An honest side-by-side, checked against their own website — including where they may be the better choice.
Personio is a European HR platform for growing companies. Both products cover time off, hiring and reviews. Personio's own payroll runs in Germany; Staffvelo runs payroll for the UK, Ireland and Kosovo, and adds team chat, project boards and a full edition for private schools.
| What it does | Staffvelo | Personio |
|---|---|---|
| Time off | ||
| Leave requests and manager approval | ✓ | ✓ |
| Balances calculated automatically | ✓ | ✓ |
| Who's-out calendar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kosovo, UK and Ireland public holidays built in | ✓ | ◐ several countries |
| Payroll | ||
| Runs payroll in the UK | ✓ | — Germany only |
| Runs payroll in Ireland | ✓ | — Germany only |
| Runs payroll in Kosovo, with the ATK EDI file | ✓ | — Germany only |
| Payslips created and sent to employees | ✓ | ◐ Germany only |
| Hiring | ||
| Careers page and application forms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interview scheduling with video links | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offer letters | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hired candidate becomes an employee | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reviews & goals | ||
| Review cycles: self, manager and peer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goals with progress | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1:1 meetings with shared agendas | ✓ | ◐ inside review cycles |
| Also in Staffvelo | ||
| Team chat and group messages | ✓ | · |
| Project boards with time logging | ✓ | · |
| School edition: cards, timetable, grades and the MASHT dëftesa, parent app | ✓ | · |
Checked against Personio's own website, October 2026. ✓ yes · ◐ partly · — no · ? not confirmed on their site. Sources: bamboohr.com, help.charliehr.com, personio.com, bamboohr.com, charliehr.com, personio.com, bamboohr.com, charliehr.com, support.personio.de, bamboohr.com, charliehr.com, personio.com. Something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.
Personio may suit you better if your team is mainly in Germany, where its payroll runs, or you need workflows built around German employment practice.
Teams in the UK, Ireland or Kosovo — or across them — that want payroll, time off, hiring and reviews on one record per person, a messenger the whole team uses, and a price per person that doesn't change with add-ons: £4, £7 or £12. Private schools get the whole school edition on every plan.
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