Lano review (2026): is it worth €3 a month?
Global payroll consolidation, employer of record and contractors
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Lano report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for companies with staff in many countries
Lano covers global payroll for companies with people in many countries: consolidation of existing payroll from €3 per employee a month, local payroll from €19 and employer-of-record at €499. All are bought through a sales conversation. The cheapest plan only gathers data from other providers and doesn't run payroll itself.
Who Lano is for
- Fits if you employ people in several countries and want payroll in one dashboard
- Works for firms that need an employer of record in a country with no entity
Who Lano is not for
- Skip it if you want self-serve sign-up, as every plan goes through a sales call
- Pricey if you need employer of record at €499 per employee a month
- Watch out: the €3 plan only consolidates other providers' payroll
- Watch out: prices are 'from' figures, with volume deals and add-ons settled on a call
- Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed
Why Lano gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyFrom €3 per employee a month to consolidate payroll, €19 for multi-country payroll and €499 for employer of record. 'From' prices, with add-ons scoped in sales.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial listed; every plan is bought through a demo.
- BFeaturesPayroll consolidation, local payroll in 170+ countries, employer of record, contractor payments and an API. The listing names no gap in its global-payroll job.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Connecting payroll providers and entities takes setting up.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with an API but no apps or integrations list on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Lano's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/lano#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/lano.svg" alt="Lano: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Lano stands among HR software
Lano's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 13 of the 63 other HR software we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on features (B, above 41 of 63) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $3.35 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.36 for the category: 12 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 64 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Lano’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 63, level with 50
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 63, level with 37
- BFeaturesAbove 41 of 63, level with 22
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 63, level with 61
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 63, level with 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 38 HR software. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Lano, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Lano 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 34 of the 63 other HR software grade higher. It costs $40.22 a year.
What you could make
- Expense tracking, time off and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- An API that other software can build on.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Lano’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 Lano?
Lano is a Berlin-based platform for companies with staff in many countries. It consolidates payroll data from several providers, runs multi-country payroll, acts as employer of record, and manages and pays contractors. Prices are per person per month in euros and rise with the service chosen.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in euros and shown as 'from' figures; volume discounts and add-ons are scoped in a sales call.
- Every plan is bought through a demo or sales conversation; there is no self-serve sign-up on the pricing page.
- Payroll consolidation connects to existing payroll providers; it does not run payroll itself.
Key features
- Payroll consolidation
- Pulls payroll data from several providers and systems into one platform with standardized gross-to-net data and multi-entity reporting.
- Multi-country payroll
- Global payroll handled through local partners, which the site lists in 170+ countries, with salary changes and payroll closing in one tool.
- Employer of record
- Lets a company employ staff where it has no entity, with locally compliant contracts, local tax and HR expertise, and visa support.
- Contractor management
- Handles contractor contracts, onboarding, invoices and payments in local currencies across the same platform.
- Integrated payments
- Included on all plans: bulk payments, local payments in 70+ currencies and one-click payouts to employees and contractors.
- API and integrations
- A Lano API and HRIS and finance integrations connect the platform to existing systems; integrations are charged in several ways.
Lano pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lano is a paid product, starting at €3 per employee / month for payroll consolidation.
- Starts at
- €3 per employee / month for payroll consolidation
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Payroll consolidation | €3per employee / month | One dashboard over payroll from existing providers, with multi-entity reporting and AI-assisted payroll audits. |
| Multi-country payroll | €19per employee / month | Payroll run for you through local partners in 170+ countries, with entity incorporation and PTO tracking. |
| Employer of record | €499per employee / month | Employ people in countries without your own entity, with local contracts, visa support and payroll. |
| Contractor management | €19per contractor / month | Compliant contracts, onboarding, invoicing and payment in each contractor's local currency. |
Read from lano.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Lano before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Lano have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Lano is listed for Web.
Does Lano have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Lano is listed for Web.
Is Lano open source?
Lano is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Lano have an API?
Yes. Lano 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 12, 2026.