PeopleMuster vs Keka
Keka and PeopleMuster both put HR and project work in one product. PeopleMuster is the easier one to size and buy: $3 per person a month, every module included, printed on the page. Keka prices by region with a minimum headcount. Add lateness analytics and meeting signals filed against projects, and the service-firm case is clear.
What each one costs
| Product | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Keka Foundation, Strength, Growth | Priced by region | separate tabs for India, USA and EU, APAC and GCC |
| Keka minimum headcount | A base applies | billing starts at a minimum team size |
| PeopleMuster | $3 | per person / month, every module included |
Checked September 2026. Keka's plan names are public, but the base figures load per region. The numbers in the page source are rates per additional employee, not per-seat prices, so none appear here.
Why teams choose PeopleMuster
- A price you can read in one line. Three dollars per person per month, every live module, no tiers and no regional ladder.
- Attendance analytics built around lateness. An on-time rate, late minutes per person, a partial-attendance state, a late-arrivals filter and a working-hours histogram.
- Two ways to check in: a ZKTeco terminal on your network, or a browser card an admin turns on for each person's shift window.
- Meeting intelligence filed against projects. Fireflies recordings import with transcripts and carry an admin-only risk verdict. The prompt behind it is editable, versioned and re-runnable.
- A capacity grid at the centre of delivery: each person against each day, four load bands, with holidays and approved leave already removed.
- An IT asset register inside the same product. Serials, specs, health and assignment history, which matters when someone leaves and a laptop has to come back.
- Onboarding and offboarding run as tracked processes from reusable SOP templates, so every step has an owner.
Questions people ask
Is Keka a direct competitor?
Yes. Keka sells HR, payroll and project timesheets to service firms, so the shapes are close. The deciding points here are a published $3 price, lateness analytics and meeting signals filed against projects.
What does PeopleMuster add for a service firm?
Fireflies meeting import with risk signals on each project, and a prompt behind that analysis that an admin can edit and version. Attendance goes down to late minutes per person, and leave feeds the capacity grid directly.
Where does our data live?
In your own database, in your own account, in the region you choose. Access rules are enforced in the database itself, as well as on screen.