Payroll Software Guide for Indian Businesses Ahead of Labour Code Implementation

New resource evaluates 10 leading platforms on statutory compliance depth to help business owners make the right payroll decision - before a wrong one costs them

[New Delhi], [10-June-2026] - TankhaPay, the payroll and HR compliance platform by Akal Information Systems Ltd., has published a comprehensive guide to the best payroll software in India. Built specifically for business owners - not HR specialists - the guide evaluates 10 leading payroll platforms on the criteria that directly affect compliance exposure: statutory filing capabilities, automation depth, and readiness for India's evolving Labour Code framework.

The guide arrives at a critical moment. Indian businesses managing payroll are subject to more than 20 active statutory obligations - from EPF and ESIC contributions to Professional Tax, TDS Section 192, and gratuity. With the Code on Wages 2019 and three associated Labour Codes expected to alter how wages, PF contributions, and leave entitlements are calculated across the country, the risk of selecting software that cannot adapt to these changes is significant. Yet most payroll software comparisons available today evaluate platforms on interface and pricing alone, leaving business owners without a compliance-first framework to make the right decision.

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"Most businesses pick payroll software by watching a demo or comparing price plans," said [Shashank, Marketing Head, TankhaPay]. That is exactly how compliance gaps happen. The right question to ask any vendor is: can you file ECR directly with EPFO, and are your wage calculations updated for the new Labour Code definitions? Most shortlists collapse when you ask those two questions.

Full guide compares 10 platforms - Keka HR, greytHR, Darwinbox, Razorpay Payroll, Zoho Payroll, HROne, ZingHR, Pocket HRMS, Saral PayPack, & TankhaPay - across five evaluation criteria: India-specific statutory compliance coverage, automated salary processing, HRMS integration, scalability by company size, and implementation support quality. It includes a side-by-side comparison table, a segmented recommendation framework for startups, growing businesses, and enterprises, and a dedicated compliance section covering EPF, ESIC, PT, and TDS Section 192 requirements in plain language.

The guide also addresses a gap absent from every comparable resource currently available: when a business managing contract workers, apprentices, or a distributed multi-state workforce needs Employer of Record (EOR) services alongside standard payroll software - and why treating them as the same category leads to compliance exposure that standard tools are not designed to handle.

Our full guide is available at TankhaPay. Business owners can visit at [www.tankhapay.com] to learn more about its payroll and compliance management platform.

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TankhaPay is the flagship HR and payroll compliance product of Akal Information Systems Ltd., a 26-year-old HR technology company. The platform serves 500+ enterprise clients across India in industries including IT, manufacturing, healthcare, and staffing. TankhaPay covers end-to-end payroll processing, statutory compliance (EPF, ESIC, PT, TDS), Employer of Record (EOR) services, Global Talent Mobility, staffing and recruitment, and apprenticeship management under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS).

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