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BambooHR alternative for Indian teams
Zeba is a better BambooHR alternative for companies with employees in India, because it runs India statutory payroll (PF, ESI, PT, TDS) and mobile GPS attendance in INR. BambooHR fits US-based companies.
Facts checked October 2026.
Side by side
Starting price (public)
Zeba: ₹35/user/month (billed yearly); ₹39/user/month (billed monthly)
BambooHR: Quote-based, in USD
Free plan
Zeba: Yes - Free Forever plan, plus a 7-day full trial (no credit card)
BambooHR: Free trial only
Pricing model
Zeba: Per user, published on zeba.pro/pricing, no setup fee
BambooHR: Per employee, quoted
GPS / geofence attendance
Zeba: Yes - by work type: geofence for sites, GPS for field, office rules for desk staff
BambooHR: Ask vendor
Live location of field staff
Zeba: Yes - live map during working hours, routes and km for TA/DA, stops at check-out
BambooHR: Ask vendor
India payroll (PF, ESI, PT, TDS)
Zeba: Yes - PF, ESI, state PT, TDS, LOP, payslips and Form 16 in the same run as attendance
BambooHR: No India statutory payroll (US payroll only)
Published support response time
Zeba: Around 15 min during business hours (Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm IST), English and Hindi
BambooHR: Not published
Setup and data migration
Zeba: Free - our team sets up policies and migrates your data
BambooHR: Ask vendor
Built for
Zeba: Indian businesses with 5-500 employees, office and field teams together
BambooHR: US small and mid-size businesses
"Ask vendor" means BambooHR does not state this clearly in public material we could find. "Not published" means no response-time commitment is listed.
Pricing
BambooHR quotes per employee in USD after a demo. Its payroll product is for the US, so Indian teams still need a separate payroll tool.
Zeba: ₹35/user/month (billed yearly); ₹39/user/month (billed monthly). Yes - Free Forever plan, plus a 7-day full trial (no credit card). No setup fee. See Zeba pricing
BambooHR figures as published or reported in October 2026. Sources: BambooHR pricing page. Prices change - confirm on the vendor's site.
Why teams switch
Our team configures leave, shift, and payroll rules and migrates your data for free. Employees only need the mobile app to punch in, apply leave, and download payslips.
Real people on call, WhatsApp, and email reply in around 15 min during business hours (Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm IST) - in English or Hindi. Payroll-week questions do not wait for a ticket queue.
A modern web and mobile HRMS where attendance, leave, LOP, and payroll sit on one calendar - not a decade of modules stitched together.
Desk staff, site staff, and field sales each get the right attendance rule. Live location runs only during working hours and stops at check-out.
Late marks, half days, leave, and LOP flow straight into PF, ESI, PT, and TDS - so finance is not rebuilding the month in Excel.
₹35/user/month (billed yearly) with a free plan and no setup fee. You can see the price before you talk to sales.
Switching
Send us your BambooHR export or spreadsheets - employees, leave balances, shifts, and salary structures.
Our team sets up policies, geofences, and payroll rules and imports your data. Free, no KT session needed.
Check one cycle side by side, then switch. Support replies in around 15 min while you settle in.
Got questions?
Common questions from teams comparing BambooHR and Zeba.
Switching from BambooHR?
Book a 15-minute walkthrough. We set up your policies and migrate your data for free.
BambooHR is a trademark of its owner. Zeba is not affiliated with BambooHR. Comparison based on public information as of October 2026; features and prices may change.