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Zoho People alternative for Indian teams
Zeba is a good Zoho People alternative if you want attendance, field tracking, and India payroll in one product instead of combining Zoho People with Zoho Payroll. Zoho People fits best when your company already runs on Zoho apps.
Facts checked October 2026.
Side by side
Starting price (public)
Zeba: ₹35/user/month (billed yearly); ₹39/user/month (billed monthly)
Zoho People: From ~₹48/user/month billed yearly (Essential HR)
Free plan
Zeba: Yes - Free Forever plan, plus a 7-day full trial (no credit card)
Zoho People: Free edition for very small teams (reported up to 5 users)
Pricing model
Zeba: Per user, published on zeba.pro/pricing, no setup fee
Zoho People: Per user; India payroll is a separate Zoho Payroll subscription
GPS / geofence attendance
Zeba: Yes - by work type: geofence for sites, GPS for field, office rules for desk staff
Zoho People: Yes - web, mobile, and geo-restricted check-in
Live location of field staff
Zeba: Yes - live map during working hours, routes and km for TA/DA, stops at check-out
Zoho People: 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
Zoho People: Via separate Zoho Payroll product
Published support response time
Zeba: Around 15 min during business hours (Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm IST), English and Hindi
Zoho People: Not published
Setup and data migration
Zeba: Free - our team sets up policies and migrates your data
Zoho People: Ask vendor
Built for
Zeba: Indian businesses with 5-500 employees, office and field teams together
Zoho People: Companies already using Zoho CRM, Books, or Workplace
"Ask vendor" means Zoho People does not state this clearly in public material we could find. "Not published" means no response-time commitment is listed.
Pricing
Zoho People is priced per user across Essential HR, Professional, Premium, and Enterprise tiers, with annual billing cheaper than monthly. India payroll runs on Zoho Payroll, which is billed separately, so the real HR + payroll cost is the sum of two subscriptions.
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
Zoho People figures as published or reported in October 2026. Sources: Zoho People pricing page, Zoho Payroll 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 Zoho People 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 Zoho People and Zeba.
Switching from Zoho People?
Book a 15-minute walkthrough. We set up your policies and migrate your data for free.
Zoho People is a trademark of its owner. Zeba is not affiliated with Zoho People. Comparison based on public information as of October 2026; features and prices may change.