NepalHRM vs Nimble
Nimble Infosys has sold HR and payroll software in Nepal since 2010, priced by proposal and run as SaaS or on your own servers. Here is what its pages list as of 4 November 2026, what 40 staff cost on NepalHRM, and when Nimble is the better buy.
- Free up to 10 employees
- Free onboarding support
NepalHRM at a glance
Published price
Startup Program free up to 10 employees. Essential NPR 60 and Business NPR 99 per employee a month, billed from the first employee; a yearly plan is charged for 10 months; 13% VAT on top
Payroll for 40 staff, one year
Business: NPR 47,520 on monthly billing or NPR 39,600 paid yearly, before VAT (NPR 99 × 40 × 12, or × 10 months)
Statutory payroll
PF, SSF, CIT and TDS on every run, the eTDS file generated in the IRD format, and each employee's Tax Deduction Certificate printed with the monthly deposit vouchers
Attendance devices
ZKTeco, Hikvision and Sintech (Realand) devices; older ZKTeco machines join through an edge agent that stores punches on site while the internet is down
Payroll on Business and Enterprise plans
What a Nepali buyer is actually checking for
- eTDS
- Generated in the IRD format
- BS + AD
- Bikram Sambat fiscal year
- NPR 0
- Records and leave for up to 10 employees
- NPR 99
- Payroll per active employee, from the first
NepalHRM vs Nimble
Short answer: Nimble HRMS is bought through a sales process, and NepalHRM is bought from a price list. Nimble's FAQ describes a demo, a financial proposal and a signed software agreement, SaaS or on-premises deployment, one week to six months of implementation, and links into SAP, Finacle, Pumari and T24. Its HR page covers recruitment against approved positions (darbandi), payroll with tax, retirement fund and SSF compliance, 360 degree appraisal with online exams, training automation and exit clearance across units. NepalHRM is the self-serve route: a published price per employee, sign-up in the browser, and PF, SSF, CIT and TDS with the eTDS file generated in the IRD format. Each Nimble cell below names the page it came from and the day it was read.
| Capability | Nimble | NepalHRM |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | None on its pages. The FAQ says Nimble shows a demo, identifies your requirements and submits a financial proposal, with payment terms and instalments fixed when the contract is signed (FAQ, 4 Nov 2026) | Startup Program free up to 10 employees. Essential NPR 60 and Business NPR 99 per employee a month, billed from the first employee; a yearly plan is charged for 10 months; 13% VAT on top |
| Payroll for 40 staff, one year | Not stated on the pages read, so no figure can be worked out. Ask for a proposal at 40 employees (4 Nov 2026) | Business: NPR 47,520 on monthly billing or NPR 39,600 paid yearly, before VAT (NPR 99 × 40 × 12, or × 10 months) |
| Statutory payroll | HR page lists tax management, tax planning, optimum retirement fund, Labour Act and SSF, with leave, medical and gratuity provisions. A payroll article dated 14 Mar 2025 adds TDS, PF and CIT, and reports in PF, CIT and IRD formats (4 Nov 2026) | PF, SSF, CIT and TDS on every run, the eTDS file generated in the IRD format, and each employee's Tax Deduction Certificate printed with the monthly deposit vouchers |
| Attendance devices | An integrated attendance device, web check-in and mobile apps with location tracking, plus shift plans and 24-hour duty. No device brand is named (HR page, 4 Nov 2026) | ZKTeco, Hikvision and Sintech (Realand) devices; older ZKTeco machines join through an edge agent that stores punches on site while the internet is down |
| Deployment | SaaS or on-premises, chosen by the customer (FAQ). The 2025 payroll article also mentions on-premises licences and subscription models (4 Nov 2026) | A cloud service in the browser plus Android and iOS apps; the pricing page lists no on-premises edition |
| Time to go live | One week to six months, depending on requirements, data and modules, with Nimble's team migrating data from Excel files or another system's database (FAQ, 4 Nov 2026) | Self-serve sign-up; free onboarding support imports employees and reinstalls the Nepal tax defaults |
| Accounting and banking | Integrations listed with SAP, Microsoft ERP, Finacle, Pumari and T24 (FAQ), and payroll vouchers to SAP, Finacle, Pumari, MFin, Finpro and Fact (HR page, 4 Nov 2026) | Salary bank transfer files for NIC Asia, Nabil, Global IME, NBL and more |
| CIT planning | Employee self-service shows tax calculation and tax planning, including insurance and CIT requests (HR page, 4 Nov 2026) | Payroll's Tax Planner shows the CIT level that minimises each employee's TDS before the run closes; staff model CIT against the Section 63 ceiling themselves |
| Hiring and headcount | Workforce planning, approved positions (darbandi) with vacancy analytics, departmental manpower requests, a corporate job board and applicant tracking up to the offer letter (HR page, 4 Nov 2026) | Recruitment (ATS) and a careers page on Business; a job description kept on each position on every plan |
| Appraisal, training and exit | 360 degree appraisal with online exams and a KPI matrix, training needs assessment with pre and post assessment, and exit with multi-unit clearance and full and final calculation (HR page, 4 Nov 2026) | 360 feedback with anonymous peer, report and client answers, a training LMS with a graded assessment per course, and a 9-stage exit clearance pipeline, on Business |
| Mobile app | Nimble HRM on Google Play (10K+ downloads, 4.0 stars from 143 reviews, updated 21 Apr 2026) and on the App Store: leave and attendance requests and approvals, pay slips, holidays and notices (4 Nov 2026) | NepalHRM for Android and iOS: leave, claims and payslips, and a check-in that records with no signal and syncs within 24 hours |
| Calendar and language | Bikram Sambat dates and a Nepali interface are not stated on the pages read; the App Store lists English as the app's language (4 Nov 2026) | BS and AD across payroll, leave and reports; the web app switches between English and Nepali on every plan |
| Free tier | Not stated on the pages read. The App Store listing says staff of organisations already using Nimble HRMS download the app free (4 Nov 2026) | Startup Program free for up to 10 employees, with no card; payroll is on Business, billed per employee from the first |
| Track record stated | In the market since 2010, with 500+ enterprise customers and 500,000+ employees in its database (home page) and a team of 70+ (about page, 4 Nov 2026) | Launched in 2026, with every plan and price published on the pricing page |
Nimble details were read on 4 November 2026 from nimble.com.np (home, HR and payroll, FAQ and about pages, and a payroll article dated 14 March 2025) and from its Google Play and App Store listings. NepalHRM prices are from its pricing page and exclude 13% VAT. Plans change, so confirm current features and prices with each vendor before you decide.
Built for Nepal, End to End
Four things NepalHRM puts in writing that a buyer usually has to ask a salesperson for.
A price before the demo
Business is NPR 99 per employee a month from the first employee, and a yearly plan is charged for 10 months, so 40 staff cost NPR 39,600 a year before VAT. You can work out the bill for your own headcount on the pricing page, without a proposal round.
Nothing to install
NepalHRM runs in the browser and on Android and iOS. You create the company, reinstall the Nepal tax defaults and import employees with free onboarding support. There is no server to set up and no on-site rollout to schedule.
Punches that survive an outage
Older ZKTeco machines connect through the NepalHRM edge agent, which saves every punch on an office computer and sends the backlog when the line returns. The phone app does the same for field staff, syncing an offline check-in within 24 hours.
TDS planned before the run
The Tax Planner in payroll shows the CIT contribution that brings each employee's TDS lowest, and staff try CIT amounts against the Section 63 ceiling in their own planner before the run closes.
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
- Free 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
- A 30-day free trial of every feature, so you can run a payroll before you pay
From Sign-Up to Your First Payroll Run
The same four steps whichever system you are leaving. Free 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
Free 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, payslips on the mobile app, and bank transfer files for NIC Asia, Nabil, Global IME, NBL and more.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
No Hidden Fees
The Startup Program is free forever for up to 10 employees, for records, leave and biometric attendance. Essential (NPR 60) adds phone clock-in, shifts and overtime, and Business (NPR 99) adds payroll, billed per active employee from the first, with no minimum commitment and no per-module charges.
- All core HR modules
- Nepal payroll compliance
- PF, SSF, CIT & eTDS
- Biometric integration
- Free onboarding support
- Regular feature updates
- Multi-company on Enterprise
- BS + AD calendar
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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 run the Startup Program free for life: employee records, leave, biometric attendance and the mobile app, with free onboarding.
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 Nimble, Answered
The questions buyers ask before they move, answered without a sales call.
Four cases, going by what Nimble publishes. First, payroll has to reach SAP, Finacle, Pumari or T24: Nimble's FAQ lists those integrations, while NepalHRM's own pages list bank transfer files rather than an ERP or core banking link. Second, policy requires the system on your own servers: Nimble offers on-premises as a standard mode, and NepalHRM's pricing page lists cloud plans only. Third, you plan headcount against approved positions (darbandi) and run online exams inside appraisal: Nimble's HR page describes both. Fourth, you want a vendor with a long record in Nepal: Nimble says it has served the market since 2010, and its home page shows logos including Nepal Rastra Bank, NIC Asia Bank and Nepal Airlines, while NepalHRM launched in 2026.
Nimble does not publish a price. Its FAQ, read on 4 November 2026, says the process is a demo, a review of your requirements, a financial proposal and then a signed software agreement, with payment terms and instalments settled at signing. When you ask for a proposal, ask it to separate the licence or subscription, implementation and customisation, and annual support, so it can be set against a per-employee price.
Payroll needs Business, at NPR 99 per employee a month for 10 to 99 employees. For 40 that is NPR 3,960 a month: NPR 47,520 over twelve monthly bills, or NPR 39,600 on a yearly plan, which is charged for 10 months. With 13% VAT those become NPR 53,698 and NPR 44,748. If you only need attendance, leave, shifts and loans, Essential at NPR 60 comes to NPR 24,000 a year for 40 on the yearly plan, before VAT. The free Startup Program stops at 10 employees and does not include payroll.
Its pages say so. The HR page lists tax management, tax planning, an optimum retirement fund, the Labour Act and SSF, and its March 2025 payroll article names TDS, PF, CIT and SSF deductions and reports in the formats prescribed by PF, CIT and the IRD. The eTDS file is not named on the pages read, so ask to see it in the demo. NepalHRM calculates PF, SSF, CIT and TDS on every run, generates the eTDS file in the IRD format for you to upload, and prints each employee's Tax Deduction Certificate with the deposit vouchers.
Nimble's HR page mentions an integrated attendance device plus web and mobile check-in with location tracking, without naming a brand, so ask which models it reads. NepalHRM works with ZKTeco, Hikvision and Sintech (Realand) devices. Devices that can push send each punch directly; older ZKTeco units that cannot push connect through the NepalHRM edge agent, which runs on a Windows, macOS or Linux computer in the office and holds punches until the connection is back.
Nimble HRM is on Google Play from Nimble Infosys, with 10K+ downloads and a 4.0 rating from 143 reviews, last updated on 21 April 2026, and on the App Store. Its listing covers applying for and approving leave and attendance, group attendance summaries, pay slips, holidays, birthdays and notices, with sign-in through an organisation code from your admin. NepalHRM's Android and iOS apps cover check-in, leave, expense claims and payslips, and a check-in made with no signal is kept with its original time and synced within 24 hours.
Its product pages carry no date. Nimble's sitemap lists 40 of its 41 URLs as last changed in March 2024 and one in March 2025, while its blog shows a post dated 23 April 2026 and its Android app was updated on 21 April 2026. So the feature lists here are Nimble's own description as served on 4 November 2026, not a dated release note. Confirm the current scope in the demo, and check NepalHRM's pricing page on the day you decide as well.
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Start the New Fiscal Year on NepalHRM
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