Who Each Tool Serves

Built for very different stages

Keka and Offrd are not proxies for each other. They were conceived for different customers and different problems.

Offrd

For startups and lean teams

  • Early-stage companies with 1 to 250 employees
  • Founders or ops leads handling HR without a dedicated team
  • Teams that need professional HR documents out quickly
  • Companies where hiring is irregular and month-to-month
  • Anyone who wants AI to help draft and edit HR content
  • Businesses that need to start in minutes, not days
Keka HR

For established, growing organisations

  • Companies with a structured HR and finance function
  • Teams needing statutory payroll compliance at scale
  • Organisations that run performance reviews and OKRs
  • Businesses with budget for a setup fee and guided onboarding
  • IT and services firms with complex multi-tier payroll
  • Teams that need biometric integration and deep analytics

Side by Side

How Offrd compares on the things early-stage teams actually use

This table covers the features most relevant to startups and growing teams. If you need statutory payroll compliance, a full ATS, or enterprise integrations, the "When to choose Keka" section below addresses that directly.

Feature Offrd Keka HR
Pricing
Subscription plan
₹50 / active employee / month
All features included. No minimums. Pay only for employees active that month.
₹99/employee/month
Foundation plan. Monthly floor not published — third-party sources cite ~₹9,999/mo
Credit-based plan
₹99 onwards
Pay per document. No subscription needed.
 Not available
All features on base plan Yes — every feature included from day one Core features on Foundation; geo-fencing, analytics, e-sign require higher plans
Free offer letter Yes — no account or card needed No permanent free tier
Free trial Yes, self-serve — no demo required Yes — self-serve signup at keka.com
Setup fee None Yes — confirmed on Keka's own pricing FAQ
Minimum commitment None — pay only for active employees Monthly floor applies; minimum commitment policy per Keka's terms
Setup
Time to go live About 2 minutes, self-serve Expert-led onboarding process with setup fee
Self-configuration Yes — no vendor support needed Keka provides guided setup as part of implementation
HR Documents
Offer letters Yes, AI-assisted Yes, via hiring module
Employee onboarding Yes Basic on Foundation; advanced features on Strength and above
Payslip generation Yes Yes — all plans
Probation and increment letters Yes — dedicated templates Documents module available; specific letter types not listed on pricing page
Separation letters Yes Yes — exit module, all plans
Policy generator Yes, AI-assisted Not listed as a feature
AI document drafting Yes — across all HR documents AI available for job descriptions only
Attendance and Leave
Attendance tracking Yes, QR-based Yes — gamified tracking, all plans
Geo-fencing Yes — included on base plan Strength plan and above only
Real-time GPS for field staff Yes — included on base plan Strength plan and above only
Leave management Yes Yes — all plans
Shift management Yes Basic on Foundation; advanced rotation as add-on
Recruitment
Candidate management Yes Yes — hiring module
AI-assisted job descriptions Yes — via AI document module Yes — hiring module

✦ Keka feature and plan data sourced directly from keka.com/pricing, visited March 2026. This table focuses on features relevant to startups and small teams — it is not an exhaustive comparison. Keka does not publish its monthly price floor; the ~₹9,999 figure comes from third-party review sites. Verify Keka pricing directly before any decision. Offrd pricing at offrd.co.

Cost Reality

What you would actually spend

For a 20-person team the gap is not marginal. And with Offrd's subscription plan, every feature is already included — no plan upgrades, no feature gates.

Offrd — Subscription Plan
20 active employees × ₹50/month — all features, no minimums
20 employees × ₹50₹1,000
Geo-fencing, GPS, documents, attendanceIncluded
AI document draftingIncluded
Total monthly spend₹1,000
Offrd — Credit-Based Plan
20-person team, pay only for documents used
Offer letters and onboarding docs~₹1,980
Payslips and HR letters~₹500
Attendance moduleIncluded
Active hiring month spend~₹2,500
Keka HR — Foundation
20-person team (monthly floor applies regardless of headcount)
Foundation floor (third-party cited)~₹9,999
Geo-fencing needs Strength plan~₹12,999+
Setup fee — one-timeVaries
Minimum monthly commitment~₹9,999+
Offrd subscription plan — 20 employees, all features
₹1,000 / month
vs ~₹9,999 minimum on Keka Foundation. No setup fee. No minimums.
Start Free on Offrd

Offrd subscription plan is ₹50 per active employee per month, all features included, no minimum headcount. Credit-based figures are illustrative and depend on documents used. Keka's monthly floor is not published on their website — the figure above is sourced from third-party review sites and may not reflect current rates. Verify Keka pricing directly at keka.com before making any decision.

Why Offrd

Where Offrd takes a different approach

Keka is a capable platform for established teams. For companies still finding their cadence, Offrd is built to get out of the way.

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2-Minute Setup

No vendor calls. No guided onboarding. Add your organisation details and start generating documents the same day you sign up.

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Credit-Based Billing

Hire in bursts, pay for what you use. No monthly floor to absorb during a quiet phase.

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AI-Assisted Documents

Offer letters, policies, increment letters. The AI helps you draft and refine without needing an HR background or a template library.

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Geo-Fencing From Day One

QR check-ins, real-time GPS for field staff, geo-fencing included without needing a plan upgrade. On Keka this requires the Strength tier.

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Document-First Design

Built around the documents your employees actually receive. Scales from your first hire to a 250-person team without changing tools.

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Recognised in India

Awarded Customer Choice and Best Support (Winter 2025, SoftwareSuggest). Trusted by over 3,000 companies across the country.

Honest Advice

When to choose which

Offrd is not right for every company. Neither is Keka. Here is a plain read on who should pick what.

Choose Offrd if…

  • →You are a startup or growing team up to 250 people
  • →You want HR running in minutes without a guided onboarding cycle
  • →Your hiring is irregular and you want pay-per-use flexibility
  • →You need clean, professional HR documents produced quickly
  • →You want AI to help write and edit your HR content
  • →You want predictable monthly billing — ₹50 per active employee, all features, no minimums

Choose Keka HR if…

  • →You need full statutory compliance — PF, ESI, TDS, Form 16
  • →You have a dedicated HR team to manage setup and configuration
  • →You run complex payroll across multiple departments or shifts
  • →You need performance management, OKRs, and appraisal tools
  • →You need deep integrations with Tally, QuickBooks, or Slack
  • →Biometric attendance devices are already part of your setup

Common Questions

Questions people ask before switching

Offrd's subscription plan is ₹50 per active employee per month. Every feature is included — offer letters, onboarding, payslips, increment letters, probation letters, separation letters, AI-assisted policy generation, attendance with geo-fencing, GPS tracking, shift management, and leave tracking. There is no minimum headcount. You only pay for employees who are active that month. No feature gates, no plan upgrades needed.
No. Keka does not have a permanent free plan. They offer a free trial you can sign up for directly at keka.com/signup without a prior demo. Once the trial ends, a paid plan applies. The Foundation plan starts at ₹99 per employee per month — the monthly floor is not published on their site, so contact Keka directly for the current figure.
Yes. Keka confirms this directly on their pricing page FAQ. They describe it as a nominal fee covering guided payroll configuration, employee data import, validation of past salary records, and feature customisation. The exact amount is not disclosed — you need to contact Keka for a quote.
No. Based on Keka's live pricing page visited March 2026, geo-fencing, selfie clock-in, and continuous location punching are listed under the Strength plan. If location-based attendance is a day-one requirement, you would need to start on Strength or negotiate separately. On Offrd, geo-fencing is included without a plan upgrade.
Offrd handles payslip generation well. If your primary need is statutory compliance — PF, ESI, TDS filing, Form 16, multi-component payroll — Offrd is not the right primary tool. It is designed around document generation, onboarding, and attendance for smaller teams.
Yes. You can generate a free offer letter on Offrd without a paid account. This gives you a direct feel for the platform before committing to any plan.
Yes. Offrd includes attendance management with QR-based check-ins, geo-fencing, real-time GPS tracking for field employees, shift management, and leave tracking. No hardware required to get started.

See Offrd for yourself

₹50 per active employee per month. All features. No minimums. Start with a free offer letter, no card needed.

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Disclosure: Keka HR feature and plan information on this page is sourced from keka.com/pricing, visited March 2026. Keka does not publish its monthly price floor — figures cited are from third-party review sites and may not reflect current pricing or discounts. We have not had independent platform access to Keka. Please verify all details directly with Keka before making any decision. This page is published by Offrd.