Product
Payroll that thinks before it pays
121+ capabilities across 14 hubs — plus Squad exclusives: Health Engine and Payroll Sandbox.
Squad exclusives
Features competitors cannot copy from a feature list
Health Engine and Payroll Sandbox are built into the payroll engine — not bolt-on widgets.
Payroll Health Engine
One score that tells CFO and HR if this payroll is safe to approve — before lock and bank file.
- Overall score /100
- 7 risk dimensions
- Critical · Warnings · Tips
- Safe-to-approve verdict
Squad exclusive
Health Engine
Payroll Sandbox
Clone live payroll. Test what-ifs. Simulate and compare — without touching actual employees or cycles.
- 5% & 10% increments
- +50 employees scenario
- New structure · PF · bonus
- Live payroll untouched
Squad exclusive
Payroll Sandbox
What-if without live risk
Live
₹18.2L
124 employees
Sandbox · +5%
₹19.1L
Δ +₹91k · live untouched
Sandbox flow
Live → Clone → Change → Simulate → Compare
Clone live
Snapshot a real cycle into an isolated workspace.
Change anything
Increments, headcount, structures, PF, bonus.
Simulate
Run full sandbox payroll — live stays frozen.
Compare
Gross, net, and headcount deltas vs live baseline.
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.
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
In progress
Done
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
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.
Create project
Add a project, invite team members, and set up issue statuses for your workflow.
Add & estimate
Create issues with titles, descriptions, and human-readable time estimates like '2d 6h'.
Assign & prioritise
Drag cards across Kanban columns, set priorities, and assign to the right people.
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
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.
Pick a task
Start a timer on any SquadFlow issue or create a quick SquadTime task in seconds.
Run the timer
Timer tracks live in the shell bar — pause or stop whenever you need a break.
Review & log
Stopped hours are added to the issue's worklog with date and description.
Submit timesheet
Manager reviews and approves — hours feed directly into payroll calculations.
API integration — FLOW-42
Timer running · 01:23:45
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
Modules
Everything hire-to-pay needs
Start with core HR and payroll. Add AI, exclusives, and deeper HRMS when your team is ready.
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.
Health Engine ★
One score that tells CFO/HR if this payroll is safe to approve — before money moves.
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.
Complete product
Every hub — brief and in depth
Tap a hub for the story. Expand any capability for the full detail buyers and operators ask for.
Salary data deserves vault-grade control
Platform & security
Multi-company tenancy, RBAC, field masking, MFA, sessions, and audit — so managers never see what they shouldn’t.
SquadPayroll is built as a secure multi-tenant workspace. Every company membership, ability, and sensitive field (salary, bank, PAN) is gated. Security center covers MFA, IP policy, sessions, and login history. Approval workflows and encrypted backup keep finance and IT aligned without sacrificing speed.
- Least-privilege access by role
- Field-level salary masking
- Full audit trail on sensitive actions
- Portal credentials provisioned safely
Capabilities in this hub
In depth
Designed around how cycles actually run
From health score to sandbox what-ifs to portals — every surface earns its place on payday week.
Squad exclusive
Payroll Health Engine
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
Health Engine
Squad exclusive
Payroll Sandbox
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
Squad exclusive
Payroll Sandbox
What-if without live risk
Live
₹18.2L
124 employees
Sandbox · +5%
₹19.1L
Δ +₹91k · live untouched
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
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
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
Full catalog
Implemented features — hub by hub
Catalog total: 121. All listed items are shipped (GA).
Platform & security
Multi-company tenancy, RBAC, MFA, field masking, audit, and disaster recovery.
- Authentication (Sanctum)Shipped · GA
- Multi-company tenancy & membershipsShipped · GA
- Role-based abilities (RBAC)Shipped · GA
- Permission matrix & field maskingShipped · GA
- Security center (MFA, sessions, IP policy)Shipped · GA
- Login history & data access logsShipped · GA
- Approval workflowsShipped · GA
- Encrypted backup & DR drillsShipped · GA
- Audit log foundationShipped · GA
- Portal credential provisioningShipped · GA
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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.