Keka runs HR. HireGo runs your placement business.
Keka is an HRMS platform with hiring modules. HireGo is purpose-built for staffing — submissions to clients, deployments, timesheets, and bill/pay margin on every placement.
Where Keka is strong
Keka is a capable product in its category. This comparison focuses on fit for staffing agency operations — not generic feature counts.
| What matters | HireGo | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Full recruiting pipeline | Partial — HRMS hiring module | |
| Client portal for candidate review | No | |
| Vendor portal | No | |
| Background check & joining workflows | Employee onboarding focus | |
| Active placements & timesheets | Limited — payroll adjacent | |
| Bill rate, pay rate & margin tracking | No — not agency margin model | |
| Separate database per agency | Shared HRMS tenancy | |
| India staffing workflows (email briefs, portals) | Partial | Limited |
| Smart matching & job brief tools | Partial | Limited |
Full recruiting pipeline
Client portal for candidate review
Vendor portal
Background check & joining workflows
Active placements & timesheets
Bill rate, pay rate & margin tracking
Separate database per agency
India staffing workflows (email briefs, portals)
Smart matching & job brief tools
When Keka may be the better fit
Organizations needing HRMS + payroll — not consultant placement agencies.
When HireGo is the better fit
If your business places consultants across multiple clients — with margin economics, vendor channels, joining workflows, active placements, and timesheet-to-invoice operations — HireGo is built for that full journey.
Comparisons reflect public positioning and staffing-ops fit — not legal audits. Ask us in a demo for specifics.
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