Personio

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The all-in-one HR software for HR management, recruiting, employee performance, payroll and much more.

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4.3 /5
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Value for Money
4.1/5
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Ease of Use
4.4/5
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297 Reviews for UK Users

Leyla
Leyla
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A comprehensive HR software

Reviewed on 23/09/2023

Overall we are very pleased with Personio. Other than being a comprehensive piece of software their...

Overall we are very pleased with Personio. Other than being a comprehensive piece of software their customer support is exceptional. They are incredibly helpful, professional and friendly. The webinars are a great feature as well providing a perfect way to gain deeper insights into the platform.

Pros

Its incredibly user friendly making it accessible even for those with limited IT skills. It offers remarkable flexibility and adaptability, particularly in the seamless integration of administration and recruiting tasks. Personio streamline nearly half of our workflow, allowing for excellent employee involvement across various processes. The role assignment feature is highly effective and well planned.

Cons

It would have been nice to be able to integrate it with a few other software. We dont have any complaints though. Personio certainly does its job really well.

Janelle
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Underrated But Very Advanced Cloud HR Solution

Reviewed on 04/01/2024

We've ad a great time so far with Personio for our HR work. We first set it up when the company was...

We've ad a great time so far with Personio for our HR work. We first set it up when the company was a lot smaller, and it's held together very well during our expansion. It has a very simplistic interface which is a big positive for us, the reporting features work well, and the ATS module is very detailed and has a lot of advanced features. 10/10 would recommend.

Pros

The interface is much more up to date than the other tools we evauated. This made it a lot easier for us to start using it fully in te beginning, and has made it easy to maintain since.

Other than that, we really enjoy the automated workflows for setting up alerts, emails, etc.

Cons

It was missing a couple integrations that we really wanted, and there's the odd bug here and there, but we don't really have anything too big to complain about

Grazia
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Just 1 word to say hopeless software

Reviewed on 22/10/2023

very bad in fact we are switching to another software

very bad in fact we are switching to another software

Pros

Honestly it's the worst HR service I ever used in 5+ years of experience

Cons

A lot of bugs - constantly, the CS never replies and cannot help, a lot of features are extra = you need to pay

Kelly
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  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Personio Review

Reviewed on 19/04/2024

its Good Personio has very friendly people working for them and the tool does help a lot with day...

its Good Personio has very friendly people working for them and the tool does help a lot with day to day business

Pros

I like that its a easy to understand product and also the logic it uses is very simple and understandable too.

Cons

it has no buildable logic between fields which can cause for incorrect data and also personio is still very Germany focused it becomes very difficult for our other countries with the tool since it can not fully attend to their needs

Frederik
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  • Industry: Apparel & Fashion
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Go to HRIS

Reviewed on 03/06/2024

Pros

- Compliance
- Basic tool for HRIS
- Not many alternatives

Cons

- Many features cost extra, which can make it pricy.
- Recruiting tool, Performance tool are not state of the art

Victoria
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  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

A solid HR all-in-one solution, fulfilling its purpose with room for improvement, yet overall...

Reviewed on 13/03/2024

Pros

The all in one solution for all our HR needs. The intuitive user interface also deserves praise, as it makes navigating through different modules effortless. Furthermore, Personio's customer support team has been exceptional.

Cons

While Personio effectively manages fundamental HR processes, some features may be overlooked due to the emphasis on core functions. There are occasions where the system falls short due to minor details that are difficult to comprehend. As an HR professional, one may encounter frustrations when certain features appear to be hastily implemented without thorough consideration, leading to occasional setbacks in usability.

However, this is a minor drawback in comparison to its overall functionality and ease of use.

Kefiloe
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  • Industry: Staffing & Recruiting
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Streamlined HR Performance.

Reviewed on 26/02/2024

As a practitioner in HR it's a core tool in all the day to day activities such as attendance...

As a practitioner in HR it's a core tool in all the day to day activities such as attendance performance,payroll , time sheet and employees welfare , it's been of great assistance in this.

Pros

It has streamlined administration activities by the HR by simply tracking all the projects and tasks as well as employees performance in one place.
Improved transparency in employment and pay roll.
Integration with many systems at our disposal made it even more reliable.

Cons

It had a great return on investment and achieved almost all the objectives expected and so I'm thrilled by it's performance.

Asnath
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A Futuristic Human Resources Management Platform.

Reviewed on 12/05/2024

It is simple to engage and communicate with employees in real-time with Personio.

It is simple to engage and communicate with employees in real-time with Personio.

Pros

I like how Personio automates daily human resources tasks thus eliminating manual and repetitive tasks.It is simple to recruit new employees with Personio.I like ease to track employees time with this tool.

Cons

I haven't encountered anything that is unpleasant with Personio as it suits best my human resources management needs.

Lorenz
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  • Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

A well functioning HR system

Reviewed on 18/04/2024

Pros

Personio operates seamlessly. The login process is extremely straightforward, and the interface is highly intuitive.

Cons

There isn't much negative to say about Personio.

Lisa
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  • Industry: Apparel & Fashion
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good overall HR tool with a focus on user-friendliness

Reviewed on 12/03/2024

Pros

user-friendliness

wide spectrum

customer service

development

Cons

a lot of functions are only available with extra costs

some points still need development

Alternatives Considered

Bob, SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite and Workday HCM
Anna
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great tool for monitoring all your HR related tasks

Reviewed on 03/09/2019

We have saved a lot of time preparing the pay rolls for our employees as we had to do it all...

We have saved a lot of time preparing the pay rolls for our employees as we had to do it all manually before and now it's just a couple of clicks. We also use their documents storage and each employee knows where to find their important information instead asking the HR manager or look for it on google docs.
The benefits and time saving definitely outweigh the costs of this app.

Pros

The support is great. Everyone I have talked to on the phone was aways super nice and helpful.
I also like the fact that they take your feedback seriously and suggest the things you mentioned to their product team and might implement solutions that will make the tool even better for you and your team.

Cons

It's not easy to set up because it's very detailed- that's why you have an implementation manager to help you with that.
I also have to use their support quite often when I want to change something, because I'm afraid that it'll adjust things I didn't want to change.

Alternatives Considered

BambooHR

Reasons for Choosing Personio

Switched from an American to a German tool to align with GDPR rules and have more features.

Switched From

Appogee Leave

Reasons for Switching to Personio

It's just superior to all the other tools out there.
Milind Dilipkumar
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  • Industry: Research
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

User friendly HR tool

Reviewed on 19/04/2024

Pros

Interactive user graphical design, with new update important details can be seen from dashboard window.

Cons

Personio mobile application is not very user friendly and to use it from mobile web is something i am sure no one likes.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Very simple but effective HR tool

Reviewed on 01/08/2023

We were very happy with how Personio was able to boost our HR work. I only used it myself when...

We were very happy with how Personio was able to boost our HR work. I only used it myself when managing the HR tasks of my department, so I'm not familiar with some of the modules. But the ones I was able to use, I was very satisfied with the automated workflows, report tools, data syncing, and all the other stuff they offer.

Pros

The onboarding module was a treat to use for our marketing dept. It's easy to assign and monitor each step within the onboarding flow. The automated assignments and reports are also a great addition

Cons

The advanced field options for the course assignments are very limited. There really isn't much advanced logic other than basic if conditionals

Rukmini
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

An effective HR solution

Reviewed on 15/10/2023

Personio's customer support team is responsive and helpful. They are always willing to answer our...

Personio's customer support team is responsive and helpful. They are always willing to answer our questions and help us to resolve any issues.I highly recommend Personio to any business looking for an effective HR software solution.

Pros

Personio is an all-in-one HR and applicant management software that has helped my business to streamline our HR processes and improve our employee experience. I do like Personio being a cloud-based solution, so it is accessible from anywhere.

Cons

The arrangement of certain elements in the interface can make it challenging for new employees to navigate.It also offers limited flexibility for making changes, which can disrupt the way things operate, especially if you require specific configurations.

Lara
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Personio is crucial to our daily business

Reviewed on 12/04/2024

Pros

Document Creation Tools
Exports are really helpful

Cons

Constant changes of User Interface is confusing
Loading times

Bastian
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Dependable and Easy to use

Reviewed on 13/06/2024

It is a tool that i use on a daily/weekly basis

It is a tool that i use on a daily/weekly basis

Pros

Usabilty, User Interface, mobile app, Time tracking

Cons

There ist nothing about Personio that I do not like.

Marta
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easiest HRIS to set up and maintain

Reviewed on 31/07/2023

Pros

Flexibility, Slack integration, Zapier / Make integration

Cons

Sometimes a bit slow, better UX needed for custom report creation

Alternatives Considered

Humaans
Tereza
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Missing features, unhelpful customer support, no room for error

Reviewed on 07/06/2023

very negative, started ok, but worsened over time- support is very bad - just "here is a link and...

very negative, started ok, but worsened over time- support is very bad - just "here is a link and read about it on our helpdesk page" - there is not time for that- had to push to even get in touch with my account manager- no notification on automatic ANNUAL renewal - this i find very unfair; if we are locked in for another full year and still need to renegotiation the conditions, would expect a call well in time so we can decide to cancel- issues with vacation day calculations

Pros

european based company, fairly easy to navigate

Cons

customer support is very unhelpful, the tool is immature, there are a lot of logic mistakes - e.g. no room for error - if you mess up, you cannot correct it, you need to delete the whole user.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Human Resources
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good HRIS to have an overview on all the People topics

Reviewed on 06/02/2023

Personio is a great HRIS and gives me full satisfaction as a user. It allows me to see all the...

Personio is a great HRIS and gives me full satisfaction as a user. It allows me to see all the important hr related topics really quick and the experience is seamless.

Pros

- It's easy to find the information we are looking for, the UI is really nice. - It can be adapted to different countries' specifications (ex: specific holidays for certain countries).- You receive email notifications when your absence gets approved

Cons

- We should be able to login with the SSO from Google/Microsoft account, it takes quite some time to log in.- Notifications should be more personalized and extended (example: being able to set up notification when a payslip is available).

Veit
Veit
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  • Industry: Translation & Localization
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Personio

Reviewed on 08/09/2022

I believe that Personio really helps us to become a better company on the operational side of...

I believe that Personio really helps us to become a better company on the operational side of things. Also, they really listen to what you have to say. Personio is under constant development and since it is a SaaS product, new and useful features will pop up all the time as part of your SaaS plan.

Pros

I like the UI. Most of it is self-explanatory and specific topics can also be found by entering a search term, for instance "notification", into a Google type search window. Personio's implementation team has some really bright people who understand what your needs are. I think we had 6 video calls over a period of six weeks. They help companies with the implementation because a lot can go wrong: users getting to little or too many access rights, workflows not defined properly, data not imported correctly etc.

Cons

Sometimes there are global system outages. Also, synchronisation with the Outlook calendar is a bit bumpy.

Kamilla
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good for the low budget start ups with the job posting under 10

Reviewed on 13/12/2022

Decent, for the price is okay

Decent, for the price is okay

Pros

Intuitive, easy to access. Also very user friendly from the perspective of candidates and employees

Cons

Reporting needs improvement, cannot undo certain actions

Monika
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Userfriendly

Reviewed on 18/08/2022

Love it! The Sales Manager and Implementation Manager were very helpful

Love it! The Sales Manager and Implementation Manager were very helpful

Pros

The software is easy to use and all the most important aspects of HR can be portrayed in Personio. All employee data can be stored there safely. Also, Personio provides helpful webinars and lots of additional materials such as document templates, employee surveys, and best practices for any topics which are very helpful.

Cons

The Recruiting part is maybe a bit less intuitive compared to other software that specialize in Recruiting

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good software to keep track of your working hours

Reviewed on 14/12/2021

Pros

I like that you feel like you have everything in one platform. From time tracking to your documents like your monthly payroll. What I really like is that you can easily enter your working hours in a field and then edit the next day directly after saving the last one.

Cons

I don't like the Vacation day system. Sometimes the system doesn't recognize that I have more vacation days because I have worked more days last month (therefore entered more working hours)

Anne
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

no more excel files, all informationen together when we need it. webbased!

Reviewed on 13/06/2017

We have more time to spent in other subjects, no more excel lists and very important. All the...

We have more time to spent in other subjects, no more excel lists and very important. All the informationen are current all the time and available to everyone from anywhere at any time.

Pros

It is very easy to use, even if you are not that talented in software/IT, it is very very dynamic and adaptable and the combination in Admininstration and recruiting is perfekt.
Personio saves almost half of all work steps and you can include the employee excellent in many of the processes. The allocation of roles works very well and is very thoughtful. And what we really have to highlight. The Customer Support!! Very helpful, professionell and friendly!!! And a very good thing. The Webinare!! this is a perfekt way to get to know everything even better.

Cons

There is actually nothing i do not like about the software. It ist very very complex and I still have the feeling that I only know and use 50% of it. But that is a problem I have!! It is not about the software. I have to spent more time on it! Maybe one thing: holiday: if there is a termination and I I finish the employment relationship in Personio the paid vacation days are still the same and do not automaticaly reduce.

Ksenia
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

It's ok, it works

Reviewed on 11/04/2022

Pros

it has the basic requirements that work well
good rights management

Cons

only basic requirements when it comes to Onboarding and Reports (can't name these analytics)
for this price would like to see much more