Kenjo vs Workday
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to Workday? Here's how Kenjo compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: Kenjo. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
Berlin HR platform for recruitment, payroll and time tracking
Cloud-based enterprise software for finance, HR, and analytics.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇺🇸 US · 2005
EU data residency
not established
Available on some plansEU data residency is available on request for certain modules and regions.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Price from
€5.40/mo
No
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
No
No
Ratings
No
Integrations
Slack, Google Drive, Zoom
SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, ServiceNow
Where each one wins
Kenjo
Limitations
- −Review research provided is unrelated to Kenjo and focuses on review platforms (Capterra, G2, Trustpilot) instead of the product itself
Workday
Strengths
- +Strong analytics and reporting capabilities
- +Scalable for large enterprises
- +Unified platform for HR and finance
- +Robust compliance and security features
Limitations
- −High implementation and maintenance costs
- −Steep learning curve for administrators
- −Complex customization requirements
- −Long implementation timelines
Data residency & compliance
Kenjo
Workday
EU data residency
not established
Available on some plansEU data residency is available on request for certain modules and regions.
Transfer mechanism
not established
not established
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Pricing
Kenjo
- Starter €5.40 per employee / monthCore HR features · Basic recruitment tools · Employee self-service
- Growth On request All Starter features · Advanced reporting · Customizations
- Enterprise On request All Growth features · Bulk operations · APIs and integrations
Pricing for Growth and Enterprise plans available on request. Starter plan starts at €5.40 per employee per month.
Workday
No published pricing we could verify.
Pricing is customized and available on request; typically involves multi-year contracts with license costs varying by module and scale.
Features
Kenjo
- Core HR
- Employee records and profiles, Organizational structure management, Document storage and versioning, Custom fields for employee data
- Recruitment
- Job posting and applicant tracking, Candidate pipeline management, Collaborative hiring workflows, External headhunter portal
- Reporting & Analytics
- Customizable HR reports, Advanced analytics dashboards, Data export and API access, Bulk operations support
- Integrations & Automation
- APIs for custom integrations, Pre-built connectors for Slack, Google Drive, Zoom, Workflow automation rules, Data synchronization across platforms
Workday
- Human Capital Management
- Employee lifecycle management, Talent acquisition and onboarding, Compensation and benefits administration, Time and attendance tracking
- Financial Management
- General ledger and accounting, Expense management, Revenue management, Procurement and sourcing
- Analytics and Reporting
- Customizable dashboards, Predictive analytics, Ad-hoc reporting, Data visualization