Basqo vs Personio Workforce Planning
GDPR compliant
ISO/IEC 27001
Daily sync with Personio
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.
All-in-one HR software for recruiting, employee management and payroll.
Small and medium-sized organizations that plan headcount inside Personio.
Planning cycles in which leaders review and approve proposed headcount plans.
GDPR compliant. Headquartered in Munich, Germany.
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Feature comparison
How do Basqo and Personio Workforce Planning 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. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| Top-down targets for departments | Basqo: Included. Targets as an absolute amount or a percentage, then owners plan their part. | Personio Workforce Planning: Not offered or not stated. |
| Budget owners plan their own teams | Basqo: Included. Plan centrally or together; owners plan their part without Excel skills. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| Scenarios and versions | Basqo: Included. Compare versions month by month, then lock the chosen one. | Personio Workforce Planning: Partly. |
| Workforce costs | ||
| All cost types (salary, bonus, benefits, special payments) | Basqo: Included. Every cost type, including custom ones such as bonus accruals. | Personio Workforce Planning: 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. | Personio Workforce Planning: Not offered or not stated. |
| Multiple entities and currencies | Basqo: Included. Plan across legal entities and currencies in one model. | Personio Workforce Planning: Partly. |
| Forecast & controlling | ||
| Live forecast from HRIS changes | Basqo: Included. Raises, leave, exits and hires flow into the forecast automatically. | Personio Workforce Planning: Partly. |
| Payroll actuals against the plan | Basqo: Included. Payroll actuals come in monthly for reconciliation. | Personio Workforce Planning: 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. | Personio Workforce Planning: Partly. |
| Ready-made workforce reports | Basqo: Included. Monthly development by cost type and FTE, plan vs. live estimate, filterable by any dimension. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| Approvals & governance | ||
| Approvals for new positions | Basqo: Included. Freely configurable approval paths with ordered steps. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| Approvals for changes to existing positions | Basqo: Included. Salary, FTE and end-date changes go through the same paths. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| Conditional approval rules | Basqo: Included. Conditions such as position type or job level decide the path. | Personio Workforce Planning: Not offered or not stated. |
| Audit trail | Basqo: Included. Every change logged with person, date, before and after. | Personio Workforce Planning: Partly. |
| Compensation | ||
| Salary reviews and merit cycles | Basqo: Included. Salary reviews as their own cycle or part of budgeting, for all compensation types. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| Compa ratio against salary bands | Basqo: Included. Shown for every position, before and after the adjustment. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| Hiring | ||
| Hiring plan and tracker | Basqo: Included. Approved positions move to the hiring plan in one click. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| GDPR & security | ||
| GDPR compliance | Basqo: Included. GDPR compliant, with a data processing agreement (DPA). | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| ISO/IEC 27001 certified | Basqo: Included. ISO/IEC 27001:2022. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| Product in German | Basqo: Included. Available in German and English. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| Integrations | ||
| Personio as HRIS (employees, salaries, changes) | Basqo: Included. Employees, salaries and changes sync from Personio into the plan. | Personio Workforce Planning: Included. |
| HiBob, BambooHR, Workday and many more | Basqo: Included. Plus HRworks, Suiteify and many more. | Personio Workforce Planning: Not offered or not stated. |
| Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever and many more | Basqo: Included. Plus Recruitee, Softgarden and many more. | Personio Workforce Planning: Partly. |
| Hand-off to FP&A and ERP | Basqo: Included. Hand-off to SAP, Board, Lucanet or any other system. | Personio Workforce Planning: Partly. |
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
Does Basqo replace Personio?
No. Basqo works with Personio: employees, salaries and changes sync from Personio into the plan, and Basqo only reads them, it changes nothing in Personio. See how Basqo connects to Personio.
Is Personio Workforce Planning enough for workforce cost planning?
It depends on what Finance needs. Personio Workforce Planning plans positions, FTE and headcount cycles with a cost estimate per position. When Finance also needs every cost type, social charges by country, payroll actuals against the plan and variance down to the position, Basqo adds that on Personio data.
What is the difference between Basqo and Personio Workforce Planning?
Personio plans headcount inside the HRIS; Basqo plans and controls the full workforce costs on top of it. Basqo calculates every cost type per position, brings in payroll actuals monthly and shows variance analysis down to the position with its cost drivers.
Can Basqo compare the plan with payroll actuals?
Yes. Payroll actuals come in monthly for reconciliation, and Basqo shows the variance per position with its cost drivers: average pay, months on payroll and cost type.
Can budget owners plan their own teams in Basqo?
Yes. Finance sets targets for departments as an absolute amount or a percentage, then budget owners plan their part in a position-level plan, without Excel skills.
Which tool handles approvals better?
Both route new positions and changes through approvals. In Basqo, conditions such as position type or job level decide the approval path, approvers work from an inbox and email, and every change to a position is logged.
Is Basqo GDPR compliant?
Yes. Basqo is GDPR compliant, provides a data processing agreement (DPA) and is ISO/IEC 27001 certified. Personio’s Trust Center lists GDPR and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 as well.
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