CozyHR

CozyHR is an HRMS SaaS for employee operations, payroll, and administrative control. Its core HR tools cover employee records, documents, onboarding, exits, and organization structure. Attendance features include biometric sync, shifts, rosters, geo/IP controls, and monthly locks. Payroll functions include previews, payslips, bank files, and reimbursements, with support for India-focused PF, ESI, PT, TDS, and Form 16. Cozy AI can answer in plain language, run reports, summarize requests, and create or update records after confirmation. The service lists integrations such as Google and Microsoft sign-on, Slack, Teams, Jira, Salesforce, and QuickBooks, as well as REST APIs and webhooks. An Android employee self-service app covers attendance, leave, payslips, documents, and requests; it requires an account from an employer or organization. Plans scale by employee count, and all tiers include the full module set. Starter is ₹4,999/mo after early access and covers up to 75 employees; Growth is ₹12,999/mo after early access and covers up to 500.

CozyHR combines employee administration, attendance, payroll, AI tools, and integrations in one HRMS. Its listed plans scale by employee count, while the Android app requires an organization-provided account.

CozyHR suits organizations that need employee, attendance, and payroll tools, with role-specific workspaces for HR, payroll, managers, employees, finance, and integration admins. Employees can use the Android app with an employer-provided account.

CozyHR is an HRMS for employers that want employee administration, attendance, and payroll workflows in one system. It suits teams handling India-focused payroll compliance especially well. Its breadth is useful, but payroll features sit in the Growth tier and above.

Overview

CozyHR brings employee records, attendance, payroll, and administrative controls together, with workspaces for HR, payroll, managers, employees, finance, and integration administrators. That range can serve organizations that want one system for several employee workflows; teams needing only a single focused tool may find the scope excessive.

All plans include the full module set, while employee limits and selected capabilities differ by tier. The Starter cap is 75 employees, and the pricing terms are tied to an early-access offer, so teams should factor the later monthly rate into their budget.

Key features

Employee operations and attendance

Core HR covers employee records, documents, onboarding, exits, and organization structure. Attendance includes biometric synchronization, shifts, rosters, geo/IP controls, and monthly locks. Those controls suit employers with varied schedules or formal attendance rules. Starter includes leave and attendance; biometric devices and sync logs begin with Growth.

Payroll, AI, and integrations

Payroll includes previews, payslips, bank files, reimbursements, and India-focused support for PF, ESI, PT, TDS, and Form 16. Growth adds payroll previews and payslips alongside statutory ledgers and workflow approvals, making it the practical starting point for teams that need those capabilities.

Cozy AI can answer questions in plain language, run reports, summarize requests, and create or update records after confirmation. Integrations span Google and Microsoft sign-on, SAML, SCIM, Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, SMS, calendars, Jira, Salesforce, HubSpot, and QuickBooks. REST APIs, webhooks, and API keys cover employee, attendance, and recruitment endpoints, which gives integration teams options for connecting their systems.

Pricing

Pricing scales by employee count, and every tier includes the full module set. Starter costs ₹4,999 a month, billed Free during early access, then ₹4,999/mo under a limited-time offer. It supports up to 75 employees and includes employee master, leave and attendance, employee self-service, and basic reports. It fits smaller teams whose needs stop short of the listed Growth payroll features.

Growth costs ₹12,999 a month, billed Free during early access, then ₹12,999/mo under a limited-time offer. It covers up to 500 employees and includes everything in Starter, plus payroll previews and payslips, PF, ESI, PT and TDS ledgers, biometric devices and sync logs, and workflow approvals. The higher price buys the capabilities that make CozyHR more useful for payroll-heavy operations.

Enterprise has custom pricing and onboarding for large teams, with unlimited employees, everything in Growth, multi-entity legal setup, a developer console and webhooks, advanced RBAC and audit logs, and a custom report builder. It is the relevant tier for organizations beyond Growth's 500-employee ceiling or needing those controls. CozyHR also offers a free plan and free trial; no caps or trial length are given.

Platforms

CozyHR is available on web and Android, with an API for integrations. The Android employee self-service app supports attendance, leave, payslips, documents, performance, reimbursements, and requests. Employees need an account provided by their employer or organization, so it is not a standalone app for individual use.

Who it's for

CozyHR is best suited to employers consolidating HR operations and India-focused payroll workflows, especially those with dedicated HR, payroll, finance, and integration roles. Smaller teams can start with Starter if its employee cap and feature set are enough; teams needing payroll previews, payslips, or statutory ledgers should budget for Growth. Organizations requiring multi-entity setup or advanced controls will need Enterprise.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Broad coverage of employee records, attendance, payroll, and compliance can bring routine HR operations into one system.
• Pros: AI actions require confirmation before records are changed, providing a check before updates are written.
• Pros: Integrations, REST APIs, and webhooks support a wide range of workplace and business systems.
• Cons: Starter stops at 75 employees and lacks the payroll previews, payslips, statutory ledgers, and workflow approvals included in Growth.
• Cons: The early-access free billing ends at the stated monthly offer prices, so the ongoing cost is materially different from the initial billing period.
• Cons: Android access depends on an organization-provided account, limiting its usefulness outside an employer's setup.

Alternatives

Consider BenefitConnect if you want a paid option available on Android, iOS, web, and through an API.

15Five may fit better when a paid performance-focused tool with a published Kona Meeting Assistant plan matters more than CozyHR's employee administration and India-focused payroll. Its Kona Meeting Assistant is $24.00 per employee per year, billed annually, and includes meeting notes, performance snapshots, summaries, and act.

Engagedly is a more relevant choice for performance reviews, goals and OKRs, and 360-degree feedback. Its Performance Suite is listed at $5–$8 per user per month, billed annually, with a $7,500 yearly minimum.

Choose Leapsome if compensation reviews, budget management, pay gap analytics, and salary and bonus planning are the priority; its Compensation plan is €3 per employee per month.

LMS365 is another paid option, with Transform priced by quote based on edition and user count. Darwinbox offers paid HCM with quote-based pricing. Oracle Fusion HCM Analytics may suit organizations that meet its 1,000-hosted-employee minimum and three-year standard term. UKG Pro Compensation is a paid, quote-based option configured for enterprise requirements. For a broader category browse, see Job Architecture Software.

Verdict

Choose CozyHR if your organization wants HR administration, attendance, and India-focused payroll capabilities with integrations and role-specific workspaces in one system. Its clearest reason to choose is breadth across employee operations and compliance; its main drawback is that payroll essentials begin at Growth, while larger teams face custom Enterprise pricing.