ROI Calculator

How much productivity does your
HR team lose to manual work?

Quantify the hours and cost-equivalent your team recovers by automating payroll, leave, attendance, compliance, and more.

Your Organisation
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Current HRMS Tool (if any)
or enter total monthly cost
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What this calculates: The hours your HR team currently spends on manual work across 8 modules — converted to a cost-equivalent using your HR staff's hourly rate (350/hr). This is time recovered for strategic work, not direct cash savings or headcount reduction.
Annual Productivity Value Recovered
8.6 L
Cost-equivalent of HR hours recovered by automating manual work
Weighted monthly value (₹71,750) × 12 months. Weighted across 3 adoption phases: (Phase 1 × 3mo + Phase 2 × 3mo + Phase 3 × 6mo) ÷ 12
Value Multiple
5.0×
Phase 3 monthly value (₹85,680) ÷ subscription (₹17,245)
Net Annual Value
₹6.5 L
Annual value − annual subscription
Phase 1Month 1–3
₹47,110/mo
135 hrs recovered (16.8 working days)
vs. subscription+₹29,865
Adoption55%
FTE equivalent0.84
Phase 2Month 4–6
₹68,530/mo
196 hrs recovered (24.5 working days)
vs. subscription+₹51,285
Adoption80%
FTE equivalent1.22
Phase 3Month 7–12
₹85,680/mo
245 hrs recovered (30.6 working days)
vs. subscription+₹68,435
Adoption100%
FTE equivalent1.53
Monthly Hours Recovered (Phase 3)
245
Sum of hours across 8 HR modules at full adoption. Equivalent to 30.6 working days your HR team gets back each month. Base benchmarks scaled for 200 employees with IT/SaaS industry profile (×1.20) and 1.0× maturity adjustment.
FTE Equivalent
1.53
245 hrs ÷ 160 hrs/month = 1.53 FTE. This is the full-time-equivalent HR capacity recovered. For a 200-person org, 1.53 FTE typically means freeing up 2 HR team member(s) for strategic work.
Compliance Risk Reduction
78%
78% estimated reduction in statutory compliance risk. Spreadsheet-based payroll and manual statutory filing carry the highest risk of PF/ESI miscalculation, missed deadlines, and incorrect Form 16. PF non-compliance penalties reach 25% of outstanding dues; ESI late returns attract daily penal interest.

Monthly Value vs. Subscription Cost

Comparing the cost-equivalent of hours recovered against your greytHR subscription — across each adoption phase.
Phase 1 (Month 1–3)
Subscription
₹17,245
Value recovered
₹47,110
Net monthly value+₹29,865
Phase 2 (Month 4–6)
Subscription
₹17,245
Value recovered
₹68,530
Net monthly value+₹51,285
Phase 3 (Month 7–12)
Subscription
₹17,245
Value recovered
₹85,680
Net monthly value+₹68,435

Hours Recovered by Module (Phase 3)

245 hrs/mo
Payroll Processing
57.6 hrs
₹20,160
Leave Management
32.4 hrs
₹11,340
Attendance & Shifts
39.6 hrs
₹13,860
Onboarding & Exits
25.2 hrs
₹8,820
Employee Self-Service
36.0 hrs
₹12,600
Statutory Compliance
21.6 hrs
₹7,560
Reports & MIS
18.0 hrs
₹6,300
Recruitment Ops
14.4 hrs
₹5,040
Payroll Processing57.6 hrs/mo (₹20,160)
Salary computation for each employee, statutory deduction calculation (PF/ESI/PT/TDS), payslip generation, bank transfer file creation, challan preparation, and monthly reconciliation. Manual payroll for 100 employees typically requires 2 experienced HR staff working ~4 full days each month.
32 base × 2.00 scale × 0.75 conserv × 1.20 ind × 1.0 maturity × 1.00 adopt × 1.00 payroll-cx = 57.6 hrs
Leave Management32.4 hrs/mo (₹11,340)
Tracking balances across leave types, multi-level approval routing, comp-off processing, encashment calculation, year-end carry-forward, holiday calendar management. Spreadsheet-based tracking requires daily reconciliation with payroll data.
18 base × 2.00 scale × 0.75 conserv × 1.20 ind × 1.0 maturity × 1.00 adopt = 32.4 hrs
Attendance & Shifts39.6 hrs/mo (₹13,860)
Daily attendance capture from biometric/access systems, shift rostering and rotation, overtime computation, late-mark processing, regularisation approvals. Without automation, an HR coordinator must collate data daily from multiple sources.
22 base × 2.00 scale × 0.75 conserv × 1.20 ind × 1.0 maturity × 1.00 adopt = 39.6 hrs
Onboarding & Exits25.2 hrs/mo (₹8,820)
Document collection checklists, offer letter generation, statutory form pre-fill (PF/ESI nomination), IT provisioning triggers, multi-department exit clearance, full-and-final settlement, experience letters. Each hire/exit cycle takes 2–4 hours manually.
14 base × 2.00 scale × 0.75 conserv × 1.20 ind × 1.0 maturity × 1.00 adopt × 1.00 attrition = 25.2 hrs
Employee Self-Service36.0 hrs/mo (₹12,600)
Payslip queries, tax declaration support, address/bank detail changes, IT declaration processing, reimbursement claim handling, policy lookups. Without ESS, every request becomes an email or walk-up to HR — high-volume, low-value interruptions.
20 base × 2.00 scale × 0.75 conserv × 1.20 ind × 1.0 maturity × 1.00 adopt = 36.0 hrs
Statutory Compliance21.6 hrs/mo (₹7,560)
Monthly PF/ESI returns, Professional Tax challan generation, Form 16/24Q, LWF compliance, annual returns. Each has different due dates, formats, and filing portals. A single missed PF return can attract 25% penalty on outstanding dues.
12 base × 2.00 scale × 0.75 conserv × 1.20 ind × 1.0 maturity × 1.00 adopt × 1.00 payroll-cx = 21.6 hrs
Reports & MIS18.0 hrs/mo (₹6,300)
Monthly headcount reports, attrition analysis, CTC breakdowns, payroll register, variance analysis, board-level HR MIS pack. Manually assembled in Excel each month, typically consuming 1–2 full working days.
10 base × 2.00 scale × 0.75 conserv × 1.20 ind × 1.0 maturity × 1.00 adopt = 18.0 hrs
Recruitment Ops14.4 hrs/mo (₹5,040)
Job posting distribution, resume screening coordination, interview scheduling, offer letter workflows. Only applicable on Growth/Premium plans which include the Recruit module.
8 base × 2.00 scale × 0.75 conserv × 1.20 ind × 1.0 maturity × 1.00 adopt = 14.4 hrs

Year 1 Financial Summary

greytHR Monthly Subscription₹4495 base + 150 extra emp × ₹85 PEPM₹17,245/mo
Annual SubscriptionMonthly × 12₹2,06,940
Annual Productivity Value RecoveredWeighted across 3 adoption phases × hourly cost₹8,61,000
Net Annual Value+₹6,54,060

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Methodology

How every number is calculated — no black boxes

Hours Recovered Model

Each HR module has a base benchmark in hours/month per 100 employees, derived from time-and-motion studies. For example, Payroll Processing benchmarks at 32 hrs/100 emp — covering salary computation, statutory deductions, payslip generation, bank files, and reconciliation.

These are adjusted by 5 multipliers:

  • Scale — diminishing returns curve: 1 + (n−1)^0.82 where n = emp ÷ 100
  • Industry — BFSI (1.25×), IT (1.2×) carry higher compliance load
  • Maturity — manual (1.0×), basic tool (0.8×), existing HRMS (0.6×)
  • Adoption — scales linearly with rollout scope
  • Conservatism — flat 25% haircut on all estimates

Phased Adoption

Year 1 is modelled in 3 phases, not as a flat projection:

  • Phase 1 (Month 1–3) — 55% of potential. Setup, data migration, partial modules
  • Phase 2 (Month 4–6) — 80%. Core modules live, team gaining proficiency
  • Phase 3 (Month 7–12) — 100%. Full adoption, optimised workflows

Weighted annual value:

(P1 × 3 + P2 × 3 + P3 × 6) ÷ 12

This avoids the common trap of projecting full-year savings from day one.

Value Multiple

The value multiple answers: "For every rupee spent on greytHR, how many rupees of productivity does the team recover?"

Value Multiple = Phase 3 Monthly Value ÷ Monthly Subscription

A multiple of 5× means the subscription cost is 1/5th of the productivity value recovered. This is a steady-state metric using Phase 3 numbers (not the inflated Phase 1 period).

Compliance Risk Reduction

Benchmarks reflect statutory compliance exposure — not typos:

  • Manual (78%) — PF/ESI miscalculation, missed filing deadlines, manual Form 16 errors
  • Basic Tool (52%) — partial automation leaves multi-state compliance gaps
  • Advanced HRMS (28%) — incremental improvement from greytHR's compliance engine

PF non-compliance penalties can reach 25% of outstanding dues. ESI late returns attract daily penal interest.

Frequently Asked Questions

It's the cost-equivalent of the manual HR hours your team recovers by using greytHR. We calculate total hours saved per module, then multiply by your HR team's loaded hourly cost (salary + benefits ÷ monthly working hours). This represents time freed for strategic work — employee experience, analytics, policy design — not cash in your bank account or headcount reduction.
Each module has a base benchmark (hours/month per 100 employees) from time-and-motion studies. Payroll Processing, for example, uses 32 hours — covering salary computation, PF/ESI/PT/TDS deductions, payslip generation, bank file creation, and reconciliation. These are scaled to your headcount (with diminishing returns above 100), then multiplied by industry, maturity, adoption level, and a 25% conservatism haircut.
Phase 1 (Month 1–3) is setup — data migration, partial module activation, team training. Only 55% of potential value is realised. Phase 2 (Month 4–6) is growth — most modules are live, the team is learning. Phase 3 (Month 7–12) is maturity — full adoption. The Year 1 total uses a weighted average: (Phase 1 × 3 months + Phase 2 × 3 months + Phase 3 × 6 months) ÷ 12. This avoids projecting full-year value from day one.
It answers: "For every rupee I spend on greytHR, how many rupees of productivity does my team recover?" Calculated as Phase 3 monthly productivity value ÷ monthly subscription cost. A 5× multiple means the subscription cost is one-fifth of the value recovered. We use Phase 3 (steady-state) for this metric, not the weighted average, so it reflects the ongoing run-rate.
If you already have an HRMS, you've already automated a portion of these workflows. The maturity multiplier (0.6×) reflects that you'll only capture the incremental improvement from switching to greytHR — not the full manual-to-automated leap. The value proposition for switching is more about compliance depth, user experience, and cost optimisation.
The tool picker estimates your current annual HRMS spend (based on published competitor per-employee pricing × your headcount). This is offset against your greytHR subscription in the financial summary — so Net Annual Value accounts for the tool cost you eliminate by switching.
No. Implementation cost is engagement-specific and quoted separately based on your configuration and migration needs. This calculator focuses purely on the ongoing subscription-vs-productivity-value comparison.
SSO is available as an add-on at ₹10/employee/month on Essential and Growth plans, and is included in Premium at no additional cost. REST API access is ₹15/employee/month on Essential and Growth, also included in Premium. Both are available on all plans — SSO is no longer Premium-gated.
Hardware (biometric devices, kiosks), third-party integration fees, custom consulting, add-on module costs (SSO, API, Expense, PMS, etc.), and implementation costs. The estimate is intentionally conservative — the 25% haircut and phased adoption model ensure we under-promise.

All estimates are based on industry benchmarks and internal data. Actual results depend on implementation, adoption speed, and organisational factors. "Productivity value recovered" represents the cost-equivalent of HR hours freed for higher-value work — not direct cash savings or headcount reduction. All prices exclude applicable taxes.

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