Keka HR review (2026): is it worth $9 a month?
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Keka HR report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for HR, attendance and reviews for mid-sized firms
Keka is an HR system for records, leave, attendance, onboarding and reviews, at $9, $16 or $22 per employee a month on the US page. It doesn't say whether that is billed monthly or yearly, or how long the free trial lasts. Hiring and project tools are priced separately and weren't recorded.
Who Keka HR is for
- Fits if you want attendance, leave and reviews in one HR system
- Works for firms that want one monthly price per employee on the US page
Who Keka HR is not for
- Tight if you want reviews and feedback, which sit on the $22 Growth plan
- Watch out: the trial length isn't stated and the billing basis isn't either
- Watch out: the default pricing page shows rupees, and the dollar prices are on the US page
- Pricey if you add hiring or project tools, which are priced on separate tabs
Why Keka HR 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 money$9, $16 or $22 per employee a month on the US page, against a category middle of about $7. The page does not say if it is billed monthly or annually.
- DFree plan and trialA free trial is offered on every plan, but the pricing page gives no length.
- BFeaturesCore HR, time and attendance, employee experience, performance and a mobile app. The listing names no gap in the core HR work.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Leave, attendance and payroll rules need setting up first.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus iOS and Android apps. No integrations list on record, and no desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Keka'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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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/keka-hr#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/keka-hr.svg" alt="Keka HR: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Keka HR stands among HR software
Keka HR's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 41 of the 63 other HR software we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on features (B, above 41 of 63) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 38).
Its paid plans start at $9 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.36 for the category: 24 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 64 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Keka HR’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 63, level with 50
- DFree plan and trialAbove 38 of 63, level with 1
- BFeaturesAbove 41 of 63, level with 22
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 63, level with 61
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 22 of 63, level with 41
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 38 HR software. 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 Keka HR, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Keka HR 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 $108 a year.
What you could make
- Employee records, time off, surveys and applicant tracking: 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.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Keka HR’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 Keka HR?
Keka is an HR and payroll platform organized into payroll, HR, talent and project-services suites. Its US pricing page lists three HR and payroll tiers priced per employee per month, with a free trial, and separate tabs for hiring and project timesheets. It also has plans for India and other regions.
Worth knowing
- The US page does not say whether the per-employee price is billed monthly or annually; its FAQ says annual contracts and larger headcounts usually lower the rate.
- The default pricing page showed rupee prices; the dollar tiers above are from the United States page.
- Hiring and project services are priced on separate tabs, and their prices were not recorded here.
- The trial length is not stated on the pricing page.
Key features
- Core HR
- Employee profiles, org structure, document storage and letter generation, onboarding and exit workflows, and access roles.
- Time and attendance
- Leave management, attendance tracking, overtime automation and shift management, with leave data linked to payroll.
- Employee experience
- Pulse surveys, longer surveys, public praise and an employee expression wall on the higher tiers.
- Performance reviews
- Cyclic performance reviews, 1-on-1 meeting records and continuous feedback on the Growth tier.
- Hiring and project services
- Separate pricing tabs cover a hiring suite and a project services suite with timesheets and billing.
- Mobile app
- A mobile app for employees, linked from the pricing page to the Play Store and App Store.
Keka HR pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Keka HR is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $9 per employee / month; billing basis not stated.
- Starts at
- $9 per employee / month; billing basis not stated
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial offered on every plan; length not stated
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | $9per employee / month, billing basis not stated | Employee profiles, documents and letters, basic onboarding and exit, leave management, attendance, overtime and a mobile app. |
| Strength | $16per employee / month, billing basis not stated | Foundation plus advanced onboarding, exit surveys, employee pulse surveys, surveys and extra login options. |
| Growth | $22per employee / month, billing basis not stated | Strength plus 1-on-1 meetings, continuous feedback, public praise, cyclic performance reviews and selfie or GPS attendance. |
Read from keka.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Keka HR before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Keka HR have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Keka HR is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Keka HR have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Keka HR is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Keka HR open source?
Keka HR 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.