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Kenjo: cost, fit and limits
Kenjo is a cloud HR platform made by Kenjo GmbH that combines shift planning, time tracking, absence management, documents and performance reviews for small and growing companies, with an AI based planning feature in higher tiers.
What to know first
Kenjo sells three tiers: Starter at 6.0€ per employee per month, Growth at 10.0€ and Connect on request. A monthly and an annual billing view are shown, with 10% off annually. The AI feature named on the pricing page is AI based planning, which begins at Growth. Recruiting and ATS is an add-on, and the security page states Frankfurt hosting.
Kenjo at a glance
| Maker | Kenjo GmbH, Germany |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Free trial only |
| Entry price | 6.0€ per employee per month |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI HR Software in 2026, rank 14 of 14 |
| Website | kenjo.io |
Who Kenjo is best for
Shift-based small businesses
Starter lists online shift plans that open in a mobile app, and all tiers include a digital punch clock, so a rota-driven team can start at the lowest price.
German-speaking HR teams
The company is based in Berlin, hosts in Frankfurt and offers an external data protection officer and an Art. 28 GDPR agreement as part of the regular contract.
Growing teams that need multi-office control
Growth adds multi-office management, onboarding and offboarding, e-signature and BI reports, which suit a company adding locations before it needs a quoted enterprise deal.
Kenjo plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | 6.0€ per employee per month | Payroll management, shift planning, standard workflows, document management, reporting, meeting templates and 360° performance reviews. Recruiting and ATS costs extra as an add-on. |
| Growth | 10.0€ per employee per month | Starter plus kiosk app, e-signature, advanced workflows, onboarding and offboarding, multi-office management, BI reports, custom profiles and permissions, and telephone support. |
| Connect | Price on request | Growth plus training tracker, bulk operations, APIs and integrations, labour law non-compliance alerts, advanced time tracking automations and shift templates. Implementation support is included. |
Checked November 2026.
What Kenjo does
- Shift planning
- Online shift plans can be shared and opened in a mobile app. This is listed in Starter, while shift templates with availability are reserved for Connect.
- Time tracking
- A real-time digital punch clock, manual entry from the mobile app and a timesheet approval and lock step are included in all three tiers, so every plan can record hours.
- AI based planning
- The pricing page marks this as new and describes creating plans with an AI based training assistant. It is included from Growth, not in Starter.
- Absence management
- Vacation requests, sick days and other absences are handled inside the product, as shown in the site navigation, alongside the shift plans and the time records.
- Training tracker
- Training, learning and employee certification management is listed as new on the pricing page and sits only in the Connect tier, which has no published price.
How Kenjo handles your data
Kenjo's security page names Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on MongoDB Atlas and Amazon Web Services as its only deployment regions. Database backups run every 6 hours and each is kept 2 days. Data is stored while the contract runs and deleted afterward unless legal retention periods apply. The page says Kenjo currently does not hold certifications, and the ISO 27001 mention refers to its data centers. Whether customer data is used for model training is not stated there.
Where Kenjo falls short in practice
- AI sits behind Growth. AI based planning is not in Starter, so the 6.0€ entry price buys no AI feature. Custom work schedules, overtime tracking and GPS check-in also start at Growth.
- Connect is quote only. The tier with APIs, the training tracker and labour law alerts has no published price and needs a sales conversation, so budgeting for integrations means asking first.
- Recruiting costs extra. Recruiting and ATS is a feature add-on on Starter rather than part of the base price, and the JOIN integration needs a separate JOIN account.
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Kenjo: common questions
How much does Kenjo cost per employee?
As of November 2026 the pricing page shows Starter at 6.0€ per employee per month and Growth at 10.0€. Connect has no published price. A monthly and an annual billing view are offered, with a 10% annual discount. Tax treatment was not stated in the text we read.
Which Kenjo plan includes the AI feature?
AI based planning is listed from the Growth tier, so Starter does not include it. The pricing page describes it as a way to create plans faster with an AI based training assistant. No AI features for reviews, recruiting or employee questions were named on the pages we read.
Where does Kenjo host customer data?
The security page states Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on MongoDB Atlas and Amazon Web Services as the only deployment regions. Backups are taken every 6 hours and kept for 2 days. Data is deleted after the contract ends unless legal retention periods apply.
Does Kenjo hold ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification?
The security page says Kenjo currently does not hold certifications. It describes its data centers as ISO 27001 certified, which is a statement about the hosting providers rather than Kenjo. No SOC 2 report was mentioned on the pages we read.
Does Kenjo offer an API and a Slack integration?
API access is available on request through Kenjo support and is listed in the Connect tier. The Slack integration works only on paid Slack plans and is set up by the Slack primary owner account. A JOIN recruiting integration also needs a JOIN account.