Flowyana HR & Payroll vs greytHR for Indian businesses
greytHR is an Indian HRMS and payroll suite covering the employee lifecycle from hiring to retirement; here it is weighed against Flowyana HR & Payroll for Indian employers.
When greytHR is the right choice
greytHR fits an Indian company that needs statutory filing, biometric attendance and recruitment in a dedicated HR tool today.
When Flowyana HR & Payroll is the right choice
For an Indian business that runs sales, stock or branches as well as people, Flowyana HR & Payroll is the smarter choice: payroll in the same books, published plans from ₹749 a month billed yearly with 10 employees included, and Dictode adding the PF and ESI layer when you need it.
What greytHR does well
greytHR is a full HRMS suite that states it computes PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS, with biometric and face-recognition attendance and a staff app.
What Flowyana HR & Payroll does well
Flowyana HR & Payroll treats payroll as part of the business, not a department island: a posted pay run writes salary cost and what you owe staff into the same books as your sales, stock and till, so finance reads payroll in one profit and loss. Leave years with accrual, carry-forward and half days, shift rosters per branch, branch transfers and expense claims are built in, and the same product serves branches in India and the Gulf. Where you need statutory outputs, Dictode builds PF, ESI and professional tax with the challan and return files on Flowyana, typically in 4–6 weeks, from our Calicut team, with code you own.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Flowyana HR & Payroll | greytHR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll posts to the same double-entry books | ✓ | ◐ | Flowyana posts salary cost and staff payables as accounting entries with no export; greytHR lists native single sign-on and an API, with no accounting link named. |
| HR, accounting, POS and CRM on one platform | ✓ | ◐ | greytHR is a full HRMS (recruitment, performance, expense claims, help desk); Flowyana runs HR beside accounting, POS, CRM, rentals and support. |
| Leave rules and expense claims | ✓ | ✓ | Flowyana: your own leave year, accrual with pro-rating, carry-forward limits, half days and expense claims. greytHR lists leave, attendance and expense claims. |
| PF, ESI, PT and TDS computation and filing | ✗ | ✓ | Flowyana prepares payslips and pay records but no statutory returns today; greytHR states it covers PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS. Dictode builds PF, ESI and PT outputs with challans and returns, typically in 4–6 weeks. |
| Biometric and face-recognition attendance | ✗ | ✓ | Flowyana records browser clock-in with an optional location check; greytHR lists biometric, GPS and face recognition. Dictode builds device integrations, typically in 4–8 weeks. |
| Employee mobile app | ◐ | ✓ | Flowyana staff use the browser, including on a phone; greytHR lists an app for payslips, leave and tax declarations. Dictode builds a staff app, MVP typically in 4–8 weeks. |
| ✓ Yes ✗ No ◐ Partial / conditional | |||
India payroll: what ships today and what Dictode builds
Flowyana HR & Payroll builds payslips from salary structures, attendance and leave, with deductions and tax lines as salary components, and posts payroll to the ledger. As of October 2026 it produces no PF, ESI or TDS returns.
Dictode builds statutory payroll on Flowyana for PF, ESI and professional tax, with the challan and return outputs, typically in 4–6 weeks. The guides below cover how that fits a wider ERP decision in India.
Verdict
greytHR is a mature choice for HR teams whose world is the payroll register. Most growing Indian businesses need more: payroll that lands in the same books as sales, stock and the till, across branches, at a clear price. Flowyana HR & Payroll gives you exactly that from ₹749 a month, and Dictode builds the PF, ESI and PT layer on top, with a free discovery call and a written proposal in 24 hours. For an Indian business that wants HR and operations in one system, choose Flowyana HR & Payroll.