Personio
Personio is a leading cloud-based HR software provider based in Munich, Germany, focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with 10 to 2,000 employees. Founded in 2015, the company has grown to serve over 16,000 customers and more than 1 million employees across Europe and beyond.
Proven Score (provisional)
Emerging. Based on Proven marketplace listings, member redemption clicks, years in business, market standing, verified clients and connected data, scaled to 100. Client quality (20 points) is added once publicly named clients are verified. Checked 2026-10-21.
Company facts
| Founded | 2015 (11 years) |
| Latest funding | Series E |
| Employees | 2,000 |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| Trusted networks on Proven | 8 investor, bank and government networks offer Personio to their members |
Company facts from Apollo.io company data. Network, offer and redemption data from the Proven platform. A Proven Score is published once publicly named clients are verified with sources.
Competitors in Payroll & HR
| ADP | 79 |
| Rippling | 73 |
| TriNet | 66 |
| Justworks | 66 |
| HiBob | 65 |
| Pave | 60 |
| Gusto | 55 |
| Lattice | 50 |
| Factorial | 49 |
| Insperity | 48 |
| Culture Amp | 46 |
| Paychex | 44 |
| Paylocity | 41 |
| Aon Radford | 38 |
| Paycor | 36 |
| Vensure Employer Solutions | 35 |
| Personio | 35 |
| ChartHop | 34 |
| Ravio | 29 |
| Erudit | 29 |
| Levels.fyi | 27 |
| Bambee | 27 |
| HRLocker | 26 |
| ClayHR | 25 |
| Sparrow | 23 |
Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Methodology. Updated 2026-10-21.