Crew HRMS vs greytHR: How The Plans Actually Compare
greytHR prices in flat monthly blocks of employees. Crew prices per employee from your first hire. Here's the published math side by side, sourced from greytHR's own pricing page.
greytHR prices by the block, not the employee.
Here's what that means for a small or growing team.
Pay for 50, even with 10 people. Essential is a flat ₹2,495/month for your first 50 employees.
Attendance & geofencing cost extra. Only unlocks on the ₹4,495/month Growth plan.
GPS, recruitment & performance are add-ons. ₹140–2,500/month extra on top of your plan.
No free-forever plan. Just a 7-day trial — every plan after that is paid.
Best fit if you're under 25 people. Pay for your actual headcount, not a 50-employee block.
Frontline staff need their own language. Crew ships 5+ languages — no English required.
Crew HRMS vs greytHR, feature by feature
Every Crew figure below is published at crew.inc/pricing. Every greytHR figure is what appears on greytHR's own pricing page.
Crew HRFree forever | Crew Growth₹59 / emp / mo | greytHR Essential₹2,495/mo, first 50 | greytHR Growth₹4,495/mo, first 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||||
| Pricing structure | Per employee | Per employee, from hire #1 | Flat fee, first 50 employees | Flat fee, first 50 employees |
| Per-employee rate above the included block | Same rate throughout | Same rate throughout | +₹45/employee above 50 | +₹85/employee above 50 |
| Free-forever plan | Yes, no employee limit | 7-day trial only | 7-day trial only | |
| HR & Attendance | ||||
| Employee directory, docs & self-onboarding | ||||
| Leave management | Unlimited leave types | |||
| Advanced attendance, shifts & geofencing | Add-on, ₹30/emp/mo | Not in Essential | ||
| GPS live tracking | Included in Crew Attendance | Add-on, ₹140/user/mo | Add-on, ₹140/user/mo | |
| Payroll & Compliance | ||||
| Payroll + PF, ESI, PT, TDS compliance | Add-on, ₹40/emp/mo | Complete payroll processing | ||
| Performance management | Add-on, ₹35–45/user/mo | Add-on, ₹35–45/user/mo | ||
| Frontline & Trust | ||||
| Free trial length | Full free-forever plan | Full free-forever plan | 7 days | 7 days |
greytHR details reflect what's published on greytHR's own pricing page at the time this page was written, including block pricing for the first 50 employees and per-employee rates beyond that. greytHR's Premium tier is quoted directly by their sales team and isn't shown here for that reason. Pricing and plans may change — check greytHR's site directly for current figures. Crew figures are live at crew.inc/pricing.
What teams moving off greytHR tell us they wanted
Pricing that scales down as well as up
Crew Growth is ₹59 per employee per month from your first hire — a 10-person team isn't paying for a 50-person block.
A real free-forever HR plan
Employee directory, org chart, documents and approvals — free for every team size, indefinitely, not a 7-day trial.
Attendance and geofencing without an upsell
Crew Growth includes shifts, live location and geofencing at ₹59/employee/month — no separate GPS add-on or higher tier needed.
A frontline-ready app
5+ languages, no English required — so kitchen, warehouse, and field staff can mark attendance and check payslips themselves.
Crew vs greytHR — common questions
See what your team would actually pay on Crew
Per-employee pricing, no 50-employee minimum block. Start a free trial, or book a demo to walk through a switch from greytHR.