The system of record for how work actually happens.
Keka is an Indian HR and payroll suite priced as a monthly base fee for the first 100 employees plus a fee for each extra employee, with hiring billed per recruiter. Fyboard People prices per HR operator, keeps approvers and employees free and includes hiring without recruiter seats, while Keka is ahead today on the mobile app, biometric devices and statutory filing exports.
The facts that usually decide between Fyboard People and Keka.
| Topic | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| How pricing works | Per HR operator; approvers and employees free | Base fee for the first 100 employees, then per extra employee |
| Entry paid price | ₹1,999 per operator a month, billed annually | About ₹9,999 a month for 100 employees (Foundation, third-party figure) |
| Free plan | Free plan: 2 operators, 25 employees | No free plan |
| Payroll coverage | India certified; US, UK, Japan, Australia on the roadmap | India, GCC and US |
| Hiring (ATS) | Included from Growth, no recruiter seats | Keka Hire add-on, about ₹1,500–2,500 per recruiter a month |
| Mobile app | iOS and Android app coming soon; web self-service today | iOS and Android app |
| Setup | No setup fee; self-serve import | Setup fee reported at about twice the monthly fee |
Keka bills hiring per recruiter. In People, recruiters are HR operators like anyone else who runs HR, and hiring is part of Growth.
Keka Hire seats
Per recruiter, per month (list price, estimate)
Fyboard People hiring
Included on Growth
₹0 extra for recruiters
No separate hiring product and no recruiter seat. Jobs, pipeline and careers site are part of Growth.
Honest nuance: in People, a recruiter who works in HR is an operator seat, the same seat as any HR user. Recruiters already on your HR team add nothing.
Keka Hire range is a third-party list-price estimate (HROne, SoftwareSuggest) and excludes Keka's per-employee base plan and tax. Fyboard People prices are live, billed annually, excluding tax.
Monthly subscription billed annually, excluding tax. People prices are live; Keka figures are list prices or estimates from the sources below.
People costs ₹2,46,072 less a year at this size (49% less).
| Company size | Fyboard People / year | Keka / year |
|---|---|---|
| 50 employees · 3 HR operators | ₹71,964 · Starter | ₹1,73,988 |
| 250 employees · 8 HR operators | ₹2,87,904 · Growth | ₹4,97,988 |
| 1,000 employees · 20 HR operators | ₹11,99,760 · Business | ₹18,11,988 |
Statuses for both products across the employee lifecycle. "Not verified" means we could not confirm it from Keka's public material.
Fyboard People
20 of 37 included · 0 paid add-ons
Keka
22 of 37 included · 6 paid add-ons
| Capability | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant tracking and careers site | IncludedGated pipelines, careers site, no recruiter seats | Paid add-onKeka Hire, per recruiter |
| Job board posting | RoadmapLinkedIn and Naukri on the roadmap | Included |
| Resume parsing | Not available | IncludedCV match |
| Offer letters with e-signature | IncludedFyDoc letters signed with FySign | IncludedKeka Sign on Strength |
| Onboarding checklists | Included | Included |
| Capability | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Employee records and custom fields | Included | Included |
| Org chart and org dimensions | IncludedSites, projects, clients, cost centres | Included |
| Multiple legal entities | IncludedUnlimited on Business | Paid add-on |
| Row-level access and confidential records | Included9 scope dimensions | IncludedCustom roles on Strength |
| Bulk import and migration | IncludedEmployees and 14 master data types | Not verified |
| Capability | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance with geofence | IncludedWeb clock-in today | IncludedStrength |
| Biometric device sync | Not available | Included |
| Shifts and rosters | Included | PartialAdvanced shifts are an add-on |
| Leave, holidays and comp-off | Included | Included |
| Project timesheets and billing | PartialHours with billable flag; billing arrives with Project | Paid add-onPSA |
| Capability | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| India payroll (PF, ESI, TDS, gratuity) | IncludedCertified | Included |
| India filing exports (ECR, 24Q, Form 16) | PartialIn preview | Included |
| Payroll outside India | RoadmapUS, UK, Japan, Australia next | PartialIndia, GCC and US |
| Employer of record and contractor payments | Not available | Not verified |
| Expenses | Included | Included |
| Benefits administration | PartialPlans, enrolments, claims; no insurer link | Partial |
| Compensation and appraisal cycles | Included | PartialGrowth |
| Payroll posting to accounting | IncludedNative Fyboard Finance ledger | Not verified |
| Capability | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Goals, reviews, 360 feedback | Included | IncludedGrowth |
| Learning management | PartialTraining admin; no hosted courses | Paid add-onKeka Learn |
| Career paths and succession | IncludedIncludes 9-box | Partial |
| Engagement surveys and eNPS | Coming soonArrives with DataBoard | IncludedStrength |
| Capability | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Employee self-service portal | Included | Included |
| Mobile app | Coming sooniOS and Android app built, release coming | Included |
| HR helpdesk | Coming soonArrives with the Requests engine | Paid add-on |
| Announcements and recognition | Not available | IncludedSocial wall |
| Capability | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Separation, exit interview, full and final | Included | Included |
| Asset tracking and return | Coming soonArrives with MM | IncludedStrength |
| Capability | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Approval workflows | Included | PartialFull workflow automation on Growth |
| AI assistant | PartialAsk FyAI on the employee record | Included |
| Public API and webhooks | Not availableCareers API only | Paid add-on |
| SAML single sign-on | Coming soonArrives with the Identity engine | IncludedStrength |
Each one described for both products.
No setup fee. Guided implementation is optional.
Step 1 · Day 1
Export the employee master, bank and statutory details, leave balances and salary structures from Keka as Excel or CSV files.
Step 2 · Days 1–3
Bulk import checks names and codes for employees and 14 master data types, and flags rows to fix before you commit.
Step 3 · Week 1–2
Leave, attendance and pay components, statutory registrations such as EPFO and ESIC, and your HR operators. Approvers and employees join free.
Step 4 · One cycle
Run payroll and attendance in both systems, compare, then switch over.
For a 250-person company with 8 HR operators, People Growth costs ₹2,87,904 a year against about ₹4,97,988 for Keka Growth with two hiring seats. The gap widens as headcount grows, because People does not charge per employee.
Yes. India payroll is certified in People, covering PF, ESI, TDS under both regimes and gratuity. Statutory filing exports such as EPF ECR and TDS 24Q are in preview, where Keka already generates them.
The FyPeople iOS and Android app is built and coming soon. Today employees use the web self-service portal, including geofenced clock-in.
No. Line managers who approve requests for their own team are free approvers. Only HR operators who act on people outside their own team are billed.
Yes. Export your employee and master data from Keka and load it with People's bulk import, which covers employees and 14 master data types such as departments, sites, shifts and leave types.
Keka facts last checked . Estimates come from third-party or quote-based sources and may differ from your quote. People prices are live, billed annually per HR operator, and exclude tax, setup and optional services.
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