Free HRMS software for Indian businesses — attendance, leave, employee management and PF/ESI/TDS payroll compliance included free, no credit card. Unlike Zoho People, greytHR or Keka that charge for payroll. For 5–500 employees.
Avani HR Portal is free to start with no credit card required. Create your account, add your employees, and run your first payroll — all before spending a rupee. Unlike "free" HRMS tools that charge for payroll, statutory filings, or salary slips, Avani's core HR features are genuinely free to begin with. Paid plans unlock advanced modules as you grow, but you will never be surprised by a paywall on payroll day.
Many "free" HRMS tools in India provide attendance and leave management for free but charge separately for payroll and statutory compliance. Avani includes Indian payroll compliance — PF calculation at 12% of basic wages, ESI for employees earning ≤ ₹21,000/month, TDS under Section 192, and state-wise Professional Tax — in its free offering. EPFO ECR file and salary slip generation are available from day one.
Avani's free HRMS works for a 5-person startup and scales to a 500-person mid-size company. There is no "starter pack" limitation on features — all core HR modules (attendance, leave, payroll, employee directory, salary slips, and announcements) are available regardless of headcount. Growing companies unlock CRM, project management, finance analytics, and KPI dashboards through affordable flat-rate paid plans.
Zoho People's free plan has no payroll. GreytHR charges for payroll from employee one. Keka has no free plan. HROne and Darwinbox are enterprise-priced. Avani is the only free HRMS for Indian companies that includes actual payroll automation with PF, ESI, and TDS — not just attendance tracking and leave approvals.
Avani's paid plans add: full CRM for sales teams, project and task management for delivery teams, advanced finance analytics, invoice management, expense tracker, and KPI dashboards with gamified employee rankings and 3D avatars. Upgrade when your business needs more — no pressure, no forced upsell on payroll day. Your free data migrates seamlessly to any paid plan.
Import employees from Excel, configure salary components (Basic, HRA, allowances), set leave policies, and add your company logo. Avani's setup wizard walks through each step in under 30 minutes for teams of up to 50 employees. No implementation consultant, no lengthy onboarding project, no per-module activation tickets — the free HRMS for Indian companies that actually works out of the box.
Avani's free tier includes: employee directory and profiles, attendance tracking (web and mobile), leave management with approval workflows, payroll calculation with PF/ESI/TDS/PT, salary slip PDF generation with company letterhead, EPFO ECR file for monthly PF filing, employee self-service portal, and company announcements. The free tier is not a time-limited trial — it is a permanent free offering for core HR and payroll. Paid plans add CRM, project management, finance analytics, invoice management, expense tracker, KPI dashboards, and advanced reporting.
Most "free" HR software in India offers only attendance or leave management for free and charges for payroll and compliance. Zoho People's free plan has no payroll. GreytHR, Keka, and Darwinbox have no free plan — they are paid from day one. HROne and PeopleHum offer limited free trials. Avani is the only Indian HRMS that includes full payroll automation with PF, ESI, TDS, and PT in its free tier — making it genuinely usable for Indian businesses that need statutory compliance without a large SaaS budget.
Avani's free HRMS works for teams from 5 to 500 employees. There is no headcount cap on the free plan for core HR features. Larger teams naturally benefit more from paid plan features like advanced analytics, finance dashboards, and CRM — but a 200-person company can use Avani's free tier for attendance, leave, payroll, and salary slips indefinitely. As your team grows and you need CRM, project management, or finance analytics, you can upgrade to the relevant paid plan without migrating data.
Upgrading from free to a paid plan is seamless — all your employee data, payroll history, leave records, and salary slips carry over automatically. You simply unlock the additional modules (CRM, project management, finance tracker, KPI dashboards, and gamified rankings) that are included in the paid plan. There is no re-setup, no data migration project, and no downtime. Downgrades work the same way — you retain all your data and can use the free tier features without interruption.
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