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SMEPayroll for small & medium businesses · Built for Indian SMEs

Salaries run.
Statutory filed.
Payroll right, no expert needed.

247HRM runs full-cycle payroll for a 10 to 250 person business in minutes, not days. PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS are computed automatically, payslips and Form 16 are ready on time, and the whole thing is affordable per employee with guided setup, so you never need a dedicated payroll team.

Payroll in minutes
PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS
Payslips & Form 16
Affordable per employee
Scales as you grow
See what's inside
Minutes
to run a full
payroll cycle
95%
fewer payroll
errors
₹0
penalties on
record
No payroll expert needed
Statutory done for you
Single point data entry
One record, no re-keying
Loved by 1500+ companies across Retail, Automotive, Manufacturing, Healthcare, IT and other industries
At a glance

Payroll for your SME, by the numbers.

What a small or growing team gets when payroll, statutory and payslips live in one affordable suite.

1,500+
Indian businesses on 247HRM
Minutes
To run a full payroll cycle
5
Statutes automated: PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS
95%
Fewer payroll errors reported
₹0
Penalties on record
50-5,000+
Scales with no re-implementation
4.9/5
G2 average rating
What SME payroll software must do

5 things payroll software for an SME should do. We do all five.

Run salaries in minutes, get statutory right without an expert, issue payslips and Form 16 on time, stay affordable, and grow with your headcount. 247HRM does all five from a single record.

Run in minutes

Full-cycle payroll for a small team finishes in minutes, not days, with attendance and salary feeding the run from one record.

Minutes, not days

Statutory without an expert

PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS are computed automatically with challan figures and registers, so you do not need a dedicated payroll specialist.

5 statutes automated

Payslips and Form 16

Payslips publish to employee self service each cycle, and Form 16 and Form 24Q are generated from the same payroll data at year close.

On time, every month

Stay affordable

Pricing is per employee, so a small team pays for what it uses, with guided implementation rather than a heavy setup project.

Per-employee pricing

Grow with you

The same setup scales from 50 to 5,000-plus employees with no re-implementation, so you never outgrow your payroll tool.

50-5,000+, one setup
One suite · four jobs

From the pay run to Form 16, in one flow.

Click through to see how 247HRM handles the monthly pay run, automated statutory, payslips and self service, and the year-end Form 16 and Form 24Q, all from one record.

Run the whole pay cycle in minutes

Attendance, leave and salary structures feed a single pay run, so a small team is processed in minutes rather than days. Validations flag anything missing before you finalise, and net pay, deductions and bank advice come out of the same run with no re-keying.

Attendance-fed runPre-run validationsBank advice exportNo re-keying
Minutes
to finalise
0
errors flagged
1
record per employee
Pay run · May 2026
PROCESSED
StepStatus
Pull attendance & leaveDone
Compute salary & deductionsDone
Bank advice exportReady
42 employees processed6 min · no re-entry

PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS, computed for you

Every statutory deduction is calculated as part of the pay run, with challan figures and registers ready to file. You do not need to know each rate or threshold by heart, because the rules are built in and applied per employee, so a founder or finance person without payroll training can stay compliant.

PF & ESIPT & LWF by stateMonthly TDSChallan figures
5
statutes automated
₹0
penalties on record
Auto
per employee
Statutory · May 2026
COMPUTED
Provident Fund (PF)
₹1,84,000
ESI
₹38,200
Professional Tax
₹8,400
TDS this month
₹1,79,400
Challans & registers ready to file

Payslips and self service, no email attachments

Once the run is final, payslips publish straight to employee self service on web and mobile. Employees view their own payslips, tax declarations and leave balances without routing every request through you, which removes a stack of monthly back-and-forth for a small team.

Self-service payslipsWeb & mobileTax declarationsLeave balances
All
employees
0
email attachments
App
web + mobile
Payslips · May 2026
PUBLISHED
EmployeeNet paySlipStatus
RKRavi Kumar₹62,400SentView
SPSneha Patel₹71,800SentView
42 payslips publishedSelf service · web + mobile

Form 16 and Form 24Q from data you already have

Form 24Q is produced each quarter as an FVU-ready text file, and Form 16 is generated at year close from the same payroll, tax and exemption data. Because every figure traces to one source, the certificates reconcile, and a small team gets through year-end filing without scrambling.

Quarterly Form 24QFVU validatedForm 16 at FY closeReconciles cleanly
24Q
each quarter
Form 16
at FY close
0
reconciliation
Year close · FY 2025-26
RECONCILED
OutputStatus
Form 24Q · Q4FVU OK
Form 16 generationDone
Reconcile 16 vs 24QMatch
42 certificates issuedVariance 0% · self service
ENGINEStatutory & compliance engine

One pay run, every Indian statute, no guesswork.

247HRM applies PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS rules to each employee as part of the pay run, so an owner or finance person without payroll training stays compliant. Challan figures, wage registers and returns come out of the same engine, with a record of zero penalties to date.

Rules built in
PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS rates and thresholds applied per employee.
State aware
PT and LWF follow each state of operation, so multi-state stays clean.
Self updating
A salary revision or declaration recomputes deductions and TDS at once.
Audit ready
Every figure traces to one source, so challans and Form 16 reconcile.
Works with 247HRM payroll & self service
Statutory summary · May 2026
COMPUTED
Total statutory dues
₹4,10,000
PF + ESI
₹2,22,200
PT + TDS
₹1,87,800
Penalties on record
Challans & registers ready to file
₹0
to date
The cost of doing payroll by hand

The hidden cost of spreadsheet payroll with no expert.

When a small team runs salaries in a spreadsheet and works out PF, ESI, PT and TDS by hand, the same data is entered again and again, rates are easy to miss, and a single error can mean a notice or a penalty. Here is the difference 247HRM makes.

Payroll by hand

Re-keying, missed rates and penalty fear

What small teams report when payroll runs on spreadsheets.

  • !
    2 to 3×The same salary and attendance keyed into a sheet, a bank file and a return.
  • !
    Wrong ratesPF, ESI, PT or TDS thresholds missed when no one tracks them full time.
  • !
    Notice riskLate or incorrect filings that invite a notice, penalty or interest.
  • !
    Year-endForm 16 and 24Q scrambled together by hand at the worst time.
Net effectErrors and penalty exposure
With 247HRM

One record, computed once

Payroll and statutory in one affordable suite.

  • Enter onceSalary and attendance captured a single time and reused everywhere.
  • Rates built inPF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS applied automatically, no expertise needed.
  • Filed on timeChallans and registers ready, with zero penalties on record to date.
  • 0 reconciliationForm 16 and 24Q trace to one source and reconcile automatically.
Net effectAccurate payroll, clean filings
How it works

Payroll that lives where the salary data already is.

Three connections do the work: attendance in, salary in, statutory and payslips out.

Re-key into a sheetOne pay run

Salary and attendance, entered once.

Attendance, leave and salary structures feed a single pay run, with deductions and statutory computed in the same pass. As part of Complete HRMS, payroll shares one employee record, so a small team never maintains the same person in two places.

  • Attendance and salary reused across the pay run
  • Deductions and statutory computed in the same pass
  • Net pay recomputes when any input changes
1record per employee
0duplicate entry
Minutesper cycle

Payroll · data flow

CONNECTED
📅
Attendance & leave imported
00:00:02
💰
Salary & deductions computed
00:00:05
PF, ESI, PT, TDS applied
00:00:09
📄
Payslips & challans prepared
--:--:--
·
Email payslips by handSelf service payslips

Payslips and queries, off your desk.

Payslips publish to employee self service on web and mobile, and employees see their own payslips, tax declarations and leave balances without asking you. For a small team with no HR desk, that removes a stack of monthly requests and keeps everyone informed.

  • Self-service payslips on web and mobile
  • Tax declarations and proofs captured by employees
  • Leave balances and requests handled in the app
Allemployees on app
0email attachments
Lessmonthly back-and-forth
My payslip
May 2026
Net pay
₹62,400
Credited · self service
₹7.4k
PF
₹3.1k
TDS
18
leave
Form 16 ready
FY 2025-26 · download
SME Payroll ROI

What automated payroll pays back, in month one.

Drag the sliders to your team. Numbers update live, using benchmarks from Indian payroll teams.

Your company

Tell us how your team looks today. Numbers update live.

101,0005,000
₹200₹1,200₹2,500
22550
02550
Your annual savings
₹0
Estimated payback period: < 1 month
Includes HR time saved, errors prevented, tax leakage recovered and penalty exposure avoided
0
HR hours reclaimed / year
0
Errors prevented / year
🛡₹0
Leakage + penalties avoided
📈
ROI multiple, year one

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Trusted By

247HRM runs HR & payroll for 1,500+ Indian businesses across 30+ industries.

Apollo 24/7
HBL
Lakshmi Group
Fortune Group
Global Aluminium
Andhra Paper Limited
Prathima Hospitals
Maangalya
Swayamvar
Mallareddy University
OM Sree Builders
PMJ Jewels
The Premia Academy
Aptar
Raghuram Constructions
Wonder Cars
Recognised by
G2 LeaderHR Management Suites 2025
Customers' ChoiceSoftwareSuggest 2025
Best Value HRMSCapterra India 2025
ISO/IEC 27001Certified by BSI Group
SOC 2 Type IIAICPA-audited
Customer stories

Why small Indian businesses keep payroll on 247HRM.

Verified themes from owners and finance teams running payroll without a dedicated payroll expert.

"
★★★★★

We had no payroll person. The statutory just gets computed for us now, and a run that used to eat two days is done before lunch.

FD
Founder & Director
Services SME · 40 employees
"
★★★★★

PF, ESI and PT used to keep me up before due dates. Challans and registers come out of the run, and we have not had a single penalty.

FM
Finance Manager
Manufacturing SME · 120 employees
"
★★★★★

We started at 25 people and crossed 200 without changing tools. Payslips on the app stopped the endless month-end emails too.

OP
Operations Head
Retail SME · 210 employees
Software vs the alternatives

247HRM payroll vs spreadsheets and a part-time consultant.

Compared on the things a small team feels every payroll cycle.

Capability247HRMSpreadsheetsPart-time consultant
Pay run time Minutes, attendance-fed Hours to days~ Depends on availability
PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS Computed automatically Worked out by hand~ Outside your control
Payslips & self service Web & mobile, instant Emailed by hand~ Sent on request
Form 16 & Form 24Q From payroll data Manual scramble Done, at a fee
Affordability Per-employee pricing Free, but risky Ongoing retainer
Scales as you grow50 to 5,000+, one setupBreaks earlyCost rises with headcount
Comparison reflects how SME payroll behaves on dedicated software versus spreadsheets or an external consultant. Contact sales for the current feature state.
Questions, answered

Your SME payroll questions, answered.

Can I run payroll without a dedicated payroll expert?
Yes. 247HRM computes PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS automatically as part of the pay run, with challan figures and registers ready to file. A founder or finance person without payroll training can run a full cycle, because the statutory rules are built in and applied per employee.
How long does a payroll run take for a small team?
A full-cycle run for a 10 to 250 person business completes in minutes rather than days. Attendance, leave and salary feed the run from one record, validations flag anything missing before you finalise, and net pay, deductions and bank advice come out together with no re-keying.
Is 247HRM affordable for a small business?
Pricing is per employee, so a small team pays for what it uses and not for a large enterprise deployment. Implementation is guided rather than a heavy project, so you are live without a big upfront cost or a long setup.
Does it handle payslips and Form 16?
Yes. Payslips publish to employee self service on web and mobile each cycle, and Form 16 and Form 24Q are generated from the same payroll, tax and exemption data at year close, so they reconcile without extra work.
Will it still fit when we grow?
The same setup scales from 50 to 5,000-plus employees with no re-implementation. You add people and, if needed, more modules, without moving to a different product or starting your payroll configuration again.
What if I make a mistake or miss a statutory rate?
The statutory rules and thresholds are maintained inside the system and applied automatically, which is why teams report about 95% fewer payroll errors and a record of zero penalties to date. Pre-run validations also flag missing or inconsistent data before you finalise.
Where these answers come from

Statutory references used across the payroll and compliance modules:

  • Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act (PF) and Employees' State Insurance Act (ESI) contribution rules.
  • State Professional Tax (PT) and Labour Welfare Fund (LWF) schedules for the business's states of operation.
  • Income Tax Department of India Form 24Q and Form 16 specifications and the File Validation Utility (FVU).
Note: rates, slabs and forms follow the current statutes and Finance Act for each state and assessment year.
Glossary

SME payroll terms, in plain language.

Quick reference for the statutory and payroll terms used across the suite.

Full-cycle payroll
The complete monthly process of computing salary, deductions and statutory dues, generating payslips and producing bank advice from one run.
PF / ESI
Provident Fund and Employees' State Insurance, statutory contributions deducted and deposited for eligible employees each cycle.
PT / LWF
Professional Tax and Labour Welfare Fund, state-level statutory deductions that vary by the state of operation.
TDS
Tax Deducted at Source. The portion of income tax an employer deducts from salary each month and deposits with the government.
Form 16
The TDS certificate an employer issues to each salaried employee at financial year close, summarising salary paid and tax deducted.
Form 24Q
The quarterly TDS return an employer files with the Income Tax Department for salary payments, listing deductions per employee.
Challan
The payment instrument used to deposit statutory dues such as PF, ESI and TDS with the relevant authority.
Employee self service
The portal where employees view payslips, capture tax declarations and check leave balances without routing everything through HR.

Watch a full payroll cycle run on your own numbers.

A product specialist sets up your salary structure and state profile, and walks your team through a complete run, from attendance to payslips and Form 16.

Payroll in minutes
PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS
Payslips & Form 16
Live in production
₹0
penalties on record, with statutory computed for you
95%
fewer payroll errors
Minutes
per payroll cycle
No card needed. A specialist responds within one business hour.