What zvoove is
zvoove is a German company founded in 1994 as Landwehr Computer & Software GmbH, based in Wietmarschen-Lohne, Lower Saxony. In 2021, four brands — Landwehr, prosoft, BackOffice and rhb — merged under the shared name zvoove. The vendor states more than 100,000 users, predominantly in the DACH region, and positions the product as a cloud ERP specifically for temporary-staffing firms, personnel service providers and facility-services companies — covering the process from application through deployment to payroll. Source: zvoove and zvoove Zeitarbeit, accessed 26 September 2026.
Unlike a plain applicant-tracking system, zvoove covers the full operational chain of temporary staffing: recruiting, deployment scheduling, automated deadline monitoring under the German temporary-employment law (AÜG), and pay calculation under collective-bargaining agreements such as iGZ and BAP. This depth in German staffing regulation distinguishes zvoove from generic international ATS/CRM systems. Source: zvoove Zeitarbeit, accessed 26 September 2026.
Core capabilities
- Applicant tracking (zvoove Recruit): multi-job-board posting, digital application processing, a CV parser, WhatsApp and ChatGPT integration, and a central talent pool.
- Deployment scheduling (zvoove Staffing): drag-and-drop scheduling, a matching tool between candidates and assignments, automated AÜG deadline monitoring, and multi-shift planning.
- Payroll (zvoove Payroll): fully automated, ITSG-certified payroll processing, pay calculation under iGZ/BAP agreements, invoicing of client companies, and DATEV integration.
- Time tracking: mobile time tracking with automated plausibility checks.
- CRM and document management: client management for assignments and contracts.
- zAIn: an experimental AI agent for internal process automation.
Source: zvoove Zeitarbeit and zvoove Recruit, accessed 26 September 2026.
Who it fits
zvoove is best suited to temporary-staffing agencies and personnel service providers in the German-speaking region with AÜG obligations, particularly from around 50 employees across multiple shifts or branches, where scheduling and pay calculation are complex. Firms bound by iGZ or BAP collective agreements find a level of specialised depth here that generic ATS/CRM systems do not offer. zvoove is less suited to small placement agencies without their own deployment scheduling, to internationally active staffing firms without multi-country support, or to organisations that primarily expect modern UX and fast support. Source: OMR Reviews, accessed 26 September 2026.
Pricing model
zvoove does not publish pricing; Basic, Professional and Professional Plus are available on request only. Third-party sources circulate unverified estimates of roughly 500 to more than 2,000 euros per month depending on company size and module scope; these figures are not substantiated vendor data and are mentioned here strictly as orientation, not as fact. One user review also reports substantial price increases after the 2021 merger, in some cases up to threefold — again a single account, not a verified average. Source: zvoove Zeitarbeit and OMR Reviews, accessed 26 September 2026.
What users report
The review evidence for zvoove is thin and inconsistent. The German Capterra listing currently shows a single review with an overall score of 5.0 out of 5, but more differentiated sub-scores: ease of use and customer support each 4.0 out of 5, features and value for money each only 3.0 out of 5, with a 70 percent likelihood-to-recommend rate. OMR Reviews shows a single, markedly negative review at 0.0 out of 5, describing inadequate customer support, a legal department and accounting team that are hard to reach, and substantial price increases after the 2021 merger. With only one review per platform, neither figure is statistically meaningful; both should be read as individual accounts rather than a representative picture. Buyers should therefore explicitly speak with current reference customers before deciding. Source: Capterra Germany and OMR Reviews, accessed 26 September 2026.
DACH and EU perspective
zvoove is a German company that states it hosts in Germany and is explicitly built for the regulatory framework of German, Austrian and Swiss temporary staffing — including AÜG compliance and iGZ/BAP pay calculation. The vendor cites GDPR compliance as part of its offering. That specialisation is also a limitation: by its own product description, zvoove does not offer multi-country support for internationally active staffing firms operating outside the German-speaking legal framework. Source: zvoove Zeitarbeit, accessed 26 September 2026.
A note on Landwehr L1
Buyers searching for “Landwehr L1” should know that the product has not existed as a standalone solution since the 2021 merger. Landwehr L1 was the quasi market standard for German-language temporary-staffing software for more than two decades; zvoove inherited that market position after Landwehr, prosoft, BackOffice and rhb were combined. According to the vendor, all original Landwehr L1 functionality is included in, or has been expanded within, zvoove. Source: Lünendonk, accessed 26 September 2026.
Questions to ask in an evaluation
- How has pricing actually developed for existing customers since the 2021 merger, and can that be substantiated with references?
- What response times and escalation paths does support guarantee contractually, particularly for legal and accounting questions?
- How, and how quickly, are changes to iGZ/BAP collective-bargaining agreements reflected in the system?
- What concrete migration steps exist for customers still running one of the four predecessor brands?
- What costs apply for implementation, training and ongoing operation, broken down by module?
