TL;DR
Choose Worklayer if you want to build your own AI agents that handle HR work within permissions you control, for one price with every module and unlimited AI. Choose Leapsome if you need talent tools like OKRs, engagement surveys and learning in the same system.
Worklayer and Leapsome
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.
Leapsome
€40 per employee/month with every module
A people platform from Berlin, founded in 2016 and used by more than 2,000 companies. It started with performance reviews, goals and engagement, and has since added core HR and pre-built AI agents. The platform and each module are priced separately.
Key differences
| Feature | Worklayer | Leapsome |
|---|---|---|
| Build your own AI agents | Included | Pre-built agents only |
| AI assistant for employees | Included | Included |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Limited on Foundation |
| Time off | Included | Included |
| Time tracking | Included | Paid add-on |
| Expenses | Included | Not offered |
| Documents | Included | Included |
| Preliminary payroll | Included | Included |
| Recruiting | Not offered | Paid add-on |
| OKRs, surveys and learning | Not offered | Paid add-ons |
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. Leapsome starts with a call with its team, and a trial sandbox comes after it. Implementation usually takes 1 to 4 weeks.
Verdict: Worklayer is quicker to start. You set it up yourself in a day, with no sales call.
Pricing
Worklayer costs €10 per employee per month, billed annually, with every module, every integration and unlimited AI included. Leapsome prices its platform and each module separately: with every module, it comes to €40 per employee per month.
| Cost | Worklayer | Leapsome |
|---|---|---|
| Price per employee | €10 a month, all included | €40 a month with every module |
| Platform | Included | €7 to €10 a month |
| Each module | Included | €3 to €7 a month |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Limited on Foundation |
| Setup fee | None | None |
Verdict: Worklayer's one price covers what Leapsome sells as separate modules, and the AI is never limited by your plan.
Why teams choose Worklayer
With Worklayer you build the agents your HR work needs, instead of picking from a fixed set. They run on a schedule or the moment something happens, not only when someone asks. 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. And it all comes at one price, €10 per employee, with every module and unlimited AI.
Moving from Leapsome
- 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 Leapsome 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 Leapsome and move over when your Leapsome contract ends.
Questions
Yes. Worklayer is €10 per employee per month with every module, every integration and unlimited AI included. Leapsome prices its platform and each module separately: with every module, it comes to €40 per employee per month.
No. Leapsome comes with a set of pre-built agents. In Worklayer you build as many agents as you need, each with its own permissions.
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. Clock in and out, work schedules and overtime are part of Worklayer's one price. In Leapsome, time tracking is a paid add-on.
Yes. Export your employee data from Leapsome and bring it in with Worklayer's AI import.
Yes, for all AI inside Worklayer: no credits and no caps, subject to fair use.