig-worker social security.
Razorpay's payroll for Indian companies, which pays salaries and calculates, pays and files statutory compliance. Prime covers up to 20 employees at ₹3,499 a month plus 18% GST, with ₹150 a month for each additional employee.
Indian payroll software that calculates salaries, payslips and statutory deductions. It is free forever for up to 10 employees, which covers most first hires.
India-built HR and payroll used by small and mid-sized firms. The page lists Essential at ₹2,495 a month including 50 employees (₹45 per employee above that) and Growth at ₹4,495 a month (₹85 above 50), which adds attendance, shifts, overtime and geo-fencing, plus add-ons such as expenses at ₹35 a user a month and Recruit at ₹2,500 a recruiter a month.
Keka is a full Indian HRMS with payroll, attendance, performance and hiring, popular with growing startups. Its page lists three HRMS and payroll plans, Foundation, Strength and Growth, at ₹90, ₹120 and ₹150 per additional employee, with the base fee quoted by the sales team and a one-time setup fee.
