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Personio reviews

Every published review of Personio, unedited beyond length and clarity. Vendor responses are shown alongside the review they answer.

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Nosipho Jacobs

General Manager

AgricultureSouth AfricaRandburg201 to 500 employees
2.0
26 Dec 2025

Support hours never overlap with ours

It was clearly built for a different labour market. The thing worth knowing is that the parts we were sold on never worked the way they were demonstrated. The gaps are the kind that create work rather than save it. We moved to an alternative and the difference was immediate.

What works

Document storage works.

What does not

Support hours do not overlap with our working day. Leave rules never matched South African requirements. The interface is dated and slow.

Used for 1 to 2 years
KB

Kgomotso BennettVerified

Managing Director

Wholesale and distributionSouth AfricaPretoria11 to 50 employees
4.0
02 Dec 2025

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Strong multi entity handling for groups. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Strong multi entity handling for groups. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Used for 1 to 2 years
BW

Boitumelo WilliamsVerified

HR Director

Logistics and transportBotswanaBotswana500 plus employees
5.0
26 Nov 2025

Managers use it without being chased

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Used for 1 to 2 years
MM

Megan MudauVerified

Logistics Coordinator

ConstructionSouth AfricaKimberley51 to 200 employees
4.0
08 Nov 2025

Managers use it without being chased

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.

What works

Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Used for 2 to 5 years
LC

Lizelle ChaukeVerified

HR Manager

InsuranceSouth AfricaPietermaritzburg51 to 200 employees
4.0
04 Nov 2025

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Strong multi entity handling for groups. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Data protection controls built for GDPR, which POPIA closely follows. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Used for 6 to 12 months
RC

Rajesh Cele

Employment Equity Officer

Professional consultingSouth AfricaNelspruit201 to 500 employees
5.0
03 Nov 2025

Leave requests left email and never came back

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Data protection controls built for GDPR, which POPIA closely follows. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

Used for 2 to 5 years
KF

Katlego FourieVerified

Partner

Professional consultingSouth AfricaMidrand2 to 10 employees
5.0
11 Oct 2025

Managers use it without being chased

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Data protection controls built for GDPR, which POPIA closely follows. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Used for 6 to 12 months
WR

Wayne RobertsVerified

Production Manager

Food and beverageSouth AfricaPietermaritzburg2 to 10 employees
5.0
02 Oct 2025

Managers use it without being chased

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Used for less than 6 months
MW

Mulalo Williams

General Manager

EngineeringSouth AfricaMidrand201 to 500 employees
4.0
27 Sept 2025

Onboarding admin dropped by half

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.

What works

Strong multi entity handling for groups. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Used for less than 6 months
RR

Ravi RadebeVerified

Employment Equity Officer

Mining servicesSouth AfricaBloemfontein11 to 50 employees
5.0
13 Sept 2025

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Data protection controls built for GDPR, which POPIA closely follows. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

Used for 6 to 12 months
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