People vs Keka
India HR and payrollYour recruiters shouldn't cost extra seats.
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.
- Keka: Indian HR and payroll suite
- Rival facts checked 14 September 2026, with sources
- Both sides of every row, including where People trails
- 01At a glance
- 02Why it matters
- 03Cost
- 04Capabilities
- 05Differences
- 06Switching
Side by side
At a glance.
| 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 in preview | 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 |
Why it matters
Every recruiter on Keka Hire is another monthly seat.
Keka bills hiring per recruiter. In People, recruiters are HR operators like anyone else who runs HR, and hiring is part of Growth.
A year's cost
What a year costs.
A year at three company sizes. People is billed per HR operator from published prices, annually; Keka's figures are third-party estimates, excluding tax and setup.
50 employees · 3 HR operators
250 employees · 8 HR operators
1,000 employees · 20 HR operators
Row by row
Both sides of every row.
People's statuses come from a code audit; Keka's from the sources listed below. Rows we couldn't verify say so.
| Capability | Fyboard People | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Hire and onboard | ||
| 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 |
| Core HR and organisation | ||
| 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 |
| Time and attendance | ||
| 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 |
| Payroll and money | ||
| 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 in preview; not yet finalisable | 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 |
| Performance and growth | ||
| 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 |
| Self-service and support | ||
| Employee self-service portal | Included | Included |
| Mobile app | Coming sooniOS and Android app coming | Included |
| HR helpdesk | Coming soonArrives with the Requests engine | Paid add-on |
| Announcements and recognition | Not available | IncludedSocial wall |
| Exit | ||
| Separation, exit interview, full and final | Included | Included |
| Asset tracking and return | Coming soonArrives with MM | IncludedStrength |
| Platform | ||
| 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 |
Key differences
Where they part ways.
01 · What you pay for
Fyboard People
People bills HR operators. Managers who approve for their own team and every employee are free, so hiring more people does not raise the bill.
Keka
Keka's plans cover the first 100 employees and then charge for every extra employee, so cost rises with headcount.
02 · Hiring seats
Fyboard People
Recruitment and the careers site are part of Growth; recruiters are operators like any other HR user.
Keka
Keka Hire is sold separately and billed per recruiter each month.
03 · Mobile, devices and filings
Fyboard People
Web self-service and geofence clock-in today; the iOS and Android app is coming and filing exports are in preview.
Keka
Keka already ships a mobile app, biometric device integration and statutory filing outputs such as Form 16 and 24Q.
04 · Where HR data lives
Fyboard People
People runs on Fyboard's shared engines: payroll posts to Fyboard Finance, documents sit in FyDrive and access is scoped across nine org dimensions.
Keka
Keka is a focused HR and payroll product that connects to accounting and other tools through integrations.
Switching
Moving over in one payroll cycle.
01
Export from Keka
Export the employee master, bank and statutory details, leave balances and salary structures from Keka as Excel or CSV files.
02
Import into People
Bulk import checks names and codes for employees and master data, and flags rows to fix before you commit.
03
Set up policies and payroll
Leave, attendance, pay components and statutory registrations; add your HR operators. Approvers and employees join free.
04
Run one cycle in parallel
Run payroll and attendance in both, compare the results, then switch over.
No setup fee. People doesn't depend on your old system — run one cycle side by side before you switch.
Questions
Asked and answered.
Is Fyboard People cheaper than Keka?
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.
Does Fyboard People run Indian statutory payroll like Keka?
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.
Does Fyboard People have a mobile app like Keka?
The FyPeople iOS and Android app is coming. Today employees use the web self-service portal, including geofenced clock-in.
Do managers count as paid users in Fyboard People?
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.
Can I move from Keka to Fyboard People?
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.
Sources and method
Where these facts come from.
Keka facts last checked . Estimates come from third-party or quote-based sources and may differ from your quote.
People prices are Fyboard's published prices, billed annually per HR operator, excluding tax and optional services. Spotted something out of date? Tell us through the contact page.
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