HROne vs Offrd: the 50 seat block is the whole comparison
HROne bills in blocks of 50 users, from ₹4,950 a month on Basic, and positions itself for companies of 51 to 5,000 people. Offrd bills ₹50 per active employee with no block and no minimum. Below about 50 employees the block is the deciding factor. Above it, the comparison gets interesting.
Last updated 12 October 2026. HROne figures read from hrone.cloud/pricing on 23 August 2026, checked again 12 October 2026.
What does each one cost at your headcount?
HROne publishes its prices, which is more than several rivals manage, and the structure is straightforward once you notice the block. Basic is ₹4,950 a month and covers 50 users, then ₹99 per user a month above 50. Professional is ₹6,500 a month for 50 users, then ₹130 per user. Enterprise is quoted. Figures checked on hrone.cloud/pricing on 12 October 2026.
The word covering is doing a lot of work there. It does not mean up to 50. It means you buy 50. A company of 20 pays ₹4,950 and leaves 30 seats unoccupied, which works out to roughly ₹248 per person actually using the software. At 50 people the same ₹4,950 becomes ₹99 a head, which is a reasonable rate for a full HRMS.
Offrd has no block. The subscription is ₹50 per active employee a month, with every feature included. Twenty people is ₹1,000. Fifty people is ₹2,500. If your hiring runs in bursts, you can skip the subscription and buy credit packs from ₹99 for 10 credits (an offer letter uses 10).
| Headcount | Offrd subscription | HROne Basic | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 employees | ₹500 a month | ₹4,950 a month, 40 seats unused | ₹53,400 |
| 20 employees | ₹1,000 a month | ₹4,950 a month, 30 seats unused | ₹47,400 |
| 50 employees | ₹2,500 a month | ₹4,950 a month, block full | ₹29,400 |
| 100 employees | ₹5,000 a month | ₹9,900 a month (₹4,950 plus 50 x ₹99) | ₹58,800 |
HROne Basic rate and the ₹99 per user rate above 50 read from hrone.cloud/pricing on 23 August 2026, checked again 12 October 2026. At 100 users Basic is ₹9,900 a month, ₹118,800 a year, against ₹60,000 a year on Offrd. Offrd subscription rate at offrd.co/pricing_plans. Neither column includes GST. HROne implementation cost may apply for enterprise clients and is not in these figures.
What is in HROne Basic, and what is not?
Basic covers core HR, time office with geo tagging and selfie attendance, payroll, the mobile app and reporting. That is a competent spine for a mid sized company and it explains why HROne is a serious product.
What sits above it matters more for the buying decision. Recruitment, performance management, engagement, expense, asset management and the helpdesk are Enterprise only. If one of those is the reason you are shopping, the Basic price is not your price and you should get the Enterprise quote before comparing anything.
Two contract details are worth reading before you sign. Billing starts when you go live rather than when you sign, which is fairer than it sounds. And discontinuing requires two months' notice, so leaving carries a cost that a pay as you go model does not.
How do the two compare feature by feature?
Restricted to what a company with up to 250 people uses in a normal month. HROne rows reflect its published plan pages as read on 23 August 2026 and checked again on 12 October 2026.
| Capability | Offrd | HROne |
|---|---|---|
| COMMERCIALS | ||
| Entry price | ₹50 per active employee a month, or credit packs from ₹99 for 10 credits | ₹4,950 a month for a 50 user block |
| Seat block | None | Sold in blocks of 50 users |
| Free to start | 50 credits on signup, no card | No free tier |
| Notice to leave | None on pay as you go credits | Two months |
| Time to first document | Under two minutes, self serve | Implementation cycle, typically two to four weeks |
| DOCUMENTS | ||
| Offer letters with statutory annexures | Yes, with e signature | Yes |
| Probation, increment, bond, experience letters | Yes, a template for each | Document management, letter types not itemised |
| Full and final settlement | Yes, 19 deduction heads, 13 exit payouts | Yes |
| Policy generation from a questionnaire | Yes, POSH, leave, maternity, conduct, IP | Not listed |
| Form 16 assembly | Part B generated, Part A from TRACES, combined and sent | Yes, within payroll |
| ATTENDANCE AND PAYROLL | ||
| Attendance, leave, shifts | Included through Atndnz | Yes, in Basic |
| Geo tagging and selfie attendance | Included, GPS at 500 metres plus geofence | Yes, in Basic |
| EPF, ESI, PT and gratuity calculation | Yes | Yes |
| Statutory return filing | No, EPF export ready files for your CA | Not verified |
| EVERYTHING ELSE | ||
| Recruitment and applicant tracking | Screening only, ranked shortlist and interview questions, no pipeline | Enterprise tier |
| Performance and engagement | No | Enterprise tier |
| Expense, asset register, helpdesk | No | Enterprise tier |
Where Offrd is the stronger fit
Documents, mainly. Offrd was built around the paperwork an Indian employer is obliged to produce, and that obligation got sharper on 21 November 2025, when the OSH Code 2020 (Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code) came into force and written appointment letters became compulsory. An offer letter carries its confidentiality and compensation annexures. A settlement letter pulls from the same salary heads as the payslip, so the two reconcile without anyone reconciling them.
Statutory logic sits at document level rather than only inside payroll. The professional tax slab follows the state, and the salary structure balances to total CTC automatically. The payroll software page shows how that calculation runs, and the statutory compliance page covers what is and is not handled.
Attendance is bundled rather than tiered. QR check in at office entrances, GPS check in for field staff at a 500 metre radius, geofencing, biometric device sync, named shifts with grace periods and a roster with CSV import all sit in the subscription through the Atndnz app. Nothing to upgrade to, nothing to buy separately.
And the commercial shape suits irregular hiring. Fifty free credits arrive on signup, enough for an offer letter, an onboarding and a dozen payslips, so you can run a real hire end to end before paying anything. If you would rather see the arithmetic across several vendors at once, the thirteen vendor comparison of HR automation software for Indian small businesses puts HROne beside twelve others, with prices taken from each vendor's own pricing page where one is published.
The honest summary
- You are under 50 people and refuse to pay for empty seats
- Offer letters, payslips and exit paperwork are the actual problem
- Hiring is irregular and a monthly floor stings in quiet months
- You want attendance and geofencing without a tier or an add on
- Nobody has a month to spend on configuration
- Your CA files the returns and you are content with that
- You are above 50 people, so the block stops being dead weight
- Recruitment, performance or engagement is part of what you are buying
- Expense claims, an asset register or a helpdesk have to live in one system
- Processes are layered across departments and need workflow depth
- There is an HR owner to run the implementation properly
- A two month notice period is not a problem for you
If the real question is whether a full HRMS is warranted at your size at all, this page works through which modules sit idle under 200 employees and what carrying them costs.
Looking for an HROne alternative?
Below 50 employees the search for an HROne alternative comes down to one line on the pricing page. HROne bills in blocks of 50 users from ₹4,950 a month, and positions itself for 51 to 5,000 people. A 20 person company pays for 30 seats it does not have. Offrd bills ₹50 per active employee, so that company pays ₹1,000, and there is no block and no minimum to grow into.
Past 50 the block stops hurting and the question becomes what you need. HROne is built for the larger end of its range. Offrd is built for the team that wants offer letters, payslips, attendance and exits handled without a configuration project. The comparison hub lists every Offrd comparison guide, by vendor and by question.
Questions people ask before switching
- How much does HROne cost in India?
- HROne Basic is ₹4,950 a month covering 50 users, then ₹99 per user a month above 50. Professional is ₹6,500 a month for 50 users, then ₹130 per user. Figures checked on hrone.cloud/pricing on 12 October 2026. HROne sells in blocks, so a 20 person company pays the full block price and leaves 30 seats empty.
- Does HROne have a minimum number of employees?
- It sells in 50 user blocks and positions the product for 51 to 5,000 employees on its own site. There is no outright refusal to sell below 50, but the pricing structure means a smaller company pays for seats it has not filled.
- What does Offrd cost for the same 20 person team?
- ₹1,000 a month on the subscription plan, because Offrd bills ₹50 per active employee with no seat block and no minimum. If you pay as you go instead, credit packs start at ₹99 for 10 credits. An offer letter is 10 credits, an onboarding is 15 and a payslip is 2, with the first payslip for each employee free.
- Which HROne features sit behind the Enterprise tier?
- Recruitment, performance management, engagement, expense, asset management and the helpdesk are Enterprise only. Basic covers core HR, time office with geo tagging and selfie attendance, payroll, the mobile app and reporting. Check which tier holds the module you are buying for before you take the quote seriously.
- Is there a notice period on HROne?
- Yes. Billing starts when you go live and discontinuing requires two months' notice. An implementation cost may also apply for enterprise clients. Offrd's pay as you go credits have no notice period and no contract, because there is nothing recurring to cancel.
- Does Offrd handle payroll and statutory calculation?
- Yes for calculation, no for filing. EPF runs at 12 percent employer plus 12 percent employee, ESI at 3.25 percent plus 0.75 percent, professional tax follows the state slab and gratuity is computed from basic pay. Offrd gives you EPF export ready files for your CA. Offrd does not file ECR to EPFO or 24Q to TRACES.
- Does Offrd have an applicant tracking system?
- No. Pre-Hire screens resumes before the interview, scores them, flags padded credentials, gives you a ranked shortlist and suggests interview questions. The interview and the hiring call stay with you. It is not a pipeline, there is no interview scheduling and no career page hosting. If you need those, HROne Enterprise or a dedicated ATS is the honest answer.
- When is HROne the better choice?
- Above 50 employees with layered processes, several departments and a real HR function, HROne gives you more surface area for the money, and the block pricing stops penalising you once the seats are full. It is also the better fit if you need expense, asset and helpdesk in the same system.
- Is Offrd a good HROne alternative for a company under 50 people?
- Yes, and the reason is arithmetic. HROne starts at ₹4,950 a month for a 50 user block, so a 20 person company pays for 30 empty seats. Offrd charges ₹50 per active employee with no block, which is ₹1,000 for the same team, or credit packs from ₹99 for 10 credits (an offer letter uses 10) with no subscription. Above 50 people the price gap narrows and the choice rests on features rather than seats.
No seat block, no notice period
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Disclosure: this page is published by Offrd and recommends Offrd. HROne pricing and plan contents were read from hrone.cloud/pricing on 23 August 2026, checked again on 12 October 2026, and may have changed since. We have not had independent platform access to HROne. Prices exclude GST. Verify current rates, tier contents and contract terms with HROne directly before deciding. Statutory rates cited follow EPFO and ESIC published rules and the Labour Codes notified by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Questions to service@offrd.co.