Personio vs HiBob
Both are HR platforms that add recruiting as a separately quoted module, priced per employee. Personio publishes Recruiting versions with five, 25, or unlimited jobs. HiBob hosts in Ireland and a Hiring API that reads data but does not write it.
Which purchase scenario matches your team?
Choosing HR and hiring together
Quote both with the recruiting module included and compare the totals at your headcount. List who in your company needs hiring access.
Connecting hiring to other tools
Personio’s recruiting API accepts applications. HiBob’s Hiring API reads candidates, applications, and offers, but cannot create or update them. Check this against the integrations you plan.
Job volume
Personio’s Recruiting app comes in five-job, 25-job, and unlimited versions. HiBob does not publish a job allowance for Bob Hiring, so ask for it in the quote.
The facts side by side
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| Requirement |  Personio HR suite |  HiBob HR suite |
|---|---|---|
Personio states that its data is hosted in the EU, including Frankfurt, Germany. This general vendor statement does not establish the locations of every recruiting integration or optional feature; confirm the relevant data-processing agreement and subprocessors.personio.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | HiBob states that it uses AWS data centres in Ireland as the main location and Germany for backup, with AWS Frankfurt as its disaster-recovery location. Its subprocessor list gives the EU as the processing location for core hosting, with US or UK processing only for certain payroll and benefits add-ons. Confirm the arrangements for any recruiting integrations you enable.hibob.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
The career page and job descriptions have independent language handling. A career-page language appears only after required translated fields are complete; job descriptions can have their own translations. Confirm the specific languages needed by your team.support.personio.de (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | The Hiring API can return career-page job ads in a preferred language when a version in that language exists, and otherwise uses the language set on the ad. The reviewed pages do not list the supported career-site or candidate-message languages. Confirm the languages you need.apidocs.hibob.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
The documented v2 recruiting API supports submitting applications using an authenticated OAuth client with recruiting write scope. Application documents must be uploaded separately first. Confirm package access and the other endpoints needed for your workflow.developer.personio.de (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | The Hiring API requires the Hiring module and a service user with permission to manage all job openings. It documents search and read endpoints for candidates, applications, interviews, evaluations, offers, job openings, and career-page job ads, with no create or update endpoints. Applications come in through Bob's hosted application form.apidocs.hibob.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
The Recruiting app comes in Small, Medium, and Large versions, which allow five, 25, or unlimited published jobs respectively. Confirm how published jobs are counted and the cost of moving between versions.support.personio.de (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | We haven’t found this yet. Worth asking in your demo. | |
Recruiting access is given to people with a Personio employee profile through roles and job hiring teams. An external recruiter who needs direct access must be added as an employee profile, which counts toward the billing headcount. Confirm the seat cost of anyone outside your workforce who needs Recruiting access.support.personio.de (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | HiBob states that pricing is generally calculated per employee, rather than per recruiting user. Confirm how hiring managers and recruiters using Bob Hiring are counted in your quote.hibob.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
Custom quote based on employee count and selected apps. Recruiting is an additional app.personio.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | Custom quote, generally calculated per employee and based on company size and selected modules. Every plan starts with Core, and Hiring is offered as a separate module rather than part of Core. Confirm the Hiring module cost in your quote.hibob.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 |
Compare complete quotes, not entry prices
Request the same active-job count, hiring-manager access, languages, integrations, and implementation work from both vendors. Use written quotes to separate first-year costs from recurring annual costs.
Compare your quoted costsQuestions for both demos
- What does the recruiting module add to our quote at our headcount?
- Is there a limit on open jobs in the version you are quoting?
- Which career-page and candidate-email languages do we get?
- Can our integrations write candidates and applications through the API?
Before you decide
See setup and everyday use with your own hiring process in both demos, and get the full annual cost, data-processing details, and contract terms in writing.