HR WORKS review (2026): is it worth it?
German HR, time, travel-expense and payroll prep software
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HR WORKS report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for HR and expenses for German firms
HR WORKS is a German HR system for time tracking, travel expenses, personnel files, recruiting and payroll preparation. It's billed per user with a 20-user minimum, prices are on request, payroll is finished by your tax adviser, and the site is mostly in German.
Who HR WORKS is for
- Fits if you're a German firm whose tax adviser uses DATEV or ADDISON
- Works for companies of 20 or more that want expenses and time in one system
Who HR WORKS is not for
- Skip it if you have fewer than 20 staff, since 20 users are billed
- Not for you if you want a full payroll run in the system
- Watch out: the site and /en address are mainly in German
- Watch out: no price is published, only a request form
Why HR WORKS gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo price is published, and a 20-user minimum is billed on the month-end count.
- CFree plan and trialA free trial can be requested through a form, but its length isn't stated and there's no free plan.
- CFeaturesTime tracking, expenses, personnel records, recruiting and development. Payroll is preparatory, handed to DATEV or ADDISON.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. A request and rollout come first, and the interface is mainly German.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with DATEV and ADDISON links. No phone or desktop app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from HR WORKS's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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HR WORKS's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 72 of the 101 other HR software we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 34 of 101) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. HR WORKS’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 101, level with 84
- CFree plan and trialAbove 71 of 101, level with 23
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101, level with 71
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 101, level with 98
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 34 of 101, level with 67
Keep HR WORKS, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace HR WORKS you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.2 is higher than 72 of the 101 other HR software we grade.
What you could make
- Employee records, time off, time tracking, expense tracking and applicant tracking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- It plugs into other products, DATEV and ADDISON among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. HR WORKS’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is HR WORKS?
HR WORKS is a cloud HR system for small and mid-sized German companies from HRworks GmbH. One product covers time tracking, travel and expense claims, employee records and a digital personnel file, recruiting, onboarding, personnel development and payroll preparation that hands data to a tax adviser through DATEV and ADDISON. It is billed monthly per user, with a 20-user minimum, and quoted on request.
Worth knowing
- No prices are published: the pricing page asks you to request an offer.
- Billing is per user per month, with at least 20 users charged and the count taken on the last day of each month, according to its FAQ.
- Payroll is preparatory, not a full payroll run: the tax adviser completes it through DATEV or ADDISON.
- The site is mainly in German; the /en address redirects to a German page, and a customer quote on the pricing page mentions a German and English interface.
Key features
- Time tracking
- Employees record working time, project time and absences, with a team overview showing who is in the office or working from home.
- Travel and expense claims
- Automates travel expense reports and other expense types, including flat-rate allowance calculations.
- Personnel administration
- Digital personnel file with task reminders, employee self-service for master data, a job portal, applicant management and onboarding.
- Payroll preparation
- You do the preparatory payroll work and your tax adviser processes the rest through interfaces to DATEV and ADDISON.
- Personnel development
- A module for tracking skills and keeping employees, listed alongside the other functions.
- AI assistance
- AI-assisted entry in time tracking and expense claims, such as requesting leave by typing a sentence.
HR WORKS pricing
We could not confirm HR WORKS’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See hrworks.de for current prices.
Works with
- DATEV
- ADDISON
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Common questions
Does HR WORKS have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. HR WORKS is listed for Web.
Does HR WORKS have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. HR WORKS is listed for Web.
Is HR WORKS open source?
HR WORKS is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does HR WORKS have an API?
Yes. HR WORKS offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.