saas.group has acquired Aplano, a Berlin-based workforce planning software provider for small and mid-sized businesses. The deal is saas.group's 28th acquisition and adds Aplano to its HR software portfolio. More than 2,500 companies use the app for shift planning, time tracking, and absence management.
The acquisition
saas.group announced the deal from Heilbronn, Germany, on November 10, 2026. The company was advised by Lina Law and BA Group. Aplano was advised by FE International and EKM Law.
Company context
Aplano was founded in Berlin in 2020. It started in a pharmacy where one founder planned shifts in spreadsheets and sorted out changes over chat messages. The company serves pharmacies, care services, retail, hospitality, logistics, and cleaning businesses.
What Aplano does
Aplano combines shift planning, time tracking, and absence management in one app. Managers build and publish schedules, and employees handle shift swaps, availability, and leave requests. Working hours are recorded by phone, tablet, or terminal and exported for payroll.
Existing customers will see no immediate change. Aplano keeps the same product and the same people, with a larger team behind it. The founders see an opportunity to take Aplano further while preserving the simplicity that helped it grow.