Head-to-Head Comparison

Run Payroll vs Keka

Payroll & Compliance-first vs a bulky HRMS suite — which does Indian compliance better?

Compare Features & Integrations

See how our specialized Indian compliance workflows map side-by-side.

FeatureRun PayrollKeka
Indian PF/ESI/PT compliance
Form 16 PDF generation
Form 24Q Excel export
PF ECR file generation
ITNS 281 challan PDFWe pre-fill & generate the TDS challan PDF.
Tally ERP integrationXML voucher exporting for offline import.
CA firm multi-tenant portalRun Payroll lets CAs access all clients in one log in.
ICICI Corporate Banking fileExport compatible salary transfer files directly.
Flat per-company pricing₹1,999/mo flat. No employee headcount taxes.
Available for < 20 employeesIdeal for early-stage companies and startups.
Employee self-service portal
API access
On-call compliance support

Pricing Comparison

Simple flat rate vs. base fee + per-employee charge.

Run Payroll
₹1,999/ month

Flat fee. Up to 25 employees. Scales dynamically to only ₹4,999/mo for up to 100.

  • Payroll + Compliance + Documents
  • Multi-tenant CA firm access
  • Unlimited monthly payroll runs
  • Flat-rate scaling (no per-head tax)
Keka
₹6,999+/ month

Base price for up to 100 employees, plus ₹99/month for each additional employee.

  • Bulky full HRMS feature set
  • High minimum monthly platform fees
  • No direct multi-client portal for CAs
  • Unnecessary HR overhead for small teams
Expensive for growing startups
Customer Feedback

Why companies switch to Run Payroll

Keka was great for HRMS but overkill for our payroll needs. Run Payroll does payroll compliance better, costs less, and our CA can access it directly.

Ravi Kumar

HR Manager, Apex Manufacturing

We needed a solution that CAs could use to manage multiple clients. Keka doesn't support multi-tenant CA access. Run Payroll does, out of the box.

Anita Rao

Finance Controller, Pinnacle CA Firm

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