Bayzat vs Zoho People (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Bayzat if

• Fits if you're a UAE company that wants payroll, HR and insurance in one place
• Works for firms that need WPS payroll files

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're outside the Gulf, as the payroll and compliance are local
• Not for you if you want a price up front, as quotes only
• Tight if you want only Core HR and Payroll, because other modules are extra
• Watch out: no free plan or trial is listed

Pick Zoho People if

• Fits if you already use Zoho apps for hiring, expenses or payroll
• Works for staff who clock in at a kiosk or a biometric device

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need both attendance and reviews, as that means Enterprise at $8 a user
• Skip it if you want payroll in the same app, as Zoho sells it separately
• Not for you if you're more than 3 people and hoping to stay free
• Pricey if you want recruiting and expenses too, as the People Plus bundle is $9 a user a month
• Watch out: Essential HR at $3 leaves out time off, and firms over 500 users must ask for a quote

Bayzat

• No prices are published: the site says pricing depends on company size and modules, and points to a free consultation for a quote.
• Built for the UAE and GCC; its payroll and compliance claims are specific to local labor law.
• Modules such as benefits, talent and finance are priced separately from the Core HR and Payroll bundle, according to the vendor's FAQ.
• The mobile apps linked from the site are listed as Bayzat Benefits, so it is unclear how much of the HR suite they cover.

Zoho People

• The free plan stops at 3 users in the US (5 elsewhere) and covers only records, time off and documents.
• Payroll and recruiting are separate Zoho products; the People Plus bundle with Recruit, Expense, Sign and others is $9 per user a month billed annually.
• Workforce and Talent each cover half the toolset: getting both attendance and performance reviews means Enterprise.
• Companies with more than 500 users are asked to request a quote.

Bayzat

Core HR

Leave management, attendance and shift scheduling, employee records, onboarding and offboarding, and an employee self-service portal.

Payroll

Payroll processing for the Gulf that the vendor says handles WPS file generation, gratuity and end-of-service calculations under UAE law.

Talent

An applicant tracking module, performance management and surveys.

Finance

Accounts payable, work expenses, corporate cards and cross-border payments, connected to payroll.

Insurance and benefits

Group health insurance with employees added or removed in the platform, plus individual health and motor insurance.

Bayzat Studio and AI

Workflows, integrations, a task manager and service desk, plus an AI assistant, AI reporting and a knowledge hub.

Zoho People

Employee records and documents

A central employee database with self-service profiles, multi-entity management, onboarding and offboarding flows, exit interviews and document storage.

Attendance and time off

Staff check in on the web, the mobile app, a face-recognition kiosk or a biometric device, with IP and location limits, leave policies and accruals.

Shift rosters and timesheets

Create shifts, rotate them automatically, take shift-change requests, and log time against jobs and clients for approval.

Goals, appraisals and training

The Talent plan adds OKRs, appraisals with feedback, and a learning management system for courses.

Zia AI

Zoho's assistant answers employees' questions, carries out HR tasks and analyzes people data.

HR help desk and surveys

Employees raise cases with HR in a help desk, and HR runs eNPS, pulse and engagement surveys.

Bayzat

Pricing could not be confirmed. See bayzat.com.

Zoho People

• Free$0

  Up to 3 users, with the employee database, time off and documents.

• Essential HR$3

  per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)

  AI agent, onboarding and offboarding, documents, benefits and compensation planning, engagement surveys, HR help desk and reports.

• Workforce$5

  per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  Essential HR plus time off, attendance for full-time staff and timesheets with overtime rules.

• Talent$5

  per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  Essential HR plus OKRs, performance evaluations and a learning management system.

• Enterprise$8

  per user / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)

  Essential HR, Workforce and Talent together, plus a sandbox and premium support.

Bayzat

No public discounts listed.

Zoho People

• Annual discount

  Over 20% off with yearly billing

  Zoho says yearly billing saves more than 20%: Essential HR is $3 a user a month billed yearly against $4 monthly.