Payroll · HR · Talent · Projects — one platform for India
Run HR, payroll & projects like a pro team. Made for Indian companies.
AdviHR covers the full employee lifecycle — hire to retire — with statutory-grade payroll (PF · ESIC · PT · TDS · Form 16), real approval hierarchies, audit logging, tenant isolation, and a clean modern UI your people will actually use.
- HR modules
- 95
- Statutory regimes
- 6
- Statutory form packs
- 4
- Access roles
- 6
directory to separation, hire to retire
PF · ESIC · PT · TDS · gratuity · bonus
Form 16 · 24Q · 12BB · 138
admin · hr · manager · recruiter · finance · employee
Why AdviHR
Why teams switch to AdviHR
Modern workflows, statutory depth and a product that shows its working, from day one.
Payroll Suite · HR Suite · Talent Suite · Project & Time
Four suites. One login. No patchwork tools.
AdviHR covers what most growing Indian companies buy three or four separate tools for — payroll, people, talent, and project time — with one employee record, one approval chain, and one login across every suite.
Built for how Indian companies actually work
Built for how India actually runs HR
Statutory depth, not an afterthought.
Every workflow, form and statutory output is designed for how Indian HR teams actually work.
A complete, compliant platform
From hire to retire, statutory-grade.
The four promises every AdviHR tenant gets the moment they sign up.
Privacy tools built in
Consent capture and data-subject requests for employees, designed around India’s DPDP Act.
Tenant isolation
Row-level security across every query — one tenant can never see another.
Statutory compliance
PF · ESIC · PT · LWF · TDS, with Form 16 and the Form 138 (Form 24Q), ECR and ESIC files ready to upload.
Billing, handled
Razorpay subscriptions with UPI, netbanking & cards — managed end-to-end.
Connected workflows
Work smarter with connected workflows
Requests, attendance, payroll and compliance share one employee record, so each step feeds the next.
Every request in one inbox
Leave, expenses, attendance corrections and document requests reach the right manager, and escalate to HR if nobody acts.
Payroll that reviews itself
A payroll check explains each finding before you finalise a month, so mistakes are caught before they are paid.
Attendance from anywhere
Check in from the office, a site or the field. Shifts and approved overtime flow straight into pay.
Files ready for the portals
When a month is final, download the PF, ESIC and TDS files and a bank payment list in one place.
Modern workflows. Statutory depth. Honest UX.
Escalations, a command center and people pulse — available on AdviHR from day one.
Smart HR Escalation Engine
Managers get 48h. HR gets the rest automatically.
HR Command Center
One screen for risk, approvals, and people pulse.
Universal biometric connector
Any vendor. Sync as fast as 15 seconds.
Payroll check
Catch errors before pay day, with the reason.
How AdviHR compares
AdviHR against the other portals at a glance
Everything AdviHR ticks is live today. Other vendors’ ticks come from their own public pages.
- Yes
- Partly
- Add-on
- No
- Not confirmed
| Feature | Our productAdviHR | Zoho People + Payroll | greytHR | Keka | OfficePortal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan or trial | Yes: 14-day free trial | Yes: Zoho Payroll is free for up to 10 employees | Partly: 7-day free trial; no free plan found | Partly: Free trial; no free plan found | Yes: Free plan, up to 5 users |
| Prices published on the website | Yes: ₹19, ₹29 and ₹39 per employee per month | Yes: Zoho Payroll: ₹1,250 a month for 25 employees, ₹50 per extra employee | Yes: Essential: ₹2,495 a month including 50 employees, then ₹45 each | No: No prices shown on its pricing page | Partly: Free plan, then paid plans priced per user per month |
| Payroll with PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS | Yes: State-wise professional tax; labour welfare fund is opt-in | Yes: PF, ESI, LWF, PT and income tax across 28 states | Yes: PF, ESI, state-specific PT, TDS and LWF | Yes: Lists PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS | Yes: Lists EPF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS |
| Upload-ready statutory files | Yes: Upload-ready ECR, ESIC and Form 138 files | Yes: Pre-formatted statutory and tax reports, ready to file | Yes: ECR, ESI challans, Form 24Q with automatic FVU validation | Yes: States automated EPFO, ESIC and TDS filing, including Forms 138 and 140 | Partly: EPF, ESI and PT return reports, export-ready in Excel |
| Form 16 (Form 130 from April 2026) | Yes: Part B generated from payroll | Yes: Form 130 with e-signature | Yes: Digitally signed Form 16 and 12BA | Yes: Form 130 generation | Yes: Form 16 with digital signature support |
| Payroll check before payout | Yes: Rule-based findings with figures; optional AI summary | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes: Anomaly and exception checks before processing | Not confirmed |
| Bank salary files | Yes: NEFT, RTGS or IMPS list plus a bank letter | Yes: Bank advice generated with partner banks | Yes: Bank transfers listed under payroll | Not confirmed | Yes: Bank advice files for eight named banks, with net-banking upload |
| Payroll journal for accounting | Yes: Balanced debit and credit voucher, CSV and Tally import | Not confirmed | Yes: Accounts journal voucher | Yes: Finance-ready payroll journals | Not confirmed |
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Based on publicly available information as of 4 October 2026. “Not confirmed” means we did not confirm it, not that it is missing.
Getting started
Live in four simple steps
- 1
Sign up free
Create your company in a couple of minutes. No card needed for the 14-day trial.
- 2
Add your team
Invite people one by one or import them in bulk, with their roles and reporting managers.
- 3
Set your rules
Choose leave policies, shifts, approval chains and your statutory settings by state.
- 4
Run payroll
Process the month, run the payroll check, then download the files and payslips.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What does AdviHR cover?
Core HR, attendance and leave, payroll with PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS, compliance files, hiring, onboarding, performance, learning, expenses, timesheets with GST invoicing, and exit management, on one employee record.
Does AdviHR file PF, ESIC and TDS returns for me?
AdviHR produces the upload-ready ECR, ESIC and Form 138 files from your approved payroll, and the Form 138 file is checked against Protean’s validation utility. You upload them to the portals yourself.
How does the payroll check work?
After you process a month, the check reviews it for likely errors such as large net-pay swings, deductions that differ from the rules for that month, and missing identifiers. Every finding shows its figures and the reason. It changes nothing.
What happens when a manager does not act on a request?
Requests go to the manager, then HR. If nobody acts within 48 hours, the request escalates to HR.
How much does it cost?
Plans are ₹19, ₹29 and ₹39 per employee per month, with a 14-day free trial. Growth and above have no implementation fee.
Is my company’s data kept separate from other companies’?
Yes. Every record carries a tenant ID and the database enforces row-level security, so one company cannot read another’s data.
Can I try it with my own data?
Yes. Start the 14-day free trial, add your team by invite or bulk import, and run a payroll month before you decide.
Ready to run modern HR?
Role-based access, connected workflows across leave, payroll, attendance, performance and exit, and the statutory files you file, all in one place.