Payroll software · Egypt
ZenHR
Cloud HR & payroll built for Egyptian labor law
Market position
A leading MENA cloud HRMS (HQ Amman) highly visible in Egypt's SME-to-mid-market, with a bilingual SaaS and an Egypt-specific payroll engine — the default modern pick for an Egyptian firm.
Egypt-specific note
Automates Egyptian income tax (0–25% brackets), the Martyrs' Tax, social insurance, ISTIMARA reports, net↔gross gross-up and Labor-Law end-of-service — the most explicitly Egypt-localized payroll of the SaaS options.
Pros
- + Genuinely Egypt-localized (income-tax brackets, social insurance, Martyrs' Fund, ISTIMARA forms)
- + Bilingual AR/EN UI
- + Full HRMS feeding payroll
- + Widely cited top Egypt pick
Cons
- − No physical Egypt support office (support from Jordan/Gulf)
- − Pricing not public
- − A broad HRMS may exceed a small contractor's needs
- − Mid-market tier
Typical Egypt pricing
Quote-based (per employee/month, not published).
Why this matters for Egypt trades
The ETA runs tax (14% VAT, 22.5% corporate tax) and the mandatory e-invoicing/e-receipt clearance system (JSON/XML, UUID, digital signature — only cleared invoices are deductible, and non-compliance bars government work); EFCBC ("Tasheed") membership and classification (Law 104/1992) is required to take work above EGP 50,000 or bid public tenders; engineers must register with the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate; companies incorporate via GAFI (Commercial Register + Tax Card); employers must enrol every worker in social insurance (NOSI, Law 148/2019); and building in the new cities is permitted through NUCA.
Egyptian construction & trades software selection is shaped above all by the ETA (Egyptian Tax Authority) e-invoicing mandate — live and enforced (full B2B mandate from April 2023; paper invoices invalid for deduction since ~July 2023), a real-time clearance model where only cleared e-invoices allow VAT/cost deduction, and now reaching small businesses (the VAT-registration threshold was halved to EGP 250,000, with small firms required to register by 31 March 2026). Add a volatile, un-pegged Egyptian pound (which favours local EGP-priced vendors over USD-billed foreign SaaS), 14% VAT, mandatory EFCBC contractor classification, Engineers-Syndicate registration, and a megaproject pipeline led by the New Administrative Capital. B2B runs in Arabic and English.
Frequently asked
Is ZenHR a good fit for Egypt trades?
A leading MENA cloud HRMS (HQ Amman) highly visible in Egypt's SME-to-mid-market, with a bilingual SaaS and an Egypt-specific payroll engine — the default modern pick for an Egyptian firm. Automates Egyptian income tax (0–25% brackets), the Martyrs' Tax, social insurance, ISTIMARA reports, net↔gross gross-up and Labor-Law end-of-service — the most explicitly Egypt-localized payroll of the SaaS options.
What does ZenHR cost in Egypt?
Quote-based (per employee/month, not published).. Pricing and availability can change by region — confirm current Egypt pricing on the vendor's site before committing.
Is ZenHR recommended?
Yes — it is a Tier S (Recommended) pick in our Egypt directory for payroll software, based on market fit and reputation. Still compare it against the alternatives for your specific trade and region.