Zoho People is HR records. AnooreHR runs payroll and accounting too.
Zoho People is a solid, affordable HR tool — and it's popular across African SMEs for exactly that reason. But it stops at HR. The moment you need Nigerian PAYE, pension filings, NHF, or a trial balance that ties to payroll, you're adding Zoho Payroll + Zoho Books and stitching three tools together. AnooreHR gives you all three modules on one ledger, with Africa-native compliance built in.
| Capability | AnooreHR | Zoho People |
|---|---|---|
| Employee records + org chart | Yes | Yes |
| Leave management + approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Performance reviews | Yes | Yes |
| Nigerian PAYE + pension + NHF payroll | Yes | No |
| Accounting + double-entry ledger | Yes | No |
| Statutory compliance (NSITF, ITF, NHF, WHT) | Yes | No |
| Multi-country tax engines (NG, GH, KE…) | Yes | No |
| Multi-company group consolidation | Yes | No |
| Pay in local African currency | Yes | Configurable |
| Free tier for under-3 teams | Yes | Yes |
| Price for 20 staff/mo | ₦75,000 | ~₦40,000 |
If HR records are all you need, Zoho People is a great deal. If you also need payroll, statutory compliance, and accounting — AnooreHR costs slightly more and saves you two extra subscriptions.
Frequently asked
Zoho People is HR software; AnooreHR is HR + payroll + accounting. If you're already using Zoho Payroll or a local payroll tool and Zoho Books for accounting, you're paying for three tools and manually reconciling them. AnooreHR runs all three from a single double-entry ledger — one number, one source of truth.
No. Zoho People manages employee records and leave but doesn't compute or file Nigerian PAYE (Finance Act 2020 / NTA 2025), pension to registered PFAs, NHF, NSITF, or ITF. AnooreHR automates all of these end-to-end.
Export your employee roster and leave records from Zoho People as CSV. We import via our guided importer during onboarding. Historical payslips can be uploaded as PDF documents. Most teams complete migration in under a day.
We support CSV/Excel exports that map to Zoho Books format, and webhook triggers for Zoho CRM (new hire → contact sync). A native Zoho integration is on the 2026 roadmap.