Hailey HR vs Personio (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hailey HR and Personio share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hailey HR
Swedish HR platform with a mobile app, priced per active employee
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Hailey HR if
- Fits if you run a Swedish company and want managers and staff on the mobile app
- Works for firms whose payroll is in Fortnox or Visma
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price before talking to sales
- Not for you if you need payroll built in, as it connects to other payroll systems
- Tight if you're small, since there's an implementation fee on top
- Watch out: no free plan or trial, a demo request is the only start
Pick Personio if
- Fits if you're a European company that wants HR, payroll and hiring together
- Works for teams that already use a separate shift planner
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price before talking to sales
- Not for you if you want to plan shifts inside your HR tool, as that needs a partner app
- Tight if managers mostly work from their phones, as setup and most workflows need the web
- Watch out: the pages we read don't list the countries where its payroll works
- Watch out: the listing shows no performance reviews or onboarding, so ask before you buy
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAHailey HRWeak | 1.8GPAPersonioWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price published: it depends on active employees, plus a one-off implementation fee. That puts it in the middle by default. | CWe couldn't read a price: Personio's pages turned our reader away, so plans and prices aren't on record and we can't say what a ten-person company pays. With no figure to compare, it's a C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial; you request a demo. | FNo free plan or trial on record. Its pages turned our reader away, so a trial may exist that we couldn't confirm. |
| Features | CRecords, contracts, hiring, time off, reviews, surveys and analytics. It doesn't run payroll, and connects to Fortnox, Visma and Crona Lön instead. | CRecords and documents, time off, working hours, an approvals inbox, recruiting and payroll, with an API and webhooks. The basics are there, but the listing shows no reviews or onboarding, and shifts need a partner app. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An implementation project comes first. | CNo App Store rating on record. The app covers absences, hours, approvals and documents, and everything else, setup included, happens on the web. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb for HR, mobile apps for staff, and links to Slack, Teams, Google Workspace, Entra ID and Okta. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with a public API, webhooks and more than 200 integrations. No desktop app. |
| Best for | HR for Nordic companies, mobile-first | European firms wanting HR and payroll together |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Hailey HR and Personio. How we grade
Where they differ
- Hailey HR also covers workflow automation, surveys and reports.
- Personio also covers time tracking.
In commonWebiOSAndroidPublic APIApplicant trackingEmployee recordsTime off
At a glance
| Hailey HR | Personio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Hailey HR AB | Personio SE & Co. KG |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hailey HR
- No prices are published: the plans page says to contact the company, and the price depends on the number of active employees.
- Besides the monthly per-employee fee there is a one-off implementation fee based on organization size and needs, according to the About page.
- It does not run payroll; it connects to payroll systems such as Fortnox, Visma and Crona Lön.
- A demo request is the only way to start; no free plan or trial is listed.
Personio
- Prices could not be confirmed: personio.com and its help center answered with a bot check, so plans, prices and any trial are not recorded.
- It presents itself as built for Europe; the pages read do not list the countries where its payroll works.
- The mobile app covers absences, time, approvals and documents; other workflows and set-up need the web app.
- Shift planning comes through partner apps that sync with Personio, where shifts are created and changed.
Key features
Hailey HR
- Employee data and contracts
- Keeps employment history, digital employee files, document folders and contracts with e-signature in one record per person.
- Workflows
- Custom workflows for pre-, on- and offboarding send tasks automatically, can repeat on a schedule and can be triggered by a time-off event.
- Recruitment and preboarding
- Job ads, a career page, a talent pool, reference checking and a portal where candidates complete preboarding steps.
- Time and time off
- Clock in and out, time-off balances, holiday planning, and public holiday calendars for several countries.
- Performance and surveys
- One-to-ones, 360 reviews, goals on individual to company level, custom surveys, eNPS and pulse surveys.
- Analytics and AI
- Headcount, salary and time-off reports with custom analytics, plus an AI assistant called Peep Studio included in the platform.
Personio
- Employee records and documents
- One place for employee data and HR documents, which staff can open, download or share from the mobile app.
- Absences and time off
- Employees request time off and see their balance, and can check upcoming absences and team availability where the company allows it.
- Working-time tracking
- Staff record and review their hours on the web or phone, and approved times from partner apps can be sent back into Personio.
- Inbox for approvals
- Managers see open requests and tasks in one inbox and approve or decline them, including from the mobile app.
- Recruiting
- Applicants can be passed into Personio's recruiting module through its Recruiting API, alongside core HR and payroll.
- API, webhooks and marketplace
- Custom integrations read employees, attendance, absences and documents through the API, and webhooks push changes in real time.
Plans
Hailey HR
Pricing could not be confirmed. See haileyhr.com.
Personio
Pricing could not be confirmed. See personio.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hailey HR or Personio?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hailey HR has no price we could confirm, and Personio has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Hailey HR or Personio?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Hailey HR nor Personio has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.