NepalHRM vs Pace HRMS

Read on 4 November 2026, most of its NepalHRM column is accurate. It calls NepalHRM newly established HR software: true, NepalHRM launched in July 2026. Kathmandu-based support, a cloud-based platform, a free basic plan up to 10 employees, per-employee pricing, free onboarding and data migration, and biometric, GPS and selfie verification are all correct. AI resume screening is marked not mentioned, which is also right: NepalHRM does not screen CVs with AI. One row misses a feature. Travel management is marked not specifically mentioned, but NepalHRM's Business plan has pre-trip travel requests with advances that settle into expense claims. One row needs a plan name: field-team tracking is listed with no tier, and ongoing GPS field tracking is on NepalHRM Enterprise only, while geo-fenced clock-in starts on Essential.

It can be, depending on what the quote includes. The FAQ on Pace's comparison page calls Pace HRMS the most affordable HR software in Nepal, and its HRMS page shows a starting rate of NPR 75 per employee a month. That is below NepalHRM Business (NPR 99, the plan with payroll) and above NepalHRM Essential (NPR 60, attendance, shifts and loans without payroll). The HRMS page also says Pace's price depends on headcount and the modules selected and comes as a customised quote, so put the same headcount and the same module list to both vendors and compare the totals, VAT included.

For one year, before VAT. Pace HRMS at its published starting rate: 40 × NPR 75 = NPR 3,000 a month, or NPR 36,000 a year; Pace does not say on the pages read which modules that covers or whether VAT and a minimum apply. NepalHRM Business with payroll: 40 × NPR 99 = NPR 3,960 a month, so NPR 47,520 over twelve monthly bills or NPR 39,600 paid yearly, because a yearly plan is charged for 10 months; with 13% VAT the yearly bill is NPR 44,748. NepalHRM Essential without payroll: 40 × NPR 60 = NPR 2,400 a month, NPR 28,800 billed monthly or NPR 24,000 paid yearly.

Yes, going by what each publishes. Pace's payroll page names SSF, CIT and IRD-compliant eTDS, IRD tax slabs, TDS and PF, and adds arrears, increments, full and final settlement and bank payment letters. NepalHRM deducts PF, SSF, CIT and TDS on every run, generates the eTDS file in the IRD format for you to upload, prints each employee's Tax Deduction Certificate with the deposit vouchers, and pays a backdated raise as an arrears line on the next run while the paid months stay locked. Its CIT Optimizer shows the contribution that minimises each employee's TDS, which Pace's pages do not describe.

Pace's HRMS and time and attendance pages say it integrates with biometric devices and syncs punches to payroll, without naming a brand on the pages read, so ask Pace whether your model is supported. NepalHRM validates ZKTeco, Hikvision and Sintech (Realand) devices. For a ZKTeco machine that cannot push its punches, the NepalHRM edge agent on an office computer reads them, keeps them locally and uploads them when the internet is back. Staff away from a device clock in from the Android or iOS app inside a geofence.