HR software for India, built around decisions, not just records
Most HR software in India is a system of record: it stores who joined, who left and who got paid. SKILWI.ai does all of that: recruitment, employee records, India payroll, performance, and adds the layer every CHRO actually needs: a live skill graph that prices every hire-vs-upskill decision in rupees.
India's mid-market (200–2,000 employees) has no shortage of HR software. Attendance apps, payroll tools, leave trackers, spreadsheets stitched together. What it lacks is a single platform that connects those records to a decision. When a role opens, the question is not “who is on the payroll?”, it is “do we hire, or upskill someone we already have, and what does each cost?” That is the gap SKILWI fills.
What SKILWI covers across the hire-to-retire arc
- Recruitment & ATS, AI candidate matching on skills, a hiring pipeline, and scorecards
- Skill intelligence, a live 28,000-skill graph for every employee, India-native on NCO 2015 and ESCO
- Skill gap analysis & TNA, gaps detected at the skill level, training needs analysed automatically
- Performance management: goals, OKRs and reviews wired into the same skill graph
- Succession & internal mobility: readiness scored from skills, not the org chart
- India payroll: statutory payroll (PF, ESI, PT, TDS) inside the Decide tier
How is SKILWI different from a traditional HRMS?
| Traditional HRMS | SKILWI.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Store records, run payroll | Store records, run payroll, then decide what to do next |
| Data unit | Employee record | Skill, role, rupee |
| Output | Reports and compliance | Hire-vs-upskill recommendations, in rupees |
| Built for | Any geography, retrofitted for India | India-native: NCO 2015, INR benchmarks, DPDP 2023 |
Why India-native matters
Global HR software is adapted from US job taxonomies and US salary bands. India's mid-market needs decisions in rupees, on NCO 2015 occupations, with realistic India payroll benchmarks, and it now carries a legal duty over employee data under the DPDP Act 2023. SKILWI is built for exactly that: 28,000+ skills on Indian taxonomies, INR-denominated costing, and DPDP compliance by default rather than as an afterthought.
What does HR software cost in India?
SKILWI is priced per employee per month, exclusive of GST, with no lock-in: ₹500 for Develop, ₹800 for Decide (which includes India payroll), and ₹2,500 per recruiter seat for the Recruit module. See the full pricing breakdown or read the 9 problems Indian CHROs solve with SKILWI.
Common questions
- Do I have to replace my existing HR system?
- No. SKILWI can layer on top of what you have, pulling in resumes, job descriptions and payroll exports, and it learns from there.
- Is my employee data safe?
- Personal data is AES-256 encrypted, access is audited, and SKILWI is DPDP 2023-native with a completed VAPT.
- Is it built for small and mid-size Indian companies?
- Yes, the 200–2,000 employee mid-market is the only audience SKILWI is built for.