In short:
- Lucca is a French HR software vendor founded in 2002, which claims over 10,000 customers and over 1,000,000 users (page checked on 25 October 2026).
- Its platform is modular: 14 paid modules, each with a public price, from €0.61 to €3.97 excluding VAT per employee per month for a company with more than 100 employees, with no minimum term.
- Lucca prepares payroll but does not run it: its payroll assistant sends the data to Silae, Yeap, Cegid, Sage, ADP or other payroll software.
- Data is hosted with OVH in France and Germany, and the vendor has been ISO 27001 certified since July 2022.
This Lucca review relies only on the vendor’s public pages, consulted on 25 October 2026: pricing, company presentation, GDPR page, payroll page and artificial intelligence page. The software was not tested and Parole de RH has no commercial relationship with Lucca. The aim is to gather the verifiable facts that are useful before booking a demo.
Lucca in figures: what the vendor declares
Lucca builds an HR platform covering personnel management, working time, talent, pay and business expenses. The company presents it as a suite of software designed first for the employees who use it, before the decision-makers who buy it.
Its company page traces the firm’s history: founded in 2002, stopped selling licences in 2007 to focus on online software, passed 1,000 customers in 2016. Funding rounds of €65 million in 2022 and €15 million in 2024 supported the opening of subsidiaries in Switzerland, Spain and Germany.
| Figure declared by Lucca | Value checked on 25 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Company founded | 2002 |
| Customers | Over 10,000 |
| Users | Over 1,000,000 |
| Lucca employees | Over 800 |
| 2025 revenue | €74.7 million |
| 2025 growth | 29% |
| Offices in France | Paris, Nantes, Marseille |
These figures are published by the vendor itself. No independent source confirms them, which applies to every HR software vendor mentioned on this site.
Lucca modules and their published prices
Lucca does not sell a single package but independent modules that a company combines according to its needs. Its home page mentions 15 solutions. The pricing page lists 14 paid modules, with an indicative price for a company with more than 100 employees.
| Family | Module | What it handles | Price checked (excl. VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee records | Core HR | HR data, from contract to departure | €3.21 per employee per month |
| Time and activities | Absences | Leave and sick leave | €3.11 per employee per month |
| Time and activities | Timesheets | Working time and overtime | €3.00 per employee per month |
| Time and activities | Office | Remote work and flex office | €2.24 per employee per month |
| Talent | Performance | Reviews, objectives, skills | €3.97 per employee per month |
| Talent | Engagement | Employee surveys | €3.16 per employee per month |
| Talent | Training | Catalogue and request tracking | €3.21 per employee per month |
| Talent | Recruitment | Candidates and open positions | €3.21 per employee per month |
| Pay and benefits | Compensation | Payroll budget management | €1.78 per employee per month |
| Pay and benefits | Payslips | Online distribution | €0.70 per document distributed |
| Pay and benefits | Benefits | Calculating and ordering meal vouchers | €1.02 per employee per month |
| Pay and benefits | Payroll assistant (Silae and Yeap connectors) | Payroll preparation | €0.61 per employee per month |
| Business expenses | Business expenses | Entering and tracking expenses | €5.81 per claimant per month |
| Business expenses | Invoices | Supplier invoices | €0.91 per invoice (600 to 799 invoices) |
These prices are the same as those checked on 7 and 21 October 2026 for the comparisons of the best HR software and the best HRIS software. The Benefits, Payroll assistant and Invoices modules were not covered in those comparisons.
The Benefits module calculates the amount of meal vouchers to order. The allocation and exemption rules it must follow are explained in the article on meal vouchers in France.
Lucca pricing review: transparent but indicative
Lucca’s pricing page is one of the most detailed in the HR software market. It shows a price for each module, whereas most vendors covered on this site refer to a quote.
The vendor describes its billing in four points: a unit cost that decreases with volume, a monthly count of users, billing based on actual use and a subscription with no minimum term. A dedicated consultant supports the rollout and the start-up phase.
Several features are included at no extra cost for customers: single sign-on (SSO), calendar synchronisation, shared documents, dashboards, payroll assistant export, a team discovery quiz (Lucca Faces) and team mood tracking.
The limits of this price list lie in its scope. Prices are presented as indications for the most requested company sizes, here more than 100 employees. For a firm price, the vendor refers to its sales team. No free trial offer appears on the pricing page consulted.
As an illustration, a company that chooses core HR and the Absences module adds €3.21 and €3.11 excluding VAT, i.e. €6.32 excluding VAT per employee per month at the indicative prices. The total cost depends on the number of modules chosen, since each one is charged separately.
Payroll: Lucca prepares it without producing payslips
Lucca does not produce payslips and does not file the DSN, the monthly French social security return. Its payroll assistant collects the relevant inputs (new employees and updates, pay, absences), has them checked and approved by the HR team, and sends them to the payroll software.
The payroll page describes three ways of connecting to payroll software:
- API integration with Silae and Yeap.
- Pre-configured files for Cegid, Sage, ADP, Pégase, Talentia, EBP and 123Paie.
- Custom formats for other payroll software.
A shared calendar lists the tasks of each payroll cycle, with notifications that alert the payroll manager, in-house or external, when preparation is complete. The Payslips module is then used to distribute payslips to employees online.
A company looking for a tool that produces its own payslips should therefore look at the vendors presented in the comparison of the best payroll software.
Personal data and security at Lucca
HR software processes employees’ personal data. On its GDPR page, Lucca states that it acts as its customers’ processor within the meaning of Article 28 of the GDPR, the customer company remaining the data controller. The resulting obligations are explained in the article on HR software and personal data.
| Point checked | What Lucca states (GDPR page, 25 October 2026) |
|---|---|
| Application hosting | OVH, servers in France and Germany |
| Encrypted backups | Scaleway, servers in France and the Netherlands |
| Customers based in Switzerland | Microsoft Azure and GCP, servers in Switzerland |
| Transfers outside the European Union | None, unless Swiss hosting is chosen |
| Certification | ISO 27001, obtained in July 2022 |
| Notification of a data breach | Within 48 hours |
| End of contract | Employee data deleted within 30 days |
| Data protection officer | Appointed, reachable by email |
The vendor also undertakes never to sell or use employee data for marketing purposes. It provides a module for erasing the data of employees who have left, reserved for administrators.
Artificial intelligence at Lucca
Lucca presents AI as an extension of its software that each customer can switch on or off. Its home page states that each AI feature is assessed against the EU AI Act.
- Ask Lucca, a conversational agent, answers employees’ questions (leave balance, training, remote work policy) and helps managers prepare reviews using each employee’s history.
- Recruitment: CV analysis matches the job ad criteria with the content of the CV, and the recruiter can ignore some criteria.
- Engagement: AI summarises comments from employee surveys.
- MCP server: announced in the future tense, it will allow external AI assistants to access some data within a controlled framework.
Automated sorting of applications is one of the uses regulated by the EU text. Its obligations are explained in the article on AI in recruitment.
Lucca strengths and limits
| Strengths found | Limits found |
|---|---|
| A public price for each module | Indicative prices, published for companies with more than 100 employees |
| No minimum term | No free trial shown on the pricing page |
| Modular platform: one module or several | Each module is charged separately |
| Over 300 integrations announced | No production of payslips or the DSN |
| Hosting in France and Germany, ISO 27001 | Customer figures declared by the vendor only |
| AI features the customer can switch off | MCP server still announced for the future |
Lucca also publishes support indicators: a median first response time of 50 minutes, a median resolution time of 3.7 hours and 97% satisfaction. Like the customer figures, these are declared by the vendor and have not been independently checked.
Which companies is Lucca suited to?
The published price list targets companies with more than 100 employees. For smaller organisations, the price is available on request.
Lucca suits companies that want to build their HRIS module by module, starting for example with absences or employee records, then adding reviews or training. A company that already has payroll software, or that outsources payroll to an accounting firm, can connect Lucca to it through the payroll assistant.
To compare Lucca with other vendors on the same criteria, the comparison of the best HRIS software sets it against Eurécia, Factorial, Sesame HR, Cegid HR and Nibelis. For recruitment alone, the comparison of the best recruitment software compares it with specialised tools.
Frequently asked questions
What is the verdict on Lucca HR software?
On verifiable criteria, Lucca stands out for transparency: on 25 October 2026, its pricing page showed a price for each of its 14 paid modules, for example €3.21 excluding VAT per employee per month for core HR, with no minimum term. The vendor claims over 10,000 customers and over 1,000,000 users. Its limits: published prices are indicative and apply to companies with more than 100 employees, and Lucca prepares payroll without producing payslips.
How much does Lucca cost?
Lucca charges for each module separately. On 25 October 2026, indicative prices for a company with more than 100 employees ranged from €0.61 excluding VAT per employee per month for the payroll assistant to €3.97 for the Performance module, and €5.81 per claimant per month for business expenses. The unit cost decreases with volume and a tailored quote is needed for a firm price.
Does Lucca run payroll?
No. Lucca offers a payroll assistant that collects and checks payroll inputs (absences, pay, changes in employee details) and then sends them to the payroll software: by API with Silae and Yeap, and by pre-configured files with Cegid, Sage, ADP, Pégase, Talentia, EBP or 123Paie. Payslips are produced by that payroll software or by the accounting firm.
Where is Lucca data hosted?
According to its GDPR page, consulted on 25 October 2026, Lucca hosts its applications with OVH on servers in France and Germany, and keeps its encrypted backups with Scaleway in France and the Netherlands. Customers based in Switzerland are hosted in Switzerland. The vendor states that it obtained ISO 27001 certification in July 2022.
Sources
- Lucca, Tarifs (pricing), page consulted on 25 October 2026.
- Lucca, À propos (about), page consulted on 25 October 2026.
- Lucca, RGPD (GDPR), page consulted on 25 October 2026.
- Lucca, Assistant paie (payroll assistant), page consulted on 25 October 2026.
- Lucca, L’IA chez Lucca (AI at Lucca), page consulted on 25 October 2026.
- Lucca, home page, consulted on 25 October 2026.