Zoho People is HR records. AnooreHR runs payroll and accounting too.
Zoho People is a solid, affordable HR tool — popular across African SMEs for 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 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 already use Zoho Payroll (or a local payroll tool) plus Zoho Books, that's three tools reconciled manually. AnooreHR runs all three from one double-entry ledger — 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 upload as PDFs. Most teams finish migration in under a day.
We support CSV/Excel exports that map to Zoho Books format, plus webhook triggers for Zoho CRM (new hire → contact sync). A native Zoho integration is on the 2026 roadmap.