OODOX vs Gallery HR
Attendance-to-payroll HR system for Sri Lankan companies from 5 to 10,000 employees. Sri Lankan HRIS covering payroll, attendance, leave and performance for mid-sized companies.
Facts checked 2026-09-16.
Short version
- OODOX publishes prices; Gallery HR does not.
- OODOX is positioned for 5 to 10000 employees; Gallery HR for 50 to 2000.
Estimated monthly cost
| Employees | OODOX | Gallery HR |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | LKR 15,000 | Quote |
| 50 | LKR 25,000 | Quote |
| 150 | LKR 75,000 | Quote |
| 500 | LKR 250,000 | Quote |
From published price lists (https://oodox.lk/pricing; https://galleryhr.com). Excludes implementation and taxes.
Capabilities
| Capability | OODOX | Gallery HR |
|---|---|---|
| EPF, ETF and APIT | Yes | Yes |
| T10, C-Form and statutory reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bank salary upload files | Yes | Not published |
| Biometric device integration | Yes | Yes |
| Shift and roster management | Yes | Yes |
| Overtime and no-pay rules | Yes | Yes |
| Leave management | Yes | Yes |
| Employee mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-entity payroll | Yes | Not published |
| Accounting integration | Yes | Not published |
| Performance management | Yes | Yes |
| Recruitment | Yes | Not published |
| Sinhala payslips | Not published | Not published |
| Claude / ChatGPT / custom AI agent integration | Yes | Not published |
| WhatsApp emergency SOS and first-responder alerting | Yes | Not published |
OODOX
Companies with shift work, overnight rosters and complex overtime rules that need attendance to flow straight into payroll.
For
- Publishes SME pricing rather than quote-only
- Handles overnight shifts, roster patterns and layered OT rules natively
- Multi-entity payroll and matrix approvals for groups
- Part of the Simplebooks accounting ecosystem
- Payroll and CRM data reachable by Claude, ChatGPT and custom AI agents through published MCP tools
- Emergency Readiness module: WhatsApp EMERGENCY/SOS alerts to tagged first responders, HR and managers, with an immutable incident log and a branch-level readiness dashboard
Against
- Smaller independent review footprint than MiHCM or PeoplesHR
- Enterprise pricing above 50 employees is by quote
- Sinhala payslip support not published on the site
Independent reviews
None found on G2 or Capterra.
Gallery HR
Mid-sized companies that want performance management alongside payroll.
For
- Meaningful Sri Lankan customer base (claims 200+ businesses)
- Performance module included
Against
- No published pricing
- Few independent reviews
- Integration list is thin
Independent reviews
None found on G2 or Capterra.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is cheaper, OODOX or Gallery HR?
- At 50 employees OODOX is LKR 25,000 a month and Gallery HR is Quote; at 150 employees OODOX is LKR 75,000 and Gallery HR is Quote. Quote-only vendors do not publish prices, so ask for a written quote at your exact headcount.
- Do both OODOX and Gallery HR handle Sri Lankan statutory payroll?
- OODOX: yes, EPF, ETF and APIT are native. Gallery HR: yes, EPF, ETF and APIT are native.
- Which should a 150-employee company choose?
- Companies with shift work, overnight rosters and complex overtime rules that need attendance to flow straight into payroll. Mid-sized companies that want performance management alongside payroll. Run the same month of real payroll data through both before deciding.