Built for Businesses That Just Need Attendance
Most HR software is designed for companies with a full HR department. AttendFirst is designed for companies where the owner or manager handles HR themselves, and all they really need is to know who came in today, who is on leave, and who keeps disappearing at 4 PM.
Why we built this
Most Indian businesses with 20 to 50 employees are still managing attendance in a physical attendance register that someone fills in (or forgets to fill in) every morning. When it is time to count leaves or calculate attendance for the month, someone sits down with the register and manually tallies it up. This takes hours and is still inaccurate.
We built AttendFirst to replace that register. GPS check-in, selfie verification, QR codes, leave approvals, monthly reports, and Excel export. That is the product. Nothing more.
What we deliberately don't build
We will never build payroll, salary calculation, PF, ESI, TDS, recruitment, or performance reviews. This is not a gap in the roadmap. It is a product decision.
Every feature we don't build keeps the product simpler, cheaper, and easier to set up. Payroll is a compliance minefield that requires a dedicated implementation team and ongoing tax expertise. That is not what we do.
If you need payroll software, use payroll software. AttendFirst gives you clean attendance data (hours worked, leaves taken, late arrivals) in an Excel sheet that your payroll person, accountant, or payroll software can consume. That is the right separation of concerns.
For larger teams that need attendance data flowing directly into their HR or payroll system, we can build native integrations with popular HR suites or develop a custom integration for your setup. Get in touch if that is something you need.
The team behind AttendFirst
Ravi Shankar
Co-founder
Builds attendance and workforce tools for Indian SMBs. Previously led product at two B2B SaaS startups in Hyderabad.
Payal Sharma
Product Lead
Works on leave management and compliance workflows. Has worked with 50+ Indian businesses on HR process automation.
Arjun Desai
Content & Growth
Researches attendance, leave, and workforce trends for Indian small businesses. Writes comparisons and guides based on real usage data.
Your data, your business
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Indian data centers
Your employee data (including selfie photos) is stored in India, not abroad.
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256-bit SSL encryption
All data in transit is encrypted. Selfie photos are stored encrypted at rest.
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We do not sell your data
Your employee records are your business. We use them only to run the service.
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Export and leave anytime
Download your full attendance history as Excel at any time. No lock-in.
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Hyderabad-based team
Support in English and Hindi, during Indian business hours (Mon-Sat, 10 AM-7 PM IST).
About AttendFirst - questions we're often asked
Who is AttendFirst built for? +
AttendFirst is built for Indian small and medium businesses with 10-75 employees who currently use attendance registers or Excel to track attendance. We're for business owners and managers who need to know who showed up, who's on leave, and who's late - without paying for payroll features they don't need.
Why doesn't AttendFirst do payroll? +
Payroll is a compliance minefield requiring dedicated tax expertise. We give you clean attendance data (hours worked, leaves taken, late arrivals) in Excel. Your CA or payroll software uses that. This separation keeps AttendFirst simple, reliable, and 90% cheaper than full HR suites.
Where is my attendance data stored? +
All data is stored in Indian data centers with 256-bit SSL encryption. Selfie photos are encrypted at rest. We never sell or share your data. You can export your full attendance history as Excel at any time and leave if you choose.
Is AttendFirst based in India? +
Yes. AttendFirst is built and supported from Hyderabad, India. Support is available in English and Hindi during Indian business hours (Mon-Sat, 10 AM-7 PM IST).
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