IceHrm vs Runtime HRMS

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.

Runtime HRMS is a cloud HR management service with employee records, time-off management, onboarding, performance management, and time tracking. It offers Android and iOS apps, and browser access through modern browsers such as Chrome or Edge. The free plan is for up to five employees, and plans include a seven-day trial without requiring a credit card. Paid subscriptions are based on employee count and selected plan or features, with billing calculated for at least 10 employees even if an organization has fewer. Listed annual-billing rates include Seed at ₹35 per month, Growth at ₹50 per month, and Scale at ₹75 per month; features vary by plan. Runtime HRMS includes more than 50 MIS reports and can generate reports from natural-language instructions. Integrations include Microsoft Entra ID, SpringVerify, Zwitch, email services, and local biometric systems. Biometric integration requires the database to be stored locally on a PC; cloud biometrics are not supported. One free onboarding session is provided, with recordings available in the HR Portal. Runtime Software Private Limited is headquartered in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.