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One workforce cost plan for HR and Finance – live, not in Excel

One workforce cost plan for HR and Finance – live, not in Excel

One workforce cost plan for HR and Finance – live, not in Excel

Basqo connects HRIS, recruiting system and payroll: budget, forecast and actuals, finally in one platform.

Basqo connects HRIS, recruiting system and payroll: budget, forecast and actuals, finally in one platform.

Basqo connects HRIS, recruiting system and payroll: budget, forecast and actuals, finally in one platform.

Budget, actuals and forecast by month.

Comparison

Plan vs. Forecast

Sample data
CostsHiringJan-2026 → Dec-2026Total cost
Monthly Developmentin € m
00.51.01.52.0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAs of Aug 21
00.51.01.52.0MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAs of Aug 21
Budget 2026ActualsForecast
Budget 2026
19.92m €
Forecast
19.28m €
Delta
Forecast is lower than Budget 2026
−0.64m €
−3.2%

Trusted by

  • Beiersdorf logo
  • lavera logo
  • Parloa logo
  • MIFCOM logo
  • Circus Group logo
  • The Exploration Company logo
  • YAZIO logo
  • nu3 logo
  • BetterDoc logo
  • Shiftmove logo
  • JOIN logo
  • Tools for Humanity logo
  • Navaris logo

The switch

No more 

monster spreadsheet 

monster spreadsheet 

monster spreadsheet 

next to the HR system

HR and Finance work from different numbers, open roles drift away from the budget, and alignment happens by email. Basqo brings everything into one model.

Microsoft Excel logo

With Excel

With Basqo

Data sources

HRIS exports (e.g. Personio, HiBob, Workday), salary lists and the hiring plan in separate spreadsheets

Scattered exports

One model, automatically synced with the HRIS and ATS

One live model

Cost types

Gross salaries, with on-costs estimated as a flat rate

Gross salaries only

All cost types: social security, bonuses, benefits, special payments

All cost types

Alignment

Email chains and Excel files sent around

Email chains

Approvals in the tool, no hire without a budget

Approvals in the tool

Forecast

Adjust the hiring plan by hand and re-export the forecast

Manual exports

Rolling forecast that updates with every change

Rolling, live

Deviation

Shows up late and is hard to explain

Late and unclear

Visible immediately and broken down by drivers such as positions or compensation

Explained instantly

Integrations

Every change in the HRIS flows straight into the forecast

Every change in the HRIS flows straight into the forecast

Every change in the HRIS flows straight into the forecast

Basqo sits on top of the HRIS, ATS and payroll and replaces none of them. Salary changes, new hires and parental leave update the plan without manual imports.

HRIS

Selection

Personio logo
HiBob logo
BambooHR logo
Workday logo
HRworks logo
Suiteify logo

and many more

ATS

Selection

Ashby logo
Lever logo
Greenhouse logo
Recruitee logo
Softgarden logo

and many more

Payroll

Actual costs

All wage types

Basqo logo

One rolling workforce plan for Finance, HR and department heads

Budget & scenarios

Live forecast

Deviation analysis

Hiring plan

Approvals for new roles

Reports & export

Security & compliance

Salary data in Germany, visible only to the right roles

Salary data in Germany, visible only to the right roles

Salary data in Germany, visible only to the right roles

Salary and planning data stay in Germany. Who sees which numbers is set per role, and every change is logged.

Hosting in Frankfurt

All data is stored in Germany.

GDPR compliant

Data processing agreement (DPA) included.

ISO

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

Certified information security management.

Learn about data security

Access by role
Example

Each role has its own view of the numbers.

Role
Total cost
Compen­sation
Own department
Executive teamCEO/COO
FinanceFinance
HRHR
Department headsDept. heads
Change logRestore up to 14 days
Finance approved budget version 3
HR adjusted 2 positions in the hiring plan
Engineering department head requested a position

Encryption

TLS in transit, AES-256 at rest

Multi-step approvals

Changes run through an approval chain

Restore

Earlier versions up to 14 days back

Audit log

Every change is tracked

Results

No Excel, more accurate forecasts: results from customers

No Excel, more accurate forecasts: results from customers

No Excel, more accurate forecasts: results from customers

80%

80%

less effort on forecasting

Shiftmove

40+

40+

alignment meetings saved

lavera

90%

90%

faster compensation scenarios

Einhundert

<1%

<1%

forecast deviation

Delta Sport

“We used to send out surveys asking every budget owner whether they were over or under budget.”

“We used to send out surveys asking every budget owner whether they were over or under budget.”

Portrait of Sarah Düing

Sarah Düing

Chief People & Legal Officer, lavera

500+ employees · Personio

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“I spent my evenings reconciling Personio exports with compensation data from spreadsheets and our hiring plan from another sheet.”

“I spent my evenings reconciling Personio exports with compensation data from spreadsheets and our hiring plan from another sheet.”

Portrait of Wouter Hendriks

Wouter Hendriks

CFO, Shiftmove

220 employees · Personio

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“I started working in Basqo within a day of the implementation.”

“I started working in Basqo within a day of the implementation.”

Portrait of Sebastian Heck

Sebastian Heck

Chief People Officer, MIFCOM

180 employees · Personio

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Who it’s for

One plan for everyone who owns workforce costs

One plan for everyone who owns workforce costs

One plan for everyone who owns workforce costs

Finance, FP&A & HR Controlling

Trace every variance to the individual position

All cost types incl. social security, bonuses and special payments

FTE-driven and compensation-driven variances shown separately

Budget versions and scenarios

For finance teams

HR & Talent Acquisition

Bring the hiring plan and the budget together

Open positions and hiring status at a glance

Play through scenarios for compensation and growth

Consistent reporting for leadership and Finance

For people teams

Department heads

See plan vs. actuals for your own department

Check own budget and headcount at any time

Request positions, with approvals in the tool instead of email

Fewer alignment meetings with Finance and HR

Plan next year without Excel

Plan next year without Excel

Plan next year without Excel

A 20-minute demo around your own questions on budget, forecast and approvals.