HR that runs where your team already is.
Clan sends leave requests, approvals, salary slips, and attendance alerts through an official WhatsApp Business Account — no new app for employees to install, no portal login to remember. Managers approve leave with a tap, right inside the chat. Free up to 10 employees, then pay only for who's active.
No credit card. Setup in 30 min. Works on Slack too.
Sound familiar?
Clan HR
Official Business Account
🏖 Leave Request
Priya Nair has applied for casual leave
📅 14–15 Oct 2026 · 2 days
9:12 AM ✓✓
✅ Approved
9:13 AM ✓✓
💰 October Salary Slip for Priya Nair is ready. Tap to download.
Net pay: ₹61,200 · Credited 31 Oct
31 Oct 10:02 AM ✓✓
What Clan actually sends on WhatsApp.
✓Leave approvals in 10 seconds
An employee applies for leave in the Clan app or browser. The manager gets a WhatsApp message with the dates and reason, and taps Approve or Reject. The employee is notified instantly, and the leave reflects in the next payroll run — no separate approval log to check.
✓Salary slips, delivered on payday
Every employee gets their payslip directly on WhatsApp the moment payroll runs — no portal to log into, no PDF to chase down from HR.
✓Attendance tied to the same approval
A leave approved on WhatsApp shows up against that day's attendance immediately, alongside office IP, geo-fence, or ZKTeco biometric check-ins — no manual reconciliation at month-end.
✓Prefer Slack?
The same leave requests, approvals, and daily attendance summaries can post into a Slack channel instead of, or alongside, WhatsApp.
Not a chatbot bolted onto an HRMS.
Clan's WhatsApp workflows run through an official WhatsApp Business Account, not a forwarding script or a third-party bot. Messages are logged inside Clan the same way an in-app action would be — so an approval on WhatsApp is still a real, auditable HR record, not a text that disappears into a chat thread.
Why most Indian HRMS tools can't do this.
- It touches payroll, not just chat — a WhatsApp approval has to update the same leave balance and attendance record that payroll reads from, every cycle. Most HR tools built their portal first and never connected a messaging layer to it.
- No separate app for employees — field staff, shift workers, and anyone who doesn't sit at a desk all day can request leave, get approved, and receive a payslip without ever installing the Clan app.
- It's one login, not a bot plus a portal — see how this compares directly against greytHR, sumHR, or Keka, where WhatsApp isn't part of the core product.
- Full HR and payroll, read more on Clan HR software — WhatsApp is the delivery layer; attendance, leave policy, recruitment, and payroll compliance still run underneath it.
WhatsApp integration is included, not an add-on
At 8 employees: Free (Launchpad plan, up to 10)
At 25 active employees: ₹2,225/mo (Growth, ₹89/active employee)
At 50 active employees: ₹4,450/mo (Growth)
WhatsApp and Slack delivery are part of every plan, including the free one. See full pricing.
FAQ
Common questions about WhatsApp HR software.
Is this an official WhatsApp Business Account, or a workaround?
It's an official WhatsApp Business Account. Messages aren't sent through a personal number or a third-party forwarding script, and every approval or request is logged inside Clan the same way an in-app action would be.
Can employees reply on WhatsApp, or is it one-way?
Both. Managers reply directly in the chat to approve or reject a leave request with a single tap. Salary slips and attendance summaries are delivery-only, since there is nothing to action on those.
Does a leave approved on WhatsApp actually update payroll?
Yes. The approval updates the same leave balance and attendance record that Clan's payroll run reads from — there's no separate spreadsheet or register to reconcile afterward.
Does Clan's WhatsApp integration work with Slack too?
Yes. Leave requests, approvals, and daily attendance summaries can be delivered to a Slack channel instead of, or alongside, WhatsApp — most teams pick one as primary and leave the other on for visibility.
Which Clan plan includes WhatsApp integration?
All of them, including the free Launchpad plan for up to 10 employees. It isn't a paid add-on.
How is this different from an HR team just messaging employees on WhatsApp directly?
Ad hoc WhatsApp messages from HR aren't tied to a leave balance, an attendance record, or a payroll run — someone still has to copy that information into a system by hand. Clan's WhatsApp messages are generated by, and write back into, the same system that runs payroll.
See the rest of what's included on the main Clan features page, or how it all comes together in Clan HR software. Running a remote or hybrid team? See HRMS for remote teams. Curious what it costs against a tool that doesn't do this? Compare Clan to greytHR.
See it on your own phone.
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