Personio

Personio pricing is quote-only, structured as a tiered per-employee-per-month rate, and sold on an annual contract. There is no published UK rate card, so you will need to speak with sales to get pricing for your headcount and required modules.

Personio does not run payroll natively; UK payroll is handled through an integration rather than inside the core platform, and pension auto-enrolment flows through that same connected payroll system. It integrates with Xero among more than 200 other tools, giving flexibility in which UK payroll provider you pair it with.

UK employment law coverage is rated strong, and right to work checks are supported via the UK's share-code system specifically, a level of detail that generic global platforms often miss. Personio is a German company with a stated target market of EU and UK SMB-to-mid businesses, 10 to 2,000 employees.

Personio's applicant tracking system is rated as a particular strength, alongside a full set of core HR features: onboarding, leave management, time tracking, performance reviews, and learning management. This breadth makes it a genuine HRIS-plus-recruitment platform rather than HR software with a bolted-on ATS.

The Personio Assistant is a native AI feature built into the platform for surfacing HR data and automating routine tasks. Connecting Personio to external AI agents currently runs through third-party tools such as Zapier rather than a first-party MCP server, so agent-native access is not yet available.

Yes. Personio is typically sold on an annual contract, with no published free plan, so it suits UK businesses ready to commit to a full year rather than those wanting to trial month to month. This is worth weighing against providers in this comparison, such as Breathe or Sage HR, that offer more flexible monthly billing.