greytHR review (2026): is it worth ₹2,495 a month?
HR and payroll software for businesses in India
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greytHR report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for payroll and HR for Indian businesses
greytHR is Indian payroll and HR software from INR 2,495 a month for up to 50 employees, with a 7-day trial. It is built for Indian businesses, prices are in rupees, and some modules cost extra on lower plans.
Who greytHR is for
- Fits if you run payroll for an Indian company with PF, ESI and tax rules
- Works for firms of 50 employees or fewer on the base plan
Who greytHR is not for
- Skip it if you pay staff outside India, as the vendor describes it as software for Indian businesses
- Watch out: prices are in rupees, and the page does not say if GST is included
- Watch out: attendance and shifts start at Growth, and performance, expense and recruitment tools cost extra on lower plans
- Watch out: annual plans are not refunded if you stop during the term
Why greytHR gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyEssential is INR 2,495 a month including 50 employees, about $29, in the middle of payroll tools. Each extra employee is INR 45.
- CFree plan and trialA 7-day trial with full features and no billing for the first 7 days. There is no free plan.
- BFeaturesIndian statutory payroll, attendance and leave, employee self-service, an AI assistant and add-on modules.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Payroll rules, leave policies and employees are set up by you.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only on the listing, with no integrations named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from greytHR's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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greytHR's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 17 of the 40 other payroll services we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on features (B, above 17 of 40) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $26.28 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 10 of the 24 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 41 payroll services we grade, cut by the letter each got. greytHR’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 40, level with 24
- CFree plan and trialAbove 30 of 40, level with 9
- BFeaturesAbove 17 of 40, level with 23
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 40, level with 25
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 40, level with 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 25 payroll services. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep greytHR, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace greytHR you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $315.31 a year.
What you could make
- Employee records and time off: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. greytHR’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is greytHR?
greytHR is a cloud HRMS and payroll product for Indian businesses. It calculates PF, ESI, professional tax, LWF and TDS across states, and adds attendance, leave, onboarding and employee self-service. Plans are priced in rupees per month with a base that includes 50 employees.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in Indian rupees and the page does not say whether GST is included.
- Attendance and shift management start at the Growth plan; performance management, expense and recruitment tools cost extra on lower plans.
- The vendor describes it as software for Indian businesses.
- Annual subscriptions are offered, but remaining credit is not refunded if you stop during the term.
Key features
- Indian statutory payroll
- Computes PF, ESI, professional tax, LWF and TDS across all 28 states, with direct filing to government portals.
- Attendance and leave
- Punches from biometric devices, GPS, GeoMark+ or Visage face recognition feed one leave and attendance engine and then payroll.
- Employee self-service
- Employees see payslips, leave balances, claims, Form 16 and tax declarations in the greytHR portal and app.
- NAVOS AI assistant
- Typed commands grant leave, pull reports and update records within a user's permissions; included on paid plans.
- Add-on modules
- Performance management, time sheets, expense management, recruitment and GPS tracking are sold as add-ons on lower plans.
greytHR pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, greytHR is a paid product with a free trial, starting at ₹2,495 per month, including 50 employees.
- Starts at
- ₹2,495 per month, including 50 employees
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial with full features, no billing for the first 7 days
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | ₹2,495per month, plus ₹45 per employee above 50 | Payroll, leave management and core HR for up to 50 employees at the base price, with the NAVOS AI assistant. |
| Growth | ₹4,495per month, plus ₹85 per employee above 50 | Essential plus attendance, shift management, overtime, geo-fencing and a confirmation workflow. |
| Premium | Custom | All modules included; the page says it saves about 30% against Growth plus add-ons. Contact sales. |
Read from greythr.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with greytHR before you buy.
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Common questions
Does greytHR have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. greytHR is listed for Web.
Does greytHR have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. greytHR is listed for Web.
Is greytHR open source?
greytHR is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.