EK ERP vs NepalHRM: Nepal HR and payroll compared
Both run Nepal payroll with salary TDS, SSF, CIT and Bikram Sambat dates, and both export e-TDS. Choose NepalHRM if you need HR and payroll only: at NPR 99 per active employee a month for payroll it usually costs less than an EK ERP plan, and it names Hikvision and Sintech devices as well as ZKTeco. Choose EK ERP if you also want VAT invoicing and accounts in the same system, which NepalHRM's pages do not state.
Updated by the EK ERP team. Competitor details are taken from their own websites on that date.
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The NepalHRM column is what NepalHRM's own pages say, checked on 30 October 2026. "Not stated" means the page we cite does not say it; it does not mean the product lacks it. We make EK ERP, so check our column against a trial.
| Criterion | EK ERP | NepalHRM |
|---|---|---|
| TDS and e-TDS | Salary TDS by fiscal-year slabs, e-TDS sheet per BS month. | States eTDS IRD-compatible reports. |
| SSF and CIT | Both. | States PF, CIT and SSF on the Business plan and up. |
| Bikram Sambat | Pay periods, leave years and holidays in BS, AD alongside. | States BS/AD date support. |
| Attendance devices and mobile | ZKTeco device sync. Mobile clock-in inside a geofence. | States ZKTeco, Hikvision and Sintech (Realand) devices. Geofence on Essential and up. |
| Accounting and VAT | Same system: VAT tax invoices, VAT registers, accounts. Not IRD-approved billing software. | Not stated. |
| Pricing | Monthly NPR plans on the pricing page, not per employee. 15-day free trial. | NPR 60 (Essential) or NPR 99 (Business, needed for payroll) per active employee a month, from the first. Free plan for 10 or fewer covers directory, leave and the mobile app only. |
| Deployment | Hosted cloud; web, mobile and desktop apps. | Cloud, with Android, iOS, Windows and macOS apps. |
When NepalHRM is the better choice.
- You need HR and payroll only. Per-employee pricing (NPR 60, or NPR 99 with payroll) usually costs less than an EK ERP plan for the same headcount.
- Your attendance devices are Hikvision or Sintech (Realand). EK ERP syncs ZKTeco only.
- You have 10 or fewer staff and need only a directory, leave and the mobile app. NepalHRM states a free plan for that.
- You want a longer trial. NepalHRM states 30 days; EK ERP gives 15.
When EK ERP is the better choice.
- You also raise VAT invoices and keep accounts. In EK ERP they sit in the same system as payroll; NepalHRM's pages do not state accounting.
- You prefer one monthly NPR plan by headcount band over a fee per active employee.
How EK ERP handles it.
- Each payroll run works out salary TDS with its own fiscal year's slabs, plus SSF and CIT, and exports the e-TDS salary sheet for each BS month.
- Leave types accrue on their own schedule against a BS holiday calendar, with self-service requests, approvals and live balances.
- Punches sync from ZKTeco attendance devices; staff without a device clock in from the mobile app inside a geofence.
- Salaries, VAT invoices and accounts live in one system, so payroll does not need posting into a second package.
- One login runs several companies, each with its own isolated database, on a monthly NPR plan rather than a per-employee fee.
- Nest Nepal moved HR, attendance and payroll from RealHRSoft to EK ERP in October 2026, with 5 ZKTeco devices; the case study has the details.
Read more: all HR and payroll software compared, Nest Nepal case study, payroll software, attendance, salary tax calculator, EK ERP pricing.
Sources.
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EK ERP vs NepalHRM, answered.
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Which is better, EK ERP or NepalHRM?
Both run Nepal payroll with salary TDS, SSF, CIT and Bikram Sambat dates, and both export e-TDS. Choose NepalHRM if you need HR and payroll only: at NPR 99 per active employee a month for payroll it usually costs less than an EK ERP plan, and it names Hikvision and Sintech devices as well as ZKTeco. Choose EK ERP if you also want VAT invoicing and accounts in the same system, which NepalHRM's pages do not state.
Is NepalHRM cheaper than EK ERP?
For HR and payroll alone, usually yes. NepalHRM charges NPR 99 per active employee a month for payroll, before 13% VAT. EK ERP charges a monthly NPR plan by headcount band that also includes invoicing and accounts. Price both at your headcount on their pricing pages.
Does NepalHRM do accounting or VAT invoices?
Its pages cited here do not state it. EK ERP keeps VAT invoices, VAT registers and accounts in the same system as payroll.
Is this comparison written by NepalHRM?
No. EK ERP's maker, Ek Ra Sunya Inc, wrote it. The NepalHRM lines come from NepalHRM's own pages, which are linked under Sources with the date they were checked.
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