Honest comparisons, written when we have run them side by side.
Detailed comparison pages are being written. Below is the short version for each.
Rippling is a broad platform built around US payroll and IT. Clarity is built around an agent that does the admin, and is designed for teams outside the US first.
Deel is strongest at global contractor and EOR payments. Clarity is a full HRMS for your own employees, with contractor payments included.
Keka is a mature HRMS for Indian mid-size companies. Clarity covers the same ground with far less configuration, because the agent handles the recurring work.
Darwinbox targets large enterprises with long implementations. Clarity is live in about two weeks and built for fast-growing teams.
Spreadsheets work until the first missed filing or the second payroll correction. Clarity keeps one record and does the arithmetic.