PayrollPanda alternative
A pay-once alternative to PayrollPanda, unlimited employees
PayrollPanda is a focused Malaysian cloud payroll tool that is easy to get running. If a one-time licence and local, encrypted employee data suit you better than a monthly per-head plan, look at Orbit HR.
PayrollPanda does Malaysian payroll properly and does not try to be everything else, which is part of why people like it. It is browser-based and typically billed per employee per month. Orbit HR is a desktop app bought once for RM249, unlimited headcount, that also carries leave, attendance, claims and employee self-service, and keeps every record on your own device.
What people like about PayrollPanda
- +Focused squarely on Malaysian payroll, not spread thin
- +Quick to set up and run the first payroll
- +Statutory files and payslips handled for you
- +Responsive local support
- +No installation, usable from any machine with a browser
Where Orbit HR differs
- One-time RM249 for unlimited staff, so cost does not grow as you hire
- Leave, attendance, rosters, claims and self-service in the same licence
- Runs offline on macOS and Windows
- Employee data on your device with encrypted NRIC and bank details
- A read-only AI assistant that proposes changes for a human to approve
Honest, high-level comparison; PayrollPanda evolves over time, so confirm its current details directly. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
When to stay with PayrollPanda
Stay with your current tool if:
- —You only need payroll and want it hosted, with nothing to install
- —Different people process payroll from different locations
- —You want the vendor to apply statutory changes without you doing anything
- —Your headcount is small enough that per-head pricing stays cheap
At what headcount does Orbit HR become cheaper?+
Almost immediately, because the licence is RM249 once. At a typical RM10 to RM15 per employee per month, even 5 staff costs roughly RM600 to RM900 in the first year alone. Run the sum on your own headcount and PayrollPanda's current plan and the answer will be obvious for your business.
Does Orbit HR cover more than payroll?+
Yes. Leave follows the Employment Act 1955 with annual-leave tiers by years of service, sick and hospitalisation caps, maternity, paternity and per-state public holidays. Attendance covers timesheets with schedule-versus-actual variance, a roster grid, kiosk PIN clock-in and overtime at EA multipliers feeding straight into payroll. Claims with receipts and employee self-service are included too.
Who updates the rates when the law changes?+
We do, in a free update you install. The rates are dated tables rather than hardcoded values, so installing an update does not disturb payroll you already closed on the old rates. With a cloud tool the update lands without you doing anything, which is a fair advantage if nobody at your office wants to run updates.
Try Orbit HR · RM 249.00 once
Free to download for macOS or Windows. Activate when you're ready, no subscription.
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