MangoApps vs. Beekeeper, Now Part of LumApps
Beekeeper is now part of LumApps, and the two are being merged over 12–24 months. MangoApps is one native home for frontline and office teams: comms, scheduling, time and training.
Why Organizations Leave Beekeeper for MangoApps
Beekeeper is a solid frontline communications app, and it is now being merged into LumApps. Here's what teams run into — and what they get on MangoApps instead.
One Roadmap, Not a Merger in Progress
LumApps announced its takeover of Beekeeper in July 2025, backed by Bridgepoint, and beekeeper.io now redirects to LumApps. LumApps' own page says the unified product rolls out over 12–24 months — the clusters, provisioning and mobile apps are being merged, and data residency is being reworked. MangoApps was built as one platform for frontline and office teams, so the app your people use today is the one they keep.
- Frontline and desk employees in one product today
- Communications, scheduling, time, leave and training in the same app
- 200+ enterprise integrations (Microsoft, Google, SAP, ADP)
- HITRUST, SOC 2, ISO 27001 certified — enterprise security
Scheduling, Time and Leave Built In
Public reviews describe Beekeeper schedules built by uploading an Excel file, shifts that can't be edited once published, and no built-in time tracking or time off. MangoApps runs shift scheduling, time and attendance, and leave in the same app as your communications, so a manager changes a published shift, approves a swap, and checks who clocked in without switching tools.
- Build and publish schedules in the app — and edit them after publishing
- Shift swaps and open-shift claims from the phone
- Clock in and out with Time & Attendance, and approve timesheets
- Time-off requests, balances and approvals in Leave Management
Messages That Follow Up With Whoever Missed Them
Public reviews note that a Beekeeper campaign can't easily be resent to the people who haven't opened it, and that quizzes can't mark a correct answer. In MangoApps, a Must-Read reminds only the people who haven't acknowledged it, a newsletter can be resent to its non-openers, and Training quizzes are graded against an answer key — so you can show a message landed and was understood.
- Must-Read reminders go only to people who haven't acknowledged
- Resend a newsletter to non-openers without re-sending to everyone
- Training quizzes graded against an answer key, with certificates
- Acknowledgement and reach reporting for every audience
Your Data, Guaranteed — Not Deletion-First by Default
Beekeeper's standard policy is deletion-first, with data returned only if you request it and any deviation from that process billed back to you — and LumApps says data residency is being reworked as the two products merge. MangoApps guarantees full data export and deletion within 30 days of contract end, as standard policy for every customer.
- 100% client data ownership with guaranteed export
- Deletion within 30 days of contract end, as standard policy
- Granular role-based access controls with full audit logging
- WCAG 2.2 conformant for accessibility compliance
Analyst-Backed Comparison
MangoApps vs. Beekeeper, Capability by Capability
Ratings reflect independent analyst evaluations of intranet and employee experience platforms, standardized to a common scale so every vendor — including where a competitor rates higher — is judged the same way.
| Capability | MangoApps | Beekeeper |
|---|---|---|
| AI Agents & Assistants | ||
| AI-Powered Search | ||
| Audience Targeting & Segmentation | ||
| Branding & Custom Templating | ||
| Campaign Planning & Calendaring | ||
| Collaboration Tools | ||
| Content & Document Management | ||
| Content & Experience Personalization | ||
| Content Metadata & Tagging | ||
| Delegated / Departmental Administration | ||
| Developer Tools & Extensibility | ||
| Employee Feedback & Listening | ||
| Employee Journey Orchestration | ||
| Enterprise System Integrations | ||
| Frontline & Deskless Worker Support | ||
| Governance & Access Controls | ||
| Internal Communications | ||
| Multichannel Experience Touchpoints | ||
| Productivity Tool Integrations (M365, Google Workspace) | ||
| Reporting & Analytics Depth | ||
| Rewards & Recognition |
Why Organizations Outgrow Beekeeper
The gaps below are named in public reviews on Capterra and Hotel Tech Report, and in a review published by Connecteam, a Beekeeper competitor — plus the change ahead as Beekeeper merges into LumApps.
A Product Mid-Merger
LumApps says Beekeeper's clusters, provisioning and mobile apps will be merged with its own over 12–24 months, and data residency reworked. Your admins plan around that change while running the frontline day to day.
Schedules From a Spreadsheet
Reviewers describe building Beekeeper schedules by uploading an Excel file, with published shifts that can't be edited afterwards — the part of a schedule that changes most often.
No Time Tracking or Time Off
Reviews note there is no built-in time tracking and no built-in time off, so clock-ins, timesheets and leave requests live in other systems a manager has to check separately.
No Offline Use
Reviews note Beekeeper doesn't work offline — a real limit in warehouses, basements, ships and remote sites where frontline work happens.
Follow-Up Is Manual
Reviewers say campaigns can't easily be resent to people who haven't opened them, and quizzes can't mark a correct answer, so proving a message was read and understood takes extra work.
Desktop Chat and Install Hurdles
Reviews describe desktop chat as weaker than mobile, and phones without room for the app keeping some employees from installing it at all.
Beekeeper Features — Plus What It Lacks
MangoApps answers each of those gaps natively, in the same app as your frontline communications.
Shift Scheduling
Build, publish and edit schedules in the app, with shift swaps and open-shift claims from the phone — no spreadsheet upload.
Time & Attendance
Employees clock in and out from their phones, and managers approve timesheets in the same app they schedule in.
Leave Management
Time-off requests, balances and approvals, with a team leave calendar a manager checks before saying yes.
Must-Reads and Newsletters
Must-Read reminders reach only the people who haven't acknowledged, and a newsletter can be resent to the people who didn't open it.
Training Quizzes
Courses with quizzes graded against an answer key, plus certificates, so you know the message was understood — not just opened.
No Install, Patchy Signal
MangoApps phone pages open in the phone's browser with nothing to install, and Frontline Execution checklist work marked done offline syncs when the signal returns.
We’ve used MangoApps to consolidate information and pretty much replace email. A lot of our staff don’t actually have computers. With MangoApps on their phones, everybody who needs to know something hears it straight away and is able to respond.
Alistair Mackenzie
Founder & CEO
Full House
AI Built In Across Every Workflow
Most vendors ship a chat box that answers. MangoApps ships agents that act — built into the workflows people use every day. A few examples below — browse the full library for the rest.
AI Scheduling
Real-time sick-call coverage, shift swaps. 4-6 hours saved per manager per week.
AI Service Desk
AI-powered request routing and knowledge-grounded answers help reduce repetitive tickets.
AI Recruiting
Candidate sourcing through offer letters — recruiters work the relationship, AI handles the legwork.
Communications AI
Multilingual branded broadcasts, AI drafting in 39 languages.
Policy Hub AI
Policies people actually read — summarized, translated, and attested in one place.
Frontline Organizations That Made the Switch
See how companies with large frontline workforces moved to MangoApps and created a unified employee experience.
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Why Organizations Choose MangoApps
Beekeeper is being merged into LumApps; MangoApps runs the whole operation on one platform. 18+ years building for frontline workforces, a 98% customer retention rate, and an NPS of 78.
Superior Product
18+ years of R&D invested in building a comprehensive frontline and enterprise platform. Continuously innovating based on real customer feedback from 2M+ users.
Top-Tier Security
HITRUST, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP certified. Tenant isolation on every query, with enterprise-grade encryption and access controls that meet the highest compliance standards.
Exceptional UX
Delightful on both mobile and desktop. Frontline workers love it — with an NPS of 78 from the people who use it every day.
True All-in-One Platform
Communications, intranet, workforce management, HR, analytics — all in one modular platform. Stop paying for and managing 5+ separate tools.
Implementation and Success Team
Dedicated implementation specialists and ongoing customer success managers who treat your success as their own — not just a support ticket.
Built for Every Industry
Deep expertise in healthcare, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and more — with industry-specific configurations that get you live faster.
The Employee Platform for the AI Era
60-80% of a frontline workforce stays invisible to the dashboards that drive decisions. Get the executive eBook on why platform-first AI — not another point tool — is how leading organizations close that gap.
Make the Right Decision
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- Vendor evaluation framework and scorecard
- Must-ask questions for frontline and enterprise needs
- ROI benchmarks and total cost of ownership analysis
- Implementation timeline expectations
Buy With Confidence
MangoApps backs its product with a genuine adoption guarantee: if your employees do not adopt MangoApps after launch, you do not pay.
- 98% customer retention rate over 18+ years
- Recognized industry leader by Gartner, Forrester, and IDC
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager included
- Proven implementation with 2M+ employees worldwide
Beekeeper and LumApps — What Changes
LumApps announced its takeover of Beekeeper in July 2025, backed by Bridgepoint. beekeeper.io now redirects to lumapps.com/beekeeper.
LumApps' own page says the unified product rolls out over 12–24 months. The clusters, provisioning and mobile apps will be merged, and data residency will be reworked. Beekeeper's surveys, forms, tasks and chat move into LumApps, and LumApps' learning, CMS and AI go into Beekeeper.
Which app your frontline will use once the mobile apps merge, where your data will be hosted once residency is reworked, and whether scheduling, time tracking and time off — the gaps public reviews name today — are on the merged roadmap.
Dedicated implementation specialists plan the move with you, and a customer success manager stays with you after launch. MangoApps also backs it with an adoption guarantee — if your employees do not adopt MangoApps after launch, you do not pay.
Let's Talk
Every team. Every employee. Every workflow. One AI platform — built for the frontline. Since 2008, trusted by 2 million+ users with an NPS of 78.
Why Choose Us?
- Frontline AI: Governed AI for every employee and workflow.
- Top Security: HITRUST, ISO & SOC 2 certified.
- Exceptional UX: Delightful on mobile and desktop.
- Proven Results: 98% customer retention rate.
Rolled out to every employee at AutoZone (125,000), PetSmart (50,000+), A.S. Watson and Raley's (20,000) — and at larger retailers we are not permitted to name.
