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ZivoHR vs Keka
Pick Keka for scale, more Gulf countries, US locality taxes and an LMS. Pick ZivoHR if you want an HR assistant that can only read the asker's own record.
Where ZivoHR is different
An assistant scoped to one person
Ziva reads only the record of the person asking, even when that person is in HR or manages a team. Questions about anyone else are refused and left to the screens built for them. That is narrower than following each user's role, on purpose.
What Ziva reads and refusesILOE and the Savings Scheme in the pay run
ILOE unemployment insurance and the Savings Scheme are calculated in the same run as WPS SIF files, GPSSA and ADPF pension, the GCC-national pension, and end-of-service gratuity with unpaid days excluded. ILOE was not found on keka.com as of 5 October 2026.
UAE payrollAccessibility work you can read
Employee and manager screens are run through axe-core against WCAG 2.2 A and AA and walked keyboard-only across eighteen everyday tasks. The gaps that remain are listed, including no testing yet by a screen-reader user.
The accessibility pageWhere Keka is stronger
We would rather say this once than have you find it in month two.
Scale
Keka's homepage says it is chosen by 12,500+ companies. ZivoHR is a newer product with a much shorter record.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)US local taxes
Keka says it handles federal, state and local tax calculations across all 50 states, including locality taxes. ZivoHR's US payroll covers federal and state income tax, not city or school-district taxes.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)More Gulf countries
Beyond the UAE, Keka describes Saudi payroll with Mudad-ready WPS files and GOSI contributions, and lists Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain among its country sites. ZivoHR runs UAE payroll only in the Gulf.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)Learning management
Keka sells a learning management system built into the HRMS, with courses you can generate or upload. ZivoHR has no LMS.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)Microsoft Teams
Keka's pricing page lists a Slack and MS Teams integration. ZivoHR's chat integration is Slack only.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)A public developer API
Keka publishes developer documentation for its API, with an app marketplace, at developers.keka.com. ZivoHR does not publish API documentation.
Source: developers.keka.com (opens in a new tab)Side by side
Topic
ZivoHR
Keka
Payroll countries
ZivoHR
India, the UAE and the US.
Keka
Country sites for India, the US, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, each describing payroll there.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)India statutory
ZivoHR
PF with the wage ceiling, ESI, TDS on both regimes with Form 16, professional tax and LWF per state, gratuity.
Keka
PF, ESI, TDS, PT, Form 16, gratuity and LWF across all 28 states and 8 union territories, with digitally signed Form 16.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)UAE statutory
ZivoHR
WPS SIF files, GPSSA and ADPF pension, the GCC-national pension, ILOE, the Savings Scheme and end-of-service gratuity.
Keka
WPS SIF files, GPSSA contributions and end-of-service gratuity. ILOE: none found on keka.com as of 5 October 2026.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)US payroll
ZivoHR
Federal withholding, FICA and FUTA, state unemployment insurance, and state income tax for the 41 states that tax wages and DC. Forms 941 and 940, W-2s.
Keka
Federal, state and local tax calculations across all 50 states. Forms 941, 940, W-2 and 1099, and garnishments.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)AI assistant
ZivoHR
Ziva answers only from the asker's own record and refuses questions about colleagues. It proposes a leave request or an expense claim; the person confirms.
Keka
Keka AI answers, cites a source on every answer and completes HR tasks. Role-based access on every call, so a user who cannot see payroll in Keka Web cannot see it through Keka AI. Every action needs explicit human confirmation and is logged.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)Modules
ZivoHR
Core HR, leave, attendance, payroll, onboarding, full and final, performance, recruitment, expenses, assets, helpdesk and surveys.
Keka
Payroll, HR, talent and project services suites, including resource planning, timesheets and billing.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)Mobile
ZivoHR
iOS and Android: check-in, leave, payslips and review acknowledgement.
Single sign-on
ZivoHR
OpenID Connect with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or any OpenID provider. No SAML or SCIM yet.
Integrations
ZivoHR
Slack, eSSL and ZKTeco biometric readers, and a JSON API behind every feature.
Keka
Slack and MS Teams, Azure AD and SSO under integrations on its pricing page, with API and webhooks listed as an add-on.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)Assistant in other AI tools
ZivoHR
Ziva's tools are also served as an MCP server; the Slack agent uses it.
Keka
A Keka MCP Server connects Keka with Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)Pricing model
ZivoHR
Per workspace, by headcount band. Prices are not yet published.
Keka
Plans listed on its pricing page; some project-services plans are marked Talk to us. Its FAQ says a nominal setup fee applies.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)Accessibility
ZivoHR
Employee and manager screens checked with axe-core against WCAG 2.2 A and AA, plus a keyboard-only walk. Known gaps are listed.
Keka
Accessibility statement or VPAT: none found on keka.com as of 5 October 2026.
Source: keka.com (opens in a new tab)Checked 5 October 2026. Spotted something out of date? hello@zivohr.com · Keka's pricing page (opens in a new tab)
Keka is a trademark of its owner. ZivoHR is not affiliated with Keka.
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