What happened to Localyze
- On 1 October 2025, Boundless Immigration, based in Seattle, announced that it had acquired Localyze, which it described as “a premier Europe-based global mobility platform backed by General Catalyst and Y Combinator”. The combined company serves employers across the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific regionsource.
- Localyze was founded in 2018source. Its imprint lists Localyze GmbH with an address in Berlinsource.
- As of October 2026, localyze.com is online under the Localyze name and offers immigration and visa support, destination and settling-in services, workations and business tripssource.
- The press release does not say whether the Localyze brand and product will be kept or merged into Boundless. We found no public announcement either way.
What to check as a Localyze customer
An acquisition does not change your existing contract by itself. It is still a good moment to check a few things, whichever provider you stay with:
- Your contract: renewal date, notice period and any price changes at renewal.
- Your data processing agreement and the current sub-processor list (Localyze publishes onesource).
- Your contacts: who handles your open cases, and who is named as your representative with the immigration office.
- Your coverage: which countries you will hire into over the next two years.
Localyze vs relokate at a glance
Based on public information on localyze.com, boundless.com and relokatehr.com, as of October 2026.
| Localyze (Boundless) | relokate | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Localyze: Localyze GmbH, Berlin source; acquired by Boundless Immigration, Seattle (announced 1 October 2025) source | relokate: relokate HR GmbH, Berlin (founded 2020); independent |
| Country focus | Localyze: Multi-country; its relocation partner network covers “25+ services in 27+ countries” source | relokate: Focus on Germany, nationwide; for other countries relokate coordinates trusted partners, so you keep one contact |
| Service model | Localyze: Software subscription (Starter, Business, Enterprise) plus case service plans: Basic (self-managed), Assisted (dedicated case management team), Premium (adds appointment booking support) source | relokate: HR software plus immigration specialists who prepare and file each application; a dedicated relocation partner per employee |
| Published pricing | Localyze: No prices published; special rates for startups with fewer than 50 employees on request source | relokate: Cases from €950, plus an annual software & compliance subscription (Compliance Watch included) |
| Relocation services | Localyze: Temporary and permanent housing, family assistance, pet relocation, airport pickup and settling-in services source | relokate: Anmeldung, health insurance and bank account can be added to a case; help finding a long-term rental or buying a house through local consultants; family reunification |
| Data hosting | Localyze: Amazon Web Services, European data centres source | relokate: HR software data hosted in Germany; GDPR-compliant |
| Track record (self-reported) | Localyze: 10,000+ relocations source | relokate: 1,500+ relocations since 2020; 99%+ success rate |
| Public reviews | Localyze: Shows a 4.9 rating on G2 on its website source | relokate: 5.0 on Google (77 reviews) Google; G2 profile G2 |
How relokate works
Specialists do the filing
relokate's immigration specialists prepare the documents, coordinate with the Federal Employment Agency and the German embassy, and file the applications. Your HR team follows every case in one dashboard: visa status, documents, deadlines and permit expiries.
Every step, one contact
relokate is a full-service visa and relocation provider: visa and residence permit, family reunification, Anmeldung, health insurance and bank account, housing through local consultants, job search coaching for the partner and help with pets. For other countries, relokate coordinates trusted partners, so you keep one contact.
New cases start within 24 hours
Case onboarding within 24 hours (business days).
Every immigration office in Germany
relokate files with the responsible immigration office, at any of the more than 500 immigration offices in Germany. In Berlin, relokate is registered with the Business Immigration Service (BIS) at the Landesamt für Einwanderung (LEA); BIS registration is free and open to companies and the service providers or lawyers they authorise.
Follow-ups first, attorneys when needed
relokate is not a law firm. It follows up with the authorities directly, including formal follow-up letters (Untätigkeitsschreiben). If a case needs legal action, an independent partner attorney, engaged and paid by the client, takes over with full insight into the case. The partner network includes a certified specialist lawyer for migration law (Fachanwalt für Migrationsrecht). More than 95% of cases need no attorney escalation.
Compliance Watch included
Permit-expiry alerts 6, 3 and 1 month(s) ahead and alerts for statutory employer duties such as §45c AufenthG, included with every engagement.
German and English, data in Germany
Service in German and English. The HR software's data is hosted in Germany.
Who each is best for
Localyze / Boundless is likely the better fit if:
- You hire into many countries across Europe, the Americas or Asia-Pacific and want one provider
- Your HR team prefers to run cases itself in software, with optional support
- You want airport pickup from the same provider
- You are already a customer and your current setup works for you
relokate is likely the better fit if:
- You want a full-service visa and relocation provider that takes over every single step: visa, residence permit, family, Anmeldung, health insurance and bank account, housing through local consultants, partner job search coaching, pets and compliance tracking, while HR follows everything in the dashboard
- Germany is your main destination. For other countries, relokate coordinates trusted partners, so you keep one contact.
- You want specialists to prepare and file each application for you
- You want a published starting price before the first call
- You want HR software data hosted in Germany
- You want permit monitoring included after your hires have started
Switching to relokate
You can move open cases or start only new ones with relokate. A typical switch looks like this:
- Collect the case files. For each open case, ask your current provider for the documents, submitted applications and correspondence with the authorities.
- Handover call. relokate reviews each open case, confirms its status and next deadline, and onboards it within 24 hours (business days).
- Power of attorney. Where the immigration office needs a new authorised contact, a new power of attorney (Vollmacht) is signed for relokate.
- One dashboard. Open and upcoming cases appear in the relokate dashboard, and Compliance Watch starts monitoring permit expiries.
If a decision on a case is only days away, it is often simpler to let your current provider finish it and start new cases with relokate.
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All pages checked on 21 October 2026.
- Boundless press release on the acquisition (1 October 2025): https://www.boundless.com/press/boundless-acquires-european-mobility-leader-localyze-creating-a-unified-solution-to-navigate-global-workforce-challenges
- Localyze homepage (services, relocations, G2 rating shown): https://www.localyze.com/
- Localyze imprint (company, Berlin address): https://www.localyze.com/imprint
- Localyze about page (founded 2018): https://www.localyze.com/about
- Localyze subscription options (plans, startup rates): https://www.localyze.com/subscription-options
- Localyze relocation services (partner network, services): https://www.localyze.com/destination-settling-in-services
- Localyze security page (hosting): https://www.localyze.com/legal/security
- Localyze sub-processors: https://www.localyze.com/legal/sub-processors
- relokate on G2: https://www.g2.com/products/relokate/reviews
- relokate Google reviews: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PF4dHHzPHmPxeWE26
- relokate pricing: relokatehr.com/pricing
Disclosure
relokate publishes this page and competes with Localyze and Boundless. We describe them only by what they publish themselves, with links, and we say where they are the better choice. Figures can change after the date above; please check the linked pages before you decide.
Frequently asked questions
What happened to Localyze?
Boundless Immigration, based in Seattle, announced on 1 October 2025 that it had acquired Localyze, a Berlin company founded in 2018. As of October 2026, localyze.com still operates under the Localyze name; its imprint lists Localyze GmbH in Berlin. The press release does not say whether the Localyze brand will be kept in the long term.
What is a good Localyze alternative for companies hiring into Germany?
If most of your hires move to Germany and you want specialists to prepare and file each case, relokate is an alternative focused on Germany: HR software plus immigration specialists in Berlin, cases from €950 plus an annual software & compliance subscription. If you need one provider for many countries, a multi-country provider such as Jobbatical, or staying with Localyze and Boundless, will likely suit you better.
How is relokate different from Localyze?
relokate focuses on Germany (for other countries it coordinates trusted partners), and its immigration specialists prepare and file each application while HR follows the case in a dashboard. Localyze sells a software subscription plus case service plans that range from self-managed to premium support, and covers several countries. relokate publishes a starting price and hosts its HR software data in Germany; Localyze does not publish prices and hosts on Amazon Web Services in European data centres.
How much does relokate cost compared with Localyze?
relokate: cases from €950, plus an annual software & compliance subscription that includes Compliance Watch. Localyze does not publish prices; its website lists software subscription levels (Starter, Business, Enterprise) and case service plans (Basic, Assisted, Premium), with special rates for startups with fewer than 50 employees on request (as of October 2026).
Can I move open cases from Localyze to relokate?
Yes. Ask your current provider for the documents, submitted applications and authority correspondence for each open case. relokate reviews each case and onboards it within 24 hours (business days); where the immigration office needs a new authorised contact, a new power of attorney is signed. If a decision is only days away, it is often simpler to let the current provider finish that case.
Does relokate provide legal advice?
No. relokate is not a law firm. It follows up with the authorities directly, including formal follow-up letters (Untätigkeitsschreiben). If a case needs legal action, an independent partner attorney, engaged and paid by the client, takes over with full insight into the case. The partner network includes a certified specialist lawyer for migration law (Fachanwalt für Migrationsrecht). More than 95% of relokate cases need no attorney escalation.
