HR & payroll software across the GCC: a 2026 comparison
Payroll in the Gulf is six sets of rules: a different wage-protection file, social-insurance scheme and end-of-service formula in each country. This page shows which HR and payroll systems state that they serve each of the six, and who states the WPS file and the social-insurance calculation in each. It is built from our six country buyer's guides: every mark about another product comes from that vendor's own website, links to the page it was read from, and is dated.
Which systems state they serve which GCC country
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| Software | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | UAE | Qatar | Bahrain | Oman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AhlanHamad | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ZenHR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zoho Payroll / Zoho People | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Menaitech | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| gulfHR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Jisr | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Bayzat | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Odoo HR / Payroll | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Darwinbox | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — |
✓ = the vendor's own website shows it serves that country (each ✓ links its source). — = not listed in our guide for that country.
Country by country: WPS file and social insurance
In Kuwait
5 systems in our guide for Kuwait. Kuwait WPS salary file: stated by AhlanHamad, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People and Menaitech. PIFSS contribution calculation: stated by AhlanHamad, ZenHR, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People and Menaitech.
In Saudi Arabia
8 systems in our guide for Saudi Arabia. Mudad / WPS wage file: stated by Jisr, ZenHR, Bayzat, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People, Menaitech and Odoo HR / Payroll (in Saudi Arabia the bank issues the Mudad file; AhlanHamad builds the bank salary file). GOSI contribution calculation: stated by AhlanHamad, ZenHR, Bayzat, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People, Menaitech and Odoo HR / Payroll.
In the UAE
8 systems in our guide for the UAE. UAE WPS (SIF) file: stated by AhlanHamad, Bayzat, ZenHR, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People, Darwinbox and Odoo HR / Payroll. GPSSA contribution calculation: stated by AhlanHamad, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People and Odoo HR / Payroll.
In Qatar
5 systems in our guide for Qatar. Qatar WPS file: stated by AhlanHamad, ZenHR, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People and Menaitech. GRSIA contribution calculation: stated by AhlanHamad, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People and Menaitech.
In Bahrain
4 systems in our guide for Bahrain. LMRA WPS file: stated by AhlanHamad, ZenHR and Zoho Payroll / Zoho People. SIO contribution calculation: stated by AhlanHamad and Zoho Payroll / Zoho People.
In Oman
5 systems in our guide for Oman. Oman WPS file: stated by AhlanHamad, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People and Odoo HR / Payroll. SPF contribution calculation: stated by AhlanHamad, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People and Odoo HR / Payroll.
Details of other products are taken from each vendor's public website on 15 October 2026 and may have changed since. Product names are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify them. General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked questions
Which HR software serves all six GCC countries?
On their own websites on 15 October 2026, ZenHR, Zoho Payroll / Zoho People and gulfHR state that they serve all six: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. AhlanHamad serves all six too. Other systems cover some of these countries only — the table shows which.
What differs about payroll between GCC countries?
Each country has its own wage-protection file, its own social-insurance scheme (PIFSS in Kuwait; GOSI in Saudi Arabia; GPSSA in the UAE; GRSIA in Qatar; SIO in Bahrain; SPF in Oman) and its own end-of-service formula. So a system should state support for each country you operate in by name, not for "the GCC" in general.
How was this comparison made?
We read each vendor's own website on 15 October 2026. A system is listed for a country only when its site shows it serves that country, and every cell states only what that site says, with a link to its source; where a site is silent we write "Not stated publicly". No ratings and no ranking.