TL;DR
Choose Worklayer if you want AI agents that handle HR work on their own, within permissions you control, for one published price with unlimited AI. Choose HiBob if you need UK or US payroll, recruiting or compensation planning in the same system.
Worklayer and HiBob
Worklayer
€10 per employee/month, all included
An HR platform run by AI agents. You build agents that handle onboarding, leave, expenses and payroll preparation on a schedule or when something happens, within the permissions you set, and every run is on record.
HiBob
On request with every module
An HR platform founded in 2015 and used by more than 5,500 companies, with offices in New York, London, Berlin and other cities. Bob Core covers the HR basics, and payroll, recruiting, compensation and time and attendance are add-ons.
Key differences
| Feature | Worklayer | HiBob |
|---|---|---|
| AI agents that act on their own | Included | Approval for every action |
| Agent permissions and run history | Included | Not offered |
| AI assistant for employees | Included | Included |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Monthly limits possible |
| Time off | Included | Included |
| Time and attendance | Included | Paid add-on |
| Expenses | Included | Not offered |
| Documents | Included | Included |
| Payroll | Preliminary payroll | UK and US, paid add-on |
| Recruiting | Not offered | Paid add-on |
| Compensation planning | Not offered | Paid add-on |
Setup
Worklayer is self-serve: sign up, import your people from a spreadsheet while AI maps the columns, and add leave policies from templates for 13 countries. You can be up and running the same day. HiBob starts with a demo and a customised proposal, and implementation and support services can be part of the quote.
Verdict: Worklayer is quicker to start. You set it up yourself in a day, with no setup fee and no sales call.
Pricing
Worklayer costs €10 per employee per month, billed annually, with every module, every integration and unlimited AI included. HiBob doesn't publish prices: it builds a proposal from your headcount, the add-ons you choose and any implementation or support services you need. Its fair use policy also allows monthly limits on AI requests and extra fees for heavy use.
| Cost | Worklayer | HiBob |
|---|---|---|
| Price per employee | €10 a month, all included | On request with every module |
| Core HR | Included | On request |
| Each add-on | Included | Priced separately |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Monthly limits possible |
| Implementation | Self-serve | Quoted as a service |
Verdict: With Worklayer you know the full price before you talk to anyone, and the AI never comes with extra fees.
Why teams choose Worklayer
Worklayer's agents do the HR work themselves, on a schedule or the moment something happens, instead of waiting for someone to approve every action. Each agent starts with no permissions: admins grant what it may do, and a run that needs more stops and asks. Every run is on record, step by step. The AI has no monthly limits, and it all comes at one published price, €10 per employee, with every module included.
Moving from HiBob
- 1.
Start for free
Sign up yourself, with no call and no demo. Nothing is charged for 14 days.
- 2.
Import your whole team in minutes
Export your employee list from HiBob and upload it in a couple of minutes. AI maps the columns for you. No setup fee, no switching costs.
- 3.
Switch at renewal
Run Worklayer alongside HiBob and move over when your HiBob contract ends.
Questions
Yes. Worklayer is €10 per employee per month with every module, every integration and unlimited AI included. HiBob quotes each company, charges for add-ons on top and can include implementation services in the price.
No. HiBob says Bob AI always requires a human in the loop to approve actions. In Worklayer, agents act on their own within the permissions an admin has granted.
No. HiBob's fair use policy allows monthly limits on AI requests and extra fees for heavy use. Worklayer's AI has no credits and no caps, subject to fair use.
No. Agents only act within the permissions an admin has granted. When a run needs more, it stops and asks an admin.
Yes. Every run is logged step by step in the agent's run history.
Yes. Export your employee data from HiBob and bring it in with Worklayer's AI import.
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