GIRO

What GIRO does

GIRO is a Mexican software company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Guadalajara, Jalisco, that develops payroll, human resources, and workforce management software for Mexican enterprises. The company serves more than 500 customers distributed across the Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone and various cities throughout Mexico, spanning verticals that include automotive, manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, retail, energy, textiles, government, construction, education, electronics, metalworking, and payroll BPO. Its core platform integrates personnel administration (Administración de Personal), HR processes (Recursos Humanos), automated payroll processing (Nómina), SAT-compliant CFDI electronic receipts (Recibos CFDI), and attendance/time tracking (Reloj Checador), with a web employee self-service module (Kiosko Web) and a cloud deployment option (Giro en la Nube) sold as add-ons.

The technology is built around compliance with Mexican labor and tax regulation — SAT, IMSS, and INFONAVIT — and supports vertical-specific payroll logic such as piecework payments (destajo), project-based proration for construction, rotating shifts (24x48 and 3x4) for electronics and healthcare, quinquennial compensations for government employees, and multi-client configurations for payroll BPO service providers. The platform can be deployed on-premise on customer infrastructure or accessed via cloud subscription, with no public API, SDK, or mobile application offering disclosed.

GIRO operates a direct sales-led, field-based go-to-market model, reaching mid-market and enterprise customers through on-site visits, phone conferences, and remote demonstrations. Revenue is generated from quote-based software licensing (multi-year on-premise contracts), monthly cloud subscriptions, and professional services for implementation, training, and support. Pricing depends on deployment modality, user count, worker volume, and contracted modules, and is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held, with no documented external investors, parent company, acquisitions, or funding rounds.

Name

GIRO

Legal name

GIRO

Website

https://giro.com.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GIRO is a Mexican HR and payroll software company founded in 1996 in Guadalajara, serving over 500 Mexican enterprises with on-premise and cloud deployment, specializing in SAT-compliant payroll and industry-specific workforce management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Guadalajara

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing/ Subscription: GIRO generates revenue through software licensing with two deployment models: on-premise installation (one-time or periodic licensing) and cloud-based subscription (monthly rental). Pricing varies based on operation modality, number of users, worker volume, and contracted modules.
2. Professional Services: Implementation services including on-site installation, configuration, training, and ongoing technical support. Provided via on-site visits, phone conferences, and remote assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GIRO develops and sells an integrated software ecosystem for human capital management, payroll processing, and attendance tracking targeted at Mexican businesses. The platform automates salary calculations, tax withholdings (ISR, IMSS, INFONAVIT), and employer obligations, and generates SAT-compliant CFDI electronic receipts. It is offered via on-premise installation or cloud-based subscription, with industry-specific configurations for food, construction, education, electronics, government, hospitality, metalworking, payroll outsourcing, and healthcare verticals.

Product overview

GIRO is an integrated digital ecosystem that centralizes human capital management, payroll, and attendance into a unified platform. The core product portfolio consists of Administration de Personal (personnel and organizational management), Recursos Humanos (human resources optimization), Nómina (automated payroll and tax calculations), Recibos CFDI (SAT-compliant electronic receipts), Reloj Checador (attendance/time tracking), plus the Kiosko Web add-on for employee self-service and Giro en la Nube for cloud-based access. These modules work together to automate critical HR and payroll tasks while ensuring compliance with Mexican labor and tax regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administración de Personal (Personnel Administration) Software module that manages collaborators and organizational structure within the company, centralizing personnel records for businesses operating in Mexico.
• Recursos Humanos (Human Resources) Module that optimizes human talent processes including recruitment, development, and retention for enterprise HR teams in Mexico.
• Nómina (Payroll) Automated payroll processing module that calculates salaries, tax withholdings (ISR), and employer obligations (IMSS, retirement, housing contributions), with support for piecework payments (destajo), inverted calculation, accounting entries, and project-based proration (prorrateo por obra).
• Recibos CFDI (CFDI Electronic Receipts) Module that generates electronic payroll receipts compliant with SAT (Mexican Tax Administration Service) requirements for payroll documentation.
• Reloj Checador (Time Clock) Employee attendance and time tracking system that supports special work schedules including 24x48 rotations and 3 days work x 4 days rest patterns for workforce management.
• Kiosko Web (Web Kiosk) Web-based self-service portal that allows employees to view their labor information, pay stubs, and related documents online.
• Giro en la Nube (Giro Cloud) Cloud-based deployment option that provides remote access to the GIRO platform from any location via a monthly rental subscription model.

Named customers39 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Rippling: Rippling is a fast-growing cloud-native HR, IT, and payroll platform that has been expanding globally including into Mexico. It targets mid-market buyers with unified HR/payroll/IT offerings and modern UX — directly competing with GIRO for cloud-migrating customers.
• Deel: Deel is a rapidly scaling global payroll and HR platform that has aggressively entered the Mexican market with localized payroll services. It targets similar mid-market and enterprise buyers with a cloud-native, modern UX platform — competing directly for new logos and renewals against GIRO.
• BambooHR: BambooHR is a cloud HR and payroll platform targeting small-to-mid-market companies, with growing global payroll partnerships. While more SMB-focused, it competes with GIRO for smaller Mexican enterprises seeking simpler cloud-based HR/payroll solutions.

Broad incumbents

• UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group): UKG combines the legacy Kronos workforce management with Ultimate Software's HCM, offering payroll, time/attendance, and HR in unified suites that compete with GIRO's integrated offering — particularly relevant given GIRO's Reloj Checador attendance tracking capability.
• ADP: ADP is the largest global payroll and HR services provider with RUN Powered by ADP, ADP Workforce Now, and ADP Vantage HCM offerings that include Mexico localization. It competes with GIRO across all enterprise tiers with broader feature breadth and global scale advantages.
• Workday: Workday is a leading cloud HCM and payroll platform that has been expanding its global payroll capabilities including Mexico. It competes with GIRO for large enterprise HR/payroll deals with modern UX and continuous innovation backed by large R&D investment.
• Oracle HCM Cloud: Oracle Fusion HCM and Payroll Cloud is a global enterprise HCM platform with Mexico localization. It competes with GIRO for large enterprise HR/payroll deals, particularly multinationals seeking unified global HR platforms.
• SAP SuccessFactors: SAP SuccessFactors is the HCM and payroll arm of SAP, serving large multinationals with global payroll capabilities including Mexico. It competes with GIRO for large enterprise buyers with broader ERP integration and global scale.

Direct peers

• Cegid Meta4 (Meta4): Meta4 (now part of Cegid) is a Spain-based HR and payroll software provider with deep LATAM presence, including Mexico. It directly competes with GIRO in Mexican enterprise payroll/HR with comparable vertical specialization, regulatory compliance focus, and similar mid-to-large enterprise customer profile.

Regional players

• SD Worx: SD Worx is a European-headquartered HR and payroll services provider expanding across Europe with payroll capabilities. It is a comparable peer in HR/payroll services with growing geographic ambitions, though primarily European — relevant as a regional benchmark for cross-border payroll expansion strategies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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