Author: Barbara Piller

When choosing your HR software, are you faced with the decision between a pure cloud solution or a local installation in the company?

In fact, choosing the right HR software today is more than just a question of functionalities. It affects business processes, data security, legal requirements and, increasingly, the strategic direction of a company. While cloud solutions are considered the gold standard in many areas and software providers are increasingly focusing on “cloud-only” strategies, on-premises systems are experiencing a surprising renaissance – especially in the sensitive HR environment.

Why are many companies consciously deciding against the cloud trend and opting for local HR software solutions? Find out the strategic and practical reasons for a local solution like moonsoft’s and why an on-premises strategy might be the right choice for your company.

moonsoft HR Solutions offers its comprehensive HR suite as a fully-featured on-premises solution that is tailored to the needs of Austrian companies, particularly in the payroll area.

If our customers want to move to the cloud at some point – no problem! A hybrid approach with hosting in the company and complete service by moonsoft is also possible.

Why on-premises solutions for HR systems?

Control & data sovereignty as top priorities

The increasing awareness of data protection and data security has a direct impact on IT strategies in companies. A data leak or data breach may not only lead to legal consequences, it may also result in a massive loss of trust among employees.
With moonsoft’s on-premises solution, companies retain complete control over their data and ensure that sensitive employee data is not processed or stored outside their own infrastructure. This enables our customers to meet the highest compliance requirements, especially in regulated industries or the public sector.

Reliability and strategic independence

Cloud-based systems are dependent on the availability and security of external service providers. A downtime or security breach on the provider’s side can have a direct impact on business operations.
With a local solution such as moonsoft HR Solutions, companies minimize such risks and are not dependent on third-party infrastructure. This can be crucial for critical areas such as payroll accounting. With an in-house strategy, companies also retain control over their IT decisions and are not dependent on their provider’s roadmap.

Adaptability and integration

On-premises systems offer greater flexibility when it comes to adapting to specific company processes and requirements. Especially in payroll accounting, legal regulations and operational peculiarities must go hand in hand.
moonsoft’s solutions adapt individually to the requirements of our customers. Customized workflows, special payroll rules or industry-specific features – we focus on the needs of our customers.

Conclusion

For companies with the highest requirements in terms of data protection, control and operational security, the on premise HR suite from moonsoft HR Solutions offers a future-proof and reliable solution. With local data storage, full control over all processes and the ability to customize to company requirements, our in-house version is an ideal alternative to cloud-only systems.

Our team will be happy to support you with an individual consultation or a free, zero-obligation product demo.

We are celebrating our anniversary! It has been 10 years since moonsoft HR Solutions GmbH was founded by Matthias Mann and Maria Zeitlberger.

As long-time colleagues at an HR software provider, the two decided to found their own company in 2015. A logical step to realize their extensive experience in development and consulting in their own software. With Ramsauer & Stürmer Software GmbH (now Aptean Austria GmbH), they found renowned support for their project.

Since then, the company and its founders have pursued a clear goal: to develop
HR solutions that best meet the needs of our customers and support them with powerful functions that make day-to-day HR work fun. The result is one of the most modern HR solutions on the Austrian market: simple, intuitive, completely flexible and available on mobile devices.

The official anniversary celebration is still to come, but we have already received the award for 10 years of entrepreneurship in the IT sector from the Vienna Chamber of Commerce.

A big thank you to our customers, partners and employees for their valuable cooperation and support during this time!

With this strong foundation, we look forward to the next 10 years!

As part of our first software release 2025 (versions 5.2.1. SP18 | 5.1.1. SP21 | 5.3.0.6), we have once again fine-tuned numerous functionalities.

Among other things, reporting and the dynamic watch list were enhanced with additional functionalities and the control option for recording time data and travel expense reconciliation were further developed.

Our focus in this release was on the implementation of the interface to BUAK (Bauarbeiter Urlaubs- und Abfertigungskasse). It now allows the direct processing of various reports, such as vacation, bad weather and resignation reports. Surcharge calculation and the import of feedback files for vacations have also been implemented in the release.

We provide our customers with detailed information on the individual functionalities and all the new features included in the release in our release notes.