Basqo vs Headcount365
GDPR compliant
ISO/IEC 27001
Personio, HiBob, Workday and more
HR and Finance teams plan their workforce costs in Basqo
Key takeaways
What’s the difference?
Planning and controlling full workforce costs, from budget to payroll actuals.
Companies with several entities that need one workforce cost plan for HR and Finance.
Every cost type, social charges by country and variance analysis down to the position.
GDPR compliant, with a data processing agreement (DPA). Headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
One source of headcount truth across ATS and HRIS.
Finance, Recruiting and HR teams running headcount requests across many systems.
Headcount requests and positions across ATS and HRIS.
GDPR compliant, with a data processing agreement (DPA). Headquartered in New York, USA.
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Feature comparison
How do Basqo and Headcount365 compare?
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| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Planning & budgeting | ||
| Position-level headcount plan synced with the HRIS | Basqo: Included. Position-based plan, continuously synced with the HRIS. Baselines can include planned positions. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Top-down targets for departments | Basqo: Included. Targets as an absolute amount or a percentage, then owners plan their part. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Budget owners plan their own teams | Basqo: Included. Plan centrally or together; owners plan their part without Excel skills. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Scenarios and versions | Basqo: Included. Compare versions month by month, then lock the chosen one. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Workforce costs | ||
| All cost types (salary, bonus, benefits, special payments) | Basqo: Included. Every cost type, including custom ones such as bonus accruals. | Headcount365: Partly. |
| Social charges by country and salary bracket | Basqo: Included. Every position automatically gets the right social charge rate for its country and salary bracket. | Headcount365: Not offered or not stated. |
| Multiple entities and currencies | Basqo: Included. Plan across legal entities and currencies in one model. | Headcount365: Not offered or not stated. |
| Forecast & controlling | ||
| Live forecast from HRIS changes | Basqo: Included. Raises, leave, exits and hires flow into the forecast automatically. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Payroll actuals against the plan | Basqo: Included. Payroll actuals come in monthly for reconciliation. | Headcount365: Not offered or not stated. |
| Variance analysis down to the position | Basqo: Included. Variance per position with cost drivers: average pay, months on payroll, cost type. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Ready-made workforce reports | Basqo: Included. Monthly development by cost type and FTE, plan vs. live estimate, filterable by any dimension. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Approvals & governance | ||
| Approvals for new positions | Basqo: Included. Freely configurable approval paths with ordered steps. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Approvals for changes to existing positions | Basqo: Included. Salary, FTE and end-date changes go through the same paths. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Conditional approval rules | Basqo: Included. Conditions such as position type or job level decide the path. | Headcount365: Partly. |
| Audit trail | Basqo: Included. Every change logged with person, date, before and after. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Compensation | ||
| Salary reviews and merit cycles | Basqo: Included. Salary reviews as their own cycle or part of budgeting, for all compensation types. | Headcount365: Not offered or not stated. |
| Compa ratio against salary bands | Basqo: Included. Shown for every position, before and after the adjustment. | Headcount365: Partly. |
| Hiring | ||
| Hiring plan and tracker | Basqo: Included. Approved positions move to the hiring plan in one click. | Headcount365: Included. |
| GDPR & security | ||
| GDPR compliance | Basqo: Included. GDPR compliant, with a data processing agreement (DPA). | Headcount365: Included. |
| ISO/IEC 27001 certified | Basqo: Included. ISO/IEC 27001:2022. | Headcount365: Not offered or not stated. |
| Product in German | Basqo: Included. Available in German and English. | Headcount365: Not offered or not stated. |
| Integrations | ||
| Personio as HRIS (employees, salaries, changes) | Basqo: Included. Employees, salaries and changes sync from Personio into the plan. | Headcount365: Included. |
| HiBob, BambooHR, Workday and many more | Basqo: Included. Plus HRworks, Suiteify and many more. | Headcount365: Included. |
| Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever and many more | Basqo: Included. Plus Recruitee, Softgarden and many more. | Headcount365: Included. |
We now have real-time headcount and cost data, which has reduced errors and gives us control at every single point in time.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Basqo a good Headcount365 alternative?
Yes, if workforce costs are your focus. Basqo covers the same core job, one live headcount plan connected to your HRIS and ATS, and adds every cost type, social charges by country, payroll actuals and variance analysis down to the position.
Is Basqo GDPR compliant?
Yes. Basqo is GDPR compliant, provides a data processing agreement (DPA) and is ISO/IEC 27001 certified. Headcount365 states that it is GDPR compliant and signs a standard DPA during onboarding; its privacy notice does not name safeguards for transfers of EU data.
Do Basqo and Headcount365 integrate with Personio?
Both do. Basqo syncs Personio as your HRIS, so employees, salaries and changes flow into the plan. Headcount365 lists Personio among its HRIS integrations and pulls in org data and employee changes such as hires, departures and role updates.
Can Basqo calculate social security contributions?
Yes. Every position automatically gets the right employer social charge rate based on its country and salary bracket, so the plan reflects true employer costs. Headcount365’s website does not describe social charges by country.
Which tool is better for headcount requests and approvals?
Both route new positions through approvals. In Basqo, approval flows for new positions are freely configurable, approvers work from an inbox and email, and every change to a position is logged.
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