--- title: "About LekhaHR: HR Software for Small Teams in India" description: "LekhaHR is HR and payroll software for small teams in India, from two people upward, priced per employee each month with no minimum." canonical: https://lekhahr.in/about/ last_updated: 2026-09-30 --- About LekhaHR # Software that can explain **its own numbers.** LekhaHR is HR software for small teams, from two people upward. Records, attendance, leave, payroll and the rest of HR on one record, priced per employee with no minimum, and every figure carries the rule and the date behind it. [Request an invite](https://lekhahr.in/request-invite/) Read the principles ## LekhaHR at a glance ### Entry No. 1 · LekhaHR the company's first line in its own ledger - **What it is**: HR software because records, time, leave and pay belong on one record - **Written for**: teams from 2 people because the paperwork starts with the first hire - **The name**: Lekha because lekha is Hindi for an account, a written record - **Priced**: per employee because a bill should count the people you have Available by invitation. By invitation2026 No. 01 Why we built it --- because the people who run HR in a small company are usually doing it after their real job. ## Why was LekhaHR built? Because a five-person team shouldn't pay for fifty, or recount leave by hand. Some HR software starts with a monthly minimum sized for a larger team, sells modules one at a time, or shows figures nobody can check. LekhaHR starts from the other end: a price that counts the people you have, and screens that show their working. ### Small from the start Built for a company of two or five, with room for the next few hundred. ### The whole of HR Records, attendance, leave, payroll, approvals and the rest, on one record per person. ### Indian rules, dated PF, ESI, PT, TDS and the Labour Codes, each value with the date it took effect. No. 02 Principles --- because a principle only counts if you can check the product against it. ## Four lines we hold the product to. 1. 2.1 ### Every number has a because. A leave balance, a day's status and a payslip line each open into the rule, the rate and the date that produced them. A figure without its reason does not ship. because a number you have to take on faith is a number someone will recount by hand. 2. 2.2 ### Priced per employee, with no minimum. You pay for the people you have, from two. No base platform fee and no minimum headcount. Rates fall in bands as you grow, so hiring one more never makes the bill drop or jump. because a five-person team should not pay for fifty. 3. 2.3 ### Privacy by design. Location is read once, at the punch, and never between punches. Protected leave shows as "on leave" to everyone except the person and the HR roles you allow. because people accept a check-in. They should not accept being followed. 4. 2.4 ### Any role, any module. A role is a set of modules and a reach: self, team or the whole organisation. Give the office manager attendance and leave without payroll, or a team lead approvals without salaries. because in a small company the person who does HR is rarely called HR. No. 03 How we build --- because how software is made shows up in every number it prints. ## How we build it, stated plainly. No numbers here, because we have none worth quoting yet. These are the working rules. 1. 3.1 ### The specification comes first Each module has a written specification, the pages it shows and the journeys it supports, before its code changes. 2. 3.2 ### Rules carry their dates Statutory values live in one dated register. A change in the law is a new dated line, never an edit that rewrites last month. 3. 3.3 ### Corrections are new lines Approved and locked records are not overwritten, payroll included: a locked run is reopened only on an approved request, as a new run beside the old one. A change is a new entry that names who made it and why. 4. 3.4 ### Sample data, labelled Every product view on this site uses one sample company, Paiteq Technologies, and says so under the preview. 5. 3.5 ### We say what we don't do LekhaHR works out payroll but does not file returns or deposit dues; you or your accountant do that, from figures that show their working. [How we protect employee data](https://lekhahr.in/security/) No. 04 The product --- because leave, attendance and payroll are one fact seen three ways. ## What does LekhaHR include? Employee records, attendance, leave, payroll with PF, ESI, PT and TDS worked out, onboarding and exits, approvals and workflows, reports, expenses, performance, timesheets and an API. Every module reads and writes the same employee record, so nothing is typed twice. You or your accountant file the returns and make the deposits. - 4.1 [Core HR](https://lekhahr.in/employee-management-software/) One employee record with documents, org structure and self-service. - 4.2 [Attendance](https://lekhahr.in/attendance-management-system/) Shifts, punches with location at the punch, geofencing, regularisation and explained day status. - 4.3 [Leave](https://lekhahr.in/leave-management-system/) Leave and holiday policies, balances shown before a request, and an explained ledger. - 4.4 Payroll Payroll calculations with PF, ESI, PT and TDS, payslips and Form 130 (earlier Form 16). - 4.5 Onboarding & Exits Joining checklists and documents, exits and F&F. - 4.6 Approvals & Workflows Approvals on every request; multi-step approval chains on Business. - 4.7 Reports & Analytics Reports and live dashboards; advanced analytics on Business. - 4.8 Expenses Expense claims and reimbursements. - 4.9 Performance Goals, reviews and feedback. - 4.10 Timesheets Timesheets and project time. - 4.11 API & Integrations API, webhooks and multiple companies. No. 05 Questions --- because the first question about a new product should have a one-paragraph answer. ## What is LekhaHR, and who is it for? LekhaHR is HR and payroll software for small teams in India, from two people upward, priced per employee each month with no minimum. Available by invitation. It is written for the founder or office manager who runs HR alongside another job, and for teams of a few hundred who want every figure explained. ### What is LekhaHR? LekhaHR is HR and payroll software for small teams in India, from two people upward, priced per employee each month with no minimum. Available by invitation. It covers employee records, attendance, leave, payroll, onboarding and exits, expenses, performance and timesheets, all on one record per person. ### Which Indian rules does LekhaHR follow? LekhaHR follows the Labour Codes, in force since 21 Nov 2025, and the Central Rules notified on 8 May 2026. Every statutory rate in the product and on this site carries the date it took effect, so a change is a dated update, not a silent one. ### How do I get LekhaHR? LekhaHR is available by invitation. Request an invite and we reply by email. ### How is LekhaHR priced? Per active employee a month, with no base fee and no minimum. On Operations, billed annually, the first 25 employees cost ₹79 each and the rate falls in bands above that, like tax slabs; Business starts at ₹119. GST is added separately. ### Does LekhaHR file PF, ESI or TDS returns for us? No. LekhaHR works out PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS line by line, prepares payslips and the figures for Form 130 (earlier Form 16), and keeps the records each return draws on. You or your accountant file the returns and make the deposits, using those figures. ### What does the name LekhaHR mean? Lekha is Hindi for an account or a written record, and the product is built around that idea: every leave balance, day status and payslip line is a dated entry that shows the rule and the date behind it, and a correction is a new line, never an overwrite. No. 06 · By invitation ## Available by invitation. because each team gets a careful move from its current tool, and a reply by email to every request. [Request an invite](https://lekhahr.in/request-invite/) [How pricing works](https://lekhahr.in/pricing/)