A Refrens alternative that also runs your team
Last reviewed by the Agency Cloud team at Nilede Technologies
Short answer
Refrens is an Indian invoicing, accounting and sales tool. Agency Cloud covers invoicing and sales too, and adds the team side: office-radius attendance, work-from-home requests, leave balances and payroll with payslips. If you have employees and run their attendance and salaries on WhatsApp and Excel, Agency Cloud puts that in the same app as your invoices.
- GST invoices, payment reminders and recurring invoices
- Lead pipeline and proposals signed online
- Attendance, leave and payroll in the same app
- One flat monthly price for the account
Agency Cloud and Refrens side by side
| Agency Cloud | Refrens | |
|---|---|---|
| GST invoices and quotations | Yes | Yes |
| E-invoicing and e-way bills | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Lead pipeline | Yes | Yes |
| Proposals signed online | Yes, typed or drawn signature | Check their site |
| Attendance with office radius | Yes | Not offered |
| Leave and payroll | Yes | Not offered |
| Free plan | Yes, no time limit | Yes, with a document limit |
What Refrens offers is taken from its own website on the review date. Check the source below for current plans and prices.
When is Agency Cloud the better choice?
When the hard part of your week is not only invoices but people: who checked in late, who is on leave, who works from home today, and what each person should be paid this month. Agency Cloud handles both sides with the same customers, people and permissions.
What does the HR side do?
- Check-in limited to an office radius, with an approved work-from-home day as the exception
- Late marking with a grace period, automatic check-out and absent marking
- Leave types that accrue monthly, with manager or HR approval
- Holiday list with reminders, birthday and work anniversary greetings
- Monthly payroll that deducts unpaid leave and absences, then emails payslip PDFs
When Refrens is the better choice
- You sell physical goods and need inventory.
- You need GST e-invoicing or e-way bills.
- You have no employees to manage.
Questions
Is Agency Cloud made for Indian businesses?
It is built for agencies in the US, UK, UAE, and India. For India it supports several taxes per invoice such as CGST and SGST, TDS recorded against payments, and payroll deductions such as provident fund and professional tax set up as salary components.
Can employees use it on their phones?
Yes. Agency Cloud works in the phone’s browser and can be installed like an app, so employees can check in, request leave and see their payslips.