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Personio SE & Co. KG · Munich, DE · Founded 2015
Germany's leading HR platform for German and European SMBs and mid-market. Covers recruiting, onboarding, payroll, absence, and performance in one system. €270M+ raised; ISO 27001, SOC 2; EU-only data. AI-assisted recruiting places it under EU AI Act high-risk classification — a live case study in how HR software absorbs new compliance obligations at product level.
| Personio | Teamtailor | Starred | Maki People | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Act risk | EU AI ACT — High riskself-declared | EU AI ACT — Not yet classifiedself-declared | EU AI ACT — Not yet classifiedself-declared | EU AI ACT — High riskself-declared |
| Data residency | EU only✓ verified | Unspecifiedself-declared | Unspecifiedself-declared | EU only✓ verified |
| EUR pricing | Yesself-declared | No | No | Yesself-declared |
| ISO 27001 | Yesself-declared | — | — | — |
| Free tier | — | — | — | — |
| Personio | Workday | Greenhouse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorporated | DE | United States | United States |
| Data residency | EU only✓ verified | US-primary, EU region available | US-primary |
| AI Act posture | EU AI ACT — High riskself-declared | Not classified | Not classified |
| EUR pricing | Yesself-declared | USD-primary | USD-primary |
| Schrems-II risk | Minimal — EU only (confirmed) | Data flows to US — risk applies | Data flows to US — risk applies |
EU-origin data from Prudos listings. US tool characteristics reflect publicly available information and are indicative.