Personio is a broad HR suite for companies of 10 to 10,000 people, with a large integrations marketplace. If you want a published UK price, monthly terms, rotas and right to work built in, here is how KivoHR compares. Still tied to Personio? We charge half price until your contract ends.
What we say about Personio comes from its own published pages, last checked 30 October 2026. Prices exclude VAT. If something has changed, tell us and we’ll correct it.
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Bringing your data over
ExamplePeople412 of 412
Holiday balances412 of 412
Absence history (3 years)6,208 of 6,208
Right-to-work checks398 of 398
Everything matches your file. Undo is available for 30 days.
Prices exclude VAT. Personio’s price at 25 people is taken from its published prices, sourced below.
KivoHR
One flat price for your organisation’s size, published, from £29 a month, £59 a month for 25 people, with every feature on every plan.
Personio
Quoted after a demo. Its pricing page shows Core from €7.60 per employee a month, with a one-off set-up fee by company size.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
KivoHR
Monthly or yearly. Cancel from your account and export your records. 14-day free trial, no card.
Personio
Monthly terms renew unless cancelled 15 days before; yearly terms renew unless cancelled 90 days before. A minimum number of users applies for the term.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
KivoHR
Rotas that refuse a shift for a lapsed course you mark as needed (and, if you choose, a lapsed right to work), and clocking from the app, a kiosk that works offline or a wall QR code, on every plan.
Personio
Time tracking with an entrance app and geofencing. For rotas it points to Shyftplan and Shiftbase in its marketplace.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
KivoHR
Right-to-work checks with follow-ups, and sponsor duties with their deadlines, on every plan.
Personio
Not described on the product and help pages we read, which mention document expiry tracking.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
KivoHR
Payroll files for BrightPay, Sage and more. KivoHR prepares payroll; it doesn’t run it.
Personio
Personio Payroll runs in Germany only. In the UK it prepares a payroll file and connects to Xero and Sage 50.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
KivoHR
An account owner exports the records and files at any time, and for 90 days after the plan ends.
Personio
A full company export of documents and employee data as CSV, once every six days, and 30 days after the contract ends.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
It would not be a fair comparison without this. If one of these matters most to you, Personio may suit you better.
The short version, from the comparison above. Try KivoHR free with your own people before you decide.
Switching from Personio
Export what Personio lets you download, upload it, and see every change before anything is saved. Each kind of record is counted against your file, and you can undo the import within 30 days. Our team will match the files with you, free.
Columns · export.csv
From Personio · 412 rows · nothing saved yet
Employee Name First and last nameTemplate
NI No National Insurance numberTemplate
Holiday Remaining Holiday balanceAlias
Start Start dateSaved
Shoe size Your choice: a custom field, or leave it
Yes. One flat price for your organisation’s size, published, with every feature on every plan. Personio quotes after a demo; its pricing page shows Core from €7.60 per employee a month, plus a one-off set-up fee.
No. Personio has a marketplace of over 200 integrations, a public API and single sign-on with Okta or Entra. KivoHR has payroll and expense files, Microsoft and Google sign-in, and no API yet.
Check your terms first: Personio’s monthly terms renew unless cancelled 15 days before, and yearly terms 90 days before. While you’re still tied to it, we charge half price.
Yes. Personio’s company export gives you documents and employee data as CSV. Upload it, see every change before anything is saved, and undo the import within 30 days.
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