Product overview
In one paragraph
Spyrl is a cloud HCM and field-force platform for Indian small and medium businesses (10–1,000 employees). It connects the chain SMEs actually pay for: attendance → leave → payroll → statutory compliance. Around that chain it adds employee self-service on one mobile app, configurable approvals, and optional add-ons for field-sales tracking, claims, timesheets and learning. One platform serves many client organisations at a low cost per client. Clients that need it can get a dedicated, isolated deployment from the same codebase.
Problem we solve
| Pain (SME reality) | Spyrl answer |
|---|---|
| Attendance from biometrics, phones and registers never reconciles with payroll | One deterministic day-computation engine, fed by every capture channel, locked per payroll period |
| Indian payroll rules (EPF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS, gratuity, sandwich leave, comp-off, extra days) are complex and change by state and date | Typed, effective-dated policies and a centrally published statutory pack |
| HR policies change, but tools apply changes inconsistently ("only to new employees" in the reference product) | Policy versions with an explicit effective date and applicability rules |
| Field staff productivity is invisible; travel reimbursements are disputed | Consent-based tracking during work hours, geo-verified visits, km-based travel claims in the same claims pipeline |
| SMEs can't afford implementation projects | A self-serve setup wizard, import templates and a parallel payroll run before go-live |
| Vendors serve many clients badly: version sprawl, manual onboarding | Cells, a control plane, one release train, automated provisioning |
Modules
| Code | Module | Release | Core / add-on |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLT | Platform & tenant administration | R0 | Platform |
| ORG | Organisation setup & masters | R0 | Core |
| IAM | Identity, access & security | R0 | Core |
| EMP | Core HR & onboarding | R1 | Core |
| ATT | Attendance, shifts & time | R1 | Core |
| LVE | Leave & holidays | R1 | Core |
| PAY | Payroll & statutory compliance | R1 | Core |
| NTF | Notifications & approval workflows | R1 | Core |
| RPT | Reports & dashboards | R1 | Core |
| MOB | Single mobile app + kiosk mode | R1/R2 | Core |
| CLM | Claims & expenses | R2 | Professional |
| EXT | Exit & full-and-final | R2 | Professional |
| ENG | Announcements & recognition | R2 | Professional |
| FFM | Field force & sales CRM | R3 | Add-on |
| TSM | Timesheets & projects | R3 | Add-on |
| LMS | Learning | R4 | Add-on |
The full design specs are in Modules. Every feature with its label and release is in the Feature catalogue.
What we take from Spryple, and what we change
| Keep | Redesign | Add | Drop / defer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance → leave → payroll chain; Indian rule depth; "on behalf" manager actions; GPS + visits + travel; two-stage claims | 48 numbered HR rules → typed policies; fixed leave types → leave builder + ledger; CTC-range pay groups → structures + effective-dated compensation; four apps → one app; demo-only CRM pipeline → configurable stages | Payroll run lifecycle & lock; statutory and bank files; F&F; SSO/MFA/no default passwords; audit; control plane & billing; public API | CRM-embedded duplicate leave/shift screens; marital-status leave eligibility; rich LMS builder (deferred to R4) |
Evidence and reasoning: Spryple analysis §19.