Deeper HR
Keka covers performance, engagement and HR analytics in depth. If HR is the whole brief, it is the more complete people platform.
Supersei vs Keka
Supersei vs Keka: HR software, or HR inside the company
Keka is a people platform built for HR teams: payroll, performance and engagement. Supersei runs HR and payroll in the same product as your sales, finance and vendors, so attendance, incentives, expenses and payroll share one record of each employee.
30-day free trial · From ₹999/user a month, billed annually · GST extra
Who it’s for
Keka or Supersei: who each one fits
Pick Keka if
- You want deep HR: performance reviews, engagement and HR analytics
- HR software is the only system you are buying right now
- You have 100 or more staff and a dedicated HR team
Pick Supersei if
- You want HR and payroll in the same product as sales, finance and vendors
- Your sales or field team’s attendance and activity should feed payroll directly
- You want to pay ₹99 per employee, with no base price for the first 50 or 100 staff
Side by side
Supersei and Keka, feature by feature
Rows a buyer can check, with the plan each feature sits on. Where we could not confirm something from public pages, we say so instead of guessing.
| Capability | Supersei | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Indian payroll (PF, ESI, PT, TDS) | PF, ESI, Professional Tax and TDS projection, payroll approvals and payslips | Payroll |
| Attendance | Geofenced check-in with face match and a liveness check, breaks, comp-off | Check with Keka |
| Leave and self-service | Leave, holidays, payslips, documents and expenses for every employee | Employee self-service |
| Hiring | Openings, candidates, interview rounds and a free candidate portal | Check with Keka |
| Expenses and travel | Claims, approvals, advances, per diem and trips | Check with Keka |
| Performance management | Targets per person or team, and sales coaching on real calls | Performance, part of Keka’s platform |
| Sales CRM, finance and vendors | Sales CRM on every plan; finance and vendors on Growth and Scale | Not part of Keka |
| Pricing model | ₹99 per employee a month, with no 50- or 100-staff base price; users on your plan get HR included | Not published; quoted by headcount (Keka pricing page) |
| Free trial | 30 days. A card or UPI mandate is set up at the start; nothing is charged for 30 days | Trial available; length not stated |
| 50 people, 10 of them users, monthly cost | Starter + employee seats: ₹13,950/mo (10 users × ₹999 + 40 employees × ₹99), with HRMS and payroll and the Sales CRM. Growth, with every app: ₹23,950/mo. Billed annually, GST extra. Work out yours | Not published. A third-party estimate puts Keka at about ₹9,999–15,999/mo for up to 100 staff, then about ₹90–150 per head (HROne, a competitor’s blog); see the Keka pricing page, as of Oct 2026. |
Competitor details are from each vendor’s public pricing page or the listing linked in the cost row, as of October 2026. “Check with” means we could not confirm it from public pages, not that it is missing. Prices exclude GST and change often, so check before you buy.
The honest take
Where Keka is better
If these matter most to you, Keka may be the right buy.
Built for HR teams
Keka’s workflows are designed around an HR department. Supersei’s HR app is designed around a company where sales and operations come first.
Established in Indian payroll
Keka has run Indian payroll for many companies for years. Supersei’s payroll is newer.
Why Supersei
HR that knows what the business is doing
Supersei runs HR and payroll in the same product as sales, finance and vendors, so people data and business data never need syncing.
- ₹99 per employee, no base price. Users on your plan get HR self-service included. On Starter, employee seats turn on HRMS and payroll.
- Attendance from the field. Geofenced check-in with face match, breaks and field visits, on the same app reps sell from.
- Payroll next to the ledger. PF, ESI, PT and TDS projection, approvals where the creator can’t approve their own run, payslips for everyone, and reimbursements that post to Finance.
- Every other team on Growth. Sales CRM, finance, vendors, assets, inventory and service desk are included, with no module fees.
FAQ
Supersei vs Keka
Something else? Write to us or book a demo.
For companies that want HR and payroll next to sales, finance and vendors, yes. Attendance, leave, payroll with PF, ESI, PT and TDS, hiring, expenses and self-service run in the same workspace as the CRM. If you need deep performance management, compare carefully.
Employees who aren’t users are ₹99 a month each, with no base price for the first 50 or 100 staff. Users on your plan get HR included. On Starter, adding employee seats turns on HRMS and payroll; on Growth and Scale every app is included.
Yes. Import employees and salary structures, then run payroll in parallel for a cycle before you switch. We map it with you on the demo.
See your company in one workspace
Bring your team list to the demo. We’ll set up sales, HR and payroll side by side, work out your bill, and compare it honestly with Keka.
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