Humaans vs Kenjo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Humaans and Kenjo share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about features and platforms, where Humaans grades higher, or the free plan, where Kenjo does.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Humaans
HR system of record for growing companies, with AI agents, by quote
Kenjo
HR and workforce management software for small and mid-sized firms
Which one is for you
Pick Humaans if
- Fits if you have staff in several countries and a payroll provider in each
- Works for teams that want HR records feeding Slack, Okta and their hiring tool
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price or a trial without a sales call
- Not for you if your staff want an app-store app, as the mobile version runs in a phone's browser
- Pricey if you want reviews, headcount planning or the AI companion, as each is an add-on
- Skip it if you want payroll run for you, as it only prepares changes for outside providers
- Watch out: the Athena AI agents are a separate product, also sold through sales
Pick Kenjo if
- Fits if you run a European team and want time tracking with an HR file
- Works for firms with shift or office clock-in needs on the Growth plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want overtime, custom schedules or GPS check-in, as they aren't on Starter
- Skip it if you need APIs or integrations, as they are limited to Connect with no price
- Pricey if you add recruiting, as the ATS is an add-on with no price shown
- Watch out: prices are in euros, with no dollar price shown
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAHumaansFair | 2.0GPAKenjoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published: Growth, Enterprise and the Athena agents are all sold through sales, and VC-backed firms can get a partner rate. So we can't say what a ten-person company pays, and with no figure to compare, it's a C. | C€5.40 per employee a month billed annually, about $5.90, and €9.00 on Growth. Between the cheapest quarter and the category middle, with Connect on request. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial on record. You go through sales. | C14-day free trial; the page does not say whether a card is needed. No free plan. |
| Features | BA people directory, documents, an org chart, time off, timesheets, onboarding and approval workflows, and pay changes tracked and exported for payroll. That covers the HR record, though reviews are an add-on and it doesn't run payroll itself. | CTime tracking, schedules, documents, e-signature, workflows, onboarding and reviews. Overtime and custom schedules need Growth, and the ATS is an add-on without a price. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and wiring it to your payroll providers and other tools is part of the setup. | CNo store rating on record. Time rules, workflows and onboarding need setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Okta, Docusign, Lattice, Ashby and Greenhouse, plus an API and webhooks. No phone app, only the browser. | CWeb only on record, with 1 integration shown. APIs and integrations are limited to Connect. |
| Best for | venture-backed teams in several countries | time tracking and HR for European small firms |
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: Humaans and Kenjo. How we grade
Where they differ
- Humaans also covers workflow automation, AI agents and time off.
- Kenjo also covers time tracking, payroll, time clock and applicant tracking.
At a glance
| Humaans | Kenjo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | €5.40 per employee / month, billed annually (€6.00 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Humaans Inc. | Kenjo |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | kenjo.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Humaans
- No prices are published: Growth, Enterprise and Athena are all sold through sales, and VC-backed firms can get a partner rate.
- Performance reviews, the AI companion, headcount planning, DE&I analytics and data tables are add-ons on top of a plan.
- It does not run payroll; it prepares changes for outside payroll providers. Its customers are in 28 countries, with staff in 106.
- There is no app-store app: the mobile version runs in a phone's browser.
Kenjo
- Prices are in euros; no dollar prices are shown.
- The Connect plan has no published price, and APIs and integrations are limited to it.
- Overtime, custom schedules and GPS check-in are not on the Starter plan.
- Recruiting and ATS is a feature add-on, and the pricing page does not give its price.
Key features
Humaans
- People directory and documents
- Employee profiles, an org chart, document storage and custom fields, with permission roles deciding who sees what.
- Absences and timesheets
- Staff request time away and managers approve it from any device, and timesheets log hours for compliance.
- Onboarding and workflow automation
- Automate onboarding and offboarding steps and route employee requests through approvals.
- Payroll-ready exports
- Tracks changes to pay, bank details, addresses and time off for each location, and sends them to payroll providers by export or SFTP.
- Athena AI agents
- Pre-built agents and a natural-language builder triage employee requests, run approvals and automate HR work, with an audit log of every action.
- Integrations and API
- Connects to Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Okta, Docusign, Carta, Lattice, Ashby and Greenhouse, with an API and webhooks.
Kenjo
- Attendance and time tracking
- A digital punch clock, manual entries on web or mobile, timesheets with approvals, and PDF exports with a digital signature.
- Overtime and work schedules
- On Growth and above: custom work schedules, overtime tracking, break reminders, GPS check-in and time categories.
- Documents and e-signature
- Document management on every plan, with e-signature added from Growth.
- Workflows and onboarding
- Standard workflows for all plans, with advanced workflows and onboarding and offboarding flows on Growth.
- Performance reviews
- 360-degree performance reviews and meeting templates are listed on the entry plan.
- Reports
- Standard reporting on every plan and BI reports from Growth.
Plans
Humaans
Pricing could not be confirmed. See humaans.io.
Kenjo
Starter€5.40
per employee / month, billed annually (€6.00 billed monthly)
Time tracking with a digital punch clock, timesheets, standard workflows, document management, reporting and 360 reviews.
Growth€9.00
per employee / month, billed annually (€10.00 billed monthly)
Starter plus kiosk app, e-signature, advanced workflows, onboarding, multi-office, BI reports, custom permissions, overtime and phone support.
ConnectCustom
Price on request. Growth plus training tracker, bulk operations, APIs, labor-law alerts and hands-on implementation.
Ways to pay less
Humaans
No public discounts listed.
Kenjo
- Annual discount
10% off with annual billing
The pricing page shows monthly and annual billing, with annual billing marked 10% off: Starter is €6.00 monthly or €5.40 annually.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Humaans or Kenjo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Humaans has no price we could confirm, and Kenjo starts at €5.40 per employee / month, billed annually (€6.00 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Humaans or Kenjo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Humaans nor Kenjo has a free plan. Kenjo has a free trial.
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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.