Biometric installed — attendance still typed into Excel
Device and channel punches land in one register that locks into payroll.
SquadPayroll
SquadHR · SquadPayroll
Payroll that runs with your floor — not against it
Built so payroll runs with your floor — not against it. Punch to payslip with Health Engine before approve, Sandbox for what-ifs, devices & GPS attendance, India compliance, ESS/MSS portals, SquadFlow work management, and SquadTime time tracking. SquadAI never moves money alone.
Health Engine ★
Payroll Sandbox ★
SquadFlow ★
SquadTime ★
Devices · GPS
PF · ESI · PT · TDS
ESS & MSS
Built for Indian workplaces
MManufacturing SMEs
RMulti-branch retail
FRestaurants & F&B
SSpa & salons
FFranchise networks
HHealthcare clinics
HHospitality groups
LLogistics crews
TIT & product
FFinance-led orgs
100+
Capabilities shipped
13
Product hubs
2★
Squad exclusives
3
Admin · ESS · MSS
Attendance lockPF · ESI · PT · TDSBank-ready payoutsESS & MSS portalsSquadAI exceptionsMulti-company RBACPayslips & Form 16Leave & OT approvalsFull & finalIndia complianceAttendance lockPF · ESI · PT · TDSBank-ready payoutsESS & MSS portalsSquadAI exceptionsMulti-company RBACPayslips & Form 16Leave & OT approvalsFull & finalIndia compliance
Floor reality
Is this how your payroll runs today?
If two of these feel familiar, they are quietly costing you every month.
Advances live in notebooks; EMI forgotten until dispute
Loan ledger with automatic installment deduction every cycle.
Salary errors found only after payslips go out
Health Engine ★ and SquadAI review before approve — not after WhatsApp fire.
“Sir, please adjust this” every payday
ESS self-serve + MSS approvals cut month-end adjustment theatre.
Half the team’s hours live in chat threads
Roster, OT, and leave in-system — searchable, auditable, payroll-ready.
The automation
From punch to payslip — fully connected
Five steps. Attendance locks. Health Engine checks. Humans approve. Money moves once.
- 01Punch
Biometric, face, mobile, GPS, or web — one register.
- 02Lock
Shifts, leave, and exceptions settle into locked attendance.
- 03Calculate
Structures + statutory + advances run in the engine.
- 04Health check
Health Engine ★ scores safe-to-approve before money moves.
- 05Pay & portal
Bank file out. Payslips in ESS. Managers already approved in MSS.
What makes us different
Purpose-built for Indian HR & payroll teams
SquadPayroll solves problems generic HR tools ignore — Health Engine, Payroll Sandbox, statutory payroll, and approve-gated AI.
01
ExclusivePayroll Health Engine
One CFO-ready score before you approve — calculation, compliance, attendance, anomalies, and safe-to-pay verdict.
SquadPayroll edge02
ExclusivePayroll Sandbox
Clone live payroll, test 5%/10% increments, headcount, PF, bonus — simulate & compare without touching live.
SquadPayroll edge03
India-readyStatutory payroll native
PF, ESI, professional tax, and TDS workflows built in — export-ready for finance and your CA.
SquadPayroll edge04
Two portalsAdmin + employee self-serve
HR runs cycles in admin. Employees and managers use ESS/MSS for payslips, leave, and approvals — less inbox chaos.
SquadPayroll edge05
Cycle speedLock attendance → pay
Attendance and leave lock into the payroll engine so finance isn't rebuilding spreadsheets every month.
SquadPayroll edge06
People opsHRMS beyond payslips
Org structure, documents, recruitment, performance, assets, and full & final — one employee record.
SquadPayroll edge07
Work ManagementSquadFlow
Project boards, sprints, epics, and issue tracking built for HR-connected teams. Tasks assigned to the same employee record that gets paid.
SquadPayroll edge08
Time TrackingSquadTime
Timer-driven timesheets with estimate vs actual, remaining time, overtime alerts, and one-click payroll sync. Log once — no double entry.
SquadPayroll edgeDevices
Fingerprint & face lock that feed salary
Squad Biometric Pro and Squad Face Scanner — fingerprint and face lock that feed payroll.
Fingerprint lock
Squad Biometric Pro
Squad-branded fingerprint terminal — place finger, verify identity, sync to the attendance register that locks into payroll.
Face lock · touchless
Squad Face Scanner
Touchless Squad face lock for high-traffic floors — factories, retail, hospitality, and campuses.
Payroll workflow
From attendance lock to bank file — one connected flow
Every step updates attendance, statutory lines, and portals automatically. No duplicate entry between HR and finance.
Step 01
Onboard & structure pay
Employee masters, salary structures, and statutory profiles — clean data before the first cycle.
01
Onboard & structure pay
Employee masters, salary structures, and statutory profiles — clean data before the first cycle.
Step 02
Capture time & leave
Shifts, attendance, and leave balances feed the cycle so payroll starts from locked facts.
02
Capture time & leave
Shifts, attendance, and leave balances feed the cycle so payroll starts from locked facts.
Step 03
Calculate & review
Run the engine, review exceptions with SquadAI drafts, and approve with full audit trail.
03
Calculate & review
Run the engine, review exceptions with SquadAI drafts, and approve with full audit trail.
Step 04
Pay & distribute
Bank files, payslips, and portal delivery — employees see results without chasing HR.
04
Pay & distribute
Bank files, payslips, and portal delivery — employees see results without chasing HR.
Step 05
Comply & close
Statutory summaries, tax documents, and cycle archives ready for finance and audits.
05
Comply & close
Statutory summaries, tax documents, and cycle archives ready for finance and audits.
Work management · Time tracking
From task board to timesheet — without leaving SquadPayroll
SquadFlow gives your team Kanban boards, sprints, and issue tracking. SquadTime turns logged hours into approved timesheets that feed payroll. Both live on the same employee record — no third-party tools, no double entry.
★ SquadFlow
Work management built for HR-connected teams
Kanban boards, sprints, and issue tracking where every task knows who is assigned — the same employee that gets a payslip.
- Kanban boards & sprint planning
- Epics, issues & sub-tasks
- Custom issue types & labels
- Estimated time per issue
- Assignee & priority tracking
- Project-scoped team members
To do
Design review
API spec
In progress
Auth flow
DB schema
Done
Onboarding UI
★ SquadTime
Timer-first timesheets that feed payroll
Start a timer on any issue, stop it when done — hours are logged automatically. Managers approve; payroll consumes.
- Live timer — start/stop in one click
- Human-readable estimates (2d 6h 30m)
- Remaining time & overtime alerts
- Day · Week · Month · Custom range views
- Timesheet submit & manager approval
- Timer logs feed SquadFlow issues
Timesheet · This weekSubmitted
Design review
Est 2h1h 45m
API integration
Est 4h5h 20mOver
Code review
Est 1h 30m55m
Total logged8h
SquadFlow — work management
Plan, assign, and ship — tracked against time
Give every project a board. Give every task an estimate. Watch remaining time shrink as developers log hours.
01
Create project
Add a project, invite team members, and set up issue statuses for your workflow.
02
Add & estimate
Create issues with titles, descriptions, and human-readable time estimates like '2d 6h'.
03
Assign & prioritise
Drag cards across Kanban columns, set priorities, and assign to the right people.
04
Track progress
Remaining time updates as developers log hours — overtime surfaces instantly.
Issue tracking
Every issue has an estimate. Every estimate has a timer.
Set estimates in plain language — "2d 6h", "45m", "1 week". As team members log time in SquadTime, the remaining hours on the issue update automatically. Overtime surfaces on the card with a rose border so nothing hides.
- ✓Human-readable estimates: 2d 6h, 45m, 1 week
- ✓Remaining time decreases as hours are logged
- ✓Overtime / overdue cards highlighted in red
- ✓Worklog entries per developer on every issue
- ✓Project-scoped members for clean assignment
FLOW-42 · Feature
Implement user authentication flow
Estimate2d 6h
Logged1d 3h
Remaining1d 3h
In ProgressAuthBackend
SquadTime — time tracking
One click to start. Approved hours go straight to payroll.
No spreadsheets, no email chains. Developers log time with a live timer; managers approve in SquadTime; finance sees real billable hours.
01
Pick a task
Start a timer on any SquadFlow issue or create a quick SquadTime task in seconds.
02
Run the timer
Timer tracks live in the shell bar — pause or stop whenever you need a break.
03
Review & log
Stopped hours are added to the issue's worklog with date and description.
04
Submit timesheet
Manager reviews and approves — hours feed directly into payroll calculations.
API integration — FLOW-42
Timer running · 01:23:45
MonDesign review
Est 2h2h
TueDB schema
Est 4h5h 20mOT
WedCode review
Est 1h 30m55m
Week total8h 15m
Time tracking
Estimates in plain English. Timesheets that managers actually approve.
Type "2d 6h" or "45m" — SquadTime parses it. Start the timer from the board or a quick task form; hours accumulate. At the end of the week, submit the timesheet. Managers see day-by-day breakdown and approve with a click.
- ✓Day, week, month, and custom range views
- ✓Quick task creation without a full project
- ✓SquadFlow timer button on every issue card
- ✓Timesheet approval by managers
- ✓Approved hours visible to payroll — no re-entry
- ✓Overtime flagged in red before payroll closes
Why SquadPayroll
Built for teams that can't afford payday chaos
Modern cloud software with enterprise depth — without the enterprise price tag or month-long setup.
01
Enterprise depth, payroll calm
From attendance lock to bank file — one platform built for monthly cycle pressure, not slide-deck demos.
02
Modular by design
Start with core HR + payroll. Add SquadAI, deeper HRMS, or multi-entity when you are ready.
03
Portals people actually use
ESS and MSS cut payslip and leave tickets — managers approve without email chains.
04
India-ready compliance
Statutory deductions, tax documents, and export-ready summaries finance teams can trust.
05
AI that respects control
SquadAI drafts and flags — humans approve. Money never moves on autopilot.
06
Work management in the same system
SquadFlow tasks and SquadTime timesheets live on the same employee record — no external tools, no double entry into payroll.
07
Go live with SquadTechno
Onboarding, data import, and training from a team that already ships POS, CRM, and more.
Features
Everything hire-to-pay needs — in one platform
Attendance, leave, payroll engine, Health Engine, Sandbox, India compliance, ESS/MSS, and SquadAI — modular by design.
Platform
Security & tenancy
Multi-company RBAC, permission matrix, MFA, sessions, audit, and credential provisioning.
Organization
Org hierarchy & masters
LE/BU/dept/team tree, branches, shifts, grades, designations, and payroll groups.
Core HR
Employees & lifecycle
Profiles, documents, lifecycle events, history audit, onboarding, and HR tickets.
Time
Attendance & leave
Multi-channel punch, roster, OT, exceptions, policies, accrual, and encashment.
Payroll
SquadPayroll engine
Structures, cycles, payslips, Health Engine, Sandbox what-ifs, bank files, and GL.
Exclusive
Health Engine ★
One score that tells CFO/HR if this payroll is safe to approve — before money moves.
Exclusive
Payroll Sandbox ★
Clone live → change anything → simulate → compare. Zero live payroll risk.
Compliance
India statutory
PF, ESI, PT, LWF, bonus, gratuity, and labour rules with export-ready reports.
Tax
TDS & Form 16
Regimes, declarations, proofs, computation, and Form 16 for employees.
Portals
ESS & MSS
Dedicated employee and manager portals — payslips, leave, OT, approvals, tickets.
Finance ops
Loans, expenses & F&F
Advances, reimbursements, and full & final settlement alongside payroll.
Talent
Hire to exit
Recruitment, performance (OKR/KPI/KRA), assets, vault, and e-signatures.
Work Management
SquadFlow ★
Kanban boards, sprints, epics, custom issue types, and estimated-time tracking — wired to the same employee record.
Time Tracking
SquadTime ★
Live timer, human-readable estimates (2d 6h), remaining/overtime display, timesheet submit & approve — feeding payroll directly.
AI
SquadAI assist
Anomaly detection and draft explanations — always approve-gated before money moves.
Enterprise
Reports & integrations
Dashboards, statutory reports, SSO, API keys, bank/ERP, and biometric connectors.
Platform
Every module, beautifully connected
Payroll, attendance, compliance, portals, and AI review — designed as one seamless HRMS platform for Indian companies.
Squad exclusive
Safe-to-approve Health Engine score
One score that tells CFO and HR if this payroll is safe to approve — calculation accuracy, compliance, attendance, salary changes, expenses, completeness, and anomaly risk.
- ✓Overall /100 score
- ✓7 health dimensions
- ✓Critical · Warnings · Tips
- ✓Safe-to-approve verdict
- ✓Cycle-linked scorecard
- ✓Review before lock
Squad exclusive
What-if Sandbox without live risk
Clone live payroll into an isolated workspace. Test increments, headcount, structures, PF rules, and bonuses — simulate and compare without touching actual payroll.
- ✓Clone live → sandbox
- ✓5% & 10% increment tests
- ✓+50 employees scenario
- ✓New structure · PF · bonus
- ✓Simulate full payroll
- ✓Compare vs live deltas
Payroll
Run the cycle with confidence
Calculate, review exceptions, approve, and payout — with statutory lines that match Indian practice.
- ✓Attendance lock
- ✓Statutory deductions
- ✓Bank files
- ✓Payslip portal
- ✓Corrections & arrears
- ✓Variable pay
Headcount
Cycles
Exceptions
Returns
SquadAI
Catch issues before payday
Flags anomalies and drafts explanations so HR reviews smarter — never silent auto-pay.
- ✓Anomaly detection
- ✓Draft explanations
- ✓Approve-gated
- ✓Cycle insights
- ✓Admin AI assistant
Cycle health
GrossNetExceptions
HRMS
People ops in the same system
Org, documents, recruitment, performance, assets, and F&F stay attached to the employee who gets paid.
- ✓Org structure
- ✓Documents & signatures
- ✓Recruitment
- ✓Performance
- ✓Assets
- ✓Full & final
Size · Colour matrix
S3
S5
S7
S9
M3
M5
M7
M9
L3
L5
L7
L9
XL3
XL5
XL7
XL9
3 sizes low on Navy
Portals
Self-serve that reduces tickets
Employees download payslips; managers approve leave — HR focuses on exceptions.
- ✓ESS payslips
- ✓Leave & OT requests
- ✓MSS team views
- ✓HR tickets
- ✓Tax documents
- ✓Policy-gated salary
Scan
₹42,180
Net payslip · Aug
ESS · DELIVERED
Admin + portals · One platform
HR on admin. People on ESS/MSS. Always in sync.
Most HR stacks force one interface for everyone. SquadPayroll splits admin depth from employee self-serve — each experience built for who uses it.
Web Admin
HR & finance control
HR · Payroll · Finance · Admin
Run org, attendance, cycles, compliance, and reports from any browser — full depth without a desktop install.
Payroll cycles
Statutory exports
RBAC & audit
SquadAI review
Multi-company
ESS / MSS
Employee & manager portals
Employees · Team leads
Self-serve payslips, tax proofs, leave, and approvals on responsive web — fewer tickets for HR.
Payslips
Leave requests
Tax documents
Approvals
Profile updates
After you subscribe, admin sign-in details arrive by email. Employee and manager portals are shared when your admin invites each person.
Modules
Powerful modules — expand as you grow
Start with core HR + payroll. Add SquadAI, deeper HRMS, or multi-entity later.
Health Engine ★
Payroll Sandbox ★
SquadFlow ★
SquadTime ★
Employees
Org tree
Attendance
Leave
Payroll cycles
Payslips
PF · ESI · PT
TDS · Form 16
ESS portal
MSS portal
SquadAI
Migration
Contractors
Loans
Expenses
Recruitment
Performance
Assets
Documents
F&F
HR tickets
RBAC
Reports
Bank files
Industries
Floor-ready and mid-market — all full product fit
Restaurants, spa & salons, franchises, plants, clinics, logistics, and more — same engine, configured to your shifts and sites.
Onboarding
Clear process. Fast go-live.
From subscription to your first parallel cycle — real training, transparent steps.
01
Pick a plan
Choose the headcount and modules that fit — start core, add AI when ready.
02
We onboard your company
Org setup, employee import, salary structures, statutory profiles, and training.
03
Run a parallel cycle
Validate against your current process before cutover — no blind go-live.
04
Scale when ready
Add ESS depth, SquadAI, or HRMS modules without rip-and-replace.
Growth
Outcomes HR & finance report
1 system
Hire to payday
0 silent
AI money moves
ESS
Self-serve payslips
IN
Statutory-ready
Testimonials
Teams that switched to SquadPayroll
“Biometric punches finally stop in Excel. Attendance locks, Health Engine catches issues before bank file, and payslips go to ESS.”
“Sandbox let us test a 10% increment without touching live. Finance approved with eyes open — not after disputes.”
“Managers approve leave in MSS. Field GPS punches land in the same register. WhatsApp payroll chaos is gone.”
Compare
Registers & Excel vs SquadPayroll
Manual / ExcelSquadPayroll
Excel salary sheetsEngine + attendance lock
Guess if payroll is safeHealth Engine scorecard ★
Risk live payroll for what-ifsPayroll Sandbox ★
Manual PF / ESI mathStatutory rules built in
Email payslip chaseESS portal delivery
Surprise payday errorsSquadAI exception review
Task lists in spreadsheetsSquadFlow boards & sprints ★
Timesheets in Google SheetsSquadTime live timer & approve ★
Pricing
Simple plans for growing headcount
Flexible pricing for growing HR and finance teams. Start with a free trial — no credit card required.
Starter
Small teams
From catalog
See Starter pricingGrowth
Growing HR
From catalog
See Growth pricingBusiness
Multi-entity
From catalog
See Business pricingBook a free demo
20 minutes. Your workflows. Zero commitment.
We’ll walk Health Engine, Sandbox, attendance lock, devices, and ESS/MSS on scenarios that match your floor.
- · Punch → payroll connected flow
- · India statutory + portals
- · Device & GPS channel options
Live walkthrough
Experience SquadPayroll live
Guided walkthrough for HR and finance — attendance lock, cycle review, portals, and SquadAI exceptions.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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