Qandle
All-in-one HRMS covering core HR, payroll, attendance and recruitment, built around Indian payroll compliance.
From $5/employee/mo Free trial
Bottom line
All-in-one HRMS covering core HR, payroll, attendance, leave, performance and a built-in ATS, aimed at mid-size and enterprise employers with shift-based or field workforces. Plans are billed per employee with a 50-user minimum plus a one-time implementation fee. Best for India-based or India-heavy teams that want statutory payroll and hiring in one system, not US companies shopping for a standalone recruiting tool.
Stands out for: Qandle puts 40+ HR modules, including a recruitment module with AI resume matching and posting to 75+ job boards, into one modular platform where modules can be added or dropped at any time. Attendance supports biometric devices at no extra charge plus GPS, geo-fencing and face recognition, and payroll handles Indian statutory rules such as PF, ESI and TDS, backed by in-house payroll and compliance experts.
Watch out for: The 50-user billing minimum means small teams pay for seats they do not use, and the implementation fee is only quoted during the demo. Payroll and compliance tooling is built around Indian rules, and the listed offices are in Gurugram, Hong Kong and London. Since the MYND acquisition the site also pushes MYND's outsourcing services, so expect that pitch alongside the software.
Overview
Qandle is a cloud HR platform covering the employee lifecycle from recruitment to exit. The vendor reports 40+ HR modules, 2,500+ clients and customers including Meesho, OLX and PharmEasy. Qandle is now part of MYND, an HR and finance outsourcing group, and the vendor says existing workflows and data stay the same.
Core HR covers employee records, documents and letters, asset tracking, an employee helpdesk with SLA tracking, a knowledge base, announcements and an audit trail. Performance tools include goals and OKRs, 360-degree feedback, 1:1 meeting scheduling and learning and development, with task, project and collaboration tools alongside.
The recruitment module posts jobs to 75+ job boards and social channels, auto-publishes to career pages, ranks applicants with AI-based resume matching and profile scoring, and runs a drag-and-drop pipeline with custom stages. Interview scheduling syncs with Google and Outlook calendars, and offer letters and onboarding run in the same system, with an AI onboarding chatbot for new-hire questions.
Attendance can be marked by biometric device, GPS, Wi-Fi, geo-fencing or face recognition in the mobile app, and leave requests are approved in the app. Payroll runs with automated tax and statutory calculations such as PF, ESI and TDS, and employees see payslips and tax deductions on their phones. Shift planning, timesheets and field force tracking are add-ons.
Pricing is a $38/mo base per company plus a per-employee rate: Regular $5, Plus $9 and Premium $11.50 per employee per month billed monthly, about 10% less billed yearly. Billing has a 50-user minimum, there is a one-time implementation fee and no lock-in, Enterprise pricing applies above 1,000 employees, and a free trial needs no credit card.
Who it's for
Best for
- Indian employers that need PF, ESI and TDS handled inside payroll
- Manufacturing, retail and field teams tracking shifts by biometric or GPS
- Mid-size companies replacing separate HR, payroll and hiring tools
- HR teams that want to pick modules rather than buy a fixed bundle
Not ideal for
- Teams under 50 employees, given the 50-user billing minimum
- US companies that need US payroll tax filing
- Recruiting teams that only want a standalone ATS or sourcing tool
Key features
Modular HR suite. 40+ modules across core HR, payroll, attendance, leave, performance, OKRs, expenses, helpdesk, assets and offboarding, added or removed at any time.
Recruitment and ATS. Job posting to 75+ boards and social channels, AI-based resume matching and profile scoring, a drag-and-drop pipeline, email templates and Google or Outlook calendar sync for interviews.
Attendance from anywhere. Biometric devices (integrated at no charge), GPS and Wi-Fi check-ins, geo-fencing and face recognition, with shift planning, timesheets and field force tracking as add-ons.
Payroll and compliance. One-click payroll runs with tax and statutory calculations such as PF, ESI and TDS, payslips in the app, and in-house payroll and compliance experts.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| AI-based resume matching scores and shortlists applicants against the role | Recruitment module |
| Face recognition verifies attendance check-ins from the mobile app | Attendance module |
| HR chatbot answers employee questions and starts HR requests | Mobile app |
| Onboarding chatbot handles new-hire questions during joining | Onboarding module |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $5/employee/mo | Plus $38/mo base per company, $4.50 billed yearly |
| Plus | $9/employee/mo | Most popular. Plus $38/mo base, $8.10 billed yearly |
| Premium | $11.50/employee/mo | Plus $38/mo base, $10.40 billed yearly |
| Enterprise | Quote | More than 1,000 employees |
Qandle's US pricing has three plans, each a $38/mo base price per company plus a per-employee rate. Billed monthly, Regular is $5/employee/mo, Plus (most popular) $9 and Premium $11.50; billed yearly they drop to $4.50, $8.10 and $10.40. Billing has a 50-user minimum, so Regular works out to at least $288/mo billed monthly, and there is a one-time implementation fee based on users and modules. Remote screen tracking is an add-on at $2.50/employee/mo ($2.25 yearly). There is no lock-in period, although unused annual credit is not refunded, and companies with more than 1,000 employees get an Enterprise quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 8 Oct 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Qandle expensive?
Qandle starts at $5/employee/mo. We list 51 HRIS tools in total. 3 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $29 a month.
- 34 quote-based
- 3 free tier
- 14 public price
Worked out automatically from every HRIS listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Recruitment, payroll and attendance in one modular system
- Biometric device integration at no extra charge
- No lock-in or minimum commitment period
Cons
- 50-user billing minimum
- One-time implementation fee quoted only in the demo
- Payroll compliance is built around Indian rules
Integrations
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How Qandle compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qandle (this tool) | – | $5/employee/mo | – | – | |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | ✓ | – | Compare |
| | – | $1.25/user/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
Sales-quoted
Covers the same India-focused mix of core HR, payroll, attendance and recruiting for growing companies but is sales-quoted, while Qandle publishes per-employee rates from $5/employee/mo plus a $38 base.
Sales-quoted MCP
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$1.25/user/mo MCP API
Has a free plan and paid plans from $1.25/user/mo with no 50-user minimum, a cheaper start for small teams, though payroll and recruiting are separate Zoho products.
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