EK ERP vs Nimble HRMS: Nepal HR and payroll compared
Choose Nimble HRMS if you need it on your own servers or integrated with a core banking system: it states SaaS or on-premises and integration with an external ERP or CBS, with pricing quoted after a demo. Choose EK ERP if you want published monthly NPR pricing, Bikram Sambat pay periods, e-TDS export, and VAT invoicing and accounts in the same system, hosted in the cloud.
Updated by the EK ERP team. Competitor details are taken from their own websites on that date.
Side by side.
The Nimble HRMS column is what Nimble HRMS'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 | Nimble HRMS |
|---|---|---|
| TDS and e-TDS | Salary TDS by fiscal-year slabs, e-TDS sheet per BS month. | Taxation stated; TDS and e-TDS not named. |
| SSF and CIT | Both. | SSF stated. |
| Bikram Sambat | Pay periods, leave years and holidays in BS, AD alongside. | Not stated. |
| Attendance devices and mobile | ZKTeco device sync. Mobile clock-in inside a geofence. | Attendance device integration, brands not stated. Mobile with location tracking. |
| Accounting and VAT | Same system: VAT tax invoices, VAT registers, accounts. Not IRD-approved billing software. | Integrates with an external ERP or core banking system. |
| Pricing | Monthly NPR plans on the pricing page, not per employee. 15-day free trial. | Quoted after a demo; not published. |
| Deployment | Hosted cloud; web, mobile and desktop apps. | SaaS or on-premises. |
When Nimble HRMS is the better choice.
- You need on-premises. EK ERP is hosted cloud only.
- You are a bank or financial institution integrating payroll with a core banking system.
When EK ERP is the better choice.
- You want prices before a demo. EK ERP publishes monthly NPR plans; Nimble quotes after a demo.
- You want invoicing and accounts in the same system rather than an integration.
- You need the e-TDS export and BS pay periods confirmed. Nimble's pages state taxation and SSF but name neither.
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 Nimble HRMS, answered.
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Which is better, EK ERP or Nimble HRMS?
Choose Nimble HRMS if you need it on your own servers or integrated with a core banking system: it states SaaS or on-premises and integration with an external ERP or CBS, with pricing quoted after a demo. Choose EK ERP if you want published monthly NPR pricing, Bikram Sambat pay periods, e-TDS export, and VAT invoicing and accounts in the same system, hosted in the cloud.
Can Nimble HRMS run on-premises?
Nimble states SaaS or on-premises. EK ERP is hosted cloud only.
How is Nimble HRMS priced?
Nimble states pricing is quoted after a demo. EK ERP publishes monthly NPR plans on its pricing page.
Is this comparison written by Nimble HRMS?
No. EK ERP's maker, Ek Ra Sunya Inc, wrote it. The Nimble HRMS lines come from Nimble HRMS's own pages, which are linked under Sources with the date they were checked.
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