What does Sevetu cost?
Sevetu charges no commission and no placement fee. On Sevetu, posting a job, reviewing applicants and hiring is free, and will stay free, and joining and applying is free for workers too. The only money that changes hands is the salary, which the household pays the worker directly.
Sevetu pricing at a glance
| For households | Posting a job, reviewing applicants, chatting and hiring on Sevetu is free, and will stay free. There is no placement fee, no platform fee and no subscription to see profiles. |
|---|---|
| For workers | Joining Sevetu, making a profile and applying to jobs is free, and will stay free. Sevetu takes nothing from the salary, so the worker keeps 100% of the pay agreed with the family. |
| Commission | None. Sevetu takes no commission from the household or from the worker. |
| The salary | The household and the worker agree the salary between themselves, and the household pays it to the worker directly. Sevetu does not collect, hold or deduct any part of it. |
| Identity check | Sevetu checks identity with an Aadhaar or government ID (KYC) check, which earns a profile the Verified badge. Your first verification is free. It is an identity check, not a police check. |
| The app | The Sevetu app is free to download on Google Play and the App Store. |
Prices checked by the Sevetu team on 28 October 2026. Sevetu is a brand of Fiel Private Limited (CIN U63120BR2026PTC085183).
What you pay is the salary, and it goes to the worker
When a family hires through Sevetu, the cost of hiring is the salary itself. The household and the worker agree it in the app, along with the hours, the weekly off, leave and notice, and record it in a digital work agreement. The household then pays the worker directly, by whatever method the two of them agree. Sevetu is not in the middle of that payment and takes no share of it.
What a cook, maid, nanny, japa maid, driver or elder-care attendant earns depends on the hours, the tasks, live-in or not, and the city. Each role page explains what sets the rate, and the Bangalore salary guide gives ranges for one city. Sevetu publishes no per-city salary table for other cities, because no source supports one.
How Sevetu compares on cost with other ways to hire
Every way of hiring home help in India has a cost, and it is not always paid by the household. This is how the common options compare, and who each one suits.
| Option | What the household pays | What the worker pays | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement agency | A placement fee, most often about one month's salary, sometimes charged again on a replacement | Often charged a fee too | Families who want someone else to shortlist, and who value a replacement clause |
| Pay-for-contacts app | A paid plan or package to unlock worker contacts, paid before you know if anyone fits | Varies by app | Families who want many contacts quickly and will do all the screening themselves |
| Local broker | A cut of the salary, sometimes every month | Often a cut of the salary as well | An urgent hire through a broker you already know and trust; agree the fee in writing first |
| WhatsApp group or society noticeboard | Nothing | Nothing | Hiring someone your neighbours already know, with your own identity and reference checks |
| Sevetu | Nothing to post, review applicants or hire. You pay only the salary, to the worker directly | Nothing to join or apply. Keeps 100% of the salary | Hiring directly, with an ID-verified profile, a chat before you commit, and the terms written down |
Named apps and their fees as each one publishes them are compared in the apps to hire a maid, cook or nanny in India. What a placement agency's fee buys, and where it goes wrong, is on the maid agency page.
What Sevetu never charges for
No fee from workers
Sevetu never asks a cook, maid, nanny or driver for a registration fee, a deposit or their original documents. Anyone asking for money in Sevetu's name is not from Sevetu. How to spot a fake job offer
No cut of the salary
Sevetu takes no commission from the salary, in the first month or any month after. The worker keeps 100% of the pay agreed with the family.
No placement fee
Sevetu does not supply or place anyone, so there is no placement fee and no replacement fee. If a hire ends, the household can post the job again, and posting is free.
Questions about what Sevetu costs
No. Sevetu takes no commission from the household or from the worker, on the first month or any month after. The household pays the agreed salary to the worker directly, and the worker keeps all of it.
Yes, for finding and hiring. Posting a job on Sevetu, reviewing applicants, chatting in the app and hiring is free, and will stay free. There is no placement fee, no platform fee and no subscription to see profiles.
No. Joining Sevetu and applying to jobs is free, and will stay free, and Sevetu takes nothing from the salary. Sevetu never asks a worker for a registration fee, a deposit or their original documents.
Your first verification on Sevetu is free, and you can use it on your own profile or on someone else's. It is an identity (KYC) check with Aadhaar or another government ID, not a police or criminal background check.
No. Sevetu does not handle salary payments. The household and the worker agree the amount, the pay date and the method, record them in the Sevetu work agreement, and the household pays the worker directly.
A placement agency usually charges the household a fee of about one month's salary, and many also charge the worker. On Sevetu there is no placement fee and no commission on either side: you pay only the salary, to the worker.
No, because Sevetu does not supply workers. Sevetu is a marketplace: if a hire ends, the household can post the job again and review new applicants, and posting a job is free.
Do not pay. Sevetu never asks workers for a registration fee or a deposit, and never asks households for a placement fee. Report it to [email protected]. If money has already been lost, call 1930 or report it at cybercrime.gov.in.
No. Sevetu, spelled S E V E T U, at sevetu.com, is a hiring marketplace for household work run by Fiel Private Limited. It is not connected to any app or government service named Seva Setu.
Who runs Sevetu
Sevetu is a brand of Fiel Private Limited, incorporated in India in 2026 (CIN U63120BR2026PTC085183). Questions about pricing? Write to info@sevetu.com or call +91 87923 96565. About Sevetu · How verification works
Post a job, or find one, free
Sevetu is live on the App Store and Google Play. Posting a job and applying to one is free, with no commission on either side.