Zimyo vs Zoho People (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Zoho People: it is first in our ranking of HR software, and it grades higher too, 2.4 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Zoho People grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Zimyo
Indian HRMS with payroll, attendance and AI add-ons
Zoho People
Low-cost HR records, attendance, shifts and reviews from Zoho
Which one is for you
Pick Zimyo if
- Fits if you run an Indian company of 50 or more and want payroll and attendance together
- Works for teams that need selfie attendance on phones
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you have fewer than 50 people, since every plan bills 50 users at least
- Watch out: prices exclude GST and the page shows no dollar price
- Pricey if you want add-ons: Recruit is ₹4,000 per recruiter a month and HR Analytics ₹20,000 a licence
- Watch out: performance reviews, OKRs and compensation need Enterprise at ₹240
- Skip it if you want discounts spelled out, as yearly figures come from sales
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
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAZimyoFair | 2.4GPAZoho PeopleFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C₹80 a user a month on Basic, but billed for at least 50 users, so the floor is ₹4,000 a month. No dollar price is shown, and a small team cannot buy fewer seats. | CWorkforce is $5 a user a month on yearly billing, the cheapest plan with time off, so a ten-person company pays $50. It adds attendance and timesheets too. That's under this category's middle; Essential HR is $3 but leaves time off out. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with limited features and no card, and no free plan. | CFree for up to 3 users, with records, time off and documents. Fine for a look around, but a ten-person team is well past it. There's also a 30-day trial. |
| Features | CCore HR, attendance, payroll, engagement and performance, spread across three plans. Recruit, HR Analytics and Learn are paid add-ons. | BRecords, onboarding, documents, an HR help desk, time off, attendance by kiosk or biometric device, shift rosters, timesheets, goals, appraisals and courses. The whole job, though payroll and hiring are separate Zoho apps. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Payroll and attendance rules have to be set up, and the trial has limited features. | CNo App Store rating on record, and with features split between Workforce and Talent, you'll need to think before you pick a plan. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android apps, but no integrations are listed in our record. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, QuickBooks, Slack and Zoho's own apps. No desktop app. |
| Best for | Indian HR and payroll, 50-user minimum | small businesses already on other Zoho apps |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Zimyo and Zoho People. How we grade
Price against what you get
Zimyo starts at about $0.84 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zoho People starts at $3 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Zoho People scores higher, and starts $2.16 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other HR software on the chart, none scores higher than Zimyo for less, and none scores higher than Zoho People for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Zimyo also covers surveys, expense tracking, payroll and applicant tracking.
- Zoho People also covers reports, shift scheduling and time clock.
At a glance
| Zimyo | Zoho People | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | ₹80 per user / month, minimum 50 users | $3 per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Free for up to 3 users: employee database, time off and vacation planning, and document management. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with limited features, no card required. | 30-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Zimyo Consulting Pvt. Ltd. | Zoho Corporation |
| Price read from | zimyo.com | zoho.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Zimyo
- Prices are in Indian rupees and exclude GST; there is no dollar price on the page.
- Every plan bills at least 50 users, so the lowest monthly total is ₹4,000 on Basic.
- Add-ons cost extra: Recruit ₹4,000 per recruiter per month, HR Analytics ₹20,000 per license per month, Learn ₹40 per user per month.
- The page says half-yearly and yearly discounts exist but gives no figures; those come from sales.
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.
Key features
Zimyo
- Core HR and attendance
- Employee records, documents, policies, workflows, roles, and time and attendance with geotag and geofence.
- Payroll
- Salary, compliance, arrears and full-and-final settlement are in Basic; Enterprise adds multi-entity, multi-country and multi-currency payroll.
- Engagement and self-service
- Standard adds a feed, chat, surveys, feedback and recognition, and employees use Android and iOS apps for self-service.
- Performance and finance
- Enterprise covers KRA and OKR reviews, a 9-box matrix, bell curve normalization, expenses, travel desk and budgeting.
- Add-on modules
- Recruit (ATS), Learn (LMS), Timesheet, Trip Management and HR Analytics are priced separately, along with AI tokens.
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.
Plans
Zimyo
Basic₹80
per user / month, billed for at least 50 users
Core HR, time and attendance, employee self-service with Android and iOS apps, and payroll. Excludes GST.
Standard₹160
per user / month, billed for at least 50 users
Adds onboarding and offboarding, helpdesk, assets, engagement tools, rosters and selfie attendance.
Enterprise₹240
per user / month, billed for at least 50 users
Adds expenses, travel desk, performance reviews, OKRs, compensation, and multi-entity and multi-country payroll.
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.
Ways to pay less
Zimyo
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Zimyo or Zoho People?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zimyo is cheaper to start with: about $0.84 a month for each person, against $3 a month for each person for Zoho People. Zimyo starts at ₹80 per user / month, minimum 50 users, and Zoho People starts at $3 per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Zimyo or Zoho People?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Zoho People has a free plan. Zimyo does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.