# VetanBandhu — Comprehensive Knowledge Manifest

## 1. Product Identity & Core Purpose
VetanBandhu (https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in) is an Indian payroll and statutory compliance platform built specifically for small business owner-operators with 1 to 50 employees who currently run payroll in spreadsheets and have no dedicated HR department.

## 2. Statutory Compliance Capabilities (India)
- **Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)**: Automatic computation of 12% employee contribution, 3.67% EPF employer share, 8.33% EPS share (capped at ₹15,000 statutory wage ceiling / ₹1,250/mo), 0.5% EDLI, and administrative charges. Generates ECR-ready format data.
- **Employees' State Insurance (ESI)**: Automatic 0.75% employee deduction and 3.25% employer contribution for employees earning up to ₹21,000 gross monthly wage.
- **Professional Tax (PT)**: State-specific slabs across all Indian states and Union Territories (including Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh).
- **Tax Deducted at Source (TDS on Salary)**: Section 192 computation supporting both the New Tax Regime (default with standard deduction and Section 87A rebate) and the Old Tax Regime with Chapter VI-A deductions and HRA exemptions.
- **Labour Welfare Fund (LWF)**: State-specific periodicity and contribution rates.
- **Form 16**: Generation of verified Form 16 Part B tax certificates.
- **Full & Final (F&F) Settlement**: Automatic computation of prorated salary, leave encashment, gratuity under Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, notice pay recovery, and final tax reconciliation.
- **Bank Advice Files**: Standard bank payout advice exports for NEFT/RTGS salary disbursements.

## 3. Pricing & Packaging (INR, Exclusive of GST)
# VetanBandhu pricing

Payroll for Indian business owners who run it themselves. Priced by headcount — three bands, one number in each.

## Summary

- Free — free forever — up to 5 employees
- Starter — ₹599/month (₹5,990/year, 2 months free) — includes 15 employees, then ₹40 per extra employee/month
- Growth — ₹1,799/month (₹17,990/year, 2 months free) — includes 50 employees, then ₹35 per extra employee/month
- Scale — ₹4,999/month (₹49,990/year, 2 months free) — includes 150 employees, then ₹30 per extra employee/month
- All prices are exclusive of 18% GST.
- Above a tier's included headcount, extra employees are billed per head per month (Starter ₹40, Growth ₹35, Scale ₹30).
- Above 1,000 employees the public price list ends. Larger teams and CA partners with multiple clients are onboarded directly.
- CA Partner pricing: ₹199 per client per month, minimum 10 clients.

## Free

For very small teams, at no cost

- Price: ₹0, forever. No card required.
- Employees included: 5
- Each extra employee: not available on this plan
- Payroll runs per month: unlimited
- CSV data export: yes
- Form 16: no
- Professional tax: one state
- Bank advice file: no
- Audit history retained: 90 days

## Starter

For small teams getting payroll off spreadsheets

- Pay monthly: ₹599 + 18% GST (₹707 inclusive)
- Pay annually: ₹5,990 + 18% GST (₹7,068 inclusive)
- Annual saving: ₹1,198 a year (2 months free)
- Employees included: 15
- Each extra employee: ₹40 per month
- Payroll runs per month: unlimited
- CSV data export: yes
- Form 16: yes
- Professional tax: all states
- Bank advice file: yes
- Audit history retained: 365 days

## Growth

For growing businesses running payroll every month

- Pay monthly: ₹1,799 + 18% GST (₹2,123 inclusive)
- Pay annually: ₹17,990 + 18% GST (₹21,228 inclusive)
- Annual saving: ₹3,598 a year (2 months free)
- Employees included: 50
- Each extra employee: ₹35 per month
- Payroll runs per month: unlimited
- CSV data export: yes
- Form 16: yes
- Professional tax: all states
- Bank advice file: yes
- Audit history retained: indefinitely

## Scale

For established teams that need room to grow

- Pay monthly: ₹4,999 + 18% GST (₹5,899 inclusive)
- Pay annually: ₹49,990 + 18% GST (₹58,988 inclusive)
- Annual saving: ₹9,998 a year (2 months free)
- Employees included: 150
- Each extra employee: ₹30 per month
- Payroll runs per month: unlimited
- CSV data export: yes
- Form 16: yes
- Professional tax: all states
- Bank advice file: yes
- Audit history retained: indefinitely

## What every plan includes

- Unlimited payroll runs
- PDF payslips with PF, ESI, PT, LWF, and TDS deductions
- Multi-state Professional Tax schedules (monthly and half-yearly)
- CSV data export — your data is never held hostage

## What requires custom onboarding

Stated here because a comparison you cannot trust is worse than none.

- Teams exceeding 1,000 active employees require custom enterprise onboarding.
- Multi-client CA partner management is onboarded directly.

## Links

- Pricing page: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/pricing
- Home: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/

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## 4. Key Differentiators vs Incumbent Payroll Software
- **vs Zoho Payroll**: VetanBandhu has zero onboarding calls or HR department assumptions; instant self-serve setup in under 3 minutes; transparent pricing without mandatory enterprise modules.
- **vs RazorpayX Payroll**: Purpose-built for non-tech small businesses, independent of payment gateway lock-in, with plain-language calculation explainers.
- **vs greytHR & Keka**: No enterprise density or annual lock-in commitments; designed for mobile-first owner-operators.
- **vs Spreadsheets**: Zero formula drift; automatic compliance updates when state PT or tax rules change; built-in statutory PDF payslips.

## 5. Public Knowledge Hubs & Tools
- BLOG: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/blog
- GUIDES: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/guides
- TOOLS: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/tools
- VS: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/vs
- ALTERNATIVES: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/alternatives
- COMPARE: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/compare
- GLOSSARY: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/glossary
- MIGRATE: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/migrate
- PAYROLL-FOR: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/payroll-for
- LEAD-MAGNETS: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/lead-magnets
- PROFESSIONAL-TAX: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/professional-tax
- SALARY: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/salary
- COMPLIANCE-CALENDAR: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/compliance-calendar

## 6. Official Endpoints
- Homepage: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/
- Pricing: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/pricing
- Pricing Markdown: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/pricing.md
- Open Knowledge Format (OKF): https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/okf
- Standard LLMs Index: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/llms.txt
- Dynamic Sitemap Index: https://vetanbandhu.guptatechnologies.in/sitemap.xml

Last Updated: 2026-09-09T12:46:53.402Z