EU-origin
Personio
Personio SE & Co. KG · Munich, DE · Founded 2015
High riskEU dataISO 27001EUR pricingAPI
Germany's leading HR platform for German and European SMBs and mid-market. Covers recruiting, onboarding, payroll, absence, and performance in one system. €270M+ raised; ISO 27001, SOC 2; EU-only data. AI-assisted recruiting places it under EU AI Act high-risk classification — a live case study in how HR software absorbs new compliance obligations at product level.
Company background
Legal entity
Personio SE & Co. KG
HQ
Munich, DE
Founded
2015
Employees
500+
Funding stage
series-b-plus
Associations
Accel; Lightspeed Venture Partners; Northzone; Global Founders Capital; Meritech Capital; Picus Capital; Index Ventures
Website
Data & privacy
Data residency
EU only✓ Prudos-verified
EU data confirmed
Yes✓ Prudos-verified
Sub-processor list
EU representative
Not confirmed
Certifications
ISO 27001
Yesself-declared
SOC 2
Yes
Other
ISO 27001, SOC 2
AI Act posture
Risk classification
High riskself-declared
Article 50 posture
compliantself-declared
GPAI dependency
Own models + third-party (configurable)
Classification note
Comprehensive HR platform with AI features used in recruitment and performance decisions — Annex III Category 4 classification required; actively developing compliance documentation
EU AI Act Readiness Badge
—
Product & market
Pricing model
per-seat, custom
Pricing page
Free tier
No
EUR pricing
Yesself-declared
API
Available
API documentation
Languages
en, de, es, fr, nl, it
Markets with customers
DE, UK, ES, FR, NL, AT, CHself-declared
EU-vs-EU · alternatives in this category
| Personio | Maki People | |
|---|---|---|
| AI Act risk | High riskself-declared | High riskself-declared |
| Data residency | EU only✓ verified | EU only✓ verified |
| EUR pricing | Yesself-declared | Yesself-declared |
| ISO 27001 | Yesself-declared | — |
| Free tier | — | — |
EU-vs-US · international context
| Personio | Workday | Greenhouse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorporated | DE | United States | United States |
| Data residency | EU only✓ verified | US-primary, EU region available | US-primary |
| AI Act posture | High riskself-declared | Not classified | Not classified |
| EUR pricing | Yesself-declared | USD-primary | USD-primary |
| Schrems-II risk | Minimal — EU only (confirmed) | Data flows to US — risk applies | Data flows to US — risk applies |
EU-origin data from Prudos listings. US tool characteristics reflect publicly available information and are indicative.