# Planerio review (2026): is it worth it? > AI-assisted rota planning and time tracking for German teams Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Planerio is a German software for duty rosters and time recording, used in healthcare, social services, security, retail and similar fields. It builds rosters with an algorithm, handles absences, records working time and prepares payroll data. A free employee app is available for iOS and Android. - **Category:** Shift Scheduling - **Made by:** Planerio GmbH - **Website:** https://planerio.de - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you don't read German, since the site and product are in German. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing Planerio's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Automatic rota planning:** An algorithm builds a duty roster from the rules and wishes entered, which the vendor says saves up to 90% of planning time. - **Absence management:** Handles short-notice absences and freed-up shifts, including across locations. - **Employee app:** Staff see the current roster and time sheets on iOS and Android; the vendor describes the app as free. - **Time recording:** Working time is recorded in line with the German Working Time Act and the EU court ruling on time recording, and visible to staff. - **Payroll preparation and analytics:** Payroll data is prepared for the month-end close, with reports and visualizations of staffing data. - **Digital personnel file:** HR documents are stored in each employee profile and can be shared with the team. ## Good for - German clinics, practices, care homes and social organizations - Teams with complex rotations across several locations - Employers who need DATEV or Personio data handoff ## Worth knowing - No prices are published; the site points to demos and a webinar instead. - The site and product are in German, and the time recording rules follow German and EU law. - Planerio says it has over 100 interfaces; which ones are included in each contract is not shown. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Planerio plans rotas with an AI algorithm, tracks time under German law and prepares payroll data. But no price is published, and the site and product are in German. - **Value for money: C.** No price on the site: it points to demos and a webinar. - **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing free is listed: no free plan and no trial on the pages we read. - **Features: B.** Automatic rota planning, absence management, an app, time recording, payroll prep and digital personnel files. No gap in the listing. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It is a demo-led product in German, with time rules to configure. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone and Android, with DATEV, SAP, Personio, Sage and Doctolib on the listing. No desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Planerio's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among shift scheduling apps - Planerio's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 17 of the 49 other shift scheduling apps we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on features (B, above 23 of 49) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/shift-scheduling ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Planerio 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. - You could make: Time off, employee records and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. - You could not: A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts. - You could not: Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, DATEV, SAP and Personio among them. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with DATEV, SAP, Personio, Sage, Doctolib **Tags:** Shift scheduling, Time clock, Time off, Payroll, Employee records, Reports ## Alternatives - [Papershift](https://toolgpa.com/tools/papershift): German shift planning, time tracking and absence software. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/papershift-vs-planerio) - [Staffomatic](https://toolgpa.com/tools/staffomatic): Shift planner and time tracking priced per person in euros. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/planerio-vs-staffomatic) - [Tamigo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tamigo): Scheduling, time and attendance for retail and hospitality chains. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/planerio-vs-tamigo) - [Quinyx](https://toolgpa.com/tools/quinyx): Enterprise workforce management with forecasting and scheduling. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/planerio-vs-quinyx) - [Shiftbase](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shiftbase): Dutch shift scheduling, time clock and absence app, free to 15 staff. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/planerio-vs-shiftbase) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://planerio.de/ - https://planerio.de/funktionen/schnittstellen/ - https://planerio.de/funktionen/mitarbeiter-app/ - https://planerio.de/impressum/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/planerio Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).