Free
₹0
For teams of up to 10 employees. Free for as long as you stay that size.
- Every feature included
- Up to 10 employees
- No card needed
HR and payroll for companies in India
HR and payroll your finance team can sign off on.
Salaries, loss of pay, PF, ESI, PT and TDS, worked out from the attendance and leave you already keep. Review the run line by line, then approve it.
No card needed.Sign in
- Free for up to 10 people
- ₹79 per employee a month after that
- iPhone and Android apps
Fits how Indian teams already work
- Imports from Keka, greytHR, Zoho People, Darwinbox and four more
- ZKTeco and eSSL devices
- Bank files for SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Axis, Kotak and more
- On the web, iPhone and Android
Payroll
Payroll that closes like your books.
A pay run in Sunday People reads like a ledger. Each person on one line, loss of pay and arrears on their own lines under them, and a total at the bottom that matches what leaves your bank.
- 01
Starts from attendance
Loss of pay comes straight from attendance and leave. See what changed since last month, hold or skip anyone who needs it, then approve.
- 02
Arrears get their own line
Backdate a salary revision and the difference for earlier months is worked out and added to this run, so you can see what you are paying and why.
- 03
Files your accountant expects
The bank file in your bank's format, payslips on the web and on phones, and every statutory file from the same run.
Statutory compliance
Every statutory file, ready from the same run.
PF, ESI, professional tax, labour welfare fund and TDS for every state, with the Labour Codes 50% wage rule and both tax regimes. Sunday makes the PF ECR, ESI, PT and LWF files and the TDS return data; you or your CA file them on each portal.
- Professional tax and labour welfare fund by state
- Payslips for everyone once payroll is approved
- Employer PF inside or on top of CTC
Attendance and devices
Punches from the gate turn into paid days.
Connect the ZKTeco and eSSL devices you already have, or let people check in from the iPhone or Android app or any browser, with an optional selfie matched to their profile photo. The month is ready before you run payroll.
- Check-ins inside an office count as in office, anywhere else as remote
- Shifts by person or department, with grace periods, late marks, half days and short days
- Corrections go to the manager to approve, and you get an email if a device goes offline
Approvals and the mobile app
Fewer messages to HR about leave and payslips.
People check in with a selfie, apply for leave, claim expenses and see their payslips from their phone. Managers approve from the same app, or from the email that told them about a request.
- Leave, attendance corrections, documents, resignations, probation and leave encashment wait on one Approvals page
- Every payslip on the web and on phones, and tax declarations with proofs
- On the App Store and Google Play now
Product tour
Everything HR does every week, in one place.
Real screens from Sunday People. Pick an area to see it.
Leave balances everyone can read
Set up policies with monthly accrual, carry forward, probation rules and the sandwich rule. People see what they have, what they've used and how it adds up, and managers approve in one tap.
- Accrual and carry forward with caps
- Half days and loss of pay
- Several holiday calendars
Check-ins that follow your shift rules
People check in and out from the iPhone or Android app or any browser, with an optional selfie matched to their profile photo. Grace periods, late marks, half days and short days follow each shift, corrections go to the manager, and the month shows as a calendar or a list.
- Shifts by person or department
- Selfie check-in with face match
- Corrections with approval
- PDF and Excel downloads for one person or everyone
Every request in one inbox
Leave, attendance corrections, documents, resignations, probation and leave encashment all wait on one Approvals page. Filter by type, approve several at once, or open one straight from the email that told you about it.
- Filters for every kind of request
- Approve or reject from the email link
- An audit log of every decision
Payroll that starts from attendance
Loss of pay comes straight from attendance and leave, so there's nothing to copy across. Calculate the month, see what changed, hold or skip anyone who needs it, then approve, download the bank file and publish payslips. PF, ESI, professional tax, labour welfare fund and TDS are worked out for every state, with the Labour Codes 50% wage rule built in.
- Salary structures, with employer PF inside or on top of CTC
- Bank files for SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Axis, Kotak and more
- Arrears, bonuses, reimbursements and full and final
- Payslips and tax declarations on the web and on phones
New joiners finish their own paperwork
Send one link. New hires fill in their details, read and acknowledge your policies and upload PAN, Aadhaar and certificates. HR reviews each upload, and reminders go out until it's done.
- Checklists you define
- Policy acknowledgements
- Document review
Know who has every laptop
Keep an asset bank of what you own, lease or hold for a client. Assign a laptop or phone to someone, they confirm they have it, and you see what to collect when they leave. Leases and warranties are flagged before they end.
- Owned, leased and client provided
- My assets for every employee
- Assets to collect when people leave
Letters on your letterhead, verifiable by anyone
Issue appraisal, relieving, experience and other letters as PDFs in your own wording. Each one carries a QR code and document ID, so a future employer can check it's genuine.
- Your templates and placeholders
- QR-verified documents
- Emailed with the PDF attached
Security and control
Decide who sees what, and see who decided what.
Roles limit what each admin can see and change, every approval decision is in the audit log, and bank details and PAN are encrypted. People sign in with Google, Microsoft or a one-time email code, so there are no passwords to leak, and you can require two-step verification.
Roles and access
4 roles- OwnerFull control, including who else has accessAll departments
- AdminPeople, leave, policies and settingsAll departments
- HR managerDay-to-day HR: people, onboarding, documents, leave and attendanceSales and Operations
- ViewerSees people, leave and attendance without changing anythingFinance
No passwords to manage or leak. People sign in with Google, Microsoft or a one-time code sent to their work email.
Audit log
Admins can download it- 16:18Deepika Rao approved casual leave for Karan Joshi
- 11:02Aarav Mehta rejected a fuel expense from Imran Shaikh
- 18:40Meera Pillai cancelled a leave request for Pooja Desai
Bank details and PAN, encrypted
Bank account numbers and PAN are encrypted when stored and masked on screen, with only the last four characters showing.
Bank account
XXXXXX0937PAN
XXXXXX821KSwitching
Moving from Keka, greytHR, Zoho People or Darwinbox.
Connect your old tool from Import, or upload its exports or a spreadsheet. Sunday matches the columns, and you check every row before anything changes. Past payroll comes too, so TDS for the rest of the year comes out right.
- Zoho People
- Keka
- greytHR
- Darwinbox
- BambooHR
- HiBob
- Personio
- Freshteam
- Spreadsheets
Compare
What 25 people cost each month.
Sunday People next to the HR tools Indian startups look at most, with prices from public sources, before GST. Each side-by-side also says where the other product is the better pick.
Sunday People, 25 people₹1,975
a month, billed annually, with payroll and every feature included.
- Free for up to 10 employees
- No setup fee and no minimum
- People who have left never use a seat
- Sunday People₹1,975
- Sunday vs Zoho Peopleabout ₹2,400
- Sunday vs Kekafrom about ₹9,999
- Sunday vs greytHRfrom about ₹2,495
- Sunday vs DarwinboxCustom quote
- Sunday vs HROnefrom about ₹4,950
- Sunday vs Zimyoabout ₹4,000
- Sunday vs RazorpayX Payrollfrom about ₹5,499
Monthly price for 25 employees, before GST. Competitor prices from public sources, which can change; each comparison lists its sources and when they were checked.
Also in the plan
29 more things you won't pay extra for.
Everything below is in the same plan, at the same price, from the first employee.
Set up and run HR
- Guided setup
A setup checklist with leave and holiday templates, a welcome for each role, and short tours of every main page.
- Import from your old tool
Connect Zoho People, Keka, greytHR, Darwinbox, BambooHR, HiBob, Personio or Freshteam, or upload a spreadsheet. Past payroll comes too.
- Roles and access
Owners, admins, HR managers and viewers, limited by department.
- Audit log
Who approved, rejected or cancelled what, and when. Admins can download it.
- Emails people choose
Everyone picks the emails they get on their Notifications page. Sign-in codes always arrive.
- Policies and announcements
Publish policies, track who has read them, post updates.
- Birthdays and anniversaries
Wishes come from the manager and department, who are copied so everyone can reply.
Time and attendance
- Offices and geofencing
Check-ins inside an office count as in office, anywhere else as remote.
- Field tracking
A live map and daily routes for field staff you choose, only between check-in and check-out, with their consent.
- Fingerprint and face machines
ZKTeco and eSSL devices send each punch straight into attendance.
- Leave notice and backdating
Ask for notice before leave and limit how far back people can apply, per leave type.
- Leave during notice
Choose whether people serving notice can take leave, and which types stay open.
- Leave encashment
Turn unused leave into pay, automatically or on request, with your own caps.
- Reports and exports
Attendance and leave reports as PDF or Excel for one person or everyone, and monthly exports for payroll.
Pay and money
- Statutory for every state
PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS, with ECR, ESI, PT and LWF files and TDS return data ready to file.
- Full and final
Last salary, leave encashment, gratuity and recoveries for leavers, on their own pay date.
- Expenses
Claims with receipts and advances, approved by managers and paid with the next payroll.
- Client billing rates
Keep a billing rate for each person placed at a client. Owners and admins only.
Through the year
- Probation
Confirm or extend, with a reminder a week before it ends.
- Appraisals
Self, peer and manager reviews with calibration, and raises that become salary revisions.
- OKRs
Company, team and personal goals, with a weekly check-in on each key result.
- Recurring check-ins
Weekly, monthly or quarterly feedback from managers and peers. Client managers answer from a link, no account needed.
- 1:1s
A shared agenda, notes and action items that carry over, with reminders and calendar invites.
- Kudos and feedback
Public thanks tied to your values, and private feedback people can ask for.
- Skills and development
A skill matrix with gaps against each level, and growth goals agreed with managers.
- Levels, bands and the 9-box
Job levels, salary bands with compa-ratio, promotions and a 9-box, for HR only.
- Resignations and exits
Employees resign in the app; managers accept with a last day.
- Documents on record
Everyone's documents with status filters. Review uploads, and ask for a new copy when one expires.
- Former employees
People who have left can still download their letters.
Pricing
One plan with everything in it.
No tiers and no setup fee. You pay only for people who currently work for you. Prices are per active employee per month and exclude GST.
Sunday People
₹79per active employee
per month
Billed annually. ₹89 if you pay monthly. Prices exclude GST.
- All features, no tiers
- No minimum team size
- No setup fee
- People who leave free their seat for your next hire
Startup program
6 monthsfree
For startups from our partner accelerators and VC portfolios.
- The full Sunday People plan
- Any team size
- Then ₹79 per employee a month
Sign up, then apply from Subscription in Sunday People.
Add-on: Sunday Timesheets
Project time tracking and client timesheets, linked to your people. Free for teams of up to 10.
₹25 per user a month with People · ₹39 on its own
What will it cost?
Sunday People₹1,975a month for 25 people, ₹23,700 a year
Zoho Peopleabout ₹2,400a month on Professional
Sunday costs about ₹425 less a month (₹5,100 a year).
- PayrollSunday: YesZoho People: Paid add-on
- Statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT, TDS)Sunday: YesZoho People: Paid add-on
- Expenses and reimbursementsSunday: YesZoho People: Paid add-on
- E-signature or QR-verified lettersSunday: PartlyZoho People: Paid add-on
Before GST. Competitor prices are from public sources checked on 23 October 2026 and may have changed.
FAQ
Questions people ask.
Is it really free for up to 10 employees?
Yes. Teams of up to 10 active employees get every feature for free, with no card needed. Once you have more than 10, you move to the paid plan.
What does an active employee mean?
Anyone working at your company, including people still onboarding. Each active employee uses a seat. People who have left don't, even when they sign in to download their letters and documents.
What happens when people join or leave?
When you add someone and have no free seat, a seat is added for you. You pay for the rest of the current billing cycle straight away, from the payment method you saved, then the normal price. Larger amounts come as a payment link to approve. When someone leaves, their seat stays paid until the end of the cycle and your next hire uses it at no extra cost. You can lower your seats from the next cycle.
Does Sunday People run payroll?
Yes, for India, in the same plan. An admin turns it on in Settings, under Payroll, adds work locations and a salary structure, and gives people their salaries. Each month Sunday works out pay from attendance and leave, with PF, ESI, professional tax, labour welfare fund and TDS for every state and the Labour Codes 50% wage rule. You review and approve the run, download the bank file in your bank's format and publish payslips. Sunday makes the PF ECR, ESI, PT and LWF files and the TDS return data; you or your CA file them on each portal.
Can we move payroll to Sunday part way through the year?
Yes. Bring past months over from Zoho Payroll's Salary Register export, from Keka or greytHR over their API, or from any tool as a spreadsheet with one row per person per month. Pay and tax so far this year carry over, so TDS for the rest of the year comes out right.
Is there a mobile app?
Yes, for iPhone and Android. Get Sunday People from the App Store or Google Play and sign in with your work email. People check in with a selfie, apply for leave and approve requests from their phone.
Can managers approve from their email?
Yes. Each request email has Approve and Reject buttons that open that request in Sunday People, where one more click confirms it. Nothing is decided by the email alone.
How long does setup take?
Most teams are running in an afternoon. Import people, leave balances and attendance from Keka, greytHR, Zoho People, Darwinbox, BambooHR and other tools or a spreadsheet, choose your leave policy, add holidays and shifts, and invite everyone.
How do people sign in?
With their Google or Microsoft work account, or a one-time code sent to their work email. There are no passwords to manage. Admins can limit sign-in to your company's email domains and require two-step verification with an authenticator app. SAML single sign-on isn't available.
Do prices include GST?
No. All prices are before GST, which is added to your invoice.
Who is the startup program for?
Startups from our partner accelerators and VC portfolios get 6 months free. Sign up, then apply from Subscription in Sunday People. With a partner code you're approved straight away; otherwise we review it. Questions to hola@hellosunday.ai.
Do you do recruiting too?
Recruiting is Sunday ATS, a separate Sunday product. When a candidate joins, they flow into Sunday People.
Run your next payroll on Sunday People.
Set up your company, bring your people across and review the first pay run line by line before you pay anyone. Free for up to 10 employees, with every feature and no card.