Payroll & HR software for India
Payroll done right every month. Free for up to 10 employees.
PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS calculated for you, payslips and Form 16 in the employee app, attendance and leave built in. Paid plans are priced by team size, not per employee.
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Everything payroll needs, in one app
From attendance to payslips to the returns you file. Pick a feature to see how it works.
Payroll processing
Run payroll for the whole company in minutes, with salary revisions and loss of pay handled.
Statutory compliance
PF, ESI, Professional Tax and LWF for your state, with ECR files and returns ready to file.
TDS & income tax
TDS under both regimes, investment declarations, Form 138 returns and Form 130 (Form 16).
Attendance & timesheets
Phone check-in with selfie and location, biometric machines or Excel. It flows straight into salary.
Reports & analytics
Salary register, statutory registers and cost reports your CA and finance team can use.
Employee self-service
Payslips, Form 16, leave and tax declarations in the employee app, without a request to HR.
A month of payroll in five steps
See it in a one-minute video: payroll for 25 employees, start to finish.
- Attendance is in, marked by you, uploaded from Excel or synced from your machine.
- Run payroll. PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS are calculated for everyone.
- Check the salary register, then approve.
- Employees see their payslips in the app, with every deduction on its own line.
- Pay and file: PF and ESI by the 15th, TDS by the 7th, and PT by your state’s due date.
Always on the latest rules
Indian payroll changed a lot in 2025–26. HivePayroll already follows it.
Simple pricing by team size
Every feature on every paid plan. No per-employee fees up to 100 employees, no setup fee. Billed yearly, excluding GST.
Free
Up to 10 employees, attendance marked by you or uploaded from Excel. No time limit.
Up to 10 employees
With phone and biometric attendance.
11–25 employees
Everything included.
What customers say
Quoted exactly from public review sites.
Now I do have not to worry about compliance. HivePayroll automatically generates all reports for compliance like PF, PT, ESIC and 24Q and reminds me to file the Challans.
User-friendly and easy to use. Reporting is flexible and covers maximum areas for management reporting. Highly recommended.
Good software, leave managing. Payroll management. Everything is awesome about this software.
Very simple to use and the results are 100% accurate.
Recognition: Rising Star 2022, FinancesOnline · Game Changer 2025, SoftwareSuggest
Built for how you run payroll
Small businesses
Free up to 10 employees, compliance without an expert on staff, and a flat price as you grow.
CA firms & consultants
Run payroll for every client from one login, with the returns your clients need.
Partners
Refer companies or resell HivePayroll. See the partner program.
Free payroll tools
No sign-up needed. See all free tools.
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Your next payroll, done in minutesFree for up to 10 employees. The employee app is on Android and iOS. Questions? support@hivepayroll.co.in
