Payroll software for India, where every salary ties back to a skill
SKILWI runs India-statutory payroll, PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS, inside a workforce intelligence platform. So the number you pay each month is not just a line in a register; it is connected to the skill it buys, and it feeds every hire-vs-upskill decision you make.
Standalone payroll software gets salaries out of the door and files the statutory returns. Useful, and necessary, but it is a closed loop. It never tells you whether the salary you are paying matches the capability you are getting, or whether closing a gap is cheaper by hiring or by upskilling. SKILWI runs payroll and closes that loop.
What India payroll in SKILWI covers
- Statutory components: provident fund (PF), ESI, professional tax and TDS, calculated for Indian rules
- Payslips, generated each cycle for every employee
- Cost-to-skill linkage, every salary is mapped to the role and skills it pays for, on a live 28,000-skill graph
- DPDP 2023-native, salary and identifiers are AES-256 encrypted, access audited, with an erasure flow and grievance officer
Payroll that feeds decisions
Because payroll data lives in the same platform as the skill graph, SKILWI's Decision Engine prices hire-vs-upskill in real rupees drawn from what you actually pay, not from a generic market band. For a CFO, that turns payroll from a monthly cost into a live view of capability against spend.
| Standalone payroll software | Payroll in SKILWI | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs statutory payroll | Yes | Yes |
| Links salary to skills | No | Yes |
| Feeds hire-vs-upskill costing | No | Yes |
| Part of one HR platform | Usually bolted on | Native, one skill graph |
Where payroll sits in the platform
India payroll ships inside the Decide tier at ₹800 per employee per month, exclusive of GST, alongside performance, succession and full workforce analytics. It builds on the HR software foundation and the skill graph. See the full pricing breakdown.
Common questions
- Can I use SKILWI just for payroll?
- Payroll ships within the Decide tier, which also includes the skill graph and Decision Engine, that pairing is the point, because payroll data is what makes the cost decisions accurate.
- Is salary data secure?
- Yes. Salary and identifiers are AES-256 encrypted, access is audited, and the platform is DPDP 2023-native with a completed VAPT.
- Is it built for Indian statutory rules?
- Yes: PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS are handled for Indian compliance, not retrofitted from another geography.