Core HR software, costs and alternatives

When to choose Personio

Personio’s Core plan lists one legal entity; Core Pro adds unlimited entity management and API access for custom integrations. Its performance and recruiting Apps extend the purchase separately.

For a single legal entity, compare Core before paying for Core Pro. For a business adding a second entity or needing a custom connection now, price the corresponding configuration from the start. Include the stated one-time setup fee in the comparison.

Do not pay for extra modules unless someone will use and administer them. Preliminary payroll and a payroll integration are not interchangeable with purchasing payroll processing; identify which service you are keeping and which you are buying.

What belongs in your quote

Quote Core or Core Pro, Apps and the one-time setup fee together.

Include the required modules, add-ons and any separately charged setup in the total.

Compare the full shortlist and its cost assumptions

Three things to settle before buying

1. Demonstrate a starter, a leave correction and the handoff to retained payroll in the quoted edition.
2. Price today’s workforce and the next likely headcount band, with necessary add-ons.
3. Specify the data import, policy setup, training and responsibility for corrections.

Which alternatives belong on your shortlist?

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  Employee records, leave, documents and routine HR reports for a fixed headcount band

  Trade-off: compare the total after required add-ons and your next headcount band

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  Employee records, onboarding, leave and regular performance reviews

  Trade-off: at 75 people, core costs £148 more per month than Breathe, before VAT; compare the onboarding and review features you need.

• Sense HR Elite

  Custom employee fields and screens, Report Writer, payroll connections and access roles

  Trade-off: requires someone on your team to maintain the custom fields, reports and access settings