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Lock vs. an HRIS template library
An HRIS template library gives you generic, pre-written policies and workflows to configure yourself. Lock fits the process to your company’s context first, then connects it to the processes around it.
Comparison table
| Dimension | Lock | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A process fitted to your business model, strategy, team size, and systems landscape. | A generic best-practice template you configure inside your own HRIS. |
| Who runs it afterwards | The client’s own team, with a design meant to be transferable. | The client’s own team, immediately, with no fitting step. |
| Whether seams are connected | Yes — the interfaces to adjacent processes are designed explicitly. | Rarely; templates are usually authored and shipped independently of each other. |
| Measures | Each process ships with defined measures and a cadence for review. | Whatever the HRIS reports natively, if the template references it at all. |
| Price model | Published starting prices by scope (see /pricing). | A software seat or subscription fee, independent of fit. |
When not to use Lock
This comparison is not always in Lock's favor.
- You want a fast, ungoverned starting point and are willing to fit it yourself.
- Your company is small enough that an unfitted template is not yet a liability.
- You need software configuration, not process design.