Beekeeper
Mobile communication and workflow app for frontline employees, now part of LumApps.
- Swiss CompanyThe operating company is headquartered and legally incorporated in Switzerland.
lumapps.com
Overview
Beekeeper is a mobile-first platform for frontline and deskless workers that aims to replace paper-based and manual processes. The app combines messaging, announcements and surveys with shift schedules, pay slips, training, tasks, checklists and file sharing, and connects to HR systems for processes such as time-off requests and onboarding. Mobile apps are available for iOS and Android.
The company was founded in Zurich in 2012 as an ETH Zurich spin-off. In July 2025 it combined with LumApps, a French intranet software company majority owned by funds managed by the UK private equity firm Bridgepoint. LumApps presents Beekeeper as part of its “AI Employee Hub” and says a unified product will roll out in phases over 12 to 18 months, while existing customers keep their contracts, logins and support contacts.
Beekeeper’s former website now redirects to LumApps. Current information on where Beekeeper customer data is hosted could not be verified, and prices are only available on request.
Why it may be a Swiss alternative
Beekeeper is operated by Beekeeper AG, which is headquartered in Zürich. Headquartered in Switzerland, but ultimately controlled by a company outside Switzerland.
We could not verify where customer data is hosted.
May replace
- Workplace from MetaMeta Platforms, Inc. · US
- Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft Corporation · USFocused on communication and workflows for frontline staff rather than general team collaboration and meetings.
Foreign products with overlapping functionality. An alternative is not necessarily a one-to-one replacement.
Swiss footprint
Five independent questions. A Swiss company is not automatically Swiss-hosted — and vice versa. How the footprint is assessed
Swiss company · foreign parent. Headquartered in Switzerland, but ultimately controlled by a company outside Switzerland.
- HeadquartersIs the operating company headquartered in Switzerland?
- Zürich, Zurich (ZH), SwitzerlandVerified[1]
- Legal jurisdiction
- OwnershipIs the company ultimately Swiss-owned?
- No — LumApps · FranceVendor claim[3]
In July 2025 Beekeeper and the French intranet software company LumApps agreed to combine in a deal backed by the UK private equity firm Bridgepoint; LumApps remains majority owned by funds managed by Bridgepoint. LumApps now presents Beekeeper as part of LumApps, and LumApps CEO Sébastien Ricard was entered on Beekeeper AG's board in November 2025.
- DevelopmentIs the product developed in Switzerland?
- Unknown / not verified
Beekeeper was originally developed in Zurich. Since the 2025 merger, LumApps is building a unified product in phases; current development locations are not published.
- HostingIs customer data hosted in Switzerland?
- Unknown / not verified
Beekeeper previously stated that customers could choose data storage in Switzerland, the EU or the US, in ISO 27001-certified data centres. Since the merger, beekeeper.io redirects to LumApps and no current Beekeeper hosting or subprocessor information could be retrieved.
- InfrastructureIs the hosting infrastructure operated by a Swiss-owned provider?
- Unknown / not verified
Features & platforms
- Platforms
- Deployment
- Made for
- Interface languages
Privacy & security
- Not verified
- End-to-end encryption, Encryption at rest, Encryption in transit, Multi-factor authentication, Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC), SCIM provisioning, Public API and Data export
- Certifications
- None listed
Pricing
- Pricing model
- On request
- Free plan
- Unknown / not verified
- Free trial
- Unknown / not verified
- Enterprise plan
- Unknown / not verified
- Billing in CHF
- Unknown / not verified
Prices checked 15 Oct 2026. Always confirm on the vendor’s site. Pricing page ↗
Open source
- Open source
- NoInferred
Proprietary cloud service; no source code is published.
Company
Zurich-based developer of a mobile app for frontline employees, founded in 2012 as an ETH Zurich spin-off and part of the French software company LumApps since 2025.
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Sources & verification
Every claim on this page is marked as verified, vendor claim or inferred. Unknown means we could not confirm it — not that the answer is “no”.
- Verified Confirmed by an independent or official source such as the commercial register.
- Vendor claim Stated by the vendor in its own documentation, website or legal terms.
- Inferred Derived by the editors from indirect evidence — see the note.
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