Dapplon Policy Distribution vs IceHrm

Dapplon Policy Distribution is a document-management feature in an HR platform for employee documents and company policies, covering the period from onboarding through exit. Administrators can distribute policies to everyone or selected employees, set acknowledgement deadlines, track completion, and automatically remind people who have not responded. For document creation, it offers more than 50 pre-built HR templates, a custom template builder, employee-data autofill, multilingual templates, and batch generation. The vault provides unlimited storage, folders for employees and companies, role-based access, version history, and full-text search; Dapplon says searches across employees, folders, and date ranges take under five seconds. Signature choices include Aadhaar eSign, DocuSign, and Dapplon eSign, with bulk sending, reminders, and an audit trail that records IP address and timestamp. Dapplon states that its platform has SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, and that document storage complies with GDPR and India's DPDP Act. It lists Android, iOS, web, and API availability, plus a 14-day trial.

IceHrm is an HR platform covering employee records, leave, attendance, payroll, recruitment, and related operations. Leave management includes live balances, accruals, manual adjustments, approval chains, and company and team holiday calendars. Employees can clock in and out on web or mobile, with work location captured; timesheets support submission and approval workflows. Payroll supports custom columns, pay groups, multiple currencies, and payslip design. Expense claims with receipts can be approved and reimbursed through payroll. IceHrm also includes performance review cycles with goals and 360-degree feedback, along with recruitment pipelines, candidate profiles, and interview scheduling. A REST API supports external integrations and custom applications, and listed sign-on options include Microsoft Entra ID, SAML 2.0, and LDAP/Active Directory. Dedicated mobile apps are available for iOS and Android. The Open Source plan has no listed price. Cloud costs $12 a month for up to six employees, with managed hosting and email support; IceHrmPro costs $1,799 a month for up to 50 employees at its starting price. A 14-day trial is listed.