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Crew HRMS vs Keka: How The Plans Actually Compare

Both are built for Indian HR and payroll. Here's how Crew's published, per-employee pricing and free-forever HR plan compare with what Keka lists on its own pricing page today.

Start free trial
Free forever
Crew HR, no employee limit
₹59/mo
Crew Growth, published — no sales call
5+ languages
No English required for frontline staff
Quick Comparison
Crew HRMS vs Keka · at a glance
Sourced from Keka.com
FeatureCrewKeka
Exact pricing shown on siteYesTalk to us
Free-forever planYes, HRTrial only
Multi-language frontline app5+ languagesNot specified
Crew pricing page
Prices shown, no login
Keka's pricing page
"Talk to us" for a quote

Keka is a well-known name in Indian HRMS.
Here's what its own pricing page does — and doesn't — show.

Three tiers, no prices shown. Foundation, Strength, and Growth each just show a "Free Trial" button.

Real pricing means calling sales. The per-employee rate isn't shown anywhere on the page.

Hiring & project tools cost extra. Both are separate Keka products, quoted separately.

No free-forever tier. Every HRMS plan is paid, just with a free trial attached.

Best if you want the rate upfront. No sales call needed to know what you'll pay.

Frontline staff need their own language. Crew ships 5+ languages — no English required.

SIDE-BY-SIDE

Crew HRMS vs Keka, feature by feature

Every Crew figure below is published at crew.inc/pricing. Every Keka figure is what appears on Keka's own pricing page — where Keka doesn't publish a number, we say so rather than guess.

Crew HRFree forever
Crew Growth₹59 / emp / mo
KekaFoundation / Strength / Growth
Pricing
Per-employee price shown on the pricing pagePublishedPublishedTalk to us
Free-forever planYes, no employee limitFree trial only
HR Foundation
Employee directory, org chart & documentsIncluded from Foundation, per Keka's site
Approval workflows & self-serviceMarketed as included, tier not itemized
Attendance & Payroll
Attendance, shifts & geofencingAdd-on, ₹30/emp/moMarketed as included, tier not itemized
Payroll + PF, ESI, PT, TDS complianceAdd-on, ₹40/emp/moMarketed as included, tier not itemized

Keka details reflect what's published on Keka's own pricing page at the time this page was written. Keka's plans, tiers, and pricing model may change — check Keka's site directly for current figures before deciding. Crew figures are live at crew.inc/pricing.

WHY TEAMS SWITCH

What teams moving off Keka tell us they wanted

A price they can see before they sign up

Crew's per-employee, per-month rate is on the pricing page — no phone call needed to find out what a plan costs.

A real free-forever HR plan

Employee directory, org chart, documents and approvals — free for every team size, indefinitely, not just a trial window.

Compliance that's part of the payroll plan

PF, ESI, PT, TDS, Bonus, Gratuity and LWF are calculated and kept current inside Crew Payroll, at one published rate.

A frontline-ready app

5+ languages, no English required — so kitchen, warehouse, and field staff can mark attendance and check payslips themselves.

Crew vs Keka — common questions

It depends on your headcount and modules — Keka's exact per-employee rate isn't published, so the fairest way to compare is to check Crew's live rate at crew.inc/pricing against a quote from Keka's sales team for the same employee count.
Yes — Crew Growth bundles attendance and payroll (including PF, ESI, PT and TDS) at one published rate of ₹59 per employee per month, and Crew HR is free forever for HR foundation, with no employee limit.
Yes — the Crew app is available in 5+ languages, so frontline staff can use it without English, as published on crew.inc.

See Crew's exact pricing for your team

No sales call required to see the number. Start a free trial, or book a demo to walk through a switch from Keka.

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