Personio Reviews & Product Details

I like that personio presents a single source of truth for the HR system, it also provides a decent UI that helps find all the data that I need as an employee. Finally, I appreciate the simple fact that it "just works", it doesnt need too much finnicking, and whenever I need something I am able to just find it and use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dont have anything specific which I dislike, I find the only thing preventing me from rating it less is the lack of a "wow" factor, it works and thats personally enough for me, but it didn't really shock me. Onboarding generally was fine, I am unsure if some other integrations could improve it, but all-in-all, it just works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I particularly like about Personio is its simple and clear operation. Vacation, illness, and other absences can be recorded quickly and easily. The time tracking is also practical, as the recorded times are directly adopted, and you don't have to wait for approval or verification by others. I also find the team calendar very helpful, as you can directly see when colleagues are present or absent. Additionally, it's convenient to upload documents and centrally manage important information. Overall, Personio simplifies many everyday processes and provides a good overview. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For employees with irregular working hours, such as our tent camp setup and takedown crew, time tracking can be somewhat cumbersome. Since working hours are often initially noted on paper and only later entered into Personio, additional coordination effort may arise. If times are not correctly recorded in the system, our HR managers have to check and possibly initiate an update. A simpler and more flexible solution for field employees would be desirable to reduce the effort for all involved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Besonders gefällt mir an Personio, dass sämtliche HR-Prozesse zentral, übersichtlich und digital an einem Ort verwaltet werden können. Die moderne und benutzerfreundliche Oberfläche ermöglicht eine schnelle Orientierung, sodass auch bei vielfältigen Aufgaben effizient gearbeitet werden kann. Besonders wertvoll sind die einfache Verwaltung von Mitarbeiterdaten und Dokumenten sowie die Möglichkeit, Prozesse wie Onboarding, Offboarding, Abwesenheitsmanagement und digitale Unterschriften nahtlos abzubilden.

Durch die Digitalisierung und Automatisierung vieler Personalprozesse lassen sich erhebliche Zeitersparnisse erzielen und administrative Aufgaben deutlich effizienter gestalten. Gleichzeitig sorgt Personio für mehr Transparenz, eine strukturierte Dokumentation und einen schnellen Zugriff auf alle relevanten Informationen. Die Zusammenarbeit im HR-Team wird dadurch spürbar erleichtert und Prozesse können einheitlich sowie professionell umgesetzt werden. Insgesamt ist Personio für uns eine große Unterstützung im täglichen Personalmanagement und trägt maßgeblich zu effizienten und modernen HR-Abläufen bei. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Personio ist eine leistungsstarke und moderne HR-Lösung, die zahlreiche Prozesse zentralisiert und den Arbeitsalltag deutlich vereinfacht. Die Plattform bietet viele Funktionen und Möglichkeiten zur individuellen Gestaltung von HR-Prozessen. Die Einführung erfordert zwar eine kurze Einarbeitungszeit, diese zahlt sich jedoch schnell durch effizientere Abläufe und eine hohe Transparenz aus. Besonders positiv hervorzuheben sind die Benutzerfreundlichkeit, die kontinuierliche Weiterentwicklung der Software sowie die Vielzahl an Funktionen, die Personalprozesse nachhaltig unterstützen. Kleinere Optimierungspotenziale bei der Flexibilität einzelner Einstellungen fallen im Vergleich zum großen Mehrwert des Systems kaum ins Gewicht. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part is the recruiting. It helps us get an overview of our applications and distribute them more easily and quickly to the various departments. Also, the digital personnel file and the announcements (e.g., payslips are now available). The inbox with reminders of fixed-term contracts and probation periods is also particularly helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Unfortunately, in the personnel list, you cannot click on an employee and then move to the next one with an arrow at the top right. Also, I would love it if you could go to a document under "Documents" and directly change the name without it going directly into the employee profile. Additionally, it would be great if you could see which documents our employees have uploaded; you only get information that something has been uploaded, and then you have to judge based on the date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the ability to easily configure Personio Core and adapt it to the individual requirements and processes of the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

From my perspective, Personio is not optimal for companies with many seasonal and recurring employment relationships.

* Seasonal Employment: Unfortunately, a new profile must be created for each re-employment of the same person. However, for seasonal employees, this is a normal and regularly recurring process.

* Employment in Multiple Companies: Changing or parallel employment relationships in multiple companies can only be represented to a limited extent.

* Mass Creation of Contracts: In seasonal settings, there is no convenient way to create contracts for many employees simultaneously without having to adjust the individual information for each profile separately.

* Termination of Contracts: Contracts must be terminated manually. With our high proportion of seasonal employment, this additional manual effort is, in my view, not optimal and inefficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like the UI/UX of Personio, along with the great support we have, especially from our account manager and the Personio Support. I appreciate that Personio continuously improves its features. I find that processes like time tracking, performance reviews, and payroll preparation work great in Personio. The workflows, reminders, and document creation and signature requests are probably the most valuable features for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The reporting isn't exactly where I would like it to be. It improved by a lot over the last two years and in 9/10 cases it's all I need but then some variables are not possible to select still, which can be quite frustrating, and there's still some waiting time until a report shows the most recently added data (5-10 min). The Planning would be really helpful for us but because we cannot add a cost center to the shown list, we cannot use it and have to use Excel instead. Simply adding a cost center to the list would greatly improve it for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Personio is an all-in-one platform and regularly releases updates. The support is also currently well-structured, and you get timely help. The user interface at Personio is just really good. We are also satisfied with the integrations. The performance area is still in its infancy, or you can tell that it's not Personio's main focus, and I think that's okay. Price: of course, not cheap, but okay for the range of functions. It's great that more and more AI features are being established. However, the quality and customizability still leave something to be desired. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are some topics and features that seem very trivial but just don't work or are missing. Sometimes there's a lack of focus on small, seemingly trivial improvements, and the focus is too much on big and exciting topics like AI themes. It would sometimes be cool to get an update on features that won't be revised soon but on which Personio is at least working. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Personio has a beautiful UI that was even praised by our team (we build digital products). The UX is well thought out, which makes it easy to use and simple to find the right information when needed. It’s fast and very performant, which saves time when moving around the tool.

The price feels fair, and the implementation support was good. Overall, it was easy to roll out in the company. It’s also a flexible tool that we were able to set up to fit our specific HR needs. On top of that, it offers an in-depth automation system that helped us streamline processes that were manual before, and it notifies the HR team when something important happens (when an important request is made or when a date is coming up).

It has allowed us to keep all HR and talent management information, along with most related processes, in one place instead of relying on multiple tools, sheets, and docs in parallel.

The API is complete which allowed us to make custom integrations with internal tools and AI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The “new employee onboarding” workflow feature offers good flexibility, but it still needs work to become more robust. A few key pieces are missing that would help us deliver a first-class onboarding experience for new hires.

Other thing is that here isn’t currently a clear way for managers and direct reports to schedule and manage 1:1s in one place, including an agenda and a summary of past sessions. It would also be helpful if those 1:1s could integrate with the Performance Review cycle.

Performance Review is still a feature in development, although it’s already solid and is being actively improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm a big fan of Personio. Being able to clock in the second I walk into the office, pause the moment I go on break, and clock out just as easily makes tracking my time so effortless. I also love that I can see everything at a glance, my overtime hours and how many holidays I have left are always right there, so I never have to dig around for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If I could add one wish, it would be a toggle for a more traditional calendar view, showing all 31 days like a normal monthly calendar instead of the timeline view with gaps. Other than that, I'm a big fan and would definitely recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

All-in-one HR platform: It combines core HR (employee records, absences, documents), recruiting, onboarding, and payroll in one system—useful for small and mid-sized companies that don't want to stitch together multiple tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cost & Transparency

A frequent complaint is that pricing is opaque, with important features locked behind expensive add-ons. The base package is limited, and functions like payroll or advanced recruiting require extra modules, driving up the total cost quickly. There's also criticism regarding aggressive sales tactics, with users feeling pressured into contracts only to find promised features don't exist or cost more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.