
About Personio
Personio is the all-in-one HR software for small- and medium-sized companies with 10 to 2000 employees. The Personio solution includes human resources, recruiting and payroll and supports all core HR processes that are key to every company's success. More than 3,000 customers in over 80 countries use Personio. In January 2021 alone, Personio received a $125 million Series D funding. With a valuation of $1.7 billion, Personio has ‘unicorn’ status and is the most valuable HR tech company in Europe.
Unlike other HR solutions, Personio covers HRM, recruiting, payroll and onboarding, so HR can perform all core people-related tasks in one place. Highly efficient processes are enabled by centralized data and automated workflows. Having accurate people data in a single system of record enables HR to get insights and optimize processes. It provides you with actionable insights that provide an holistic and reliable view on your company’s key workforce data to make data-driven decisions.
The collaborative foundation of Personio helps HR to be truly effective. Customized access rights allow employees and managers to access information in the system independently. Employee self-service supports seamless collaboration on people-related tasks, from candidate assessment to onboarding to development. Templates and workflow automation minimize manual overhead like creating employment certificates, calculating vacation entitlements or rejecting candidates. Built-in task management and reminders help the team stay on top of tasks and priorities, to help avoid bottlenecks.
Personio is architected to make it as easy as possible to integrate to 3rd party solutions, so you can design your own unique best practices. Other specialised solutions (e.g. travel expenses software) can be seamlessly integrated to Personio. The data from the integrated system is then automatically synchronized to ensure that you have all information centrally available.
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Key benefits of Personio
- Personnel data is stored correctly, completely, and in compliance with legal requirements at all times.
- The seamless integration between DATEV’s payroll and Personio allows you to send important payroll data securely and with only the click of a button.
- Job advertisements can be posted to more than 500 job portals via multi posting through the GoHiring Talent Marketing API.
- Custom reports can be quickly created for any point in time or time frame and exported to different formats.
- Onboarding tasks can be viewed centrally, and task owners are automatically reminded of pending tasks until they are completed.
- Customized access rights allow employees and managers to access information in the system independently.
- Employee self-service supports seamless collaboration on people-related tasks, from candidate assessment to onboarding to development.
- Templates and workflow automation minimize manual overhead like creating employment certificates, calculating vacation entitlements or rejecting candidates.
- Built-in task management and reminders help you stay on top of tasks and priorities, to help avoid bottlenecks.
- Structures and processes can be adapted to specific business requirements without involvement of IT specialists.
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Features
Total features of Personio: 109
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Account Reconciliation
- Activity Dashboard
- Alerts/Notifications
- Applicant Tracking
- Application Access Control
- Applications Management
- Approval Process Control
- Assessment Management
- Attendance Tracking
- Background Screening
- Benefits Management
- Bonus Management
- Calendar Management
- Calendar Sync
- Candidate Management
- Charting
- Clock In / Out
- Collaboration Tools
- Commenting/Notes
- Compensation Management
- Configurable Workflow
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Customizable Fields
- Dashboard
- Data Import/Export
- Data Visualisation
- Deadline Management
- Digital Signature
- Document Management
- Document Review
- Document Storage
- Document Templates
- Electronic Forms
- Electronic Signature
- Email Alerts
- Email Invitations & Reminders
- Email Management
- Email Templates
- Employee Database
- Employee Handbook
- Employee Management
- Employee Onboarding
- Employee Portal
- Employee Profiles
- Employee Self Service
- Employee Time Tracking
- Event Calendar
- Feedback Management
- Goal Setting / Tracking
- HR Management
- HR Metrics Library
- Internal HR
- Interview Management
- Interview Scheduling
- Job Application Management
- Job Posting
- Job Requisition
- Leave Tracking
- Microsoft Outlook Integration
- Mobile Access
- Multi-Channel Distribution
- Multi-Company
- Multi-Country
- Multi-Currency
- Multi-Language
- Multi-Location
- Multiple User Accounts
- Onboarding
- Organisational Charting
- Orientation Workflow Management
- Payroll Management
- Payroll Reporting
- Performance Management
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Reporting
- Records Management
- Recruitment Management
- Recurring Tasks
- Reminders
- Remote Update / Installation
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Resume Parsing
- Role-Based Permissions
- Rules-Based Workflow
- SSL Security
- Salary History
- Scheduled / Automated Reports
- Search/Filter
- Secure Data Storage
- Self Service Portal
- Sick Leave Tracking
- Summary Reports
- Talent Acquisition
- Task Management
- Team Calendars
- Third Party Integrations
- Time & Attendance
- Time Clock
- Time Off Management
- Time Off Requests
- Time Tracking
- Turnover Tracking
- Vacation/Leave Tracking
- Workflow Management
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- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent, powerful product, great customer service and support
Reviewed on 16/11/2018
If I had to name a benchmark for what the smoothest, most flexible and flawless software...
If I had to name a benchmark for what the smoothest, most flexible and flawless software implementation process I ever have been part of was, it would be this. From the product itself (simple, clean, powerful) to the implementation management (competent, friendly, flexible, knowledgable) to the support and service (fast, helpful, invested) and finally the passive resources (helcenter, tutorials, technical documentation, customer information, release notes) this just rocks. I am very happy with it and can only recommend Personio further.
Pros
The functionalities are powerful and well implemented. All features are thoroughly thought through and integrate tight and seamlessly into each other. Whenever I came across something i wondered about there was a good reason for it to be this way and it came in handy when we needed it. So, the product itself is simply top notch.
The Customer Service also is fantastic. We had an implementation manager who was understanding, helpful, progressively thinking and extremely well versed in the product. On top of it she was flexible and friendly. I can not imagine how it could have been better.
Cons
I can not imagine much. Some of the Features (for example handling of training tracking or the recruitment part) could have some more features but than again, it is always a matter of keeping the balance between to much and lacking. This balance was always there and I appreciate that it is clear, that some areas of the product still are growing. For our use case everything we needed (and more) was there.

- Industry: Legal Services
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A very good decision I am still proud of
Reviewed on 4/9/2019
Difficult. I like it! Had some experience with Workdays in the company before and was at the...
Difficult. I like it! Had some experience with Workdays in the company before and was at the beginning a kind of sad that little business has not the budget for such software.
But now I am even happier because Personio not only is quiete as good - it is even better for small business purpose because it's less complex and allowes to stremline processes better for our needs.
Pros
It's HR Software with service for every employee, managers etc. - and so what I like most is, that nearly everybody likes to use it though we did not have much training effort.
Big benefit (usualy) is as well, that Personio has an ongoing development nad gets even better every month.
Cons
Some "improvements" - especially in design - are not really steps forward but seem to complicate work - but usually respective suggestions are heared and drawn into account.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
my Personio
Reviewed on 4/3/2021
Super service, man bekommt immer jemanden ans Telefon wenn es brennt. Alle kennen sich gut aus und...
Super service, man bekommt immer jemanden ans Telefon wenn es brennt. Alle kennen sich gut aus und können mir in kurzer Zeit helfen. Bitte weiter so. Es gibt nichts Schlimmeres als in "Hotlines zu verhungern"
Habe ich bei Personio noch nie erlebt. Und wenn alle besetzt sind, bekomme ich immer einen Rückruf. Bitte unbedingt so weitermachen. Ist für mich eine der wichtigsten Punkte!
Pros
das ich keine Excel-Listen mehr führen muss, die immer fehleranfällig sind. Und dass jeder Mitarbeiter transparent auf seine Unterlagen zu jeder Zeit zugreifen kann
Cons
manchmal sind bei Einstellungen oder z.B. Veränderungen von Rollen zu viele Arbeitsschritte zu beachten
- Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
Basics fehlen (immer noch), Fokus auf Entwicklung von Features mit Prio ?
Reviewed on 16/11/2020
Wir waren total happy, als wir Personio damals bekommen hatten (von Null Software auf Personio),...
Wir waren total happy, als wir Personio damals bekommen hatten (von Null Software auf Personio), junges start-up, optisch cool, Basis Features da, super netter Support - aber auch da schon mit Einschränkungen (was aber bei dem Preis ok war). Was man sagen muss - sie entwickeln wie die Weltmeister, was man aber auch in letzter Zeit sagen muss: nicht immer wird's besser - und vor allem wird es erheblich teurer und das bei fehlenden Features, die einfach jede andere HR-Software standardmäßig hat und ich kann jetzt zwar elektronisch Dinge unterschreiben lassen, erfahre aber grundlegende Dinge aus meinem System nicht, weil halt an Basics nicht weiter gearbeitet wird. Fakt ist auch: im HR-Bereich gibt es viele Unternehmen, die eben noch nicht ganz neumodisch sind und gewisse Dinge benötigen, auf die geht das junge Team nicht ein: großes Minus ist auch die unflexible Vertragslaufzeit - da sind andere Anbieter besser
Statt sich also permanent von anderen durch teuren (und teils unnötigen) Schnick-Schnack abheben zu wollen: schaut Euch HR-Arbeit an und arbeitet an den Basics
Pros
ganz klar: Optik-Sieger - sehr intuitiv, gute Darstellung (wobei in letzter Zeit insbesondere im Bewerbermanagement für meine Begriffe verschlimmbessert wurde)
super war der Implementierungsprozess über mehrere Wochen und kleine Schritte
Mein Favorit ist das Abwesenheitsmanagement - für MA super einfach zu bedienen
Cons
Fakt ist: es fehlen z. T. immer noch die HR-Basics - wenn ein MA ein Dokument hochlädt, erfahre ich es nicht, ich kann keine Kommentare, Aufgaben oder sonst irgendetwas im System hinterlegen ohne meiner Kollegin Dinge ohne eine zusätzliche Mail mitzuteilen; wenn jemand Überstunden in Urlaub umgewandelt hat und krank wird, muss man die Stunden manuell wieder gutschreiben etc. pp (das geht bei kleinen Firmen noch, ab einer gewissen Größe...keine Chance).
Einige Funktionen funktionieren seit einiger Zeit mal und mal nicht; seit der Serverumstellung auf einen anderen Provider immer mal wieder technische Probleme; manch hinterlegte Kontigentregel entwickelt nach 2 Jahren ungeahntes Eigenleben...auch eingestellte Berechtigungen gehen mal und mal nicht (Achtung: wenn Leute Dinge sehen die sie nicht sehen sollen...)
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Very satisfied
Reviewed on 28/1/2021
Just great. It makes our life so much easier.
Just great. It makes our life so much easier.
Pros
It is easy to handle. Customer Service is excellent.
Cons
"Berichte" does not deliver everything we need.
Personio FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Personio.Q. What type of pricing plans does Personio offer?
Personio offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: €99.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Essential: from 99€/ month. Professional: from 149€/ month. Enterprise: price upon request. Prices vary depending on the number of employees and functionalities. Discounts apply for yearly payment plans.
Q. What are the main features of Personio?
We do not have any information about Personio features
Q. Who are the typical users of Personio?
Personio has the following typical customers:
2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001+
Q. What languages does Personio support?
Personio supports the following languages:
English, French, German, Spanish
Q. Does Personio support mobile devices?
Personio supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Personio integrate with?
Personio integrates with the following applications:
Boomr Mobile, Declaree, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Workspace, Leapsome, Loopline, Microsoft Outlook, MoBerries, Peakon, a Workday company, Small Improvements, Workpath
Q. What level of support does Personio offer?
Personio offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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