Crew HRMS vs Zoho People: How The Plans Compare
Zoho People is a global HR platform with its own free plan. Crew is built India-first, with statutory payroll compliance and a free HR tier in the same product. Here's the published comparison.
Zoho People is HR software. Zoho Payroll is a different product.
Here's what that split means for Indian statutory compliance.
PF, ESI & TDS are a separate product. Zoho People handles HR; Zoho Payroll handles compliance, sold on its own.
Prices shown in USD, billed annually. INR pricing isn't shown by default on the page we reviewed.
Attendance isn't in the Free plan. It only starts at the Professional tier.
One product, not two. HR admin and India statutory payroll compliance together.
Rupee pricing, visible upfront. Not a USD rate that depends on your billing region.
Frontline staff need their own language. Crew ships 5+ languages — no English required.
Crew HRMS vs Zoho People, feature by feature
Every Crew figure below is published at crew.inc/pricing. Every Zoho figure is what appears on Zoho's own pricing page for Zoho People.
Crew HRFree forever | Crew Growth₹59 / emp / mo | Zoho People FreeUp to 53 users | Zoho People Professional$2/user/mo, billed annually | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||||
| Free plan | Yes, no employee limit | Yes, up to 53 employees | ||
| Currency shown on pricing page | INR | INR | USD | USD |
| Free trial (paid tiers) | N/A — free plan | N/A — try before you buy | N/A — free plan | 30 days, no card required |
| HR & Attendance | ||||
| Employee database, docs & time-off | ||||
| Onboarding workflows | Essential HR tier+ | |||
| Attendance tracking & shift rotation | Add-on, ₹30/emp/mo | Not in Free plan | ||
| Payroll & Compliance | ||||
| India statutory payroll (PF, ESI, PT, TDS) | Add-on, ₹40/emp/mo | Sold separately as Zoho Payroll | Sold separately as Zoho Payroll | |
| Performance management | Premium tier+ | Premium tier+ | ||
Zoho People details reflect what's published on Zoho's own pricing page at the time this page was written; Zoho shows region-based pricing, and organizations above 500 users are directed to a custom quote. Zoho Payroll is Zoho's separate product for Indian statutory payroll and is not included in Zoho People's plans shown above. Pricing and plans may change — check zoho.com directly for current figures. Crew figures are live at crew.inc/pricing.
What teams moving off Zoho People tell us they wanted
One product for HR and statutory payroll
PF, ESI, PT, TDS, Bonus, Gratuity and LWF are calculated inside Crew Payroll — not a second app you have to buy and integrate separately.
Rupee pricing, visible upfront
Crew's plans are priced and shown in INR on crew.inc/pricing — no currency conversion or region detection needed.
Attendance from day one
Crew Growth includes attendance, shifts and geofencing at ₹59/employee/month — on Zoho People, attendance starts at the Professional tier.
A frontline-ready app
5+ languages, no English required — so kitchen, warehouse, and field staff can mark attendance and check payslips themselves.
Crew vs Zoho People — common questions
HR and statutory payroll, in one place
See exact INR pricing at crew.inc/pricing, or book a demo to walk through a switch from Zoho People.