Spreadsheets are free. Spreadsheet mistakes aren't.
Excel built your business. It won't scale it. Here's what happens when you move HR and payroll off spreadsheets — the hours saved, the errors eliminated, the compliance wins.
The honest comparison.
| How you do it today | Spreadsheets | NepalHRM |
|---|---|---|
| Employee database | Scattered across 5+ files | Single source of truth |
| Payroll (PF, CIT, SSF, eTDS) | Manual formulas, error-prone | Automated, compliant, auditable |
| Attendance → payroll sync | CSV imports every month | Auto-flow, zero reconciliation |
| Leave tracking | Separate sheet per policy | Unified module with approvals |
| Approvals workflow | Email + WhatsApp chaos | Multi-level with audit trail |
| Payslip generation | Copy-paste into templates | PDF auto-emailed & mobile access |
| Version history | Who changed what? Unknown. | Every change logged, time-stamped |
| Multi-user access | Who has the latest file? | Role-based real-time access |
| Data security | Shared via email & USB | Encrypted, access-controlled, backed up |
| Compliance audit | Weeks of reconstruction | Exportable reports in seconds |
| Mobile access | None | Full-featured Android + iOS app |
| Onboarding a new HR admin | Weeks of file-chasing | Log in, you're ready |
What spreadsheets actually cost you.
30+ HR hours / month
Running payroll, reconciling attendance, formatting payslips, chasing approvals.
Compliance risk
One wrong formula in PF, CIT, SSF, or TDS — and you're filing corrections with IRD.
Missed tax savings
Without a CIT Optimizer, your employees overpay TDS every month. Legal tax savings left on the table.
Security exposure
Salary data on laptops, flash drives, and email. One lost device and trust is gone.
Bus-factor of one
Only the HR manager knows where everything is. What happens when they leave?
Disputes you can't resolve
An employee says attendance is wrong. Which version of the sheet is correct? Nobody remembers.
“We switched in 2 weeks. Haven't opened Excel since.”
Premier Manufacturing in Birgunj ran payroll for 320 employees on 7 interlinked Excel files. Every month, the last 4 days were spent in reconciliation. After switching to NepalHRM:
Stop running HR on spreadsheets.
Start running it on NepalHRM.
We'll migrate your data free of charge. Most companies are live in 2 weeks.
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