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Companies Offering Pro-Rata 4 Day Weeks in Germany

Browse 7+ 4 day work week (80%) companies in Germany—pro-rata pay and a better work-life balance. 1+ open roles.

7
Companies
32.0
Avg Hrs/Week
26
Avg Vacation Days
89/100
Work-Life Score

7 companies

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Friendly Captcha

86 · Excellent

German privacy-first bot protection company offering invisible CAPTCHA solutions that enhance user experience while maintaining GDPR compliance.

4 Day Work Week (80%)Fully Remote32h/week10 employees
1 open positionView company
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croit

87 · Excellent

croit develops smart storage management solutions for CEPH and DAOS, helping organizations simplify complex storage technologies in a fully remote, collaborative environment.

4 Day Work Week (80%)Fully Remote32h/week18 employees
No open positionsView company
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Ecosia

85 · Excellent

Search engine that plants trees with ad revenue. 20M+ users have helped plant 150M+ trees worldwide, working to restore landscapes and fight climate change.

4 Day Work Week (80%)Hybrid32h/week98 employees
No open positionsView company
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Datawrapper

84 · Great

Berlin-based data-viz SaaS (NYT/WaPo/Reuters customers) running remote-first with an optional 4-day work week at 80% salary, €2k education budget and a 30+ person team.

4 Day Work Week (80%)Fully Remote32h/week30 employees
No open positionsView company
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Seobility

84 · Great

Nuremberg-headquartered all-in-one SEO software helping 700,000+ users, now part of saas.group portfolio (acquired October 2022)

4 Day Work Week (80%)Fully Remote32h/week15 employees
No open positionsView company
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Doctorly

82 · Great

Health IT pioneer transforming healthcare with innovative practice management software, patient health apps, and integration platforms.

4 Day Work Week (80%)Hybrid32h/week69 employees
No open positionsView company
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Localyze

82 · Great

Localyze reimagines global mobility with a centralized platform that helps companies hire internationally while enabling people to work and live where they want.

4 Day Work Week (80%)Fully Remote32h/week64 employees
No open positionsView company
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We track companies that publicly offer reduced-hours schedules — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, and more. This page refreshes daily; companies that drop the policy are removed. Read about our editorial standards →

Last reviewed: June 9, 2026

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We list 7 companies that match every filter in this combination — specific schedule type, remote policy, and geography. Compound company pages are naturally smaller than single-dimension pages because fewer employers tick every box. Each new listing is meaningful at this intersection. Expand any company above for their full profile, schedule policy, and open roles.
Employers currently featured here include Datawrapper, Doctorly, and Ecosia. Companies appearing at this compound intersection have typically made deliberate choices across all the filters — remote-friendly and reduced-hours together is a distinct subset of the broader 4-day-week market. Click through to any company profile to see their public statement on schedule, remote policy, and current openings.
Yes — compound pages narrow the set of matching companies significantly compared to single-filter browsing. That makes each listed company more valuable per-match: they've made deliberate policy choices across every dimension you care about. If the list feels thin, relax one filter (often country or remote-specificity) to see nearby matching employers — the sidebar and related-searches section show adjacent pages.
Start with the schedule policy — is it truly fixed, or a flexible arrangement that could shift? Confirm the remote policy covers your location, timezone, and long-term work arrangement. Check how long the company has run the schedule; companies with 18+ months of operating data are more predictable than newer adopters. Each company profile above includes their stated policy; interviews are the place to verify day-to-day practice.
Not always — some profiles show companies that have adopted the matching policies but currently have no open roles. Those still appear on the index because the 4dayweek.io company pages support research and discovery beyond immediate hiring. Use the 'Hiring now' filter in the sidebar to narrow to companies with at least one open position. Job alerts notify you when previously-quiet companies post new roles.