Rating
4.3
312 reviews
Categories
8
Founded
2015
Employees
1800
Funding
736.5M
Series E
Personio is built for SMBs needing a central HR system for recruiting, onboarding, and employee data. It’s most used by HR teams in tech and finance. Reviewers highlight standout usability and responsive support. Payroll and time tracking lack depth, but newer features, such as nested org charts and AI-powered HR chat, point to smarter, scalable workflows.
Ad spend / mo
$0
0 paid keywords
Paid visits / mo
0
Organic keywords
39,471
Organic visits / mo
73,499
SEMrush reports no paid spend for this domain, but Google confirms 100 ad creatives- a paid channel SEMrush's panel misses.
Creatives run
100
as Precis Digital Syd AB
Active now
32
last 14 days
Advertising since
Oct 2021
4.5+ yrs running
Last seen
today
still active
Running 24 ads on LinkedIn as Personio - a paid B2B channel, on top of any Google/Capterra spend. Includes video creative.
The shared messaging across Core HR / HRIS Suite advertisers - the validated angles to copy. See the niche →
(312 reviews)
Nel complesso è un ottimo strumento per la gestione delle risorse umane, soprattutto per aziende in crescita. Semplifica molti processi amministrativi e migliora l’organizzazione interna. Dopo una breve fase di apprendimento, diventa molto efficace nell’uso quotidiano.
Pros: Interfaccia intuitiva e facile da usare anche per chi non è esperto HR. Ottima gestione centralizzata dei dipendenti (ferie, presenze, documenti). Molto utili le automazioni che fanno risparmiare tempo e riducono gli errori. Buona anche l’integrazione con altri strumenti.
Cons: Alcune funzionalità avanzate sono limitate o richiedono configurazioni complesse. Il costo può essere elevato per piccole aziende. A volte il sistema può risultare lento o poco flessibile su personalizzazioni specifiche.
Karen Allyson C. · HR · Internet · April 14, 2026
Overall this is a great product and I have no plans of changing it anytime soon. I can do all my administrative task
Pros: Personio is great value for money and the customer support is fantastic. I can manage payroll and employee management, and the learning curve is very quick
Cons: I did not have any problems, that I can identify. And to be fair I had a bit of issues understanding the process automation, but I understood it quickly
Anonymous User · Administrative Director · Photography · January 18, 2026
| Category | Page | Rank | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Deposit Payroll | 2 | 9 | - |
| Attendance Tracking | 2 | 25 |
Domain confidence 100%
Pros: Übersichtliche Struktur der Website und sehr schönes Design. Daneben findet man alle Informationen intuitiv.
Cons: Der einzige Nachteil für mich an Personio ist, dass ich gerne mehr Darstellungsmöglichkeiten für Dokumente hätte.
Konstantino K. · IT-Supporter · Information Technology and Services · November 25, 2025
Pros: Einfache Handhabung, vielfältige Möglichkeiten, Übersichtlichkeit, gute Anbindung an weitere Software-Tools
Cons: Soweit alles bestens, es gibt bisher nichts das mich oder die Kollegen stören würde, wir sind sehr zufrieden.
Katharina S. · Account Executive · Computer Software · October 9, 2025
Overall, I’m very satisfied with Personio. It really makes HR processes smoother and saves a lot of time, both for me as an employee and for the company as a whole. Even though there are small areas for improvement, the positives clearly outweigh the negatives. I can definitely recommend Personio to any growing company that wants an efficient and transparent HR solution.
Pros: What I really like about Personio is how it brings so many HR processes together in one place. Things like vacation requests, time tracking, and payroll are all much easier to handle, both for employees and for HR itself. The interface is clean and intuitive, so you don’t need a long learning curve to get started. I also appreciate the transparency it creates — I can see my vacation days, documents, and payslips anytime without having to ask HR.
Cons: On the downside, some features can feel a bit slow or clunky, especially when it comes to loading times or switching between sections. Also, the reporting functions could be more flexible — sometimes you wish you had a bit more customization. And while the software covers most core processes, a few smaller workflows still have to be done manually.
Joshua W. · Research Associate · Staffing and Recruiting · September 10, 2025
Overall, we're happy, but we use other additional tools for HR processes like onboarding, offboarding, hiring.
Pros: - Payroll is easy to set up and runs smoothly with minimal effort - Simple connection with our tax advisor and straightforward document sharing with the team - Time off, absence, and sick leave management works very well
Cons: - Other features are difficult to use and not very flexible - Onboarding and offboarding are heavy processes with limited customization. e.g. once an item is checked, it cannot be unchecked. Only templates are available, so every new employee requires a new template (no way to add additional tasks) - Navigation is tricky and often unintuitive - Support is complicated, only the owner can contact them, not even an admin
Anonymous User · COO · Information Technology and Services · September 9, 2025
Ich komme mit Personio gut zurecht. Es ist ein hilfreiches Tool für alles rund um HR. Ich habe einen guten Überblick und muss nicht jedes Mal bei HR nachfragen – das spart Zeit und macht vieles einfacher.
Pros: Ich finde die Seite sehr übersichtlich. Ich sehe direkt meine Abwesenheiten, Lohnabrechnungen und wichtige Dokumente. Auch Urlaubsanträge kann ich ganz einfach stellen. Alles ist leicht zu finden und selbsterklärend.
Cons: Manchmal lädt die Seite etwas langsam. Es wäre auch schön, wenn man zum Beispiel Urlaub und Krankheit besser farblich unterscheiden könnte.
Florian G. · Travel Manager · Leisure, Travel & Tourism · June 16, 2025
We’ve been using Personio for over two years and it’s been a great improvement. Before, we relied on multiple tools to cover what Personio now offers in one place. Having everything consolidated — from employee records to time off management — makes our processes much more efficient. We also appreciate how easily it integrates with other tools like our expense management software.
Pros: The platform is easy to navigate with a great user experience. We love how it gives a clear overview of all colleagues across the company — it really helps us stay connected and organized.
Cons: Nothing major, the newest updates in the design look good but I need to learn how to walk through it. Overall, Personio works very well for our needs.
Polly F. · Treasury Manager · Financial Services · June 12, 2025
Personio is the main tool we use in the team, we request time of, track our attendance there, we can super easily access our paycheck and control all contract related informations
Pros: I love the time calendar the most, it's really easy to keep track of the attendance amongst one's team. The time of requesting is also very practical.
Cons: The time tracking system. It's not very self explanatory, and the interface keeps on changing. Too many updates there unfortunately.
Adele L. · Print Design · Apparel & Fashion · May 26, 2025
Bei der täglichen Anwendung ist es ein gutes Tool, es ist einfach zu bedienen und deckt alle Bereiche für das Personalwesen ab. Leider hatten wir in den letzten Monate häufiger technische Probleme. Glücklicherweise konnten wir viele Themen nach längerem Hin und Her gemeinsam mit dem CRM Team bearbeiten, sodass wir nun guter Dinge sind, frühere Einstellungen und technische Unwissenheit zu beheben.
Pros: Übersichtlichkeit, intuitives Bedienen, all-in-one HR-Software.
Cons: Der Kundensupport ist sehr schlecht. Zum einen langsam und zum anderen sind die Antworten inhaltlich häufig extrem lang und helfen nicht.
Janina W. · HR-Managerin · Real Estate · May 8, 2025
Nach einigen Stör-Gefühlen und Problemen haben wir irgendwann die Unterstützung bekommen, die wir auch benötigt haben. Grundsätzlich ein gutes, vielseitiges aber auch komplexes Tool.
Pros: Die vielfältige Möglichkeit von Zeiterfassung, Lohnbuchhaltung, Personalmanagement und Reporting.
Cons: Der Support lässt leider zu wünschen übrig, die Wartezeit auf eine Rückmeldung dauert teilweise sehr lange.
Michaela d. · HR-Managerin · Real Estate · May 8, 2025
Personio was easy to use, I could easily figured out how to create tickets, request holidays and simple requests to HR.
Pros: Simple uncomplicated work management app. I love the fact that they made it easy and focused on just what i need to request holidays, view my work documents, request reimbursements and everything related to my employment.
Cons: There could be other features for adding quarterly reviews and some reporting to enhance performance review just like some competitors.
Babatunde O. · SEO Marketer · Marketing and Advertising · May 3, 2025
Easy to use tool - widely accepted through the company, also for all entities and countries. Needs little to no onboarding from user side.
Pros: Time submission, absentee, vacation, leave mgmt all in one place. Nice visualization for org structures and easy to self service for employees
Cons: Document management such as reference letters are difficult to handle, little automation to write and create.
Christoph B. · COO · Hospitality · April 17, 2025
Wir sind äußerst enttäuscht von Personio. Zu Beginn wurden große Versprechungen gemacht, und wir hatten die Erwartung, dass die Software einen echten Mehrwert für unser Unternehmen bietet. Erst nach der aufwendigen Einrichtung wurde deutlich, dass die notwendigen Bewegungsdaten nicht zuverlässig an DATEV Lodas übertragen werden können, wodurch das Programm für uns unbrauchbar ist. Leider gab es seitens Personio weder ein Entgegenkommen noch eine zufriedenstellende Lösung. Die einzige vorgeschlagene Option war ein Upgrade auf Payroll – dessen Kompatibilität mit DATEV jedoch fraglich bleibt. Aufgrund dieser Erfahrung haben wir den Vertrag gekündigt und können Personio nicht weiterempfehlen.
Pros: Übersichtlichkeit, intuitive Bedienbarkeit
Cons: DATEV Lodas Schnittstelle, Bewegungsdatenübertragung
Carolin M. · Prokuristin · Wholesale · March 25, 2025
Beim Verkauf und Onboarding wurde alles als sehr einfach dargestellt aber in der Implementierung war es sehr intransparent und verwirrend. Wir haben Personio bereits gekündigt und werden zu einem kleineren deutschen Anbieter wechseln bei dem wir besser geblieben wären.
Pros: Integrierte Lohnabrechnung, aber auch nur teilautomatisiert. Das war damals der Hauptgrund für uns von absence.io zu personio zu wechseln.
Cons: Sehr unübersichtliche und wenig intuitive Software. Wir zahlen aktuell ca. 7.000 EUR/Jahr für ein kleines Team. Das Preismodell bietet wenig Flexibilität. Die Berechnung der Urlaubstage war immer wieder falsch und die Einstellungen zur Korrektur zu finden nur mit Hilfe des Supports möglich. Das Portal ist nicht mal responsive und die App einfach nur ein Scherz in Funktion und Umfang. Hinzu kommt noch ein wenig kulanter Kundenservice.
Patrick P. · CEO · Information Technology and Services · March 18, 2025
It has very good features, I enjoy the options for example for peer and management reviews, but the usability could be improved.
Pros: I was easy to keep an overview over what still needed to be done, it made the onboarding and offboarding process very easy
Cons: I am not a big fan of the layout, it is unnecessarily complex and easy to miss things
Simone K. · AE · Hospitality · January 27, 2025
Excellent. Clear, chic interface. Also great to have the photos so you know people within the organisation immediately. Easy to edit and request changes with HR.
Pros: It is very intuitive. I also love the dashboard that gives you a clear overview of the info you need.
Cons: I sometimes get confused when the absences are limited to the year (ie overcarried absences arent subtracted from the total).
Maia H. · Manager · Environmental Services · January 6, 2025
Pros: easy to use, good admin permissions and simple ui
Cons: should be an "everything" delivery platform that allows user surveys, performance and HR compliance
Anonymous User · art director · Entertainment · December 23, 2024
Pros: Very user-centered design. The frequently used functions are all accesible within one or two clicks.
Cons: It would be great if they would have templates for frequently used times when clocking the working hours. So that you don't have to enter the same times every day manually
Maxi W. · Controller · Information Technology and Services · December 19, 2024
Stabile und übersichtliche Software rund um alle Personalthemen; sehr einfach zu bedienen, sehr kleinteilig möglich, Freigaben zu verwalten; gutes Aufgabenmanagement, gerade bei vielen Kleinstaufgaben in Personalprozessen
Pros: Sehr übersichtliche Optik und intuitive Bedienung
Cons: An manchen Stellen wären mehr Möglichkeiten zur Individualisierung schön.
Anuschka H. · Office Managerin · Renewables & Environment · November 26, 2024
Pros: Very useful tool for all-round employee management
Cons: Can get quite expensive but at the end of the day it's worth the price
Abdul-Gafar A. · IT Systems administrator · Computer Software · November 13, 2024
They also have a decent amount of workflows that you can build to automate your processes. Easy to set language you prefer the tool to work in. You can handle proper review cycles, a product still in development but may have a fairly promising future.
Pros: They are constantly developing and holding the end user in mind fairly well. For the German Market they are very adequate and they can handle complex payrolling and the different bureaucratic administrative requirements in German labour and law.
Cons: They sometimes lack specific localisation such as Netherlands holiday allowance. You need to buy extra entities if you fully want to embrace international.
Bart C. · Head of People and Culture · E-Learning · November 6, 2024
Pros: Simple, easy to use, very essential features
Cons: Android app is so limited it is almost pointless.
Miguel D. · Data Engineer · Information Technology and Services · November 4, 2024
Fazit: Keine angenehme Zusammenarbeit, schlechter Kundensupport und unbefriedigende Kundenbetreuung für eine langfristige Kundenbindung. Außerdem wird sehr viel Zeit in Probleme gesteckt, die uns nicht nur Nerven sondern mittlerweile auch jede Menge Geld gekostet haben.
Pros: digitale Personalakte und Recruitingmodul
Cons: $98
Julia S. · HR Manager · Information Technology and Services · October 28, 2024
Personio is a simple tool with everything you need right at hand. The main screen has a summary of everything (dates, documents, and events), and it is possible to go inside each one of these screens and find more detailed information about them.
Pros: It's a nice tool for keeping records and documentation regarding our interactions with the company.
Cons: It could have a little more information regarding the team (from the perspective of a team member, not the supervisor)
Anonymous User · Senior Backend Engineer · Financial Services · October 6, 2024
Shortlist |
| Payroll | 2 | 27 | - |
| Talent Management | 2 | 28 | Shortlist |
| Applicant Tracking | 2 | 29 | - |
| Recruiting | 2 | 29 | - |
| Human Resources | 2 | 46 | - |
| Onboarding | 2 | 46 | - |