Sleet vs Zoho People
The Specialized, Indian Statutory Zoho People Alternative
Single unified HR & payroll platform tailored specifically for Indian labour laws and biometric wall scanners.
Sleetvs
Zoho PeopleGPS geofenced & face attendance
Built in (iOS & Android)Available (check plan)
Biometric device sync
ZKTeco, eSSL, Matrix, RealtimeCheck supported devices
Indian statutory payroll (PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS)
Built in, all statesSeparate Zoho Payroll subscription
Zoho People HR Management (HR software within the Zoho suite). Per-employee plans; payroll, accounting and CRM are separate Zoho products and subscriptions. Main difference: Payroll and books are separate apps. SleetHR wrote this comparison, so test each point in a demo of both products.
Why teams compare Sleet with Zoho People
How Zoho People is pricedPer-employee plans; payroll, accounting and CRM are separate Zoho products and subscriptions. Sleet is priced per active user, with no long lock-in.
Payroll and books are separate appsIn Zoho, HR, payroll, accounting and CRM are separate products. Sleet keeps HR, payroll, GST invoicing and accounting in one subscription.
Help with the switchOur team moves your employee records, salary structures and leave balances, then checks a parallel payroll run before you switch.
Side by side
Sleet vs Zoho People, feature by feature
| Capability | Sleet | Zoho People |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance & payroll | ||
| GPS geofenced & face attendanceClock-ins are checked against your branch location, with a selfie to stop proxy punching. | Built in (iOS & Android) | Available (check plan) |
| Biometric device syncPunches from office devices flow into attendance without CSV uploads. | ZKTeco, eSSL, Matrix, Realtime | Check supported devices |
| Indian statutory payroll (PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS)State-wise PT and LWF, ECR files and TDS worked out in the same payroll run. | Built in, all states | Separate Zoho Payroll subscription |
| Beyond HR | ||
| GST invoicing & accountingRaise GST invoices and e-way bills, and post salaries straight into your books. | Included (Sleet Accounting) | Separate Zoho Books subscription |
| Sales pipelineTrack leads and deals in the same login as HR and accounting. | Included | Separate Zoho CRM subscription |
| Task & project managementBoards, deadlines and timesheets for the whole team. | Included in both products | Separate Zoho Projects subscription |
| Pricing & onboarding | ||
| PricingCompetitor pricing as published on their website; it may change. | Per-user plans, no long lock-in | Per-employee plans; payroll, accounting and CRM are separate Zoho products and subscriptions. |
| Switching helpWe move employee records, salary structures and leave balances, and check a parallel payroll run. | Assisted migration | Varies by vendor |
Competitor details are based on publicly available product and pricing information and may change. Check with Zoho People for their latest plans.
Why Sleet
What you get with Sleet.
Automated Monthly PayrollExecute complete monthly salary processing—gross-to-net math, state PT, EPF, ESIC, and flexi-basket—in one run.
Anti-Spoof Geofenced & Face AttendanceGPS geofencing with AI facial liveness validation prevents buddy punching across corporate offices, industrial plants, and field sales staff.
Paperless Self-KYC OnboardingNew hires upload documents, verify PAN/Aadhaar, and sign appointment contracts from their phones before Day 1.
Built-in Workforce ROI & CXO DashboardsReal-time visibility into headcount growth, overtime costs, regrettable attrition, and automated calculation of administrative hours saved.
Assisted Data MigrationOur specialized migration engineers extract historical dossiers, leave balances, and salary ledgers.
Switching
Moving from Zoho People, step by step.
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Step 1Export and map your dataWe take your exports from Zoho People and map every field into Sleet.02
Step 2Verify side by sideWe re-run last month in Sleet and check every figure against your old numbers.03
Step 3Go liveYour team logs in, and our team stays with you through the first cycle.More comparisons
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Sleet vs Zoho People: FAQs
No. SleetHR is unified. Core HR, biometric attendance, and statutory payroll operate natively on the same database, so there is nothing to sync between apps.
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Bring your current setup. We will show you the same workflows in Sleet, live.