What payroll and HR software charges for, which statutory features matter, and the labour code, EPF, ESI, PT and income-tax rules your system must apply in 2026.
A payroll price page usually shows one number: rupees per employee per month. Your real bill is built from more parts: a base or minimum fee, modules such as attendance, leave, expense claims or performance, implementation and migration, the billing cycle and the renewal uplift, plus 18% GST. Behind the price sits the question that matters more: does the software apply Indian rules correctly every month?
Start with the payroll and HR software comparison overview, which links to every guide in this section. The others explain pricing models, billing and renewal, and the statutory engine: the four labour codes in force since 21 November 2025 and the central rules of May 2026, EPF with the wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000 from 17 September 2026, ESI, professional tax and labour welfare fund, TDS on salary under the Income-tax Act, 2025 (Forms 130 and 138), and statutory registers and employee self-service.
We do not rank or score products. Every price on this site is an illustrative range that shows the arithmetic, not a quote. Check rules at the source: Ministry of Labour and Employment, EPFO, ESIC and the Income Tax Department.
Payroll Software Costs, Features and 2026 Rules
How payroll software must calculate EPF in 2026: 12% contributions, the ₹25,000 ceiling from 17 Sep 2026, code wages, voluntary PF, the split September ECR and tests.
Payroll Software Costs, Features and 2026 Rules
How payroll software should handle ESI at 0.75% and 3.25% up to ₹21,000, contribution periods, state professional tax and labour welfare fund, with worked examples.
Payroll Software Costs, Features and 2026 Rules
The four labour codes in force since 21 Nov 2025 and the May 2026 central rules, explained for payroll: 50% wage rule, 2-day settlement, overtime, bonus, gratuity, registers.
Payroll Software Costs, Features and 2026 Rules
Compare payroll and HR software types for Indian MSMEs by statutory depth, pricing model and 3-year cost, with the labour code, EPF, ESI and TDS rules for 2026.
Payroll Software Costs, Features and 2026 Rules
How annual and monthly billing, renewal uplifts, headcount true-ups, 18% GST and TDS affect what an Indian business really pays for payroll and HR software.
Payroll Software Costs, Features and 2026 Rules
How payroll and HR software is priced in India, from per-employee-per-month and base fees to module bundles, headcount slabs and minimums, with illustrative sums.
Payroll Software Costs, Features and 2026 Rules
Which registers, wage slips, appointment letters and records Indian payroll software should generate in 2026, how long to keep them, and what good employee self-service includes.
Payroll Software Costs, Features and 2026 Rules
What payroll software must do for salary TDS from tax year 2026-27: section 392, new vs old regime, Form 124 claims, Form 138 quarterly returns and Form 130 certificates.
