Personio alternatives

Personio lists Core from €7.60 per employee a month and shows no price for its higher tiers, verified September 2026. Teams leaving it compare BambooHR (Core $10), Factorial (from $8), Deel HR (from $5), Keka and HiBob. For a company that runs client projects too, PeopleMuster is the strongest alternative at $3 per person a month with every module.

Why people leave

One number, then a demo. Personio's page says Core starts from €7.60 per employee a month. Core PRO and the tiers above it carry no published price, so the moment you need more than the entry package, you're booking a call to find out the bill.
A euro price outside the euro. Personio quotes in EUR. A company that budgets in dollars or another currency converts it every month, and the figure moves with the exchange rate.
Client work lives somewhere else. Personio is an HR platform. When your staff log hours against client projects, the timesheets, capacity plan and project list sit in a second tool, and someone keeps leave in step between the two.

The real options

Six products were compared on 24 September 2026. Each was scored on the price you can read without a call, what the tier above it costs, the currency it's quoted in, and whether client project work shares a database with the staff record. Evaluated from Personio's own documentation and pricing, September 2026. Every other figure comes from that vendor's own pricing page, quoted in the vendor's own currency.

PeopleMuster

$3 per person a month, or $30 per person a year billed annually. Every module included, no tiers.

Who it suits: Service companies whose people run client projects: agencies, software houses and consultancies.
Where it wins: Leave, attendance, timesheets by project and the capacity plan run on one record. Approved leave empties the plan the moment it's approved, and timesheets feed utilisation by person and project.

BambooHR

Core $10, Pro $17 and Elite $25 per employee a month; a flat rate from $250 a month for 25 employees or fewer. Verified September 2026.

Who it suits: Companies that want an HR record with every tier priced in public, in US dollars.
Where it wins: All three tiers carry a published price.
Where it falls short: A 12-person company pays the flat rate from $250 a month. Client project delivery sits outside the product.

Factorial

From $8 per user a month, with modular add-ons priced on top. Verified September 2026.

Who it suits: European small businesses that want to start with core HR and bolt on modules.
Where it wins: A published starting point and a catalogue of add-on modules.
Where it falls short: Each add-on is quoted on top of the $8. Client project delivery sits outside the product.

Deel HR

Core from $5 per employee a month; contractor, EOR and payroll products each carry their own price. Verified September 2026.

Who it suits: Companies that hire across borders and already use Deel for contractors.
Where it wins: A low published entry price inside a wider hiring suite.
Where it falls short: Every extra Deel product adds its own line to the bill. Client project delivery sits outside the product.

Keka

Foundation, Strength and Growth plans, priced by region (India, USA and EU, APAC and GCC); the base price is not shown in plain figures. Verified September 2026.

Who it suits: Service companies in India and nearby markets that want HR, payroll and project work from one vendor.
Where it wins: Sells HRMS and payroll, hiring, and projects and timesheets as tabs of one product.
Where it falls short: Pricing uses a minimum-headcount base and varies by region, so a like-for-like figure has to come from a quote.

HiBob

No published price; the pricing page leads into a demo request. Verified 24 September 2026.

Who it suits: Mid-sized companies that buy HR software through a sales process.
Where it wins: An HR platform positioned for the mid-market.
Where it falls short: No figure on the page, so it can't be priced beside the others without a call. Client project delivery sits outside the product.

Questions people ask

How much does Personio cost per employee?

Personio's Core package starts from €7.60 per employee a month, read on its pricing page in September 2026. Core PRO and the tiers above it are priced on request. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month for every module, with 14 days free and no card needed.

What carries over when I switch from Personio?

Your people, leave types and projects. We load them with you during setup, and the CSV importer takes people, leave balances and projects from a Personio export if you'd rather run it yourself. Roles and leave quotas are set up with you as part of the subscription, with no setup fee.

Why is Rippling not in this comparison?

Rippling publishes no price and sells its products on top of a required core platform, verified September 2026. This page keeps to vendors that publish a figure or a clear plan structure. Our Rippling alternatives page covers it on its own.