OneHRIS vs GreatDay HR: a Philippine-focused alternative with local support

A comparison of OneHRIS and GreatDay HR for Philippine employers: compliance depth, pricing, Philippine-first support, free tier, and migration path.

By OneHRIS Published October 21, 2026 Facts last reviewed October 21, 2026

Why Philippine teams compare the two

GreatDay HR is a Southeast Asia regional HRIS player. OneHRIS was built specifically for Philippine employers, with Philippine compliance and government report formats as the design starting point rather than add-on localization. If you landed here, you are probably weighing the regional breadth of GreatDay against the local depth of OneHRIS.

This page lays out what each does, where the real differences are, and when one is the stronger fit than the other.

Head-to-head at a glance

Area	OneHRIS	GreatDay HR
Market focus	Philippines-only, built for PH compliance from day one	Regional ASEAN with Philippine localization
Starting price	Free up to 20 employees, then ₱150 per employee per month	Paid from first employee
Support hours	Philippine business hours, Philippine-based team	Regional support hours vary
BIR 2316 generation	Native, pixel-aligned to official form	Supported
Alphalist 1604-C, 1601-C	Native	Supported
SSS R3, PhilHealth RF-1, Pag-IBIG MCRF	Native	Supported
Bank file export (PH banks)	Native formats for BDO, BPI, Metrobank, UnionBank	Via CSV or custom integration
SSS WISP handling	Native (regular SS portion + WISP portion split correctly)	Depends on configuration
Cross-midnight attendance	Native split with holiday and rest-day premium stacking	Supported
Performance management	Included	Separate module
Recruitment and ATS	Included	Separate module or not available
Multi-entity and multi-TIN	Yes	Yes, higher plans
Deployment time	2 to 4 weeks for SMB	4 to 8 weeks typically

Feature positioning reflects public information as of October 2026. Verify current features and pricing with each vendor before you decide.

Where Philippine-first design matters

Some compliance details are specific enough that a regional product may miss them unless localization is kept current:

13th month pay and other benefits ₱90,000 exemption. The exemption cap under Section 32(B)(7)(e) of the Tax Code combines 13th month pay with other benefits. Many regional products treat 13th month as a separate line and miss the aggregation rule, which exposes employers to under-withholding or over-withholding.
Cross-midnight attendance with stacking premiums. A 10 PM to 7 AM shift that crosses midnight on a regular holiday has specific pay rules: night differential 10 percent on top of each hour's day rate, overtime premium if applicable, and the holiday premium on the segment that falls on the regular holiday calendar date. OneHRIS splits these correctly automatically.
SSS WISP split. Since 2023 the SSS contribution above ₱20,000 MSC is credited to the Workers' Investment and Savings Program separately from regular SS. This affects the R3 remittance file and employee statements. OneHRIS handles the split natively.
Araw ng Kagitingan double-holiday rule. When a regular holiday coincides with Maundy Thursday or Good Friday, the double-holiday pay rate applies (200 percent without work, 300 percent if worked). DOLE acknowledges this; a regional product may not.

If your team has ever been audited for a payroll edge case like these, you know how long it takes to confirm the right treatment. A Philippine-first platform shortens that significantly.

When OneHRIS is the right choice

Philippine compliance is a stated audit concern. You want pixel-aligned forms, correct SSS WISP handling, correct cross-midnight treatment, and 13th month pay aggregation out of the box.
You want local support in local hours. Philippine-based support team, Philippine business hours, dedicated 60-day implementation partner.
You want the full HR stack in one subscription. Performance management and recruitment are included rather than add-on modules.
You are under 20 employees. The free tier is a true no-cost option covering all core modules.

See the OneHRIS feature overview, pricing or book a demo.

When GreatDay HR is the right choice

You operate across multiple ASEAN markets. If your company runs payroll in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, a regional platform may reduce vendor count.
You already have an existing GreatDay HR subscription in another country. Switching cost may outweigh the Philippine-depth advantage of OneHRIS.

Migration path from GreatDay HR to OneHRIS

The OneHRIS onboarding process handles the switch in three steps:

Export your GreatDay HR data. Employee master, leave balances, outstanding loans, year-to-date pay, attendance history. The onboarding team provides CSV templates.
Parallel-run one payroll cycle. The same pay period on both systems, reconciled line by line until the numbers match.
Switch over on the next cutoff. Government reports and bank files come from OneHRIS from the next cycle onward.

Typical total time for a 50-person company: two weeks.

Try it against your own payroll

The honest comparison is your own numbers. OneHRIS offers a free parallel-payroll test: give us two consecutive pay periods and we will reproduce the output, line by line. You see the exact same payslip figures your current system produces, with each deduction broken out.

Book a parallel payroll test or see the current OneHRIS pricing.

Questions people ask

What is GreatDay HR?

GreatDay HR is a Southeast Asia HRIS platform offering core HR, attendance, payroll and employee self-service. It operates across multiple ASEAN markets with Philippine localization added over time.

What is OneHRIS?

OneHRIS is a Philippine-built HRIS and payroll platform by One PHP Technology, designed for Philippine SMBs from day one. It covers payroll, attendance, leave, government compliance, performance and recruitment in one license, free for up to 20 employees and ₱150 per employee per month above that.

Why choose a Philippine-built platform over a regional one?

Philippine payroll compliance has specifics that are easy to get wrong when a product is a regional average. The ₱90,000 tax-exempt threshold for 13th month pay and other benefits, cross-midnight attendance splitting with holiday premium rules, SSS WISP mandatory provident fund split, Alphalist 1604-C format, and bank-specific file formats all vary from how neighboring markets handle them. OneHRIS was built against these specifics from the start.

Does OneHRIS have local Philippine support?

Yes. OneHRIS support operates in Philippine business hours with Philippine-based engineers, and each new customer gets a dedicated implementation partner for the first 60 days. GreatDay HR's support is primarily regional with varying local-time coverage.

Is OneHRIS a cheaper GreatDay HR alternative?

OneHRIS is free for up to 20 employees. GreatDay HR's pricing is paid from the first employee. For larger teams, the OneHRIS per-employee rate at ₱150 per month is typically lower than GreatDay HR's published rates, though the final total depends on module selection on both platforms.

Can I migrate from GreatDay HR to OneHRIS?

Yes. OneHRIS onboarding supports CSV import of employee master data, leave balances, outstanding loans, year-to-date pay and attendance history from GreatDay HR. The onboarding team runs a parallel payroll for one cycle before cutover.

Does OneHRIS handle multi-entity for group companies?

Yes. OneHRIS supports multi-TIN, multi-entity payroll for holding companies and group of companies, with consolidated reporting and per-entity government report generation. See HRIS for group of companies.

What is the typical deployment time compared to GreatDay HR?

OneHRIS SMB rollouts complete in 2 to 4 weeks for a 50 to 200 employee operation. GreatDay HR deployments typically take 4 to 8 weeks because of regional configuration overhead.