# Pocket HRMS review (2026): is it worth ₹2,995 a month, billed yearly? > Indian HR and payroll software with statutory compliance Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Pocket HRMS is a cloud HR and payroll system for Indian employers, covering attendance, leave, an employee self-service portal and payroll that handles PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS. Pricing is a monthly fee for the first 50 employees plus a per-employee charge beyond that. - **Category:** Payroll - **Made by:** Pocket smHRt Tech Pvt. Ltd. (since 2004) - **Website:** https://www.pockethrms.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you have fewer than 50 employees, as the pricing FAQ sets that minimum. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Pocket HRMS is a paid product with a free trial, starting at ₹2,995 per month for 50 employees, billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free trial offered through a request form; its length is not stated. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Standard | ₹2,995 per month for up to 50 employees, billed annually | Payroll, leave, attendance with geo-tagging, self-service portal and statutory compliance. ₹60 per additional employee. | | Professional | ₹4,495 per month for up to 50 employees, billed annually | Adds geo-fencing, custom payslip designer, confirmation, transfer, asset and exit modules. ₹90 per additional employee. | | Premium | Custom | Quote-based, for 100 or more employees. Adds payroll JV integration, shift automation, API webhooks and an audit trail. | Read from https://www.pockethrms.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pocket HRMS before buying. ## Key features - **Payroll processing:** The smHRt payroll engine runs salaries for the whole company in a few clicks and automates PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS under Indian rules. - **Attendance and leave:** Attendance supports biometric devices and geo-tagging, and leave follows configurable policies. Geo-fencing needs the Professional plan. - **Self-service portal and mobile app:** Employees see payslips, raise requests and get approvals through a portal and an Android and iOS app. - **HR chatbot:** A conversational assistant answers employee questions without an HR person stepping in, according to the vendor. - **Add-on modules:** Paid add-ons include expense and travel desk, timesheets, recruitment, learning, performance, helpdesk, surveys and WhatsApp approvals. ## Good for - Indian companies of 50 or more employees that need PF, ESIC and TDS handled - HR teams that want payroll, attendance and leave in one system - Growing firms that want a published per-employee price ## Worth knowing - A minimum of 50 employees is required, per the pricing FAQ. - A one-time implementation fee applies and is quoted on request. - Prices are in Indian rupees and the compliance features are built for India. - Expense, timesheet, recruitment, learning and performance are add-ons, with prices not published. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Pocket HRMS covers payroll, attendance, leave and a self-service app for Indian employers, from ₹2,995 a month for 50 people. The 50-employee floor and the unpublished add-on and set-up prices are what will send smaller shops elsewhere. - **Value for money: C.** Standard is ₹2,995 a month for up to 50 employees, about $35, and the 50-employee minimum means a small firm pays that floor. That is between the middle and dearer quarter of payroll tools. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free trial is offered through a request form; its length is not stated and the listing does not say a card is needed. - **Features: C.** Payroll with PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS, plus attendance and leave. Expenses, timesheets, recruitment and performance are add-ons with no published price. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A set-up fee is quoted on request, so there is work before you start. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iOS and Android apps, but no desktop app or integrations list. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pocket HRMS's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among payroll services - Pocket HRMS's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 35 of the 61 other payroll services we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 28 of 61) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at about $31.54 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 19 of the 32 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/payroll ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Pocket HRMS 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 $378.49 a year. - You could make: Employee records and time off: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. - You could not: Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when. - You could not: A chatbot builder hooked into the messaging apps. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Payroll, Employee records, Time off, Time clock, Chatbots ## Alternatives - [greytHR](https://toolgpa.com/tools/greythr): HR and payroll software for businesses in India. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/greythr-vs-pocket-hrms) - [Darwinbox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/darwinbox): Enterprise HCM suite with multi-country payroll. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/darwinbox-vs-pocket-hrms) - [Talenox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/talenox): Multi-country HR, payroll, leave and claims for small teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pocket-hrms-vs-talenox) - [PayrollHero](https://toolgpa.com/tools/payroll-hero): Time clock, scheduling and HR records, with payroll in two countries. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/payroll-hero-vs-pocket-hrms) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.pockethrms.com/pricing/ - https://www.pockethrms.com/ - https://www.pockethrms.com/hrms-mobile-app/ - https://www.pockethrms.com/about/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pocket-hrms Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).