TL;DR
Choose Worklayer if you want AI agents that handle HR work on their own, within permissions you control, and an AI assistant for every employee, for one price with unlimited AI and no onboarding fee. Choose Kenjo if you need shift planning, a DATEV export or recruiting in the same system, or want a lower entry price.
Worklayer and Kenjo
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.
Kenjo
€10.50 per employee/month on Connect
An HR platform from Berlin, founded in 2017 and used by more than 1,000 companies. It covers time tracking, shift planning, absences and payroll preparation in three plans, from Starter to Connect, with recruiting as a paid add-on.
Key differences
| Feature | Worklayer | Kenjo |
|---|---|---|
| AI agents that act on their own | Included | Early access, you approve first |
| Agent permissions and run history | Included | Not offered |
| AI assistant for employees | Included | Not offered |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Shift planning, from Growth |
| Time off and attendance | Included | Included |
| Shift planning | Work schedules | Included |
| Expenses | Included | Not offered |
| Documents | Included | Included |
| Preliminary payroll | Included | Included |
| DATEV export | Not offered | From Growth |
| Recruiting | 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. Kenjo offers a 14-day free trial on Starter and Growth, but its price calculator only shows it to teams of up to 20 people. Larger teams are sent to a meeting, and Connect, its top plan, shows no price and offers only a demo. If Kenjo's team does your onboarding, Starter and Growth carry a one-time fee, and contracts run for 12 to 60 months.
Verdict: Worklayer is self-serve at any size. You set it up yourself in a day, with no onboarding fee and no sales call.
Pricing
Worklayer costs €10 per employee per month, billed annually, with every module, every integration and unlimited AI included. Kenjo has three plans, priced per employee per month: Starter at €6, Growth at €10 and Connect, its top plan, at €10.50 in its price calculator, with 10% off when you pay a year upfront. If Kenjo's team does your onboarding, Starter and Growth add a one-time fee from €400 or €900. Recruiting is a paid add-on on every plan. Kenjo's AI plans shifts from Growth upward, and its Motor AI agents, now in early access, cost extra.
| Cost | Worklayer | Kenjo |
|---|---|---|
| Price per employee | €10 a month, all included | €10.50 a month on Connect, add-ons extra |
| Entry plans | One plan, all included | €6 and €10 a month |
| Onboarding fee | None | From €400 once, none on Connect |
| AI agents | Included | Paid extra, in early access |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Shift planning, from Growth |
| Recruiting add-on | Not offered | €69 to €249 a month, by headcount |
| Contract | Annual | 12 to 60 months, renews yearly |
Verdict: Per employee the prices are close. Worklayer's one price includes its AI agents and unlimited AI, with no onboarding fee.
Why teams choose Worklayer
Kenjo's AI drafts shift plans for an admin or manager to apply, and its Motor agents, still in early access, follow rules that Kenjo's product team sets up. In Worklayer, you build your own agents, and they do the HR work themselves, on a schedule or the moment something happens. 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. Every employee also gets an AI assistant on the web and in Slack. And it all comes at one price, €10 per employee, with every module, unlimited AI and no onboarding fee.
Moving from Kenjo
- 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 Kenjo 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 Kenjo and move over when your Kenjo contract ends. It renews for 12 months unless you cancel 8 weeks before the term ends.
Questions
They are close per employee. Worklayer is €10 per employee per month, billed annually, with every module and unlimited AI. Kenjo's top plan, Connect, is €10.50 a month in its price calculator, or €9.45 when you pay a year upfront. Recruiting costs extra. On Starter and Growth, onboarding by Kenjo's team costs from €400 or €900 once.
Only in early access. Kenjo is taking applications for Motor, a paid team of AI agents for shift planning and onboarding, built on rules its product team sets up. Nothing goes live until you approve it. In Worklayer, you build your own agents, and they act on their own within the permissions an admin has granted.
No. Agents only act within the permissions an admin has granted. When a run needs more, it stops and asks an admin.
No. Kenjo's AI is built for admins and managers who plan shifts. In Worklayer, every employee gets an AI assistant on the web and in Slack that acts within their own permissions.
No, not with Worklayer. Kenjo charges a one-time onboarding fee from €400 on Starter or €900 on Growth when its team does the onboarding. In Germany, it also charges extra if its team sets up the DATEV integration for you.
Yes. Export your employee data from Kenjo and bring it in with Worklayer's AI import.