6 Keka Alternatives You Should Try in 2026

Keka puts appraisals, goals and payroll on one platform. If your team mainly needs attendance and payroll done well, a simpler tool with a simpler bill may fit better.

For that, my pick is Attendo (formerly Petpooja Payroll), the best Keka alternative for Indian businesses of any size. The device, attendance, payroll and support come from one company, with no per-employee pricing, so the bill does not grow with every hire.

Attendo is a complete workforce management system for every kind of business. HROne, Zimyo, Pocket HRMS, factoHR and Kredily make up the rest of my list, and Keka’s own users on G2 explain much of why teams look around.

Why Look for Keka Alternatives?

As a full HR suite, Keka covers a lot. Its plans are set out further down; the reasons teams look elsewhere come from its own users and its pricing page:

• Customisation and speed come up in reviews. In Keka’s G2 reviews, 2,434 in all, the cons users tag most are limited customisation (156), poor customer support (145) and slow loading (143).
• Prices are not published. You get a quote, and its FAQ mentions a setup fee.
• Some tools are add-ons. Advanced shift management is an add-on, and hiring is sold as separate plans.
• More suite than some teams need. A factory or store that mainly needs attendance and payroll may not use appraisals and goals.

Keka still holds a 4.4 rating on G2, so these are trade-offs to weigh rather than reasons on their own.

6 Keka Alternatives Compared

For each tool I give the facts from its own website (checked October 2026), a G2 or Google Play rating where one exists, then pros, cons and my take. I weighed hardware, pricing, statutory payroll and who each tool suits.

1. Attendo

Attendo is my first pick for shift and front-line teams in any Indian business. It covers attendance, shifts, leave, approvals, payroll and statutory compliance, and the device comes in the box.

• Hardware: each package comes with one device (Biometric, Biometric Pro or Face Scanner), fitted on site by a technician and covered by a 1-year warranty.
• Pricing: one flat yearly software fee, no per-employee charges, and the same software in every package.
• Statutory payroll: PF, ESI, PT, TDS and LWF, with monthly, daily, weekly and hourly pay in one organisation.
• Field teams: mobile punch with photo and geofence, plus Live Tracking, a paid add-on, for field sales attendance.
• Best for: shift and front-line teams in factories, retail chains, hospitals and hotels.

Pros

• No per-employee charges: one flat yearly fee, whatever your headcount.
• An attendance device in every package, installed on site with a 1-year warranty.
• Device, software and support from one company.
• Punches can start the same day the device is installed.
• Support 24×7×365, including salary-processing days.
• Employee App in 11 Indian languages.

Cons

• A relatively new brand name, though Attendo is built by Petpooja, whose products 1,50,000+ businesses use and which has served Indian businesses since 2011.

My take: If what you need from a Keka replacement is gate attendance and payroll rather than appraisals, this is the one I would put first, because the device, payroll and support stay with one company.

2. HROne

HROne is the closest of these to Keka’s HR depth, and it works with the major biometric brands.

• Pricing: the HROne pricing page lists Basic at ₹4,950 a month and Professional at ₹6,500 a month, each for 50 users, with a charge for each extra user. Enterprise is custom.
• Statutory payroll: PF with ECR, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS, Form 24Q and Form 16.
• Attendance: biometric, face, selfie with geo-tag, GPS and geo-fencing; it names ESSL, ZKTeco, Suprema and BIOMAX devices.
• Best for: teams leaving Keka that want a full HR suite on their existing devices.

Pros

• Works with major biometric brands you may already own.
• Biometric integration on every plan.
• Wide statutory payroll, including LWF and Form 24Q.

Cons

• Recruitment and performance are on the Enterprise plan.
• Every extra user above 50 adds a monthly charge.
• Its pricing page shows more than one extra-user rate, so confirm yours.

My take: HROne comes closest to Keka’s HR depth on this list. If appraisals matter, price its Enterprise plan, since that is where performance sits.

3. Zimyo

Zimyo is the pick for mid-sized companies that want a wider HR suite around payroll, from rosters to engagement.

• Pricing: the Zimyo pricing page lists Basic, Standard and Enterprise at ₹80, ₹160 and ₹240 per user a month, with minimum billing for 50 users.
• Statutory payroll: covers PF, ESI, PT, TDS and LWF.
• Attendance: biometric, geo-fencing and selfie attendance.
• Best for: mid-sized companies that want HR and engagement tools. See our Zimyo comparison.

Pros

• A wide HR suite: rosters, engagement and performance.
• Statutory payroll in every plan.
• Geo-fencing and selfie attendance.

Cons

• Minimum billing for 50 users on every plan.
• Recruitment and learning are paid add-ons.
• Performance reviews only on the Enterprise plan.

My take: Zimyo covers much of the same HR ground as Keka, with published prices. Under 50 staff you still pay for 50, so I would check the maths first.

4. Pocket HRMS

Pocket HRMS offers HR-suite payroll at published prices for teams of 50 and more.

• Pricing: the Pocket HRMS pricing page lists Standard at ₹2,995 and Professional at ₹4,495 a month, billed annually, each for 50 employees, plus ₹60 or ₹90 per extra employee.
• Statutory payroll: PF, ESI, TDS, PT and LWF, with ECR challans, eTDS and Form 16.
• Attendance: fingerprint devices, face recognition in the app, selfie, GPS, geo-fencing and Android tablet kiosks.
• Best for: payroll-heavy teams of 50 or more.

Pros

• Published prices for 50 employees.
• Kiosk attendance on any Android tablet.
• Works with biometric hardware you already own.

Cons

• A 50-employee minimum.
• A one-time implementation fee; the amount is not stated.
• Prices are shown for annual billing only.

My take: Pocket HRMS keeps the payroll depth of an HR suite at published prices. I would pick it if payroll matters more to you than appraisals.

5. factoHR

Like Keka, factoHR is a full HR suite, with published prices and performance on its top plan.

• Pricing: the factoHR pricing page lists a free plan for up to 20 employees, then Core at ₹4,999, Premium at ₹5,999 and Ultimate at ₹6,999 a month for up to 50 employees, billed yearly, with a charge for each extra employee.
• Statutory payroll: PF with ECR, ESI, PT, TDS with Form 24Q, LWF and Form 16.
• Attendance: face recognition, geo-tagged punches, geofencing and kiosk mode, and it connects with 200+ biometric devices.
• Best for: growing businesses that want a wide HR suite.

Pros

• A free plan for up to 20 employees.
• Connects with 200+ biometric and access control devices.
• Kiosk attendance on a shared phone or tablet.

Cons

• The free plan covers employee data, letters and payslips, not attendance or payroll.
• Training charges apply; the amount is not stated.
• Selfie punch is listed as a paid add-on.

My take: factoHR is a full HR suite like Keka, with published prices. I would compare its Ultimate plan with Keka’s quote, since that is where performance sits.

6. Kredily

Kredily suits small teams that want to start on a free plan and connect the biometric machine they already have.

• Pricing: the Kredily pricing page lists a Free Forever plan at ₹0 for unlimited employees, subject to an active usage policy, with PF, ESI, PT and TDS calculation. Paid plans start at ₹1,249 a month for up to 25 employees.
• Attendance: web clock-in, and its KredSync tool syncs existing fingerprint or card devices.
• Best for: small teams that want to start on a free plan.

Pros

• A free plan with PF, ESI, PT and TDS calculation.
• Syncs fingerprint and card devices you already own.
• Low entry price on the paid plans.

Cons

• The free plan allows one attendance rule and one salary structure.
• Selfie and GPS attendance need its higher paid plan.
• Challans and Form 16 need a paid plan.

My take: Kredily is the budget move away from Keka. I would check that the free plan’s single salary structure fits your team before switching.

Keka Alternatives at a Glance

Here is the whole list in one table. Every detail comes from the vendor’s own site.

Tool	Attendance device	How pricing works
Attendo	Included in every package	One flat yearly fee per package, no per-employee charges
HROne	Works with ESSL, ZKTeco, Suprema and BIOMAX	From ₹4,950 a month for 50 users
Zimyo	Biometric attendance listed	From ₹80 per user a month, 50-user minimum
Pocket HRMS	Works with existing devices	From ₹2,995 a month for 50, billed annually
factoHR	Connects with 200+ devices	Free up to 20; paid plans from ₹4,999 a month for 50
Kredily	Syncs existing devices	Free plan, or from ₹1,249 a month for 25 employees

Pricing was correct at the time of writing. Vendors change their plans, so check the current pricing on each vendor’s own website before you decide.

What Keka’s Plans Include

The Keka pricing page names three human resources (HR) and payroll plans:

1. Foundation: core HR, leave, attendance, basic shifts and payroll with statutory reports.
2. Strength: adds selfie clock-in, geo-fencing and people analytics.
3. Growth: adds goals and performance reviews; advanced shift management is an add-on.

Each plan offers a free trial, and the FAQ notes a “nominal setup fee”. Hiring is sold as separate plans.

On compliance, Keka lists Provident Fund (PF), Employees’ State Insurance (ESI), Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), Professional Tax (PT), Form 16 and Labour Welfare Fund (LWF). For attendance, it says it works with a business’s “existing bio-metric infrastructure”.

How to Compare Keka Alternatives

Three questions, taken in this order, sort these tools quickly:

1. Where do people punch in? A fingerprint or face device at a factory gate needs a different setup from a phone app for a sales team.
2. How should the bill grow? Per-user pricing grows with every hire; a flat fee does not. Our guide to flat fee vs per-employee billing shows the maths.
3. Which HR tools do you need? Appraisals and hiring, or payroll and statutory filings first.

A factory floor, a hospital ward or a store often runs on a gate device, so the device question usually matters most.

A 60-person IT services firm in Pune that works on laptops may never need a device. A hospital in Lucknow running three shifts usually does.

Take them in this order, device first. Attendo includes a device, while most other tools connect the one you already have. Attendo charges a flat fee, while most of the others add a charge for each user or employee.

Most of these tools keep appraisals and hiring on their top plans or as add-ons, so check which plan you would need.

Statutory payroll matters whichever tool you pick. PF rules sit with the EPFO website, and ESI is covered by the Code on Social Security.

When to Choose Attendo Over Keka

Here is when I’d pick Attendo first.

Choose Attendo if you:

• Want a bill that stays flat as you hire, with no per-employee charges.
• Want the device and the software from the same company, so there is one number to call when a punch goes missing.
• Expect to add staff: a single device handles up to 750 employees (3,000 on the Face Scanner), and the software sets no headcount cap.
• Want a team on call around the clock, 24×7×365.
• Value a long track record: Attendo comes from Petpooja, whose team of 1,800+ has served Indian businesses since 2011.

For businesses where most staff punch in at a gate or a counter, the link between the device and payroll is the part to get right first.

Which Keka Alternative Should You Pick?

Attendo is the best Keka alternative for Indian businesses that want attendance, payroll and the device in one system that grows with them. The device, payroll and 24×7×365 support come from one company, and the software fee stays flat as headcount grows, with no per-employee charges.

Before you decide, ask each shortlisted vendor for a quote at the team size you expect in a year. To see the device and payroll in one system, take a look at Attendo.

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