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PeopleOS vs greytHR

greytHR is the longest-established Indian payroll & HR vendor — trusted by 20,000+ companies since 1994. PeopleOS is the modern, event-sourced alternative built for teams that want transparent pricing, a free tier, and Labour Code 2025 enforced architecturally rather than configured.

This page’s pick

PeopleOS

India's accuracy-first HRMS & payroll

Per employee₹49/employee/mo
Base fee₹499/mo
Free planForever-free up to 25 employees
Founded2025
HeadquartersBengaluru

Greytip Software (greytHR)

Payroll + HR

Per employee₹85+/employee/mo
Base fee₹5,495/mo
Free planNo (free trial only)
Founded1994
HeadquartersBengaluru
The verdict

Which one fits you better?

PeopleOS wins for teams that want sub-3-second payroll runs, a forever-free tier, and a per-employee model that scales linearly. greytHR wins for highly-regulated industries that value 30 years of in-market track record, deep state-government integration, and a partner network of 8,000+ accountants. The two are increasingly comparable on core compliance — the differentiator is architecture (event-sourced ledger) and pricing model (transparent vs quoted).

Feature-by-feature

Side-by-side comparison

PeopleOS wins Tie Competitor wins

Pricing & Free Plan

CapabilityPeopleOSGreytip Software (greytHR)·
Free planForever-free up to 25 employeesFree trial only
Starting PEPM₹49/mo/employee₹85+/mo/employee
Base platform fee₹499/mo (Starter)₹5,495+/mo
Pricing transparencyPublished on /pricingSome tiers quote-only
Implementation feesNonePer-quote

Compliance Depth

CapabilityPeopleOSGreytip Software (greytHR)·
Labour Code 2025 ready50% wage rule auto-validatedPer public statements, ready
Multi-state PTAll 36 states & UTsAll 36 states (their strength)
PF ECR generationYesYes
TDS Form 24QYes (Old + New regime)Yes
State-specific labour actsShops & Establishment + Factories Act + POSHSame — long-tail coverage
Statutory updates SLAWithin 5 working days of notificationWithin 5 working days

Payroll Architecture

CapabilityPeopleOSGreytip Software (greytHR)·
Event-sourced ledgerYes — every change immutableNo — traditional run model
Hash-chain auditYes — tamper-evidentStandard activity log
Compensating events for correctionsYesDirect edit + audit log
Sub-3-second payroll runFor up to 1,000 employeesMinutes for similar size
Paisa-precision testing586 property-based testsInternal QA

AI & Modern Features

CapabilityPeopleOSGreytip Software (greytHR)·
Natural-language queriesORIS AI built-inLimited
PII redaction before LLMAutomaticN/A — minimal AI surface
Anomaly detectionPer-employee 6-month patternBasic variance reports
OpenAPI 3.1 specPublicLimited public API

HR Features

CapabilityPeopleOSGreytip Software (greytHR)·
Employee directoryYesYes
Leave managementConfigurable policiesMature, multi-policy support
Attendance + biometricGeo-fenced + biometric webhookWide biometric device support
Performance & OKRsYes (Phase 3 module)Available add-on
Recruitment ATSYes (Phase 3 module)Available add-on
Mobile appPWA (web-mobile)iOS/Android native
Frequently asked

Common questions

Why choose PeopleOS over greytHR after 30 years of greytHR’s track record?

Track record is greytHR’s strongest selling point. PeopleOS bets on architecture: event-sourced ledger payroll, transparent per-employee pricing, a forever-free tier, and a modern API surface. If you’re early-stage and want to grow into a platform, PeopleOS scales with you. If you’re a regulated enterprise that needs the comfort of 30 years of vendor history, greytHR is the safer pick today.

Is greytHR’s multi-state coverage better than PeopleOS?

Both cover all 36 states and UTs for Professional Tax. greytHR has been doing it longer and has deep on-ground partner networks. PeopleOS catches up architecturally — every state slab is in code, not configuration tables, so updates are deterministic and version-controlled.

Can I migrate from greytHR to PeopleOS?

Yes. PeopleOS Migration Studio imports CSV exports of employee records, salary structures, leave balances, and historical payslips. Most teams complete migration in 5–7 days including parallel-run validation.

How does PeopleOS handle Indian biometric attendance devices?

PeopleOS supports biometric attendance via webhook ingestion — devices push punches to /api/v1/attendance/biometric-webhook. greytHR has wider native device support today; PeopleOS focuses on the wave of cloud-native biometric vendors (Spintly, Beams, mFlow).

Is PeopleOS as DPDP Act compliant as greytHR?

Both are compliant. PeopleOS is architected with Aadhaar Data Vault tokenisation (Aadhaar numbers never stored in main DB) and PII redaction before any LLM call — design choices that go beyond minimum DPDP requirements. greytHR has compliance certifications and has been audited at scale.

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