Breezy HR
Personio
| Feature | Breezy HR | Personio |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $157/mo | Contact sales |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | small-businesses, startups, hr-teams, growing-companies | european-smbs, hr-managers, growing-companies, people-ops-teams |
| Founded | 2014 | 2015 |
| Visual Pipeline | ✓ | ✗ |
| Job Board Posting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automated Scheduling | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Screening | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reporting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Offer Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Recruiting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Onboarding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Absence Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Payroll Prep | ✗ | ✓ |
| Performance Reviews | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Breezy HR Pros
- Visual drag-and-drop pipeline
- Good automation
- Free plan available
- Easy to use
✗ Breezy HR Cons
- Limited on free plan
- Fewer integrations
- Support response time
✓ Personio Pros
- All-in-one HR for SMBs
- Strong European compliance (GDPR)
- Intuitive self-service for employees
- Good integrations with payroll providers
✗ Personio Cons
- Pricing not transparent
- Best suited for European companies
- Can be complex to initially configure
The Verdict
Breezy HR is built for small businesses and startups, with a focus on visual-pipeline and job-board-posting. Personio targets european smbs and hr managers and leads with recruiting and onboarding.
Personio uses custom enterprise pricing, while Breezy HR starts at $157/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Breezy HR has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Personio requires a paid subscription from day one.
Both tools are a solid fit for growing companies — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.