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Lumos HRMS vs Keka: what to compare
Choosing between Lumos Logic HRMS and Keka? Here is what Lumos HRMS includes, next to the questions to ask about Keka on its own website before you decide.
Lumos HRMS and Keka, topic by topic
Attendance rules
Lumos HRMS: Work hours, grace periods, half-day and early-leave thresholds, with shift-specific overrides. Biometric (ZKTeco) sync is part of Enterprise.
Ask about Keka: Can late, half-day and early-leave rules differ by shift and branch?
Leave and approvals
Lumos HRMS: Leave types with quotas and carry-forward, multi-level approval chains and department-head routing.
Ask about Keka: Can you set your own approval chain per request type, without a paid add-on?
Payroll and statutory
Lumos HRMS: Payroll driven by attendance and approved leave, with PF, ESI, professional tax and retention set up per organization. Part of Enterprise.
Ask about Keka: Which statutory deductions are built in, and can you change the rates and ceilings yourself?
Multiple locations
Lumos HRMS: Branch rosters, holidays, leave policies and HR admins, with company-wide visibility for leadership. Part of Enterprise.
Ask about Keka: Can each branch have its own holidays and policies?
Access control
Lumos HRMS: Roles and permissions, including custom roles and a branch-scoped HR admin.
Ask about Keka: Can you create custom roles and limit them to one branch or department?
Pricing
Lumos HRMS: Free for up to 10 employees, paid plans priced by team size with a 30-day free trial, and custom Enterprise. See the pricing page for current figures.
Ask about Keka: What is the price for your headcount, and which modules cost extra?
Support and set-up
Lumos HRMS: Our team approves your workspace and sends your admin login. Enterprise includes priority onboarding and support.
Ask about Keka: Who sets up your policies, and how fast does support reply?
Where Lumos HRMS fits
Lumos HRMS is built for growing organizations that have outgrown spreadsheets and want attendance, leave, payroll, onboarding and performance on one employee record, without the weight of an enterprise suite.
Policies are configurable per organization, branch and shift, so the software follows how your company works. Larger teams can add biometric attendance, the payroll engine and multi-branch management with the Enterprise plan.
Before you decide
Product names on this page belong to their owners. Lumos Logic is not affiliated with Keka, and this page does not describe Keka’s features or prices. Check them on the Keka website, run the same checklist for each product, and try both with your own policies.