Keka alternatives
A straight comparison with SignHR — what each costs, what moves if you switch, and where Keka is genuinely the better answer.
Why people look for Keka alternatives
- The quote came back higher than expected. Keka does not publish prices, so the first real number arrives after a sales conversation — and it is usually pitched at mid-market.
- Only a fraction of the suite gets used. Teams under a hundred people often buy performance, hiring and payroll modules and run three of them.
- Implementation took longer than the team had patience for.
Head to head
SignHR vs Keka
Pick SignHR if
Teams under a few hundred people who found Keka broader and dearer than they needed, want a published per-employee price, and care most about attendance, shifts and leave feeding payroll cleanly.
Pick Keka if
Mid-market companies that want depth in performance management and hiring under one roof, have budget for a full implementation, and value a large support and partner organisation. Keka is the more complete suite and its payroll has been tested across a far larger customer base.
| Capability | SignHR | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Core HR | Yes | Yes |
| Time & Attendance | Yes | Yes |
| Leave Management | Yes | Yes |
| Onboarding | Yes | Yes |
| Payroll | Payroll-ready (compute inputs) | Full payroll engine |
| Agentic HR (AI Assistant) | Yes | No |
On price: There is no like-for-like number to compare here, because Keka publishes none. Ask for the per-employee rate, the minimum headcount, whether implementation is billed separately, and what the price does at renewal — then compare that against a rate you can read on a page.
Full comparison — 13 more rows, pricing and migrationWhat to compare on
- Indian statutory payroll
- PF, ESI, professional tax and gratuity are the reason most Indian teams buy an HRMS at all. A tool that treats them as an afterthought will not survive an audit.
- Published pricing
- If you cannot see the price, you cannot compare it. Vendors that publish let you rule them in or out in a minute.
- Time to running
- Keka is often left because it took a quarter to roll out. Anything replacing it should be quicker or the swap is pointless.
What you get with SignHR
23 modules on one platform, priced per employee with no headcount minimum. Punches arrive from ESSL, Hikvision, ZKTeco biometric devices, from the mobile app, or from on-device face recognition — and they feed the same record that leave, shifts and payroll inputs read from.
Core & AI
Your people data, self-service, and an Agentic HR on top.
Time & Attendance
Punches, leave, rosters, and the approvals they trigger.
Talent & Lifecycle
From first interview to final letter.
Pay & Operations
Payroll inputs, expenses, assets, and the work around them.
Platform
Reporting, integrations, access control, and multi-location.
Where SignHR is the wrong choice
- Younger product than the incumbents, with a smaller partner and consultant ecosystem.
- Global payroll is not run in-house — multi-country HR is supported, but statutory payroll computation is India-first.
- Some integrations named on our roadmap are not shipped yet; the integrations page marks which.
Frequently asked questions
Keka does not publish prices. Its pricing page lists plan tiers and the features in each, but shows no figures — you request a quote. Figures circulating on comparison blogs are second-hand and we will not repeat them here.
On published list price, Zoho People at ₹48 per user per month billed annually is the lowest entry point, and greytHR Essential at ₹2,495 a month covers up to 50 employees. Zoho's figure excludes Indian payroll, which is a separate product, so compare the total rather than the headline.
greytHR and SignHR both treat Indian statutory payroll as core rather than as a module. greytHR has the longer compliance track record; SignHR connects payroll inputs to attendance and leave in one record.
Probably some. Keka's performance-management and hiring modules are broader than most SMB alternatives. The question worth asking is whether you were using them — teams under a hundred people frequently are not.
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See SignHR against Keka feature by feature, including where Keka is the better choice.