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AiroHR vs Keka
Keka is a large, established HR platform. AiroHR is newer, and built around Indian payroll, attendance and contract workforces. Here is a fair look at both, including where Keka is the better choice.
Checked on 30 October 2026, from public pages. Prices and features change.
Which one suits you?
Choose AiroHR if
- Your staff work shifts, at client sites or on contract, and you need contract staff by firm, duty-based pay and read-only logins for principal employers.
- You want face attendance on an Android tablet, included in every plan, with no biometric machine to buy.
- You want a published per-employee price with no base fee.
- You want help with the Labour Codes: a 50% wage check, an LWF return and a bonus register under the Code on Wages.
- You use Tally and want a payroll journal ready to import.
Choose Keka if
- You want a long-established vendor. Keka says it is chosen by 12,500+ companies. AiroHR is much newer and smaller.
- You want tax worked out for you. Keka lists TDS calculations, while in AiroHR HR enters each employee's monthly TDS.
- You need Form 130 now. Keka's payroll page names it, while AiroHR's annexure is still in the Form 16 layout.
- You run projects and bill clients for time. Keka has a separate product for timesheets, projects and invoicing.
- You have staff abroad. Keka lists regional sites for the Gulf, the US and the Philippines, and Employer of Record partners.
- You want many ready integrations. Keka says it connects with 100+ tools. AiroHR's list is shorter.
What it costs at list price
Worked out from each company's own pricing page. Plans do not cover the same things, so read the note under each name.
| Plan | 20 employees | 50 employees | 100 employees | 200 employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AiroHR StarterUp to 25 employees. No employee app or portal. | ₹980 | — | — | — |
| AiroHR ProfessionalUp to 500 employees. Adds the employee app and portal. | ₹1,800 | ₹4,500 | ₹9,000 | ₹18,000 |
| KekaFoundation, Strength and Growth plans. | The pricing page we read showed no prices. Ask Keka for a quote. | |||
Monthly billing. AiroHR and Razorpay Payroll add 18% GST, and Zoho prices exclude GST. greytHR's page does not state GST. — means the plan does not go that far. Keka has no figures here because its pricing page text showed none.
AiroHR and Keka compared
"Not on the pages we read" does not mean they lack it. Ask them if it matters to you.
| Feature | AiroHR | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ₹90 per employee a month on Professional, with no base fee. Starter is ₹49, for up to 25 employees, with no employee app or portal. 18% GST extra. | Plans are listed, but the pricing page we read showed no prices. Ask Keka for a quote. |
| PF, ESI, PT and LWF | Calculated from your statutory settings. | All four are named on its pages. |
| Statutory filing | Prepares the EPFO ECR file, ESIC data and bank files. You upload and file them on the portals yourself. | ECR-ready PF reports and ESI reporting. |
| TDS | HR enters each employee's monthly TDS and payroll deducts it. Employees can compare the two tax regimes. | TDS calculations and quarterly reports. |
| Year-end tax certificate | Form 16 Part B as a PDF. The new Form 130 layout is not built yet. | Form 130, earlier Form 16. |
| Labour Codes | 50% wage check and an LWF return from locked payroll. | Not on the pages we read |
| Statutory bonus | Register under the Code on Wages, with the ₹21,000 test, your minimum wage and rate, in Form C and Form D layouts. | Bonuses appear as pay items. Statutory bonus is not on the pages we read. |
| Gratuity | Register and exit calculation, including one-year gratuity for fixed-term staff. | Gratuity Management, in the Foundation plan. |
| Attendance | Geo-fenced selfie punch, shifts, rosters and biometric log import. | Selfie, geo-fencing and location punches in the Strength plan. Basic shifts in Foundation. Biometric capture is named. |
| Face attendance kiosk | Airo Lens turns an Android tablet into a kiosk. Included in every plan. | Not on the pages we read |
| Contract labour | Contract staff by firm, client sites, and read-only logins for principal employers. | Not on the pages we read |
| Factory registers | Muster roll and overtime reports, and Form 22 for Karnataka. | Not on the pages we read |
| Recruitment | Careers page, résumé reading, hiring pipeline and offer letters. | Separate Hiring plans, Pro and Advanced. |
| Performance | Goals, appraisal cycles and 360 feedback. | In the Growth plan. |
| Expenses | Claims with bills, monthly caps and approvals, paid with salary. | In the Foundation plan. |
| WhatsApp alerts, along with SMS, push and email. | Not on the pages we read | |
| Accounting | Payroll journal for Tally, or as CSV for other software. | Says it connects with 100+ tools, naming Salesforce, Jira, Xero and Stripe. |
| Mobile apps | Employee and HR apps for Android and iPhone. The employee app and portal start at Professional. | Mobile app on the App Store and Google Play. |
Common questions
Is AiroHR cheaper than Keka?
We cannot say. The Keka pricing page we read listed plans but showed no prices, so compare a quote from Keka with AiroHR's published price of ₹90 per employee a month on Professional, plus GST.
Does Keka handle contract labour and principal employers?
The Keka pages we read do not mention them, but we did not read its manufacturing and construction pages. Ask Keka. AiroHR tracks contract staff by firm and gives principal employers a read-only login.
Does AiroHR calculate TDS like Keka?
Not in the same way. In AiroHR, HR enters each employee's monthly TDS and every payroll run deducts it. Keka's pages list TDS calculations and quarterly reports.
Can I move from Keka to AiroHR?
Yes. Employee and salary data can be brought in by Excel, and AiroHR has no setup fee and offers free data migration.
How was this comparison made?
We read Keka's pricing, payroll and home pages on 30 October 2026. Anything those pages do not mention is marked as not on the pages we read, because Keka may still offer it.
Where this comes from
We read these pages on 30 October 2026. Check each company's own site before you decide. Found a mistake or something out of date? Write to admin@airohr.com and we will fix it. Keka, greytHR, Zoho and Razorpay are trademarks of their owners, and AiroHR is not connected with them.
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