Better HR review
Per-employee priced HR app with Sri Lankan payroll, aimed at small and growing teams.
Facts checked 2026-09-16.
Key facts
- Category
- SME
- Size range
- 5 to 500 employees
- Headquarters
- Sri Lanka
- Pricing model
- Per employee per month
- Integrations
- Biometric devices
- Best for
- Teams under 100 that want a mobile-first HR app at a predictable per-head price.
- Website
- https://betterhr.io
Pricing
LKR 399 per employee per month
LKR 399 per employee per month, all features included, billed on active headcount.
Source: betterhr.io, checked 2026-09-16
Independent evidence
No rated reviews on G2 or Capterra at the time of checking. Ask the vendor for three reference customers at your headcount.
For
- Simple per-employee pricing
- Mobile-first attendance with location controls
- Fast to set up
Against
- App store reviews mention location-restriction and support issues
- Statutory report coverage not fully published
- Per-head pricing gets expensive past 150 employees
Capabilities
| Capability | Better HR |
|---|---|
| EPF, ETF and APIT | Yes |
| T10, C-Form and statutory reports | Not published |
| Bank salary upload files | Not published |
| Biometric device integration | Yes |
| Shift and roster management | Yes |
| Overtime and no-pay rules | Yes |
| Leave management | Yes |
| Employee mobile app | Yes |
| Multi-entity payroll | Not published |
| Accounting integration | Not published |
| Performance management | Not published |
| Recruitment | Not published |
| Sinhala payslips | Not published |
| Claude / ChatGPT / custom AI agent integration | Not published |
| WhatsApp emergency SOS and first-responder alerting | Not published |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Better HR cost?
- LKR 399 per employee per month, all features included, billed on active headcount. For example, 20 employees is about LKR 7,980 a month, 50 employees is about LKR 19,950 a month, 150 employees is about LKR 59,850 a month, 500 employees is about LKR 199,500 a month.
- Does Better HR handle EPF, ETF and APIT?
- Yes. Better HR calculates EPF (8% employee, 12% employer), ETF (3%) and APIT under the current Inland Revenue tables.
- What company size is Better HR best for?
- Better HR positions itself for 5 to 500 employees. Teams under 100 that want a mobile-first HR app at a predictable per-head price.