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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Darwinbox

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ADarwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A

    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ALumesse was a talent management suite. Its core functionality is in recruiting and applicant tracking. Lumesse also offers other recruiting features, as well as onboarding and analytics capabilities. It was acquired by Saba and is no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
    DarwinboxLumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DarwinboxLumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    DarwinboxLumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Considered Both Products
    Darwinbox
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    DarwinboxLumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history6.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    New hire portal9.13 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.13 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Corporate goal setting10.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting10.04 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.33 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.14 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Performance plans10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking10.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Review reminders6.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.8
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools10.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking10.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate search10.02 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Candidate development9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Darwinbox and Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Lumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Job Requisition Management9.13 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.13 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.13 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts10.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    DarwinboxLumesse TalentLink (legacy)
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    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DarwinboxLumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    6.7
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.3
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DarwinboxLumesse TalentLink (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Darwinbox
    Darwinbox provides multiple functions and features related to Human resources and I Like the best where it maintains Attendance records and employees smartly. Darwinbox helps us to brings all the organization level activity on one platform which helps the management to take the crucial decisions. Sometimes it hangs and does not function properly due to an internet connectivity issue.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Lumesse is well suited for global companies, that are not too large and may get enough attention/support from other larger vendors.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Darwinbox
    • Maintaining Attendance from payroll with HR.
    • Employees self portal to ask for PTO or to check hours.
    • User Interface is user friendly for our employees.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • It has open text boxes to add notes, on the individual candidate home page. Which is helpful when making a quick look at an individual, these notes are very obvious.
    • It has a search function; however it lacks a wild card (*); so if a req or candidate are spelled differently or referred to differently, there is no way to find them
    • Its a simple, no frills lay out
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    Cons
    Darwinbox
    • The UI is very buggy at times
    • Some of the process flows need improvement such as being able to save the draft at the time of performance reviews
    • Better report generation
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • I have found the system to be very inconsistent and "buggy", for lack of a better term. Today I searched for an internal requisition number and the system could not find the data. I found it by scrolling through manually, and verified that I had entered the information precisely as it appeared. There seems to be no explanation as to why it could not locate this particular entry, but I have been able to use the function without a problem in other instances.
    • The navigation is not intuitive or user-friendly. It takes an exorbitant amount of clicks to accomplish a task. Each action is confusing and time-consuming.
    • The system requires a large amount of redundant information in order to enter a job and does not auto-populate. If I indicate a position is located in Chicago, it would logically follow that the state is "Illinois", the country is "United States", and the currency is "USD". I have to manually input these details in both the requisition as well as the separate job advertisement page.
    • Changes to the job requisition are not reflected in the job advertisement, as they are separate entities. If you need to make a change, you have to update the details twice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Darwinbox
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    This seems to work for us because of all the things we can do with the system (i.e. create all kinds of reports).
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    Usability
    Darwinbox
    It overall helps me with applying for holidays and shows how many holidays I have left, whether it's an earned leave or casual leave, and even tells what all are the upcoming holidays. It helps me to read the firm's documentation and helps in writing things for my appraisal cycle, It even tells the performance and the tasks in my queue.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Darwinbox
    Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Lumesse is an average to abover average ATS in my opinion. We work with Lumesse because they came to us with our new client. I don't have an overall issue with Lumesse like I do with some other ATS's.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Darwinbox
    • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
    • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Decreased employee efficiency -- There are so many steps to create an entry that our recruiters use the system as little as possible. We had hoped to use Lumesse for centralizing information and reporting, but have not been able to do so. Instead, each recruiter keeps a separate Excel sheet, defeating the purpose of having an ATS in the first place. We only use Lumesse to post to our website now. We are very disappointed.
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