Comparison

Pleo vs Personio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pleo

Streamline business expenses with a leading European spend platform. Automate spending, receipt submission, and reimbursements without extra tools or delays. Gain real-time visibility and manage budgets efficiently.

Highlights
  • Instant spending with physical or virtual cards
  • Snap receipts to ditch manual expense reports
  • Quick reimbursement without payroll delays
  • Real-time transaction visibility
  • Smart spend limits and approval flows
  • Automated reconciliation for accounting
Features
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Your business expenses, streamlined. Welcome to Pleo, Europe's leading business spend platform. Trusted by 40,000+ companies across Europe, we give you everything you need to spend, submit, and get reimbursed, built for how your business works. No extra tools. No expense report headaches. No waiting until payday to get your money back. For you Spend instantly with a physical or virtual Pleo card. Snap a receipt in seconds and ditch manual expense reports forever. Get reimbursed quickly, without waiting for the next payroll cycle. Track your money and see exactly what you've spent and where. For your finance team Real-time visibility across every single transaction. Smart spend limits, approval flows, and budgets all in one place. Accounts payable managed smoothly from purchase to payment. Direct sync with your existing accounting system. Automated reconciliation so month-end closing takes minutes, not days. How it works Make a purchase, snap your receipt, and you're done. Your finance team sees it instantly. No chasing, no spreadsheets, no surprises at month-end. Pleo is available across 16 European markets. Fully regulated and built to scale with your business.

About

Personio

Manage core HR, payroll, and recruiting tasks efficiently. Handle employee requests, track time, and access important documents directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Request and approve time off
  • Track working hours
  • Access HR documents
  • Manage employee requests
  • View company updates
  • Integrate with 200+ apps
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Personio: The Intelligent HR Platform Core HR, Payroll, Apps and 200+ integrations in one place - so HR can run the full employee lifecycle with less friction. Use the Personio mobile app to handle the HR tasks that come up most often; approve requests, request time off, track time, and access documents, all from your phone. Absences - Request time off and view your balance - Check upcoming absences (and team availability where available) Time tracking - Track your working time and review entries - Submit time information according to your company's setup Inbox - See what needs your attention in one place - Approve or decline requests and other assigned tasks Personio Home - Get a quick overview of your open tasks and updates - Jump straight to the actions you use most Documents - Access important HR documents when you need them - Download or share documents from your device (where available) For other workflows and configuration, you may still need the web app. Note: you can only log in if your company uses Personio. If you're not sure, check with your HR team.

Screenshots

Pleo4 screens
Personio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Personio at 52% against Pleo's 25%. Pleo's advantage is ratings volume (191 vs 10) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pleo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pleo has 191 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Pleo's written reviews are positive against 52% of Personio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pleo ships an update weekly, Personio fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pleo versus Personio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPleoPersonio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (191 ratings) — better4.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews52.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings191 — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPleo Technologies ApSPersonio GmbH

Customer experience

Pleo

All ratings191 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative66.4%

Personio

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative38.7%

Bugs and requests

Pleo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Missing 'New Expense' button
  • Disappearing receipt upload button
  • Inconsistent behavior with Face ID/Touch ID
  • Expenses not syncing properly across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable expense categories
  • Integration with accounting software
  • Ability to split expenses between personal and business
  • Real-time balance visibility on the card

Personio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pleo

No in-app purchases

None

Personio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pleo free?
Pleo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Personio free?
Personio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pleo or Personio?
Pleo is rated higher. Pleo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 191 ratings, while Personio averages 4.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Pleo or Personio have ads?
Neither Pleo nor Personio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pleo or Personio?
Pleo ships an update weekly, and Personio fortnightly. Most recently, Pleo was updated on November 6, 2026 and Personio on November 6, 2026.

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