HiBob vs. Personio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HiBob
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
HiBob is an HR management platform that provides features supporting talent management including onboarding administration and task management, payroll reporting and time tracking, and manager dashboard for tracking employee performance.N/A
Personio
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Personio is presented as an all-in-one HR software for small and medium-sized companies from the company of the same name based in Munich. The platform supports applicant tracking, workforce management features (e.g. attendance tracking, leave management) with employee self-service, as well as support for HR workflows, and employee performance review.N/A
Pricing
HiBobPersonio
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HiBobPersonio
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
HiBobPersonio
Considered Both Products
HiBob
Personio
Chose Personio
Personio is much like HiBob, strong focus on the relationship between managers and employees. Very intuitive UX and UI - staying at the forefront of HCM. Sympa does better in terms of overall connectivity.

Personio is a market leader for good reasons, solid and giving its …
Features
HiBobPersonio
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
9.2
60 Ratings
13% above category average
Personio
9.6
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Employee demographic data10.058 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employment history9.558 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.547 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.757 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Organizational charting9.460 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Organization and location management9.251 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.727 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
7.9
41 Ratings
3% below category average
Personio
7.9
2 Ratings
3% below category average
Pay calculation7.224 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.019 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.634 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
8.4
54 Ratings
3% above category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Approval workflow9.054 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Balance details7.952 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.449 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
8.4
59 Ratings
2% above category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.541 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Update personal information9.059 Ratings10.02 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.252 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employee recognition7.245 Ratings10.02 Ratings
View job history9.256 Ratings10.02 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
7.6
56 Ratings
1% above category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
28% above category average
Report builder9.354 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.854 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.634 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
7.3
33 Ratings
10% below category average
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.927 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.531 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility6.325 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance tracking7.331 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
6.5
50 Ratings
19% below category average
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Performance plans7.743 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans2.034 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Review status tracking7.247 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Review reminders8.149 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.242 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
-
Ratings
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
-
Ratings
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
-
Ratings
Personio
5.5
2 Ratings
35% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
-
Ratings
Personio
8.7
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
HiBobPersonio
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(61 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.1
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(9 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HiBobPersonio
Likelihood to Recommend
Hibob
HiBob is the most customizable, scaleable and flexible HR platform on the market today. It is ideal for medium and large organizations with operations across the globe while also being a great option for smaller organizations. The modularization of the platform allows each customer to select the elements that are most suited to their needs, while the base "Core" system has a huge amount of functionality and integration options right out of the box. In my opinion, there is no platform on the market that competes with HiBob's easy to use interface, control abilities and general functionality. All too often these days, systems are built on poor architechture with fancy packaging. HiBob delivers a system that is well built and looks great too!
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Personio
If you are an SMB or generally just a startup, Personio is a no-brainer for its intuitiveness and easy-to-get-started approach. Employees truly enjoy the UI and possibility to get an easy overview of its own data, not to mention processes to apply for vacations and absence etc. Absolutely recommended if your main focus for the new HR system is directed towards your employees.
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Pros
Hibob
  • Provides usable data via feedback surveys for managers and operations team to take quick action on.
  • It helps us identify our Talent Groups and connect data to their satisfaction to prevent turnover.
  • Simplifies and syncs every day HR tasks, saving loads of time and effort.
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Personio
  • Allows automatic posting of job offers on different sites and portals to find the perfect candidates for available vacancies.
  • It has employee tracking tools, such as attendance and absence tracking, as well as time monitoring of working hours and overtime.
  • Payroll management is very complete and is done quickly and almost automatically, as it enters hours worked, overtime and absences, with an accurate calculation to avoid errors.
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Cons
Hibob
  • I'd like to be able to have flexibility in org charts so that there are options for matrix, flat. I'd also like a printable version of the org chart AND one where names were hidden so it could be shared with individuals outside the organization.
  • In the Performance Reviews I would love to see a 9-box option including corresponding questions so we could plot individuals in the 9-box matrix.
  • It would be ideal if, before a performance review period, managers were given the opportunity to choose 3-4 people they would want to include in a Peer Review of their employees AND where the system would flag if one person was being asked to do more than 2 Peer Reviews.
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Personio
  • From administrative POV, there were indication that some integrations to salarysystems in other countries was lacking
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Likelihood to Renew
Hibob
We will without a doubt be continuing to use Hibob, it is convenient, being engaged with and great value for money. A one stop shop for all things HR related to keep policies and safe financial information has been so beneficial to the business meaning less risk to GDPR breaches and somewhere for employees to refer back to in future has been invaluable
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Usability
Hibob
It's a solid HRIS system, it's user friendly to employees and employers, but they've changed the user interface 2 times now in the last 2.5 years, so having to find where certain things are after the change can be tedious
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Personio
Personio is an established HCM provider - for good reasons. In particular, for employees and managers, Personio is easy to use and allows for managers and employees to truly focus on what matters, in a modern and flexible way. There are certain points that could be improved in the overall administration of the system, in particular when it comes to integrations and old techstack - but this is the case really for all historical HCM providers. Personio is a solid tool and certainly recommended.
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Reliability and Availability
Hibob
Yes they are always there when we need them. Fast response time too.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Performance
Hibob
Yes the system is fast and easy to use.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Hibob
A lot of support is self-service from the users themselves, via a guide hosted on HiBob's website. I have found the guide helpful 10% of the time when I needed support. The support team is quite quick to reply, but not everyone is helpful unfortunately, and in many cases a lot of emails, messages and back and forth were needed to get to the bottom of an issue. When I pointed out that a video call would be a quicker way to tell people "this is how it's done", I was told that it's not the way they deliver support. I had to beg our account managers for a video chat with some skilled users to show me how to do certain things that (a) were nowhere to be found on the guide, and (b) the support team wasn't able to solve. Additionally, to find solutions, I was pointed to a forum where other users exchange tips on how they managed to solve problems - again, not really helpful as I would like to know this from Bob's team themselves since we're paying for the product, and I shouldn't rely on other users to tell me how they managed their way around a problem
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Hibob
It was fast and easy to learn with the trainer. Their staff was great to work with.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Hibob
I really enjoyed the implementation being involved in a key piece of change management int he business was really exciting
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Hibob
Hibob was ultimately more flexible and offered a strong customer support network which is why we selected it over others. It's also well-priced and while not "cheap", it was more inexpensive than other larger systems. Their sales team was so supportive the entire time and as we went into the implementation phase (which only took us 12 weeks for 1,000 employees!), it was clear that the support continued. Our implementation specialist was so incredibly helpful and while we worked at our own pace, we were still able to roll it out in 3 months. Having worked on a Workday Implementation before, I was blown away by how quickly we got this done. It's also great that as we are using the product, we can continuously make adjustments on our own and tweak it as the business changes. Workday is so complicated that it required a full-time team to work on it. It's just two of us overseeing the system and we are able to run things smoothly on our own! Of course, it's great having the support of our Account Manager when we get stuck.
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Personio
Personio is much like HiBob, strong focus on the relationship between managers and employees. Very intuitive UX and UI - staying at the forefront of HCM. Sympa does better in terms of overall connectivity. Personio is a market leader for good reasons, solid and giving its customers good value for the investment.
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Scalability
Hibob
It is easy to use across the board for all departments in the company.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Hibob
  • We were paying a third-party HR organization ~100K per year and were able to cut this from our budget by turning on the connections between our ATS, Hibob, and our payroll vendors.
  • We are using the integration between CoMeet ATS, and it autogenerates the employee onboarding, creating a seamless experience for the employees. They used to have to reenter their data in 5 separate systems, now, it's all started in CoMeet, and upon hire, the onboarding data is collected in Hibob and distributed into all other connected systems.
  • When changing employment status, the automation manages system access automatically. (But in cases where we need to override the information for special cases, we still have the option without "breaking" the API connections).
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Personio
  • This program is complete, so it allows to have all the human resources management in the same panel, along with all the information of the employees, which streamlines the activities of the department, making us more productive. Employees feel more satisfied with our performance, and we have considerably lowered payroll complaints.
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