Attendoformerly Petpooja Payroll

Attendo
vs
ESSL

ESSL gives you an attendance machine. Attendo gives you payroll, with the machine included.

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Why Choose

Why Choose
Attendo?

You Get Payroll, Not Just Attendance

ESSL builds attendance hardware - good hardware. But their software stops at tracking who came in and when. That's why ESSL's own homepage lists Keka, greytHR, and Pocket HRMS as their clients - ESSL users run payroll in those tools. With Attendo, attendance and salary are one system. Mark the punch, the salary updates on its own.

One Annual Cost. No Extras

With ESSL, you pay per device, pay for the software license, pay yearly AMC per device, and buy a new license if you change your server. But with Attendo there's only one yearly cost (with the device). Then add employees, add branches - your cost doesn't move at all.

Support That Comes From Us, Not A Middleman

With Attendo, you call us. Any day, any time. 24×7, including salary days. While ESSL's own page says: "eSSL do not support the end user directly, Technical support to end user is responsibility of installer/dealer." So when something breaks on the 1st of the month, you call whoever sold you the machine.

Lifetime Warranty vs One Year

Attendo device comes with a lifetime warranty. If it fails, we replace it. No date to remember. ESSL devices come with a 1-year warranty. And ESSL's own site says products bought on Amazon, Flipkart, or Snapdeal aren't covered at all.

The Mindset Difference

We didn't optimise one side and patch the other.

We built both-so the system works together.
Feature Matrix

Choose Your Payroll
System Wisely

Feature
Attendo
ESSL
End-to-End Payroll
Yes
No
Automatic Salary Calculation
Yes
No
Statutory Compliance (PF, ESI, PT, TDS)
Yes
No
Leaves & Shifts Management
Yes
No
Needs Third-Party Software For Payroll
No
Yes
24×7×365 Support
Yes
No
Lifetime Warranty
Yes
No
Installation
Yes
Third Party
Software Updates
Automatic
Version-based
Onboarding

How to switch from
ESSL to Attendo

01

Bring Your Data

Hand over your employee list, salary structures & past attendance - we migrate it cleanly.

02

Sync Your Devices

Our team installs and pairs your biometric devices on-site - they start feeding payroll instantly.

03

Go Live in Hours

Run this month's payroll on Attendo - no long training, no waiting for the next cycle.

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Our Principles

What We Refused to
Compromise On

Payroll breaks when small compromises stack up. We chose not to make them.

Accuracy
Clean data from day one.
Uptime
Always on, always reliable.
Accountability
Our hardware, our responsibility.

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FAQ

Attendo vs ESSL
FAQs

Does Attendo handle PF, ESI, and TDS?
Yes. All three are calculated automatically on every salary. You set the rules once, and they apply from the next payroll.
What happens on salary day if something goes wrong?
Call us. Our support team works 24×7, including salary days and month-ends. You're not routed to a dealer or an email queue.
Is ESSL cheaper than Attendo?
It looks cheaper on the device alone. Once you add the software license, annual AMC per device, per-user cloud fees, and a separate payroll tool like Keka or greytHR to actually run salaries - the total is higher, and less predictable. Attendo runs on just one annual cost.
Can I move my existing attendance records to Attendo?
Yes. Share your employee data and historical attendance; we bring it in during setup.
Will this work for a business with multiple branches?
Yes. One login shows every branch. Add outlets as you grow - your plan doesn't change.
What can my employees do on the mobile app?
Mark attendance with photo verification, check leave balance, apply for leave, and download their payslip once payroll is approved. The app works in 11 Indian languages.
How is this different from buying an ESSL device and a separate payroll tool?
You'd be buying and managing two systems that have to talk to each other - and when they disagree, you're the referee. Attendo is one system. Attendance goes into salary on its own. There's nothing to reconcile.