Payroll for Indian startups.
Compliant from your first hire.
PF, ESI, TDS and Professional Tax are calculated on every run and refreshed the month the rules change - so no EPFO notice, no Section 234E late fee, no scramble on the 15th. Free forever for your first 10 employees.
Payroll & compliance
PF, ESI, TDS and Professional Tax computed on every run and refreshed the month a threshold moves.
Attendance & leave
Web, mobile, geo-tagged, face and fingerprint, or a sync from the punch machine you already own.
Payslips & reports
Password-protected payslips emailed in one click, with CTC and tax-liability reporting behind them.
Trusted by 1,000+ growing Indian businesses
Run payroll once. PF, ESI, TDS and PT are already handled.
You do not have to know the PF wage ceiling or which TDS regime suits each employee. Every deduction is computed on the run, refreshed the month a threshold moves, and the ECR and ESI files come out ready to upload.
- PF (3A / 6A / 12A)
- ESI
- TDS & Form 16
- Professional Tax
- LWF
- ECR export
- Gratuity
- Full & final
Attendance that lands in payroll without a spreadsheet in between.
However your team works - desks, sites, shifts or all three - attendance arrives in payroll on its own. Web, mobile, geo-tagged, face and fingerprint, bulk import, or a sync from the punch machine you already own.
- Web & mobile check-in
- Geo-tagged
- Face & fingerprint
- Biometric sync
- Shift roster
- Overtime & arrears
- Leave & holidays
Payslips out in one click. Answers without a data request.
Payslips go out password-protected to everyone at once. Behind them sit the CTC, tax-liability and salary-trend numbers your investors and your CA keep asking for - no export, no pivot table.
- Bulk payslip email
- Payroll register
- 10+ reports
- Excel & PDF export
- Scheduled reports
- Self-service portal
Less time, lower cost, and nothing pending with EPFO
Three numbers worth checking before you move off a spreadsheet: how long a run takes, what it costs you to start, and whether the statutory side is genuinely covered.
Off spreadsheets and running compliant payroll in three steps.
No implementation project, no migration fee, and no sales call before you can start. You do not need a payroll person to run this.
- Step 1
Add your team
CSV import or type them in. A 20-person team is set up in under five minutes.
- Step 2
Run payroll
PF, ESI, TDS and PT apply the moment you hit run. Nothing to configure first.
- Step 3
Pay & file
Payslips email themselves. ECR and ESI files come out ready to upload.
See why customers love using INDPayroll
“Switching to INDPayroll saved our team 3 days every month. The PF/ESI automation is a lifesaver.”
“The most user-friendly payroll tool for Indian startups. Audit compliance is no longer a worry.”
“Scalable and extremely reliable. Their customer support understands Indian taxation perfectly.”
One platform, tuned to how your team actually works
Whether your team sits in one room in Koramangala or across six warehouses, EPFO and ESIC expect the same filings. Only the way you capture work changes.
Running payroll for several client companies?
INDPayroll has a separate multi-client setup for practices - built for the firm doing payroll for twenty companies, not the company doing payroll for itself.
- A dedicated payroll account per client company
- Ready-to-upload PF, ESI and TDS annexures, per client
- Audit-ready logs across every account you manage
Pay for the people you pay. That's it.
No setup fee, no seat minimums. Upgrade or downgrade whenever you like.
Free
- Employee onboarding
- Basic web attendance
- Automated payroll runs
- Basic PF compliance
- Digital payslips
Free forever, not a trial.
Essentials
Most popular- Full TDS, ESI, PT & LWF returns
- Form 16+ and ECR export
- Gratuity settlement
- 10+ reports
- 24/7 email support
Start free, upgrade when you're ready.
Ultimate
- Self-service employee portal
- Biometric & geo-tagged attendance
- Advanced leave & overtime
- Role-based access control
- Priority phone, chat & email support
Start free, upgrade when you're ready.
Less than the cost of one missed PF filing penalty - for a full year of compliant payroll.
What happens after you click “Start free”
INDPayroll vs. greytHR, Keka & Zoho: Features & Pricing Comparison
Attendance, leave, recruitment, performance and payroll - the same breadth as the platforms below, minus the flat platform fee or the sales call just to see a price.
| Feature | INDPayroll | Razorpay Payroll | Zoho Payroll | greytHR | Keka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ₹0 (up to 10 employees) | Not published | Not published | ₹2,495/mo | ₹9,999/mo |
| Pricing shown upfront | Yes | Demo required | Demo required | Partial | Partial |
| Built primarily for | Startups & growing SMEs | Startups → enterprise | Startups → enterprise | Mid–large HRMS | Growing enterprises |
| Several entities on one login | Yes | —Not listed | —Not listed | —Not listed | —Not listed |
| Genuinely free tier | Yes - up to 10 employees | No | No | No | No |
Competitor pricing and positioning based on publicly listed information on each provider's website; figures are self-reported by each vendor and may change.
Still comparing? Run a real payroll instead.
greytHR wants ₹2,495 a month before you see it work. The Free plan is not a trial - it stays free for your first 10 employees, so you can test INDPayroll on your own salary data first.
Free forever for your first 10 employees · No credit card · Cancel anytime
Frequently asked, answered directly.
Still deciding?
Twenty minutes with someone who runs Indian payroll every day - or skip the call and try it on your own salary data.
Is INDPayroll really free?
Does INDPayroll handle PF, ESI and TDS automatically?
We are 12 people and have never run PF or ESI before. Is this going to bite us?
Is my payroll data secure?
How long does it take to switch providers?
What happens if I outgrow the free plan?
How is this different from a full HR suite like greytHR or Keka?
One missed PF deadline costs more than a year of this.
Interest and damages under EPFO start the day you are late. INDPayroll files on time by default - free for your first 10 employees.