Payroll is usually the one process nobody wants to touch manually and, at most growing companies, the one still run partly by hand, stitched together from attendance, leave and reimbursement data that all live in different places.
Meagle 360's payroll module starts from the attendance and leave data already inside the system, so payroll isn't a separate spreadsheet exercise rebuilt from scratch every month it's a run against data that's already accurate.
Present days, approved leave, late marks and overtime flow directly from the attendance module into that cycle's payroll run, so payroll reflects what actually happened instead of a manually maintained copy of it that can drift out of sync.
PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS deductions are calculated as part of the payroll run and kept up to date with current statutory rules, so compliance isn't a separate manual calculation layered on top of an already time-consuming process.
Once a payroll cycle is approved, payslips are generated automatically and made available to each employee through their own self-service login no manually created PDFs, no mass email, no one chasing HR for a copy weeks later.
Approved expense reimbursements and one-time adjustments a bonus, a deduction, a correction can be included directly in that cycle's payroll run instead of being tracked and applied separately through a different process entirely.
Every payroll run generates a clear record of what was paid, to whom, and why broken down by department or location if needed so finance doesn't have to reconstruct payroll cost separately for budgeting or reporting.
If a correction is needed after a cycle has closed, it can be applied to the next run with a clear record of why, instead of quietly editing a spreadsheet cell and hoping the change is remembered next time anyone asks.
Statutory rates and deduction rules are applied the same way every cycle, so payroll doesn't depend on someone remembering to update a rate manually before it changes.
A payroll spreadsheet works fine for five people. It starts breaking down somewhere between 15 and 30, right around the point where attendance, leave, reimbursements and statutory rules all have to line up correctly, every month, without a formula quietly going stale.
Meagle 360's payroll module is built for exactly that transition a team that has outgrown manual payroll but doesn't want to pay enterprise-HRMS pricing or commit to a multi-week implementation just to get statutory compliance handled correctly.
It's also built for the parts of payroll that are easy to get wrong precisely because they're rare a mid-cycle salary revision, an employee who joined or exited partway through the month, a one-off bonus. Those cases are handled inside the same system instead of requiring a manual workaround in a spreadsheet formula that only one person fully understands.
And it removes the single-point-of-failure risk that comes with payroll living in one person's head and one person's spreadsheet the process itself is documented and repeatable inside Meagle 360, not dependent on whoever happens to own it this month.
Setting this up doesn't mean a multi week implementation project. Most teams are fully onboarded onto Meagle 360 including this module within 3 to 5 business days, with our team handling data migration and configuration rather than leaving you to figure it out from documentation alone.
You can also start with a 14 day free trial and full access before committing to anything, with no credit card required to begin. If you'd rather see it running on your own data first, a 15 minute demo is the fastest way to find out whether it actually fits how your team works.
Payroll Software That Runs Itself From Your Attendance Data isn't a paid add on bolted onto a cheaper base plan it's one of the modules included the moment you sign up, alongside everything else on Meagle 360.
Payroll Software That Runs Itself From Your Attendance Data is included in Meagle 360's single plan a flat ₹149 per user, per month, with every module included. No setup fee, no minimum seats.
See full pricing →A module-level look at how payroll on Meagle 360 compares to two of the more established Indian HRMS platforms on price, on what's actually included, and on whether payroll talks to attendance without manual work.
| Capability | Meagle 360 | Keka | greytHR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ₹149/user/month, flat | ₹9,999/mo base (≈₹100/user/mo at 100 seats) | ₹2,495/mo base (≈₹50/user/mo at 50 seats) |
| PF / ESI / TDS compliance | Included | Included (PF, ESI, PT, TDS, LWF) | Included (PF, ESI, PT, TDS, LWF) |
| Attendance-linked payroll | Automatic, same platform | Included, same platform | Included, same platform |
| Implementation fee | ₹0 | ≈₹20,000 (2× monthly fee) | ₹0 (none published) |
| Payroll cost reporting | Included | Included (Org/Analytics dashboard) | Included (Advanced Analytics Hub) |
| Minimum seats | None | Base fee bundles up to 100 employees | Base fee bundles up to 50 employees |
Keka and greytHR figures are drawn from each vendor's own product/help center pages and public pricing breakdowns as of August 2026 verify current details on keka.com and greythr.com before publishing, since SaaS pricing and feature sets change.
Yes. Statutory deductions are calculated as part of the payroll run and kept up to date with current regulations, so you're not maintaining those formulas yourself.
Yes. Present days, approved leave and overtime from the attendance module carry directly into that cycle's payroll run.
Yes, one-time adjustments and approved reimbursements can be added directly to a specific payroll cycle before it's finalised.
Once a payroll cycle is approved, payslips are generated automatically and made available to each employee through their self-service login.
Pro-rated pay for partial months is calculated automatically based on the employee's actual attendance record for that cycle, rather than requiring a manual adjustment.
Yes, payroll reports can be viewed by department or location so finance has visibility without reconstructing the numbers separately.
No. Meagle 360 has no implementation fee for any module, including payroll it's included in the flat ₹149 per user per month price.
Yes, payroll can be configured per location so location-specific statutory rules are applied correctly for each employee.
Yes, you can start a 14-day free trial with full access to payroll and every other module, with no credit card required.
Yes, payroll records and reports can be exported when your accountant or an auditor needs a copy outside the platform.
Yes, each employee's salary structure is configured individually, so a mix of fixed pay, variable components and allowances is handled correctly per person rather than assuming one structure fits everyone.