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AiroHR vs Razorpay Payroll
Razorpay Payroll suits companies that want statutory filing and payments done for them. AiroHR suits companies that run attendance, shifts and HR in one place and file for themselves. Here is the difference.
Checked on 30 October 2026, from public pages. Prices and features change.
Which one suits you?
Choose AiroHR if
- You run shifts, sites or contract staff, and want attendance, payroll and HR together.
- You want face attendance on an Android tablet, included in every plan.
- You need contract staff by firm, duty-based pay and read-only logins for principal employers.
- You have a small team. At 20 employees, AiroHR Professional costs about half of Razorpay's Prime plan at list price.
- You want LWF, gratuity and a statutory bonus register in the same product. These are not on the Razorpay pages we read.
- You want recruitment and performance with real depth. Razorpay names them only in a list of HR functions.
Choose Razorpay Payroll if
- You want someone else to file. Razorpay says it files and pays your TDS, PF, PT and ESIC. AiroHR only prepares the files, and you upload them yourself.
- You want tax worked out for you. In AiroHR, HR enters monthly TDS.
- You want digitally signed Form 16. AiroHR's annexure is an unsigned PDF in the Form 16 layout.
- You are a startup that pays contractors and already uses Razorpay. Razorpay says it files the TDS on contractor payments too.
- You want benefits through partners, such as group health insurance and earned salary access.
- You want a larger company behind the product. Razorpay says 10,000+ companies use its payroll. AiroHR is much newer and smaller.
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 |
| Razorpay Payroll PrimeUp to 20 employees. | ₹3,499 | — | — | — |
| Razorpay Payroll EliteFor 50 employees, up to 100. The page also shows ₹9,499 with no label; we used ₹6,499. | ₹6,499 | ₹6,499 | ₹13,999 | — |
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. Above 100 employees, Razorpay asks you to contact it for a quote. It also offers a sign-up discount on some pages, so check its current offer.
AiroHR and Razorpay Payroll compared
"Not on the pages we read" does not mean they lack it. Ask them if it matters to you.
| Feature | AiroHR | Razorpay Payroll |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Prime ₹3,499 a month for up to 20. Elite ₹6,499 for 50, up to 100. ₹150 per extra employee. 18% GST extra. |
| PF, ESI, PT and LWF | Calculated from your statutory settings. | PF, ESIC and PT are named. LWF is not on the pages we read. |
| Statutory filing | Prepares the EPFO ECR file, ESIC data and bank files. You upload and file them on the portals yourself. | Says it files and pays TDS, PF, PT and ESIC for you. |
| TDS | HR enters each employee's monthly TDS and payroll deducts it. Employees can compare the two tax regimes. | TDS is filed and paid for you. |
| Year-end tax certificate | Form 16 Part B as a PDF. The new Form 130 layout is not built yet. | Digitally signed 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. | Not on the pages we read |
| Gratuity | Register and exit calculation, including one-year gratuity for fixed-term staff. | Not on the pages we read |
| Attendance | Geo-fenced selfie punch, shifts, rosters and biometric log import. | Through its website, biometric devices or APIs, and partners such as Ubitech and Jibble. |
| 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. | Pays contractors and files their TDS. Contract labour registers are 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. | Named in a list of HR functions, with no detail on the pages we read. |
| Performance | Goals, appraisal cycles and 360 feedback. | Named in a list of HR functions, with no detail on the pages we read. |
| Expenses | Claims with bills, monthly caps and approvals, paid with salary. | Employees upload receipts, and reimbursements are paid through payroll. |
| WhatsApp alerts, along with SMS, push and email. | Payslips and reimbursement claims on WhatsApp. | |
| Accounting | Payroll journal for Tally, or as CSV for other software. | Says it has 45+ integration partners. |
| Mobile apps | Employee and HR apps for Android and iPhone. The employee app and portal start at Professional. | A mobile app is shown, but its features are not on the pages we read. |
Common questions
Does AiroHR file PF and TDS for me like Razorpay Payroll?
No. AiroHR prepares the ECR file, ESIC data and other files, and your company uploads and files them on the government portals. Razorpay says it files and pays TDS, PF, PT and ESIC for you. If you want that service, Razorpay is the better fit.
Is AiroHR cheaper than Razorpay Payroll?
At list price, yes at the sizes in our table: at 20 employees AiroHR Professional is ₹90 per employee a month, against Razorpay Prime's ₹3,499 for the team. But Razorpay's price includes its filing service, so you are not comparing the same thing.
Does Razorpay Payroll have attendance?
Its pages mention attendance through the website, biometric devices or APIs, and partners such as Ubitech and Jibble. Face or selfie punch is not on the pages we read.
Does AiroHR pay salaries directly?
AiroHR prepares salary bulk-upload files for 10 Indian banks, plus a generic NEFT or RTGS file. Payout links are available on request.
How was this comparison made?
We read Razorpay's payroll, pricing, enterprise, leave and HR pages on 30 October 2026. Its plan table is partly in images, so we have not said which plan includes which feature. Anything the pages do not mention is marked as not on the pages we read.
Where this comes from
- Razorpay Payroll
- Razorpay Payroll pricing
- Razorpay Payroll for enterprises
- Razorpay leave management
- Razorpay HR software
- AiroHR pricing
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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