greytHR review

greytHR is an HRMS for payroll and employee operations, covering tasks from recruitment and onboarding through attendance, leave, and performance management. The product description positions it as one system for the employee lifecycle, rather than a payroll-only tool.

Payroll is a central part of the offer: greytHR says it calculates PF, ESI, PT, LWF, and TDS, supports one-click payroll close, and handles government portal filing. Attendance data from biometric devices, GPS, GeoMark+, and VISAGE can feed into leave management and payroll. Employees can use the app to view payslips and leave balances, submit claims, and access Form 16 and tax declarations.

The homepage also presents NAVOS as an AI assistant that can carry out HR tasks from plain-language commands, including granting leave, retrieving reports, and approving requisitions. That makes greytHR broader than a basic payroll processor, but the available information does not establish how those tasks are controlled or which plans include NAVOS.

The main case for greytHR is consolidation. Payroll, attendance, leave, employee self-service, recruitment, onboarding, and performance management sit in the same HRMS, which may reduce the number of separate tools an HR team has to maintain. The product description says attendance data can combine biometric, GPS, GeoMark+, and VISAGE sources with leave and payroll workflows.

Payroll capabilities are specific to Indian statutory calculations: greytHR lists PF, ESI, PT, LWF, and TDS, plus one-click payroll close and government portal filing. Employees can access payslips, leave balances, claims, Form 16, and tax declarations through the app, while HR teams can use NAVOS for tasks such as leave grants, reports, and requisition approvals. Those are useful areas to check in a demo, especially if they replace manual handoffs.

There is a low-cost way to start evaluating it. The pricing information lists a free Starter plan for teams of up to 25 employees and a seven-day free trial. For a small team, that gives a route to assess fit before requesting a paid quote.

The biggest buying uncertainty is price. The Starter plan is listed as free for up to 25 employees, but pricing for Essential and other paid options is not provided; annual pricing and paid-plan billing details are also unpublished in the available information. A seven-day trial is listed, but we cannot confirm which features or employee limits apply to it. Get a written quote that spells out the plan, employee cap, and any charges before planning a migration.

Feature breadth also does not tell you what is included at each price. The available details do not say which plans include NAVOS, particular attendance integrations, or every payroll capability. Confirm those against your requirements rather than assuming the full feature list comes with Starter.

Data handling deserves a direct question. One Reddit thread describes greytHR and other mainstream Indian HRMS products as SaaS platforms where employee salary and PAN data sit on provider servers; that is a user discussion, not independent verification of greytHR’s setup. Another user on Reddit reported an attendance sign-in not reflecting, but one post is not enough to judge reliability. Ask about hosting, exports, and attendance support during evaluation.

greytHR’s listed entry point is free: Starter costs $0 per month for teams with up to 25 employees. The published pricing information also lists a 7-day free trial, but does not say which plan or features the trial covers. Essential is the paid tier, yet its monthly and annual prices are not published. That means there is no verifiable price jump from Starter—and no basis for estimating the cost once you exceed 25 employees.

The published plan details list no add-on prices, so treat add-on availability and costs as undisclosed, not included. Annual pricing and paid-plan billing terms are also missing. Ask for a written quote that spells out billing frequency, employee-count rules, and any setup or support fees. The Starter cap is clear; the cost of growing beyond it is not. greytHR may suit a small team that stays within the free limit, but price the paid package before planning a broader HR and payroll switch.

greytHR combines recruiting, onboarding, payroll, attendance, leave, employee self-service, and performance management, so switching can involve more than moving payslips. Before signing, map employee records, payroll history, statutory settings for PF, ESI, PT, LWF, and TDS, attendance inputs, and leave balances. Ask greytHR what it imports and whether it can bring over historical records.

The published materials do not describe migration services, export formats, or a self-serve data export. Confirm those details in writing, and check how you can retrieve your data if you leave. Consolidating payroll and employee records in a third-party SaaS platform can increase switching work; that is a planning risk, not evidence of a specific lock-in mechanism. We have no Reddit posts or comments in the published material, so we can’t reliably report what users cite when leaving. If attendance reliability matters, verify that separately before migrating.