TL;DR
Choose Worklayer if you want AI agents to handle HR work on their own, within permissions you control, for one published price with unlimited AI. Choose Personio if you need payroll for Germany or recruiting in the same system.
Worklayer and Personio
Worklayer
€10 per employee/month, all included
An HR platform run by AI agents. Agents 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.
Personio
Price on request
An HR suite from Munich, founded in 2015 and used by more than 16,000 companies. It covers core HR, time tracking and payroll for Germany, with recruiting, performance and more as paid add-ons.
Key differences
| Feature | Worklayer | Personio |
|---|---|---|
| AI agents that act on their own | Included | Not offered |
| Agent permissions and run history | Included | Not offered |
| AI assistant for employees | Included | Included |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Credits for some features |
| Time off and attendance | Included | Included |
| Expenses | Included | Through Circula |
| Documents | Included | Included |
| Preliminary payroll | Included | Included |
| Payroll for Germany | Not offered | Included |
| Recruiting | Not offered | Paid add-on |
| Integrations | Slack, Google, Microsoft 365 and more | 200+ |
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. Personio starts with a demo and a quote, then a guided setup with a one-time fee based on your company size, and annual contracts run for at least 12 months.
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. Personio only publishes starting prices: the full price is a quote after a demo, based on your headcount and the add-ons you pick, and some AI features run on credits and stop when they run out, until an admin buys more or turns on paid usage.
| Cost | Worklayer | Personio |
|---|---|---|
| Price per employee | €10 a month | On request |
| Setup fee | None | One-time fee |
| Add-ons | None, everything included | Recruiting, performance, surveys and more |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Credits for some features |
| Contract | Annual | Annual with a 12-month minimum, or monthly |
Verdict: With Worklayer you know the price before you talk to anyone, and the AI never runs out mid-month.
Why teams choose Worklayer
Worklayer's agents do the HR work themselves, 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 Personio
- 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 Personio 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 Personio and move over when your Personio contract ends.
Questions
Yes. Worklayer is €10 per employee per month with every module, every integration and unlimited AI included. Personio quotes each customer, then adds a one-time setup fee and paid add-ons such as recruiting.
No. Personio's AI answers questions and helps with tasks, and autonomous agents are on its roadmap.
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 Personio and bring it in with Worklayer's AI import.
Yes, for all AI inside Worklayer: no credits and no caps, subject to fair use.
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