Kenjo vs Sesame HR (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Sesame HR if

• Fits if you have to keep a record of everyone's working hours
• Works for teams on rotating shifts

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you have fewer than 15 staff, as you pay for 15 anyway or get sent to sales
• Pricey if you need the API or single sign-on, which start on Scale at $7 a head
• Pricey if you want more than the AI assistant's Start level, as Plus is $110 and Pro $225 a company a month on top
• Watch out: no integrations are on record, and there's no desktop app
• Watch out: prices exclude taxes, and Core includes one e-signature per employee a month

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.

Sesame HR

• Billing is per active employee with a 15-employee minimum; smaller companies are asked to contact sales.
• It has country sites for the US, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Spain, France, the UK, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal.
• The API and single sign-on come only with Scale or a custom plan; prices exclude taxes.
• The AI assistant, Sesame Intelligence, is included at its Start level; Plus ($110) and Pro ($225) cost extra per company a month, and Sesame Studio is $239 a month.

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.

Sesame HR

Time tracking and clock-ins

Employees clock in and out from the web or app, with overtime management and remote-work tracking, kept for legal compliance.

Time off and shifts

Holiday and leave requests with approvals, and shift planning for teams on rotas, included from the cheapest plan.

Core HR

Every plan has a 3 GB document manager, org chart and directory, onboarding and offboarding, contract management, team chat and desk booking.

Digital signature

Core includes one signature per employee a month for contracts and documents.

Recruitment, surveys and performance

Higher plans add a recruiting pipeline, internal communication, employee surveys and performance reviews.

Payroll data and Sesame AI

Gathers absences, advances and incentives for payroll and sends payslips to the app; Enterprise tiers add AI, automations and advanced permissions.

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.

Sesame HR

• Essential$3.75

  per employee / month, billed annually ($4.25 billed monthly)

  Core plus time tracking, time off and holidays, and shifts. Minimum 15 employees ($56.25 a month).

• Connect$4.25

  per employee / month, billed annually ($5.00 billed monthly)

  Essential plus tasks, recruitment and internal communication. Minimum $63.75 a month.

• Growth$5.25

  per employee / month, billed annually ($5.75 billed monthly)

  Enterprise tiers of Core, time tracking and time off, plus culture and performance modules. Minimum $78.75 a month.

• Scale$7.00

  per employee / month, billed annually ($8.00 billed monthly)

  Growth with Enterprise internal communication and performance, single sign-on and the API. Minimum $105 a month.

• Custom planCustom

  Pick the modules and add-ons you need with an adviser, and pay only for those.

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.

Sesame HR

• Annual discount

  Lower per-employee price with annual billing

  The page labels annual billing as saving 20%; the gap varies by plan, from $3.75 against $4.25 on Essential to $7.00 against $8.00 on Scale.