Personio
Personio is a paid HR platform for employee records and people processes, available on the web, iOS, and Android.
What Personio is
Personio is a paid HR platform for employee records and people processes, available on the web, iOS, and Android. Its listed functions include time-off management, employee onboarding, performance management, and time tracking. The Core plan includes employee profiles, documents and eSignatures, analytics and reporting, workflow automation, time tracking, and preliminary payroll. Core Pro adds position management, unlimited documents and eSignatures, unlimited legal entity management, API access for custom integrations, and workforce planning. Personio is made by Personio, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Munich, Germany. Pricing is available on request, and no free plan is listed. Mobile apps extend the listed HR functions beyond browser access, while the two plans distinguish document, entity, integration, and workforce-planning capabilities.
Good
- Employee records management
- Time-off and time tracking
- Onboarding and performance tools
- iOS and Android apps
- Core Pro API access
Watch out
- No free plan
- Pricing requires a request
- Core Pro is a separate plan
Who it suits
Personio suits teams managing employee information, time off, onboarding, performance, and time tracking. It is relevant to organizations wanting web and mobile access with either Core or Core Pro capabilities.
Verdict
Personio covers core employee administration and related HR workflows across web and mobile platforms. Buyers should compare Core and Core Pro inclusions and request pricing.
Plans and prices
From Personio's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Core | Priced on request | Employee profiles · Documents and eSignatures · Analytics and reporting · Workflow automation · Time tracking · Preliminary payroll |
| Core | — | Employee profiles · Documents and eSignatures · Analytics and reporting · Workflow automation · Time tracking · Preliminary payroll |
| Core Pro | Priced on request | Everything in Core · Position management · Unlimited documents and eSignatures · Unlimited legal entity management · API access for custom integrations · Workforce planning |
| Core Pro | — | Everything in Core · Position management · Unlimited documents and eSignatures · Unlimited legal entity management · API access for custom integrations · Workforce planning |
The facts
Each one read from Personio's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Employee onboarding
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Employee records
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Performance management
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Time-off management
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Time tracking
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2015checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Alternatives to Personio
- 1
Zoho Recruit
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.1From $25 a month - 2
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.6 - 3
ADP Screening and Selection Services
Free planWebAPI7.3From $3,750 a year - 4
SmartRecruiters
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.1 - 5
HRBlade
AndroidiOSWeb7.0From $159 a month - 6
Paycor
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.0