Personio vs Zenegy (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Zenegy if

• Fits if you run a Danish company and want payroll and expenses together
• Works for small firms that like paying per payslip

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you pay staff outside Denmark, as the pages describe Danish payroll and e-Boks
• Pricey if you add extras, like working time at DKK 11 per employee a month
• Watch out: prices are in Danish kroner and leave out VAT
• Watch out: plain HR records are a paid add-on

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.

Zenegy

• Built around Danish payroll, tax reporting and e-Boks; the pages do not describe payroll for other countries.
• Prices are in Danish kroner and exclude VAT.
• Add-ons cost extra, such as e-Boks delivery at DKK 3 per payslip and working time management at DKK 11 per employee per month.
• Plain HR records sit in a paid add-on rather than the base Payroll plan.

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.

Zenegy

Payroll

The payslip recalculates on save, errors block the pay run until fixed, and employees register hours, absence and mileage in the app.

Numbers accounting

Invoicing, bank transactions and VAT with free access for your accountant.

Expense

Receipts, out-of-pocket expenses and company cards, with no charge per expense.

HR module

An add-on for devices, access, documents and next of kin, at DKK 15 per active employee per month.

Pay Transparency

Finds pay gaps in your payroll data: free until 1 January 2027, then DKK 10 per active employee per month.

Time

Time tracking from DKK 75 per person per month on Essential, with a Professional tier for projects.

Personio

Pricing could not be confirmed. See personio.com.

Zenegy

• PayrollDKK 100

  per month, plus DKK 27 per payslip

  Unlimited users, payroll and approvals on mobile, automatic payments through Overførselsservice and free support.

• Numbers MicroDKK 49

  per month for up to 3 users, up to 50 expense vouchers a year

  Accounting, invoicing and VAT. Payroll in Numbers is DKK 27 per payslip; employees on payroll count toward the user limit.

• Numbers StartupDKK 299

  per month for up to 10 users, up to 500 expense vouchers a year

  The same Numbers features for a larger team.

• Numbers GrowthDKK 499

  per month for up to 20 users

  The Numbers plan for teams of up to 20 users; Established is DKK 999 a month for more than 20.

• ExpenseDKK 249

  per month for 1 to 5 users

  Expenses, receipts and company cards, alone or on top of Payroll. Steps up to DKK 399 for 6 to 15 users and DKK 699 for 16 to 50.

• Full Financial SuiteDKK 49

  per month, plus DKK 27 per payslip

  Payroll, Numbers and Expense under one login, at the price of the chosen Numbers plan.