greytHR
Full-suite HRMS and payroll for India and the GCC: hire-to-retire on one platform, with agentic AI included on every paid plan.
By Greytip Software Private Limited · HQ Bengaluru, India · 4.4/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- India-based SMBs and mid-market firms needing payroll, PF/ESI/PT/TDS compliance and core HR in one system
- Multi-state and multi-entity employers filing statutory returns across all 28 Indian states
- HR teams of roughly 50–1,000 employees replacing spreadsheets or several disconnected point tools
- Organisations with blue-collar or field workforces needing biometric, GPS and face-recognition attendance
- GCC-based businesses that want Indian-style payroll with employee self-service on web and mobile
Ideal size: 50–1,000 employees people · SMB to mid-market with at least one dedicated HR or payroll admin
Not for
- Companies needing deep multi-country payroll outside India and the GCC
- Enterprises with highly bespoke HR workflows that require heavy custom development
- US- or UK-headquartered firms whose compliance framework is not Indian statutory payroll
- Teams that want best-of-breed recruiting or learning tools rather than an all-in-one suite
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
2–4 weeks
~21 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$3,100/yr
Starts at $360 · Per-employee-per-month subscription with a base price covering the first 50 employees; monthly or annual billing, no lock-in or cancellation fee
Implementation Friction
2/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Base plans include 50 employees; extra employees cost ₹45/month (Essential) or ₹85/month (Growth); Premium is custom-priced
Add-on costs
- Performance Management System: ₹35–₹45 per user/month (free on Premium)
- Time Sheets: ₹35 per user/month (free on Premium)
- Expense Management: ₹35 per user/month (free on Premium)
- GPS Live Tracking with GeoMark: ₹140 per user/month
- Recruit: ₹2,500 per recruiter/month (available on all plans)
- Alumni Portal: ₹20 per user/month
- SSO, API and multi-company support: paid add-ons on Essential and Growth
Company & support
Who is behind greytHR, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- 1994 · 32 yrs in business
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, India
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailNot listed
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsNot listed
- Community forumAll plans
- Help centre / docsAll plans
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Support Center with admin and employee self-service guides, how-to videos and product updates. greytHR Academy courses, the greytribe HR community and resource libraries are stated as included with every plan; onboarding support and formal support plans appear on paid plans.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What greytHR ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
greytHR NAVOS is the vendor's in-house AI assistant: it answers HR, payroll and compliance questions, runs AI Search over the customer's own account, and executes AI Actions such as approving leave or updating records under the user's existing role permissions. It is included on all paid plans.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Never trains on your data
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Included in the plan
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
greytHR is Greytip's cloud HRMS and payroll suite for India and the GCC, covering hire-to-retire: recruitment, onboarding, payroll with PF/ESI/PT/LWF/TDS, attendance, leave, expenses, performance management and exit. Its agentic AI assistant, NAVOS, is bundled on every paid plan and executes HR tasks in natural language under existing user permissions. Plans start at ₹2,495 per month for 50 employees, with add-ons for timesheets, PMS, GPS tracking and recruitment; go-live is pitched at 2–4 weeks.
Frequently asked questions
How much does greytHR cost for a 200-employee company?
Essential is ₹2,495 per month covering the first 50 employees, plus ₹45 per extra employee per month; Growth is ₹4,495 per month plus ₹85 per extra employee. A 200-person company on Essential would pay roughly ₹9,245 per month. Premium is custom-quoted, add-ons such as timesheets, PMS and GPS tracking are priced separately, and there is no lock-in or cancellation fee.
How long does implementation take?
The vendor states go-live in 2–4 weeks rather than months, supported by a dedicated implementation team, employee self-onboarding, automated checklists and extensive Excel import/export. A 7-day free trial with no commitment lets you validate payroll, attendance and compliance configuration before paying.
Does greytHR use our employee data to train AI models?
No. greytHR states that NAVOS runs entirely inside your greytHR environment, keeps your role-based permissions, does not send data to public platforms such as OpenAI or Google, and never uses company or employee data to train AI models for other users. Responses are grounded in your own account data.
How secure and compliant is greytHR?
The vendor states SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certification and GDPR readiness, with multi-tenant isolation, 256-bit SSL encryption in transit and strong access and password policies. Because these claims sit on marketing and privacy pages rather than a public trust centre, request current certificates and security documentation directly during diligence.
Which countries does greytHR cover?
greytHR handles Indian statutory payroll across all 28 states, including PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS filing, and is also used in GCC countries; the vendor cites customers in 30+ countries. Deep multi-country payroll outside India and the GCC is not its focus, so global employers should confirm coverage market by market.
What support is included?
Every plan includes the greytHR Support Center knowledge base, admin and employee self-service guides, how-to videos and product updates, plus free greytHR Academy courses and the greytribe community for all plans with no premium tier. Onboarding support and formal support plans are listed within paid plans; specific SLAs are quoted commercially.