Leavely vs Personio
German-based all-in-one HR platform popular in the UK mid-market.
Personio is a comprehensive HR platform built in Germany, now widely used in the UK mid-market. It covers recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and leave — but that breadth comes with complexity and cost. For SMBs that just need leave management, Personio often means paying for features you'll never use. Leavely is purpose-built for leave management: simpler to set up, faster to learn, and more affordable for small UK teams.
Leavely
£8/user/mo
All features included. No tiers.
Personio
From ~£3.50/user/mo (bundle required)
Pricing at time of writing
Feature comparison
Based on publicly available information from Personio's website as of March 2026. Features and pricing may have changed since publication. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
| Feature | Leavely | Personio |
|---|---|---|
| Visual leave calendar | ||
| One-click approvals | ||
| Automatic balance tracking | ||
| UK bank holidays | ||
| Custom leave types | ||
| Bradford Factor monitoring | ||
| TOIL tracking | Add-on | |
| Return-to-work forms | ||
| Employee directory | ||
| Document management | ||
| Role-based access (4 levels) | ||
| Full audit trail | ||
| Set up in under 5 minutes | ||
| No bundled modules required | ||
| All features in one plan | ||
| No credit card for trial |
Why teams choose Leavely over Personio
Purpose-built for leave management — you get exactly what you need without paying for recruitment, payroll, and onboarding modules you won't use.
Set up in minutes, not days — Personio requires significant configuration for its full HR suite. Leavely gets your team running in under 5 minutes.
Bradford Factor monitoring included — automatically track absence patterns that Personio doesn't offer natively.
TOIL tracking built in at no extra cost — Personio requires add-ons or manual workarounds for time off in lieu.
Transparent, simple pricing — one plan with everything included. No bundles, no modules, no surprises.
UK-focused from the ground up — built specifically for UK employment law, statutory leave, and bank holidays.