Who Each Tool Serves

Two tools with different focal points

sumHR and Offrd are not proxies. They have different pricing structures, different billing models, and were built around different customer problems.

Offrd

For startups and lean teams

  • Early-stage companies from 1 to 250 employees
  • Founders or ops leads handling HR without a dedicated team
  • Teams that need clean HR documents produced quickly
  • Companies where hiring is irregular and you want monthly billing
  • Anyone who wants AI to help draft and refine HR content
  • Businesses that need to be live in minutes, without a setup call
sumHR

For growing teams with a payroll focus

  • Companies with a structured HR team ready to configure an HRMS
  • Teams that need full statutory payroll processing for India
  • Organisations ready to commit to annual billing and a setup process
  • Businesses that need performance reviews, OKRs, and 360-degree feedback
  • Companies that use biometric attendance devices
  • Teams that want a built-in ATS (available as a paid add-on)

Side by Side

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

This table covers features most relevant to small and growing teams. Data for sumHR is sourced from sumhr.com/pricing-signup, visited March 2026. Features marked with ★ are listed as Coming Soon on sumHR's own site.

Feature Offrd sumHR
Pricing & Billing
Starting price
₹50 / active employee / month
All features included. No minimums. No annual commitment.
₹49 / user / month
Startup plan. Billed annually. Limited features — offer letters and geo-fencing not included.
Billing cycle Monthly — pay only for active employees that month Annual billing only on all three paid plans
Credit-based / pay-per-use plan
₹99 onwards
Pay per document used. No subscription needed.
 Not available
All features on base plan Yes — every feature included from day one Features spread across three tiers. Offer letters in Advanced (₹119/user/mo). Geo-fencing is a separate add-on.
Free offer letter Yes — no account or card needed Not available without a paid account
Free plan Yes — free offer letter, no card required Free only when bundled with Jupiter Salary Accounts (banking product)
Setup fee None Yes — one-time fee based on employee count, confirmed on sumHR's own pricing FAQ
Setup
Time to go live About 2 minutes — self-serve, no demo required Requires implementation process: HRMS configuration, data upload, training sessions
Self-configuration Yes — no vendor involvement needed sumHR provides guided setup as part of implementation
HR Documents
Offer letter generation Yes — AI-assisted, all plans Advanced plan only (₹119/user/mo, billed annually) — marked as Coming Soon ★ on sumHR's site
Employee onboarding Yes — all plans Yes — Startup plan and above
Payslip generation Yes — all plans Yes — Startup plan and above
Payslip generation Yes — clean, professional payslips on all plans Yes — Startup plan and above
HR letter templates (probation, increment, separation) Yes — dedicated templates, AI-assisted Basic plan and above (₹69/user/mo billed annually) — standard templates, no AI drafting
Policy generation Yes — AI-assisted Policy centre available on Basic plan — no AI generation
AI document drafting and editing Yes — across offer letters, policies, and HR letters Not listed as a feature on sumHR's site
Attendance and Leave
Attendance tracking Yes — QR-based check-in Yes — Startup plan and above
Geo-fencing Yes — included on base plan, no extra cost Paid add-on — ₹25/user/month billed annually, on top of base plan
Real-time GPS for field staff Yes — included on base plan Paid add-on — same GPS add-on at ₹25/user/month billed annually
Leave management Yes Yes — Startup plan and above
Shift management Yes — real-time shift updates Yes — available in track module
Attendance hardware required No hardware needed — QR codes and GPS from day one Biometric integration on Basic plan and above — one-time integration fee applies
Mobile app Yes Yes — Android and iOS

✦ sumHR feature and plan data sourced directly from sumhr.com/pricing-signup, visited March 2026. Features marked ★ are listed as Coming Soon on sumHR's own pricing page. This table is not an exhaustive comparison — it focuses on features relevant to startups and small teams. Verify all sumHR details at sumhr.com before any decision. Offrd pricing and features at offrd.co.

Cost Reality

What a 20-person team would actually spend

sumHR bills annually. To get offer letters and geo-fencing — two things Offrd includes from day one — you need sumHR's Advanced plan plus the GPS add-on. The numbers below are based on sumHR's published pricing as of March 2026.

Offrd: Subscription Plan
20 active employees × ₹50/month, all features, no annual lock-in
20 employees × ₹50₹1,000
Offer letters, geo-fencing, GPS, attendanceIncluded
AI document draftingIncluded
Setup feeNone
Total monthly spend₹1,000
Offrd: Credit-Based Plan
20-person team, 1–2 new hires in a typical month
Offer letter + onboarding (1–2 hires)~₹250
Payslips (20 employees)~₹500
Attendance and geo-fencingIncluded
Typical monthly spend~₹750
sumHR: Advanced + GPS Add-on
20-person team, the plan needed for offer letters and geo-fencing
Advanced plan: 20 × ₹119 (billed annually)₹2,380/mo
GPS add-on: 20 × ₹25 (billed annually)₹500/mo
Setup fee (one-time)Varies
Offer letter automationComing Soon ★
Effective monthly cost₹2,880+
Offrd subscription: 20 employees, all features, no annual lock-in
₹1,000 / month
vs ₹2,880/month (billed annually) on sumHR Advanced + GPS add-on. No setup fee. No waiting for Coming Soon features.
Start Free on Offrd

Offrd subscription plan is ₹50 per active employee per month, all features included, no minimum headcount, no annual commitment. Credit-based figures assume 1–2 hires in a typical month — actual spend depends on documents used. sumHR pricing is sourced from sumhr.com/pricing-signup visited March 2026, and reflects plans billed annually. Setup fee is additional and varies by employee count — verify directly with sumHR. Features marked ★ are noted as Coming Soon on sumHR's own site as of the visit date.

Why Offrd

Where Offrd takes a different approach

sumHR is built for teams with an HR function in place. For companies still finding their operational cadence, Offrd is designed to get out of the way.

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2-Minute Setup

No implementation calls, no data uploads, no guided configuration. Add your organisation details and start generating documents the same day you sign up.

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No Annual Lock-in

Offrd bills monthly. sumHR bills annually across all three plans. If hiring is irregular or your team size fluctuates, you are not committed to a year upfront.

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AI-Assisted Documents

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

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Geo-Fencing Included

QR check-ins, real-time GPS for field staff, and geo-fencing are part of the base plan. On sumHR, GPS is a separate add-on at ₹25 per user per month billed annually.

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Offer Letters From Day One

Offrd generates offer letters immediately on any plan. sumHR's offer letter automation is listed under their Advanced plan and is marked as Coming Soon on their pricing page.

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Recognised in India

Awarded Customer Choice and Best Support (Winter 2025, SoftwareSuggest). Trusted by over 3,000 companies across 350 cities.

Honest Advice

When to choose which

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

Choose Offrd if…

  • →You are a startup or small team up to 250 people
  • →You want HR running in minutes without a guided setup process
  • →You need offer letters, onboarding, and payslips without annual billing
  • →Your hiring is irregular and you want month-to-month flexibility
  • →You want AI to help draft and edit HR documents
  • →You need geo-fencing and GPS tracking without paying extra

Choose sumHR if…

  • →You need a full statutory payroll engine and annual billing suits your budget cycle
  • →You have an HR team available to manage implementation and guided setup
  • →You already use biometric attendance hardware and need device integration
  • →You need expense claims as part of your HRMS workflow

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, no annual commitment, and no setup fee. You pay only for employees who are active that month.
All three of sumHR's paid plans — Startup at ₹49, Basic at ₹69, and Advanced at ₹119 — are listed as billed annually on sumhr.com/pricing-signup. There is no monthly billing option listed on their site. A free option exists but requires Jupiter Salary Accounts, which is a banking product, not a standalone HR software plan.
No. Based on sumHR's pricing page visited March 2026, GPS Clock-In and Geo-fencing are listed as a paid add-on at ₹25 per user per month billed annually. This is separate from all three base plans. For a 20-person team, that adds ₹500 per month (billed annually) to the base plan cost. On Offrd, geo-fencing is included on the base plan.
Offer letter tracking and automation is listed under sumHR's Advanced plan (₹119 per user per month, billed annually). As of March 2026, this feature is marked with an asterisk on sumHR's pricing page indicating it is Coming Soon. On Offrd, offer letter generation is available on all plans from day one.
Yes. sumHR confirms a one-time setup fee on their pricing FAQ page. According to their site, the fee is calculated based on employee count and covers HRMS policies and processes configuration, employee data setup, payroll history upload, biometric device integration, and training sessions with your HR team. The exact amount is not published — contact sumHR for a quote.
Offrd generates clean, professional payslips for your employees quickly and accurately. Many startups and small teams use Offrd for payslips alongside a CA or accountant for statutory filings. If you need a fully automated compliance engine handling PF, ESI, TDS, and Form 16 in one system, sumHR is built for that use case.
Yes. You can generate a free offer letter on Offrd without a paid account and without entering a card. This gives you a direct feel for the platform before committing to any plan.

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

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Disclosure: sumHR feature and plan information on this page is sourced from sumhr.com/pricing-signup, visited March 2026. We have not had independent platform access to sumHR. Features marked ★ are noted as Coming Soon on sumHR's own pricing page as of that visit. sumHR's setup fee is confirmed by their own FAQ but the exact amount is not published on their site. Please verify all sumHR pricing and features directly at sumhr.com before making any decision. This page is published by Offrd.