HR WORKS: what it is, who it is for and what it costs
HR WORKS is a cloud HR software for small and mid-size companies from HRworks GmbH, based in Freiburg, Germany, on the market since 1998 according to a third-party comparison. It covers time tracking, travel expenses, personnel administration, payroll preparation and people development.
Who it is for
Mid-size companies in Germany and Austria that want one system for personnel files, absences, time and expenses and hand payroll to a tax advisor. Because billing starts at 20 users, very small teams pay for capacity they may not use. The built-in applicant management is a basic module; teams with heavy recruiting volume usually add a dedicated ATS.
Key features
- Time tracking and absence management, including a team overview for office and home office
- Travel and expense reports with automatic allowance calculation
- Personnel administration with digital personnel file, self-service and job portal with applicant management
- Payroll preparation with interfaces to DATEV and ADDISON for the tax advisor
- Onboarding and people development (extended in the Pro package)
- AI features, shown on the vendor's site for time and expenses
Pricing
Billing is per user and month, with at least 20 billed users, a monthly base fee that depends on the number of licenses, and no minimum term. For the first six months the ordered number of licenses is billed at least. Implementation and consulting are charged separately. The vendor's license calculator shows €12.90 per user and month for HR WORKS Pro; the main pricing page points to a personal quote instead, so treat the figure as indicative. Stand: November 2026, laut Preisseite des Anbieters (according to the vendor's pricing page).
Limits
- Payroll is preparatory: final payroll runs through the tax advisor.
- Minimum of 20 billed users.
- Pro package needed for extended people development and AI features.
- Check point: depth of the applicant module and mobile functions for your use case.
Data protection and DACH
German vendor, German interface, personal support from the customer success team. According to a third-party comparison the cloud runs on AWS in Dublin and is ISO 27001 certified; we did not see this on the vendor's own pages, so confirm hosting region, sub-processors and the data processing agreement in the offer.
