Payroll Software for Indian Small Businesses

Payroll software automates the calculation and processing of employee salaries. It manages salary structures, allowances, deductions (PF, ESI, TDS, professional tax), attendance-based calculations, payslip generation, and payroll records. In India, payroll software must handle statutory requirements like Provident Fund (PF), Employee State Insurance (ESI), and Tax Deducted at Source (TDS).

EzNxt supports salary structures with PF, ESI, and TDS deduction setup. You can configure employee-specific deduction rules, calculate gross and net salaries, and generate payslips. The payroll data integrates with EzNxt Accounting for salary expense recording. Full automated PF/ESI portal filing is on the EzNxt roadmap. Currently, EzNxt provides all the salary data your CA needs to file statutory returns.

EzNxt HRMS tracks daily attendance and leave. This data flows directly into the payroll module — so absent days and leave without pay are automatically reflected in the salary calculation. You do not need to manually cross-reference attendance sheets with payroll spreadsheets.

Yes. EzNxt is free for up to 10 users with all modules including payroll management, HRMS, and Accounting. For teams above 10 users, the cost is ₹80/user/month for all modules combined — there is no separate payroll module pricing.

For Indian small businesses with under 50 employees, EzNxt offers the most comprehensive free payroll package: salary management integrated with attendance tracking, leave deductions, and accounting — all in one platform. Other options like Keka and Darwinbox are more powerful for large enterprises but start at ₹6,999+/month.

Yes. EzNxt generates payslips for each employee showing gross salary, all allowances (HRA, conveyance, special allowance, etc.), statutory deductions (PF, ESI, professional tax, TDS), and net pay. Payslips can be downloaded as PDFs and shared with employees.

EzNxt Accounting and HRMS share the same platform. When payroll is processed, the salary expense is automatically recorded in the accounting module — so your P&L and cash flow statements reflect actual payroll costs without manual journal entry. This removes the need to duplicate payroll data between your HR tool and accounting tool.

Consider upgrading to a dedicated payroll platform when your company exceeds 100 employees and needs fully automated PF/ESI/TDS statutory filing with direct government portal integration, multi-state payroll complexity, or advanced workforce cost analytics. EzNxt is the right tool for Indian SMBs from 2–50 employees.