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PayrollPanda alternative
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.
Compare PayrollPanda with Orbit HR's one-time licence, unlimited employees and encrypted local records for Malaysian payroll.
What people like about PayrollPanda
Where Orbit HR differs
| Criteria | Orbit HR | PayrollPanda |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | RM249 one-time, unlimited staff | Per employee, per month subscription |
| Cost at 20 employees | RM249 once, then nothing | Typically RM2,400 to RM3,600 a year, every year |
| Per-employee fee | No | Yes |
| Where your staff data lives | Your device, NRIC and bank details encrypted | The vendor's cloud servers |
| Works fully offline | Yes | Needs a browser and a connection |
| Runs on macOS | Native macOS and Windows app | Any OS, through a browser |
| EPF / SOCSO / EIS / PCB calculated | From dated rate tables, tested each release | Yes |
| EA form + statutory files | EA, Borang A, Borang 8A, CP39, CP58, bank file | Yes |
| Leave under Employment Act 1955 | Annual tiers, sick, maternity, per-state holidays | Yes |
| Employee self-service | Yes | Yes |
| Bilingual EN / BM | Yes | Varies |
| If you stop paying | App keeps working, forever | Access to payroll history can be locked |
| Best fit | SMEs who want to pay once and hold their own data | SMEs who want simple hosted payroll and little else |
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
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.
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.
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.
Free to download for macOS or Windows. Activate when you're ready, no subscription.