India's PF and ESI, or Nepal's PF and SSF
SignalHRM is a cloud HR platform whose own FAQ describes it as compliant with Indian law. NepalHRM is built around Nepal's IRD rules, fiscal calendar and banks, so compliance is native rather than configured.
- Free up to 10 employees
- Free onboarding support
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NepalHRM at a glance
Statutory payroll compliance
Built for Nepal: PF, CIT, SSF and eTDS, in the IRD eTDS format
Fiscal calendar
Bikram Sambat and AD, Nepal FY (Shrawan to Ashad)
Pricing & billing
Published in NPR, per active employee, billed locally in Nepal
CIT Optimizer
Recommends the maximum legal CIT contribution
Free forever up to 10 employees
What a Nepali buyer is actually checking for
- eTDS
- Generated in the IRD format
- BS + AD
- Bikram Sambat fiscal year
- NPR 0
- Free forever up to 10 employees
- 60–99
- NPR per active employee after that
NepalHRM vs SignalHRM
Comparing SignalHRM for a Nepali team? SignalHRM is a cloud HR platform covering core HR, time and attendance, shifts, leave, expenses, loans and advances, field staff and payroll, and its own FAQ answers the question "Is SignalHRM compliant with Indian laws?" by naming PF, ESI, professional tax and Indian statutory reporting. Those are the right obligations for an Indian employer and the wrong ones for a Nepali one: Nepal has no ESI and no professional tax, and its PF, CIT, SSF and eTDS rules run on the Bikram Sambat fiscal year rather than April to March. NepalHRM is built for that framework from the ground up, with a CIT Optimizer, NPR pricing and a Kathmandu support team. Here is how the two compare for a business filing in Nepal.
| Capability | SignalHRM | NepalHRM |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory payroll compliance | States India-specific compliance: PF, ESI, professional tax and Indian statutory reporting | Built for Nepal: PF, CIT, SSF and eTDS, in the IRD eTDS format |
| Fiscal calendar | India FY (April to March) | Bikram Sambat and AD, Nepal FY (Shrawan to Ashad) |
| Pricing & billing | Published in INR, per user per month, with a one-time setup fee | Published in NPR, per active employee, billed locally in Nepal |
| CIT Optimizer | Check current plan | Recommends the maximum legal CIT contribution |
| Bank transfer files | Optimised for its home-market banks | NIC Asia, Nabil, Global IME, NBL and more |
| Payslip language | English-first | Bilingual Nepali and English |
| Free plan for small teams | A free tier is listed for a small number of users, with a one-time setup fee. Check current pricing | Free forever up to 10 employees, no card and no subscription setup fee |
| Local support | India business hours, +91 sales line | Kathmandu team, Nepal time zone |
Comparison based on each platform's publicly available information and stated market focus as of mid-2026. Product details change - please verify current features, pricing, and compliance coverage directly with each vendor before deciding.
Built for Nepal, End to End
Four things NepalHRM puts in writing that a buyer usually has to ask a salesperson for.
Nepal compliance, not configured
PF, CIT, SSF and eTDS are first-class rather than an Indian payroll engine adapted after the fact. eTDS exports in the exact format the IRD expects, and the slabs reinstall with one click when rules change.
The right statutory set
Nepal has no ESI and no professional tax, so a payroll engine built around them has fields you will never use and lacks the ones you must file. NepalHRM was built against the Nepali set.
Runs on the Nepali calendar
Payroll, leave and reports use the Bikram Sambat fiscal year (Shrawan to Ashad) rather than April to March, so finance never reconciles two calendars at year end.
Priced and supported locally
NPR pricing with no setup fee on the subscription, local billing, and a Kathmandu support team in your time zone. Free forever for up to 10 employees.
Switching HR Software Is Where the Pain Actually Is
Feature lists are the easy part of the decision. What decides whether a switch goes well is the migration itself, and almost none of it is about which platform has more modules.
- Moving mid-year means recalculating tax that has already been deducted
- Leave and CIT opening balances get rebuilt by hand in a spreadsheet
- Employee data leaves the old system in one shape and the new one expects another
- The old system stays open for months because nobody trusts the new numbers yet
Move at the Fiscal-Year Changeover
Ashad to Shrawan is the cleanest moment to switch. You start the new year with clean opening balances and skip the mid-year tax recalculation entirely.
What you get on the way in
- Free onboarding support imports employees and configures Nepal tax defaults
- One click reinstalls the Nepal tax slabs, so the first run starts from correct rates
- Most teams complete their first payroll run within their first cycle
- Free forever up to 10 employees, so a small team can move at no cost
From Sign-Up to Your First Payroll Run
The same four steps whichever system you are leaving. Free onboarding support runs alongside all of them.
- Day 1
Set up the company
Sign up, add your company details, and reinstall Nepal tax defaults so the slabs, PF and SSF rates start from the current IRD figures.
- Week 1
Bring your people across
Free onboarding support helps import employees, salary structures and leave balances from whatever you are running today.
- First cycle
Run one period in parallel
Process a full payroll period alongside your current system and reconcile the two before you switch the old one off.
- Ongoing
Close the year in one place
The eTDS file in IRD format, bilingual payslips, and bank transfer files for NIC Asia, Nabil, Global IME, NBL and more.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
No Hidden Fees
Free forever up to 10 employees, then NPR 60 (Essential) and NPR 99 (Business) per active employee. No minimum commitment and no per-module charges.
- All core HR modules
- Nepal payroll compliance
- PF, SSF, CIT & eTDS
- Biometric integration
- Free onboarding support
- Regular feature updates
- Multi-company support
- BS + AD calendar
Free trial available, no card required · No setup fees · Cancel anytime
What You Are Actually Switching To
Every module runs on the same employee record, so attendance, leave and payroll never need reconciling against each other.
Nepal payroll
PF, CIT, SSF and the eTDS file in IRD format, on Bikram Sambat periods.
Biometric attendance
ZKTeco and Hikvision devices, plus GPS punch from the mobile app.
Leave management
Policies, accruals and multi-level approvals on the Nepali calendar.
Recruitment
Jobs, candidate pipeline and interview scheduling in the same system.
Transparent NPR pricing
Every plan and what it includes, published in Nepali rupees.
Current offer
What switching costs this fiscal year, and what is included free.
Switching for the new fiscal year? Read the fiscal-year switching guide for the order the migration should happen in.
Your Team Gets It on Every Device
Employees check in, apply for leave, submit claims and download payslips from the app. Managers approve from the same place, which is usually what decides whether an HR system still gets used after month one.
NepalHRM vs SignalHRM, Answered
The questions buyers ask before they move, answered without a sales call.
Yes, if your obligations are Nepali. SignalHRM's own FAQ describes India-specific compliance covering PF, ESI and professional tax. A Nepali employer files PF, CIT, SSF and eTDS with the IRD instead, on a Bikram Sambat fiscal year. NepalHRM handles that set natively, prices in NPR, and supports you from Kathmandu.
The statutory sets barely overlap. Nepal has no ESI and no professional tax, uses SSF and CIT where India uses ESI and its own savings schemes, files eTDS with the IRD in a prescribed format, and runs a fiscal year from Shrawan to Ashad rather than April to March. Each difference is a workaround, and workarounds are where payroll errors start.
Yes. NepalHRM auto-calculates income tax, PF, SSF and CIT against the current IRD slabs and generates eTDS reports in the exact format the IRD expects, ready to upload. The CIT Optimizer also recommends the maximum legally permitted CIT contribution so employees pay the lowest TDS the law allows.
NepalHRM is free forever for up to 10 employees with no card and no subscription setup fee, then NPR 60 per active employee on Essential and NPR 99 on Business, billed locally in Nepal. Biometric devices, if you buy hardware, are billed separately with a one-time setup fee. SignalHRM publishes per-user rates in INR with a one-time setup fee on every paid plan, so check its current pricing page and compare the totals for your headcount.
Yes. Payslips are bilingual in Nepali and English, and employees download them from the Android or iOS app rather than requesting them from HR. Bank transfer files are generated for NIC Asia, Nabil, Global IME, NBL and others, so salary disbursement does not need a manual spreadsheet per bank.
Yes. Free online onboarding support helps import employees and configure Nepal tax defaults, and the fiscal-year changeover from Ashad to Shrawan is the cleanest time to move because you start with clean opening balances. Most teams complete their first Nepal-compliant payroll run within their first cycle.
Looking at Other Options Too
Every comparison on this site states what NepalHRM delivers and points you at the vendor for theirs.
Start the New Fiscal Year on NepalHRM
Free for up to 10 employees, with free onboarding support. The fiscal-year changeover is the cleanest time to switch.
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- Nepal IRD compliant
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