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What is Personio?

Personio is Europe's leading HR software for SMEs. People Workflow Automation, the recently launched category of HR software, is part of Personio’s mission to help companies remove delays and realize opportunities with optimized people processes. Personio covers all core HR tasks, like personnel administration, recruiting, and payroll, in one software and ensures cross-departmental, automated processes, seamless integrations, and customizable HR reports. Companies such as statista, Teufel, and Turck are already successfully using Personio for their own HR work.

Who Uses Personio?

Personio is specialised for small and medium-sized companies with 10 to 2000 employees.

Where can Personio be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premise

About the vendor

  • Personio
  • Located in Munich, Germany
  • Founded in 2015

Personio support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France and 12 others

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and 1 others

Personio pricing

Starting Price:

Not provided by vendor
  • No free trial
  • No free version

Personio does not have a free version and does not offer a free trial.

Pricing plans

About the vendor

  • Personio
  • Located in Munich, Germany
  • Founded in 2015

Personio support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France and 12 others

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and 1 others

Personio videos and images

Personio Software - Employee List 

The employee list allows to quickly edit employees' personnel information.
Personio Software - Reporting & Analytics

Track headcount, salary data, absenteeism, and sickness rates, create customized reports tailored to your unique requirements, and acquire the insights essential for making data-informed HR choices.
Personio Software - Personio Whistleblowing

A dedicated, anonymous reporting channel for your employees. The EU Directive on the protection of whistleblowers is now in effect.
Personio Software - Compensation Management

Create fair and easy compensation reviews. Enjoy less stress thanks to easy approvals, access controls and notifications. Make fairer decisions with visible performance data, salary bands and built-in guidelines.
Personio Software - Personio Surveys

Set up and run surveys with ease. Connect your real-time and centralised employee data to quickly create and run targeted surveys with our prebuilt templates to speed up the time to capture valuable insights.
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Personio video
Personio Software - Employee List 

The employee list allows to quickly edit employees' personnel information.
Personio Software - Reporting & Analytics

Track headcount, salary data, absenteeism, and sickness rates, create customized reports tailored to your unique requirements, and acquire the insights essential for making data-informed HR choices.
Personio Software - Personio Whistleblowing

A dedicated, anonymous reporting channel for your employees. The EU Directive on the protection of whistleblowers is now in effect.
Personio Software - Compensation Management

Create fair and easy compensation reviews. Enjoy less stress thanks to easy approvals, access controls and notifications. Make fairer decisions with visible performance data, salary bands and built-in guidelines.
Personio Software - Personio Surveys

Set up and run surveys with ease. Connect your real-time and centralised employee data to quickly create and run targeted surveys with our prebuilt templates to speed up the time to capture valuable insights.

Features of Personio

  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assessment Management
  • Benefits Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compensation Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Dashboard
  • Direct Deposit
  • Document Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Self Service
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HR Management
  • HR Metrics Library
  • Interview Management
  • Interview Scheduling
  • Job Management
  • Job Posting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Onboarding
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Pipeline Management
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resume Parsing
  • Resume Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Task Management
  • Tax Compliance
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Tracking
  • Training Management
  • Turnover Tracking
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Workflow Management

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Reviews of Personio

Average score

Overall
4.3
Ease of Use
4.4
Customer Service
4.5
Features
4.1
Value for Money
4.1

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Janosch
Janosch
Human Resources Consultant in Germany
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Excellent, powerful product, great customer service and support

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: 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.

Elena
Head of People & Culture in Germany
Computer Games, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

One of the best HRIS in Germany

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

It's the best HRIS that I've tried so far. It has tons of features, attributes and process that we can customize according to our needs. The support is very fast, helpful and friendly.

Cons:

Sometimes it is a bit complicated to use, but it comes with all the features and configuration possibilities. I am missing a couple of features, like an overview of the employee's promotions/titles and reports indicating promotions.

Jonas
General Counsel in Germany
Automotive, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

unu review

3.0 5 years ago

Pros:

functionality compared to other solutions for a company of our side customer service and personal connection to founder

Cons:

responsiveness and speed of the product product release cycles

Leonie
HR Director in Germany
Management Consulting, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Very satisfied

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: 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.

Carina
Senior HR Project Manager - Learning Development in Ireland
Retail, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Personio is a all-in-one HR solution for companies

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: - Personio provides a unified system that encompasses a wide array of HR services, serving as the ideal all-in-one solution with its integration capabilities.
- By seamlessly communicating with other systems, Personio minimizes administrative workload, eliminating the need for redundant data entry across multiple tools.
- Its user-friendly interface simplifies usage for both employees and administrators, enhancing accessibility.
- Continual development and release of various features ensure ongoing improvement of the product and therefore the work of HR

Pros:

- Personio boasts exceptional user-friendliness and intuitive design. - Seamlessly integrating with various tools such as an LMS is effortless with Personio. - Its array of features includes document creation, Performance Reviews, and a comprehensive Payroll system. - Personio is committed to continuous improvement, frequently rolling out new features. - Prioritizing customer satisfaction, Personio emphasizes a robust customer success program. - Covering a wide spectrum of HR functions, Personio is a comprehensive HRIS solution, encompassing everything from recruitment to offboarding templates.

Cons:

So far, the target group of personio has mainly been small and medium sized companies and many of the functions and processes are geared towards this target group and therefore workaround solutions still have to be found for larger companies in some cases