| Pricing (entry plan) | From ₹99 / $3.99 / user / mo (Attend tier) | From ~₹6,999 / mo for the first 100 employees (Foundation)Keka Foundation is published, but the full HR + payroll + performance bundle is sales-gated; expect a quote-on-volume conversation above SMB. |
| Self-serve signup | Yes — under 60 seconds, no card | No — book a demo, qualify, quote |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of every paid feature, no credit card | Sales-led trial only (no self-serve) |
| Time-to-first-value | Minutes — sign up, install, track within 10 minutes | Weeks — HRMS implementation with forms and configuration |
| Country focus | India / Global — INR-native, GST-ready | India-first — HR + payroll + performance for mid-market |
| Data residency | Azure Central India | India — local hosting |
| Face-recognition attendance (with anti-spoof) | Yes — Azure Face + on-device liveness on Attend tier ₹99 | Limited — selfie clock-in via app; no anti-spoof face library matching Truein / Jibble depth |
| GPS geofence + kiosk mode | Yes — PWA kiosk, GPS geofence, photo-at-clock-in | Yes — GPS geofence and mobile clock-in; kiosk depth is lighter than dedicated attendance vendors |
| Offline clock-in | Yes — Flutter + SQLite mobile queue, IndexedDB on kiosk | Partial — relies on connectivity, less mature than deskless-first attendance tools |
| Desktop productivity (screenshots, app / URL) | Yes — consent-based desktop tracker, opt-in screenshots, AI anomaly surfacing via Munimji | No — Keka is HR / payroll / performance; no desktop tracker |
| Screenshot retention (if enabled) | Per tier: Attend none / Track 30d / Business 365d (+₹50/seat 3-year add-on) | N/A — no desktop screenshots |
| WhatsApp / SMS clock-in | Yes — for staff without smartphones; geofence + selfie verified | No — Keka's portal needs a smartphone or browser |
| India payroll (PF / ESI / PT / TDS / LWF) | Native via HelloBooks Payroll — Form 24Q quarterly, Form 16 annual auto-file (private beta) | Native — Keka Payroll is one of the most mature India payroll engines in market |
| Native GST books / accounting | HelloBooks — one tenancy, one bill, GSTIN / HSN / SAC invoices | No — Keka hands off to Tally / Zoho Books / external accounting |
| Recruitment / ATS | No — out of scope (HelloGrowth CRM covers hiring pipeline on roadmap) | Yes — Keka Hire is a mature India ATS |
| Performance reviews / OKRs | No — out of scope | Yes — Keka's flagship strength for mid-market HR |
| SSO (SAML / OIDC) + SCIM | On roadmap — not shipped today | Yes — SSO and SCIM available on enterprise plansPer the 2026-05-22 integration audit (§10), SSO is the single biggest enterprise blocker we have not closed yet. |
| Volume discount transparency | Published ladder — every tier's per-seat rate on the pricing page | Foundation published; full bundle sales-gated |