Migrate your Darwinbox data
AI-powered cloud HCM suite built for large enterprises in Asia and the Middle East, covering the full employee lifecycle from hire to retire on a single configurable platform.
In its favor
Why people choose Darwinbox
The signal that keeps Darwinbox on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.
All-in-one HCM platform eliminating fragmented tools—recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, payroll, performance, and engagement in one system reducing manual processes and cross-tool reconciliation overhead.
Mobile-first design with high adoption rates (90%+) and an AI assistant (Darwin) enabling touchless attendance via facial recognition and self-service actions without HR support.
Highly configurable workflows and custom fields allow enterprises to tailor the platform to complex organisational structures without requiring IT-led development cycles.
Native global payroll coverage across multiple countries appeals to enterprises operating delivery centres in 8–20+ locations, reducing partner-managed reconciliation overhead.
Per-employee-per-month (PEPM) pricing model scales predictably with headcount growth and allows enterprises to pay only for the modules they need via tiered plans.
Slow page load times and performance lag when running large reports, analytics, or processing high-volume attendance data—affecting daily productivity for recruiters and admins.
Limited report customisation and occasional analytics inaccuracies force reliance on manual exports or engineering help for complex workforce reporting.
Integration friction with niche or legacy systems; off-the-shelf connectors exist but custom integrations require engineering effort and vendor support tickets.
Opaque quote-based pricing without published tiers makes budgeting difficult and renewal costs can surprise smaller organisations.
Support response delays and intermittent bugs are cited in verified reviews, often requiring multiple follow-up tickets to reach resolution.
Reasons to switch
Why people leave Darwinbox
The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Darwinbox. Presented as facts, not knocks.
Platform scorecard
Strengths, weaknesses, and where Darwinbox fits
Grades across six dimensions, plus a SWOT-style view of where the platform shines and where it falls short.
SWOT — strengths, weaknesses, and use-case fit
Strengths
Weaknesses
Where it works
Where it struggles
Pricing tiers
Darwinbox pricing overview
Darwinbox uses a per-employee-per-month (PEPM) subscription model. Entry pricing starts at $8/user/month for the Standard tier; Professional and Enterprise tiers are quote-based with pricing gated behind sales outreach. Implementation, data migration, and custom integrations are billed as separate professional services.
Standard
Tier 1 of 3
From $8.00/user/month
What's included
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What gets migrated
Darwinbox object support
Object-by-object support for Darwinbox migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.
Employees
Fully supportedEmployees are the central record in Darwinbox, keyed by employee ID. Core fields (name, department, title, joining date, status) export cleanly via API. We migrate the full employee record including termination dates and offboarding flags as present-at-migration snapshots.
Organisations / Org Structure
Fully supportedDarwinbox stores hierarchical org units, cost centres, and location data. The org tree exports via the employee object and org-level endpoints. We preserve the full hierarchy and map cost-centre assignments to the destination's equivalent structure.
Attendance Records
Mapping requiredAttendance data uses employee IDs as keys with punch arrays containing timestamps, machine IDs, and in/out status codes. Backdated attendance requires explicit API calls. We must align shift policies and weekly-off rules before replaying attendance into the destination to avoid status mismatches.
Leave Balances
Mapping requiredLeave types, accrual rules, and current balances are stored per employee with effective-dating. Darwinbox allows multiple leave policies per org unit, so we map each employee's leave entitlements to the destination's corresponding leave type schema.
Payroll / Compensation History
Mapping requiredPayroll runs are tied to pay periods and employee IDs, with compensation history including salary components, deductions, and tax codes. Effective-dated rows must be preserved. We extract payroll summaries and map earning codes to the destination's chart of accounts.
Recruitment / Candidates
Mapping requiredRecruitment workflows span job postings, candidate profiles, sourcing, selection, feedback, and offer generation. Candidate records include applicant-stage history. Where the destination ATS differs, we map stage names and preserve applicant-activity timelines.
Performance Reviews
Mapping requiredPerformance modules store review cycles, ratings, goals, and manager feedback tied to employees. Multiple rating systems are supported. We preserve review ratings and goal content, mapping them to the destination's performance object fields.
Custom Fields
Mapping requiredCustom fields are tenant-specific and can be text, number, boolean, date, or predefined-list types. They attach to any object and are not documented in the public API schema. We introspect the tenant's field registry during scoping before mapping custom field values to destination equivalents.
Documents / HR Files
Not in this platformDarwinbox stores employee documents (contracts, IDs, certifications) in a document management module. Document blobs are not accessible via the public API and require manual export or vendor-assisted extraction. We do not migrate binary document stores automatically.
Engagement / Recognition
Mapping requiredRecognition modules store peer-to-peer awards, reward points, and social recognition events. These map as activity or engagement records in the destination. We preserve recognition timestamps and point balances where the destination supports them.
Workflows / Approvals
Not in this platformWorkflow configurations (approval chains, routing rules) are stored as platform logic rather than data records. They are not exported as structured objects. Workflow definitions must be manually recreated in the destination HRMS.
Users / Roles
Mapping requiredUsers in Darwinbox carry roles (admin, manager, employee) tied to functional permissions. We extract user-role assignments and map them to the destination's role or permission-set model.
| Object | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Employees | Fully supported | Employees are the central record in Darwinbox, keyed by employee ID. Core fields (name, department, title, joining date, status) export cleanly via API. We migrate the full employee record including termination dates and offboarding flags as present-at-migration snapshots. |
| Organisations / Org Structure | Fully supported | Darwinbox stores hierarchical org units, cost centres, and location data. The org tree exports via the employee object and org-level endpoints. We preserve the full hierarchy and map cost-centre assignments to the destination's equivalent structure. |
| Attendance Records | Mapping required | Attendance data uses employee IDs as keys with punch arrays containing timestamps, machine IDs, and in/out status codes. Backdated attendance requires explicit API calls. We must align shift policies and weekly-off rules before replaying attendance into the destination to avoid status mismatches. |
| Leave Balances | Mapping required | Leave types, accrual rules, and current balances are stored per employee with effective-dating. Darwinbox allows multiple leave policies per org unit, so we map each employee's leave entitlements to the destination's corresponding leave type schema. |
| Payroll / Compensation History | Mapping required | Payroll runs are tied to pay periods and employee IDs, with compensation history including salary components, deductions, and tax codes. Effective-dated rows must be preserved. We extract payroll summaries and map earning codes to the destination's chart of accounts. |
| Recruitment / Candidates | Mapping required | Recruitment workflows span job postings, candidate profiles, sourcing, selection, feedback, and offer generation. Candidate records include applicant-stage history. Where the destination ATS differs, we map stage names and preserve applicant-activity timelines. |
| Performance Reviews | Mapping required | Performance modules store review cycles, ratings, goals, and manager feedback tied to employees. Multiple rating systems are supported. We preserve review ratings and goal content, mapping them to the destination's performance object fields. |
| Custom Fields | Mapping required | Custom fields are tenant-specific and can be text, number, boolean, date, or predefined-list types. They attach to any object and are not documented in the public API schema. We introspect the tenant's field registry during scoping before mapping custom field values to destination equivalents. |
| Documents / HR Files | Not in this platform | Darwinbox stores employee documents (contracts, IDs, certifications) in a document management module. Document blobs are not accessible via the public API and require manual export or vendor-assisted extraction. We do not migrate binary document stores automatically. |
| Engagement / Recognition | Mapping required | Recognition modules store peer-to-peer awards, reward points, and social recognition events. These map as activity or engagement records in the destination. We preserve recognition timestamps and point balances where the destination supports them. |
| Workflows / Approvals | Not in this platform | Workflow configurations (approval chains, routing rules) are stored as platform logic rather than data records. They are not exported as structured objects. Workflow definitions must be manually recreated in the destination HRMS. |
| Users / Roles | Mapping required | Users in Darwinbox carry roles (admin, manager, employee) tied to functional permissions. We extract user-role assignments and map them to the destination's role or permission-set model. |
Gotchas
What to watch for in Darwinbox migrations
Issues we've hit on past Darwinbox migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.
API access is privileged and request-only
Custom fields are tenant-specific and not in public schema
Attendance records require shift-policy alignment
Effective-dated compensation rows need careful sequencing
Document blobs are not accessible via public API
| Severity | Issue |
|---|---|
| High | API access is privileged and request-only |
| Medium | Custom fields are tenant-specific and not in public schema |
| Medium | Attendance records require shift-policy alignment |
| Medium | Effective-dated compensation rows need careful sequencing |
| High | Document blobs are not accessible via public API |
Leaving Darwinbox?
Where Darwinbox customers move next
5 destinations Darwinbox can migrate to.
How a Darwinbox migration works
Four steps, Darwinbox-specific
Connect
Basic Auth or OAuth 2.0 (privileged users only; access provisioned on request) into Darwinbox. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.
Map
We translate Darwinbox-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.
Sample
Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Darwinbox quirks before production.
Migrate
Full migration with Darwinbox rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.
FAQ
Darwinbox migration FAQ
Answers to the questions buyers ask most during Darwinbox migration scoping. Not seeing yours? Book a call.
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