Both Built in Nepal, One Is Free to Start
RigoHR is an established, feature-rich Nepali HR platform. NepalHRM covers the same hire-to-retire ground - with IRD-ready payroll, the Bikram Sambat calendar, and a free tier for small teams. Here's an honest, side-by-side look.
- Free up to 10 employees
- Onboarding support
- Set up in one day
NepalHRM at a glance
Statutory payroll compliance
PF, CIT, SSF, eTDS native - in the IRD eTDS format
CIT Optimizer
Recommends the maximum legal CIT contribution
Bikram Sambat calendar
Full BS + AD across payroll, leave & reports
Entry pricing
Free forever up to 10 employees, then NPR 1,499 a month including 15 employees on Essential, no minimum
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
- 1,499
- NPR a month on Essential, 15 employees included
NepalHRM vs RigoHR
Evaluating RigoHR as your HRMS? RigoHR is a well-known, modern Nepali HR and payroll platform used by larger organisations. NepalHRM is a Nepal-built HRMS too - with IRD-compliant payroll (PF, CIT, SSF and eTDS) and a built-in CIT Optimizer, the Bikram Sambat fiscal calendar, biometric and GPS attendance, recruitment, a mobile app, and transparent NPR pricing that starts free for up to 10 employees. Rather than guess at another vendor's current plans, the table below states exactly what NepalHRM delivers so you can compare it against RigoHR's latest pricing and features point by point.
| Capability | RigoHR | NepalHRM |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory payroll compliance | Payroll & tax module - confirm PF/CIT/SSF/eTDS coverage on its current plan | PF, CIT, SSF, eTDS native - in the IRD eTDS format |
| CIT Optimizer | Check current plan | Recommends the maximum legal CIT contribution |
| Bikram Sambat calendar | Check current plan | Full BS + AD across payroll, leave & reports |
| Entry pricing | Per-employee subscription with a minimum commitment | Free forever up to 10 employees, then NPR 1,499 a month including 15 employees on Essential, no minimum |
| Free plan for small teams | Subscription-based | Free forever up to 10 employees: attendance, leave & mobile app, after a 30-day full trial |
| Biometric & GPS attendance | Attendance & mobile app included | ZKTeco and Hikvision (push/pull) + GPS punch via mobile |
| Bank transfer files | Check current plan | NIC Asia, Nabil, Global IME, NBL & more |
| Local support | Nepal-based | 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.
Free to start
Free forever for up to 10 employees with no card, covering attendance and leave after a 30-day full trial, so a small team can move at no cost. Payroll starts on Business at NPR 2,999 a month including 20 employees.
Compliance stated plainly
PF, CIT, SSF and eTDS are native and named up front, with a CIT Optimizer that recommends the maximum legal contribution - no guesswork about what's covered.
Attendance to payroll in one
Biometric and GPS punches flow straight into Nepal-compliant payroll - no CSV exports or reconciliation between separate tools.
Transparent NPR pricing
NPR pricing by team size, with no minimum commitment and no per-module charges.
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
- 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. 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
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. Essential is NPR 1,499 a month including 15 employees and Business NPR 2,999 including 20, then a fixed rate per extra employee. No minimum commitment and no per-module charges.
- All core HR modules
- Nepal payroll compliance
- PF, SSF, CIT & eTDS
- Biometric integration
- Onboarding support
- Regular feature updates
- Multi-company support
- BS + AD calendar
Free trial available, no card required · Setup fee waived on yearly billing · 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.
Free for small teams
Up to 10 employees keep attendance, leave and the mobile app free for life, after a 30-day full trial.
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 RigoHR, Answered
The questions buyers ask before they move, answered without a sales call.
If you want a Nepal-built HRMS with IRD-ready payroll (PF, CIT, SSF, eTDS), the Bikram Sambat calendar, and a free plan for small teams, NepalHRM is a strong alternative. It covers the same hire-to-retire ground - employees, attendance, leave, payroll, recruitment and a mobile app - and starts free for up to 10 employees.
NepalHRM is free forever for teams up to 10, then Essential at NPR 1,499 a month including 15 employees and Business at NPR 2,999 including 20, plus a fixed rate per extra employee, with no minimum commitment and no per-module charges. RigoHR uses a per-employee subscription with a minimum commitment (check its site for current figures), so the biggest difference is NepalHRM's free tier and lack of a minimum.
Yes. PF, CIT, SSF and eTDS are built in and generated in the IRD eTDS format, with a CIT Optimizer that recommends the maximum legal CIT contribution and one-click Nepal tax defaults.
The Nepali fiscal-year changeover (Ashad to Shrawan) is the cleanest time: you start the new year with clean opening balances and avoid mid-year tax recalculations. Onboarding support comes with the one-time setup, waived on yearly billing.
Looking at Other Options Too
Every comparison on this site states what NepalHRM delivers and points you at the vendor for theirs.
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Start the New Fiscal Year on NepalHRM
Free for up to 10 employees. The fiscal-year changeover is the cleanest time to switch.
- No credit card
- Onboarding support
- Nepal IRD compliant
- Cancel anytime