People vs Zoho People
HR, payroll and hiring togetherOne HR product, not four Zoho apps.
Zoho People is priced per employee with unlimited admins, and payroll (Zoho Payroll, licensed per legal entity) and recruiting (Zoho Recruit, per recruiter) are separate products. Fyboard People prices per HR operator and puts India payroll, hiring and HR records in one product, while Zoho is ahead today on the mobile app, biometric attendance, helpdesk and filing outputs.
- Zoho People: HR software sold alongside Zoho Payroll and Zoho Recruit
- 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 | Zoho People | |
|---|---|---|
| How pricing works | Per HR operator; approvers and employees free | Per employee (minimum 5), unlimited admins; payroll and recruiting billed separately |
| Entry paid price | ₹1,999 per operator a month, billed annually | ₹48–192 per employee a month billed annually, plus Zoho Payroll from ₹1,000 per entity |
| Free plan | Free plan: 2 operators, 25 employees | Free for up to 5 users |
| Payroll coverage | India certified; US, UK, Japan, Australia in preview | Zoho Payroll editions per country, including India |
| Hiring (ATS) | Included from Growth, no recruiter seats | Zoho Recruit, ₹1,250–2,500 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 | Optional Jumpstart services, ₹50,000–1,60,000 |
Why it matters
Zoho splits HR across separate apps and licences.
Zoho People covers HR records, while payroll, recruiting, expenses and e-sign are separate Zoho products. People keeps them on one employee record and one plan.
A year's cost
What a year costs.
A year at three company sizes. People is billed per HR operator from published prices, annually; Zoho People's figures are published list prices, 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; Zoho People's from the sources listed below. Rows we couldn't verify say so.
| Capability | Fyboard People | Zoho People |
|---|---|---|
| Hire and onboard | ||
| Applicant tracking and careers site | IncludedGated pipelines, careers site, no recruiter seats | Paid add-onZoho Recruit |
| Job board posting | RoadmapLinkedIn and Naukri on the roadmap | IncludedThrough Zoho Recruit |
| Resume parsing | Not available | IncludedThrough Zoho Recruit |
| Offer letters with e-signature | IncludedFyDoc letters signed with FySign | Paid add-onZoho Sign |
| 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 | IncludedPayroll licensed per entity |
| Row-level access and confidential records | Included9 scope dimensions | Included |
| Bulk import and migration | IncludedEmployees and 14 master data types | Not verified |
| Time and attendance | ||
| Attendance with geofence | IncludedWeb clock-in today | IncludedProfessional |
| Biometric device sync | Not available | Included |
| Shifts and rosters | Included | IncludedProfessional |
| Leave, holidays and comp-off | Included | Included |
| Project timesheets and billing | PartialHours with billable flag; billing arrives with Project | IncludedTimesheets and billing on Professional |
| Payroll and money | ||
| India payroll (PF, ESI, TDS, gratuity) | IncludedCertified | Paid add-onZoho Payroll |
| India filing exports (ECR, 24Q, Form 16) | PartialIn preview | IncludedZoho Payroll |
| Payroll outside India | RoadmapUS, UK, Japan, Australia in preview; not yet finalisable | Paid add-onA separate edition per country |
| Employer of record and contractor payments | Not available | Not verified |
| Expenses | Included | Paid add-onZoho Expense |
| Benefits administration | PartialPlans, enrolments, claims; no insurer link | Partial |
| Compensation and appraisal cycles | Included | IncludedPremium |
| Payroll posting to accounting | IncludedNative Fyboard Finance ledger | Not verified |
| Performance and growth | ||
| Goals, reviews, 360 feedback | Included | IncludedPremium |
| Learning management | PartialTraining admin; no hosted courses | IncludedEnterprise |
| Career paths and succession | IncludedIncludes 9-box | Partial |
| Engagement surveys and eNPS | Coming soonArrives with DataBoard | IncludedPremium |
| 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 | IncludedEnterprise |
| Announcements and recognition | Not available | Paid add-onZoho Connect |
| Exit | ||
| Separation, exit interview, full and final | Included | Included |
| Asset tracking and return | Coming soonArrives with MM | PartialThrough custom forms |
| Platform | ||
| Approval workflows | Included | Included |
| AI assistant | PartialAsk FyAI on the employee record | PartialZia assistant |
| Public API and webhooks | Not availableCareers API only | IncludedAPI capacity add-on |
| SAML single sign-on | Coming soonArrives with the Identity engine | Included |
Key differences
Where they part ways.
01 · What you pay for
Fyboard People
People bills HR operators; employees and approving managers are free.
Zoho People
Zoho People bills every employee, while admins are unlimited.
02 · One product or several
Fyboard People
Payroll, hiring, expenses and HR records sit in People on one employee record.
Zoho People
Payroll, recruiting, expenses and e-sign are separate Zoho apps, each with its own plan and licence.
03 · Payroll licensing
Fyboard People
Legal entities are included per plan: 1 on Starter, 3 on Growth, unlimited on Business.
Zoho People
Zoho Payroll is licensed per legal entity.
04 · Mobile, devices and helpdesk
Fyboard People
Web self-service and geofence clock-in today; the app is coming, and helpdesk arrives with Fyboard's Requests engine.
Zoho People
Zoho People already offers a mobile app, biometric and face-recognition attendance, and a helpdesk on Enterprise.
Switching
Moving over in one payroll cycle.
01
Export from Zoho People
Export employee records, leave balances and attendance from Zoho People, and salary components and statutory details from Zoho Payroll, as CSV or Excel 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 Zoho People with Zoho Payroll?
For 250 employees and 8 HR operators, People Growth costs ₹2,87,904 a year. Zoho People Premium with Zoho Payroll and Recruit comes to about ₹6,42,000.
Does Fyboard People need a separate payroll app?
No. India payroll is part of People on every paid plan, and the Free plan runs payroll for up to 10 employees.
Does Zoho People charge for admins?
No, Zoho People includes unlimited admins and charges per employee. Fyboard People does the opposite: it charges per HR operator and keeps employees and approvers free.
Does Fyboard People have biometric attendance like Zoho People?
Not yet. People supports geofenced web clock-in today; biometric device sync is not available, and the mobile app is coming soon.
Can I migrate from Zoho People to Fyboard People?
Yes. Export records from Zoho People and Zoho Payroll and load them with People's bulk import for employees and 14 master data types.
Sources and method
Where these facts come from.
Zoho People 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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