Starter
$299/ employee / month
Perfect for testing India hiring with 1-3 employees.
- India employment & onboarding
- Monthly payroll coordination
- Statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT, TDS)
- Client portal access
PricingOne platform. Two products.
One platform. Two products.
Two very different price lists.
Same brand, same team, same platform — but Connect does two distinct things, and they are not priced the same way. Pick the one that matches your situation: the difference is simply whether you already have an Indian legal entity.
Start here — which one are you?
Employer of Record · billed in USD
Hiring in India without an entity.
We become the legal employer. The fee below is our management fee — the employee's gross salary and employer contributions (PF, ESI, gratuity accrual) are billed at cost on top, with no margin.
Growth
$499/ employee / month
Built for scaling teams that need stronger operating support.
- Everything in Starter
- Dedicated account manager
- Priority onboarding
- Co-working space access
Enterprise
Custompricing
For larger India operations or a dedicated India entity.
- Everything in Growth
- Dedicated India entity option
- Subsidiary setup option
- Custom compliance solutions
Want the all-in number rather than just the fee? Use the EOR cost calculator to see gross pay, employer contributions and the management fee together, in your billing currency.
HRMS & Payroll · billed in INR
You already have an India entity.
Software licensed per employee to run HR, attendance, leave and Indian statutory payroll on your own entity. This is the price most Indian companies are looking for — it is not the EOR fee above.
Annual = 2 months free
Starter
₹124/ employee / month
Clean HR and accurate monthly payroll for growing teams — without the spreadsheets.
- Employee records & digital profiles
- Attendance with mobile & web check-in, GPS-verified
- Leave management & holiday calendars
- Payroll: monthly runs, payslips, salary structures & PF, ESI, PT deductions
- Document repository with e-sign agreements
- Employee self-service portal
- Email notifications, approvals & standard support
Premium
₹174/ employee / month
The complete HR & payroll operating system — recruitment to full & final, reports to tax.
Everything in Starter, plus
- Recruitment: offer letters, CTC engine & onboarding
- Reimbursements, expenses & loans
- Advanced payroll: revisions & letters, full & final settlements, arrears, corrections, payment batches & bank advice, salary holds
- Full reports: payroll registers, EPF ECR, Form 24Q, Form 16 & Excel exports
- Employee tax centre: IT declarations, proof of investments, regime comparison & TDS worksheets
- Shifts, overtime & allowances
- Priority support
Custom
Let’s talk
volume pricing · annual agreements
For larger or field-heavy workforces that need deputation, integrations and a dedicated team.
Everything in Premium, plus
- Client-site deputation & geofenced field tracking with route maps
- API access, webhooks & integrations
- Custom letters, branding & workflows
- Performance managementComing soon
- Gratuity valuation & per-diem rate cards on request
- Dedicated onboarding, account manager & support SLA
Prices exclude GSTData hosted in IndiaRole-based access & audit trails14-day free trial, no card required
Still unsure?
The difference in one table.
If you're an Indian company reading this, the right-hand column is almost certainly you.
| Employer of Record | HRMS & Payroll | |
|---|---|---|
| Who legally employs the person | Connect by Vinpro | You |
| Do you need an Indian entity? | No | Yes — you already have one |
| Typical customer | Company outside India hiring an India team | Indian company running its own staff |
| Priced in | USD, as a service | INR, as per-seat software |
| Free trial | No — scoped on a call | Yes, 14 days, self-serve |
| Statutory filings (PF, ESI, PT, TDS) | We file them as employer | You file; the platform prepares them |
Starting on one and moving to the other is normal. Plenty of companies hire their first India employees through EOR, incorporate an entity once the team justifies it, then move onto HRMS & Payroll — same platform, same records, same people supporting you.
FAQ
Pricing questions, answered.
Because they are two different products. Employer of Record is a service — we become the legal employer of your team in India, which means we carry the entity, the statutory liability and the compliance obligations on your behalf. HRMS & Payroll is software — you already employ your people through your own Indian entity, and you licence the platform to run them. The EOR fee is priced as a service in USD; the HRMS fee is priced as per-seat software in INR.
If you do not have an Indian legal entity and want to hire people in India, you need the Employer of Record. If your company is already registered in India and you employ people directly, you need HRMS & Payroll. If you are an Indian company, it is almost always HRMS & Payroll.
Yes, and it is a common pattern. Companies often start on EOR to hire their first India employees quickly, then incorporate an Indian entity as the team grows and move onto HRMS & Payroll — keeping the same platform, the same employee records and the same support team through the transition.
HRMS & Payroll includes a 14-day free trial you can start yourself, with no card required. Employer of Record does not have a trial, because it involves legally employing a real person — we scope it on a call and confirm a binding quote before anything is signed.
No setup fee on either product. On EOR, the management fee is separate from the employee's actual cost of employment (gross salary plus employer contributions such as PF, ESI and gratuity accrual) — the cost calculator shows both so there are no surprises. On HRMS, the per-employee price is the price.
EOR is quoted in USD and can be billed in USD, GBP, EUR or CAD, converted at the live daily rate. HRMS & Payroll is billed in INR, since it is licensed to companies operating with an Indian entity.
Not sure which fits?
Tell us whether you have an India entity and how many people you're hiring — we'll point you to the right one, even if it's the cheaper one.