HourSquare vs LumApps

HourSquare is an HR platform that brings onboarding, leave, time tracking, payroll, a people directory, and anonymous whistleblowing together around a shared employee record. Approved timesheets and leave feed payroll, while onboarding checklists can begin when a person is added and assign work to IT, managers, and the new hire. Payroll includes tax packs for 24+ countries, payslips, and payment and accountant exports. Integration options include a public API, OIDC single sign-on with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or Google Workspace, calendar feeds, and CSV import. Signed webhooks are not available yet; the developer page advises polling time entries with a cursor in the meantime. HourSquare says it is EU-hosted, encrypts traffic in transit and sensitive database fields, logs sensitive access and employee-record changes, and supports data export and erasure. Speak up reports are stored without the reporter’s name or account. Web, iOS, Android, and API are listed, although the features page describes mobile access as a phone layout of the web app and says there is no native app. Teams of up to 10 employees can use every feature for free; larger teams are asked to contact HourSquare for a written plan price. Recruiting, applicant tracking, and job postings are outside the bundle.

LumApps is an employee hub for connecting people, workplace tools, AI agents, and company knowledge. It lets internal communications, HR, IT, and frontline operations teams create, target, and deliver updates across desktop and mobile. No-code workflows, digital forms, and task management support daily operations, while onboarding journeys, microlearning, recognition, and HR self-service address employee needs. Enterprise Search provides AI-powered search for company information and answers. Its native mobile app combines communications, tasks, learning, checklists, and workflows for desk, frontline, and field teams; a qualifying company subscription and valid login are required. LumApps says it integrates with more than 100 business tools, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, ServiceNow, and Workday, and offers connectors plus a no-code Micro-App builder. Administrators can configure role, location, and department permissions with SSO options. The service runs on Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure with a stated 99.97% SLA-backed uptime. Pricing is on request.