Cadence vs Keka

Cadence is a web-based interview scheduling tool for small recruiting teams. Candidates use a private link to book, reschedule, or cancel interviews against live interviewer availability in Google Calendar or Microsoft 365, without creating an account. Private status pages show the candidate’s current stage, next step, and expected date. The service sends interview reminders that request confirmation and alerts recruiters when candidates do not reply. It connects to Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, Greenhouse, and Lever, with CSV imports available for teams without an ATS. Candidate emails are checked against recorded contact permission, and interviewers can submit structured or free-text scorecards through private links. Cadence says candidate data and integration credentials are encrypted at rest, access is role-scoped, and retention is automated. One-click erasure covers candidate records, unsent email, calendar artifacts, and synced ATS copies, while keeping an audit entry without personal data.

Keka describes PeopleOS as a unified system for HR, payroll, and talent. Its HR suite manages employee records, organizational structures, documents, and lifecycle workflows from onboarding to exit. Payroll uses attendance, leave, and salary inputs to calculate TDS, PF, ESI, and PT, with filing-ready returns. Attendance tracking covers offices, shifts, and field teams using biometric, GPS, and mobile check-ins. Talent tools span hiring, sourcing, screening, interviews, engagement, learning, performance reviews, goals, and recognition. Keka lists Android, iOS, web, API, and extension support, as well as mobile apps. Its marketplace offers more than 100 integrations, including Slack, Teams, Google Workspace, and accounting apps; API and webhooks are add-ons. The Foundation plan includes core HR, onboarding, leave, attendance, payroll automation, and a mobile app. Other listed plans add capabilities such as people analytics, workflow automation, performance management, project tools, or resource allocation. Keka offers a free trial, but no free plan, and pricing is available on request.