SignHR vs Keka
Both are HRMS platforms for growing Indian companies. Here's how they actually compare.
Why teams choose SignHR
- Built-in Agentic HR assistant — every employee gets an AI they can ask questions
- Multi-country HR and multi-currency salary records from day one (Keka is India-first)
- Self-serve signup — no implementation consultant required
- Transparent per-employee pricing with no hidden modules
- 15 free HR calculators included (PF, ESI, HRA, salary, overtime)
Where Keka is strong
- Larger established user base in India
- More extensive payroll India-specific tax integrations
- Broader partner network for on-ground implementation
Feature comparison
Feature-by-feature
| Feature | SignHR | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Core HR | ||
| Time & Attendance | ||
| Leave Management | ||
| Onboarding | ||
| Payroll | Payroll-ready (compute inputs) | Full payroll engine |
| Agentic HR (AI Assistant) | ||
| Multi-country HR / Multi-currency | Limited | |
| Approval Workflows | ||
| Geo Tracking | ||
| Asset Management | ||
| Task & Project Management | ||
| Checklists | ||
| Performance Reviews | ||
| Recruitment | ||
| Mobile App | ||
| Self-service Portal | ||
| Reports & Analytics | ||
| Security & RBAC | ||
| Free HR Calculators | 15 tools |
What each one costs
SignHR
- Core HR
- Published per employee, per month
- No headcount minimum, no setup fee, no lock-in. Modules are added on top.
- Agentic HR
- Flat monthly add-on
- Priced per company rather than per seat, so it does not scale with hiring.
Keka
- All plans
- Not published
- Keka's pricing page lists plan tiers and their features but shows no figures; you request a quote.
Read the fine print: 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.
What moves if you switch
- Employee records
- SignHR has no bulk employee import today — people are added one at a time, so budget for that rather than assuming a CSV load. Export your directory from Keka first so you have the data to work from, and talk to us before you plan the cutover.
- Leave balances
- Export current balances and post them as opening adjustments against each employee's ledger. Accrual history itself does not transfer.
- Attendance history
- This one does transfer. SignHR has an attendance import with a downloadable template, so historic punches can be loaded for reporting continuity — most teams bring in the current financial year and archive the rest.
- Documents
- Bulk-download from Keka and re-upload per employee. There is no direct connector between the two products.
- Payroll history
- Does not transfer. Keep your Keka payslip archive — SignHR computes payroll inputs going forward rather than restating past runs.
Who should pick which
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.
Questions
We cannot tell you, honestly, because Keka does not publish prices — its pricing page shows tiers and features with no figures. SignHR publishes a per-employee rate. The comparison worth running is your quoted Keka price against our published one, including whether implementation is billed separately.
Partly, and the honest answer matters here. Leave balances and attendance history do transfer — balances as opening ledger adjustments, punches through SignHR's attendance import and its template. Employee records do not: SignHR has no bulk employee import today, so people are added one at a time. Documents are a bulk download from Keka and a re-upload per employee, and payroll history stays where it is. Talk to us before you plan the cutover.
Performance management and hiring are deeper in Keka, and it has a much larger implementation and support organisation. If those are the modules you actually use, that is a real reason to stay.
SignHR computes payroll inputs — PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS are handled as first-class statutory work — and hands off to your payroll engine for disbursement. Keka runs a full payroll engine. If you need the system itself to pay people, that difference matters.
Our take
Should you switch to SignHR?
If you need multi-country HR with an AI assistant and clean pricing, SignHR is the stronger choice. Statutory payroll is India-only on both sides today, so if you need statutory handling outside India, neither is the answer yet.
Still weighing several options? See every Keka alternative — including the ones we do not sell.