UAE HRMS compared: Six HR systems,
side by side.

DenwaysHR, Bayzat, Zoho, greytHR, ZenHR and Darwinbox side by side for UAE employers: payroll, WPS files, prices, attendance, apps and Arabic.

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The DenwaysHR dashboard for Denways Hotels, a demo company of 303 people: 282 of 303 in today, 17 on leave, 28 open roles, 169 requests waiting for a decision and attendance at 93.9%

The short answer

DenwaysHR puts UAE payroll on one record with attendance, site check-in and desk time tracking, and adds DIFC DEWS and a free trial. Zoho Payroll, greytHR and Darwinbox cover all six GCC states, and Zoho and greytHR publish prices. Bayzat adds health insurance and corporate cards. ZenHR goes deepest in Saudi Arabia. Darwinbox is built for large enterprises. In the Gulf, DenwaysHR's payroll covers the UAE.

Six HR and payroll products UAE companies shortlist, in one set of tables, with each vendor's facts linked to its own page. We make DenwaysHR, so we start with the case for it. Then check every row yourself.

Why consider DenwaysHR for a UAE company?

UAE payroll on one record with attendance and leave, producing the WPS salary file per establishment and end-of-service gratuity
DIFC DEWS for staff of a DIFC entity, beside mainland payroll in the same account
Attendance on every plan, with GPS and selfie check-in, geofencing and ZKTeco, eSSL and Hikvision terminals
A Windows desktop tracker with idle detection, and workforce monitoring that runs only while the employee's timer does
A free trial on Basic Tracking and Basic Payroll, so you can try it before a sales call
HR first, payroll by plan: start with records, attendance and leave, and add payroll on the same record when you are ready

How were these products compared?

Every fact about Bayzat, Zoho and greytHR below was read on that company's own website, help centre or app store listing on 29 October 2026, and about ZenHR and Darwinbox on 30 October 2026. The pages are listed under the article. Nothing is taken from reviews, from listicles or from one vendor's description of another. The DenwaysHR row describes our own product.

Prices and features change

Check the vendor's own page before you buy, and tell us at info@denways.com if a line here is out of date or wrong about your product. We will correct it and move the date.

Which countries' payroll does each one run?

For a UAE employer the first question is the WPS salary file. All six produce one. They differ on the rest of the Gulf, which matters as soon as a company has a second entity in Saudi Arabia or Qatar. For payroll alone, with GPSSA, DEWS and bank links, see UAE payroll software compared.

	UAE WPS salary file	Saudi Arabia	Qatar	Other payroll countries
DenwaysHR	Yes, one file per establishment; DIFC DEWS	HR, attendance and leave today; payroll not available yet	HR, attendance and leave today; payroll not available yet	India, for organizations registered there
Bayzat	Yes (SIF)	GOSI, WPS file and salary payment through Mudad	Not stated on its site	Not stated; pays out in 130+ currencies
greytHR	Yes (SIF)	GOSI and wage files; by its own account no direct Mudad connection	WPS file	Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, India
Zoho Payroll	Yes (SIF, with bank-specific formats); DIFC DEWS	GOSI and WPS wage files	WPS wage files and GRSIA	Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, India, US, UK, Canada
ZenHR	Yes (SIF)	Native Mudad, GOSI and Muqeem integrations	Not stated on its site	Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq
Darwinbox	Yes (SIF)	GOSI deductions and WPS reports; a Mudad connection is not stated on its site	Listed among its six GCC payroll countries	Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia

As stated on each vendor's site on the dates above. "Not stated" means we found no claim, not that the feature is missing.

Which ones publish their prices?

Two of the six put figures on a page; the other four quote. A published price lets a buyer model the cost before a sales call. A quote can fit an unusual structure better. Neither tells you what the product costs once implementation and add-ons are counted.

	Prices published	Starting point, as published	Free trial
DenwaysHR	No: quoted per organization	Five plans, from Basic Tracking to Enterprise	On Basic Tracking and Basic Payroll
Bayzat	No: quoted, billed per seat	Not published	A guided product tour, not a trial account
greytHR	Yes, in USD, VAT extra	USD 50 a month including 10 employees, then USD 2 per employee (Essential)	7 days
Zoho	Yes, in AED, VAT extra	Payroll: AED 35 a month including 5 employees, then AED 7 each (annual billing). People: from AED 5 per user a month	Payroll 14 days; People 30 days, and a free plan up to 5 users
ZenHR	Quoted on its pricing page; its FAQ gives a starting figure	From USD 8 per user a month, billed annually (FAQ)	A demo; no self-serve trial of the HRMS
Darwinbox	No: quoted per employee per month	Not published; set by headcount, countries and modules	Interactive product tours and a demo

Zoho People (HR) and Zoho Payroll are separate products with separate prices; each legal entity needs its own Zoho Payroll licence.

How do they handle attendance, apps and Arabic?

	Phone check-in	Biometric devices	Mobile app	Arabic
DenwaysHR	GPS and selfie in the phone's browser; geofencing from Advance Tracking	ZKTeco, eSSL and Hikvision, plus a connector for older devices	Native iOS and Android app in development	Full Arabic interface; Arabic or bilingual payslips
Bayzat	GPS geofencing, selfie and liveness checks	ZKTeco, eSSL, BioMax and others	iOS and Android	English and Arabic
greytHR	Selfie, GPS and geofencing on Growth and above	Third-party devices; a swipe API on Growth and above	iOS and Android	English and Arabic on the web, per its pricing FAQ; the UAE App Store lists English only
Zoho People	Web and mobile check-in with location limits, from Professional	Through a plugin or the API, set up with the device vendor	iOS and Android, plus a Payroll employee portal	Arabic in People and Payroll
ZenHR	GPS geo-restriction and QR codes	ZKTeco through BioTime Cloud, and others	iOS and Android	Arabic and English
Darwinbox	Geofencing and geotagging, facial recognition, QR codes	Biometric devices; makes not named on its site	iOS and Android; each organization must enable it	Built-in Arabic among 30+ languages

Attendance, devices, apps and Arabic by vendor, as stated on each vendor's site on the dates above.

What does each one add beyond HR and payroll?

Bayzat: group health insurance placed through the platform, prepaid corporate cards, accounts payable, multi-currency accounts, employee loans repaid through payroll and a perks marketplace
Zoho: one suite, where payroll posts journals to Zoho Books and pays Zoho Expense claims; data centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi since January 2026
greytHR: a price calculator on its site, an AI assistant on paid plans and a REST API as an add-on
ZenHR: Saudi depth, with native Mudad, GOSI and Muqeem integrations, and payroll for Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq
Darwinbox: performance, recruitment, onboarding, learning and compensation planning on the same record, 250+ APIs and 200+ prebuilt connectors, and managed payroll
DenwaysHR: a Windows desktop tracker with workforce monitoring that runs only while the employee's timer does, DIFC DEWS handled per establishment, an API from Advance Tracking and white-label branding on Enterprise

Which one fits which company?

UAE payroll on the same record as site attendance, desktop time tracking or a portal under your own brand: DenwaysHR
Saudi payroll today: ZenHR, Bayzat, greytHR, Zoho Payroll or Darwinbox
Payroll in all six GCC states under one vendor: greytHR, Zoho Payroll or Darwinbox
Health insurance and corporate cards in the same product as payroll: Bayzat
A large enterprise across several countries that wants talent modules in the same suite, and can plan for an implementation project: Darwinbox
Already running Zoho Books: Zoho, for the journals and expense payments
A price on a page before any conversation: greytHR or Zoho

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