Niyuk HR

Overview

Niyuk HR brings recruitment and everyday workforce administration together, from hiring assessments to payroll and leave. It is best suited to HR teams and businesses that want those processes in one system, including organizations managing employees across countries.

Its breadth is the draw: configurable country policies and Microsoft Teams workflows can make it useful beyond a basic employee directory. The trade-off is a per-employee charge above 20 people on every plan, so growing teams should compare the recurring cost before choosing it.

Key features

Niyuk covers employee management, attendance, leave, payroll, recruitment, performance management and HR automation. That range suits teams looking to consolidate routine HR work with hiring, rather than buy a recruitment tool alone. Workflow automation, document collection, training content and progress reporting add support for ongoing employee processes.

Recruiting tools include AI resume screening, automated video interviews, skill-based assessments and hiring insights. These give recruitment teams several ways to organize evaluation inside the broader HR platform. Enterprise also includes AI sourcing, alongside AI interviews and assessments.

For distributed organizations, configurable country-specific policies, working hours, holidays and payroll structures support employees across countries and entities. Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations bring HR notifications and workflows into collaboration tools; the Teams app specifically handles attendance, leave, payslips, payroll, approvals and HR questions. That in-Teams access can reduce context switching for employees already using Teams.

Enterprise adds a broad set of operational modules: LMS, OKRs and goals, expense management, performance management, meetings, assets, help desk, visitor management and shift planning. This makes it the most extensive option, but teams that need only core HR functions may not need that breadth.

Niyuk says it uses encryption, secure storage and access controls as standard security measures. Location data used for attendance and field verification is retained for three months, then permanently deleted. Dedicated onboarding support, live chat and priority help are provided.

Pricing

All three plans are billed monthly and include 20 employees. Above that allowance, each charges a monthly fee per additional employee:

• Essential: ₹1,300.00 per month, plus ₹65 per additional employee / mo. The lowest-priced plan is the natural fit for teams seeking the platform's core HR coverage while keeping the base cost down.
• Growth: ₹1,500.00 per month, plus ₹75 per additional employee / mo. It costs ₹200 more per month than Essential at the same 20-employee allowance; the plan details provided do not distinguish its included features.
• Enterprise: ₹1,700.00 per month, plus ₹85 per additional employee / mo. Its higher rate buys the extensive Enterprise module set, making it the relevant tier for organizations needing those capabilities.

The per-employee rates rise with each tier, so the gap between plans grows as headcount exceeds 20. Niyuk also offers a free plan, though its employee cap and included features are not defined here; teams should confirm those terms before relying on it as a long-term option.

Platforms

Niyuk supports Android, iOS, web and a browser extension, with mobile access also supported. That mix accommodates desktop HR administration and mobile employee access.

Who it's for

Niyuk is aimed at HR teams, recruitment agencies, staffing companies, startups, enterprises and other businesses managing both hiring and workforce processes. Its global policy settings and Enterprise modules make it especially relevant to organizations operating across locations or needing a wider suite of HR operations. A small team with simple needs may find the module range and per-employee expansion cost harder to justify.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Recruitment, payroll, leave, attendance and performance management sit within one platform, which can reduce tool fragmentation for teams handling hiring and ongoing HR.
• Pro: Country-specific policies, work hours, holidays and payroll structures are useful for organizations supporting employees across countries and entities.
• Pro: Teams users can handle attendance, payslips, payroll and approvals inside Microsoft Teams rather than switching to a separate HR workflow.
• Con: Every paid plan includes only 20 employees, then adds a monthly per-person charge; the higher tiers also have higher additional-employee rates.
• Con: Growth's included features are not distinguished from Essential's, making the reason to pay the higher base price unclear from the plan terms presented.
• Con: The free plan's cap and feature set are undefined, limiting its usefulness for a confident cost comparison.

Alternatives

For a narrower onboarding focus, compare Employee Onboarding Software.

Whale is worth considering when a freemium playbook and knowledge-management setup is the priority: its free plan includes 10 members, one creator, 20 playbook items and 20 AI credits. Its stated focus is a different fit from Niyuk's combined recruitment and workforce-management scope.

Boardon is another free-plan onboarding option, delivered by a privately owned, partner-driven Swedish EdTech company. Choose it when that onboarding-oriented alternative is a closer match than Niyuk's broad HR platform.

HollyHR offers a free plan for up to 10 active employees with everyday HR and API/MCP reads and signed webhooks, making it a smaller-team alternative to consider.

50skills Offboarding is the more focused choice when offboarding is the need; it offers a two-week free trial with access to essential features and no upfront payment.

Employee Onboarding 365 is an onboarding-focused alternative for web users, with paid plans that include digital joining forms and a document repository.

NEOGOV Insight is a paid alternative with customized pricing based on selected products and agency size.

Appical is another paid onboarding alternative, with a Starter plan from €399/mo and a Professional plan from €799.00 EUR per month.

Waybook is a paid alternative with an annual Core plan shown at $99.00 USD per month for 20 seats, plus $5 per additional member.

Verdict

Choose Niyuk HR if your organization wants recruitment and day-to-day HR management in the same platform, especially when global policies or Teams-based employee workflows matter. Look elsewhere if your needs are limited to onboarding or offboarding, or if the 20-employee allowance and escalating per-person charges make its breadth poor value for your team.