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Factorial

🇪🇸 ES · from $8/user/mo

4.3/5· 2,229 reviews across 4 portals

All-in-one HR software from Barcelona, EU-hosted with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 for SMEs.

EU hostedGDPRISO/IEC 27001:2017
Factorial is an HR platform for small and medium-sized businesses, covering time tracking, payroll, recruitment, performance reviews and onboarding. Data is processed exclusively on AWS servers in Frankfurt, Germany, and the company holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications. Pricing is per-user with a 14-day free trial.

Replaces

Factorial is sought as a European alternative to:

Features

Time Management

  • Automated time-off requests with customizable absence reasons
  • Centralized calendar for holidays and absences
  • Time tracking with mobile QR code clock-in/out and geolocation
  • Custom reports for hours worked and attendance
  • Shift management with automated, bulk, and rotating shifts
  • Project time and expense tracking with billing integration

Talent Management

  • 360-degree performance reviews and competency tracking
  • AI-powered CV filtering and customizable job advertisements
  • Centralized candidate database with response templates
  • Onboarding and offboarding workflows
  • Training management with certificates, knowledge tests, and surveys
  • Goals and OKR tracking

Payroll & Documents

  • Centralized payroll management with open API for provider integration
  • Payslip creation and distribution
  • Payroll reports and analytics
  • Electronic signature for secure document signing
  • Digital document filing with access control and approval workflows
  • Fillable PDFs and bulk document sending

IT & Device Management

  • Automated device, app, and access management from onboarding to offboarding
  • Mobile Device Management (MDM) for multi-OS security and control
  • IT inventory for purchase and lifecycle management
  • SaaS management for software license visibility and optimization

Finance & Expenses

  • Expense management with OCR-based smart document reading
  • Approval workflows for expenses and purchase requests
  • Real-time expense tracking and reporting
  • Procurement centralization with vendor management
  • Project cost tracking and billing integration

Pricing

Factorial Core (Starting Plan)
$8 per user / month
  • Employee directory and onboarding/offboarding
  • Payslip distribution and bulk document sending
  • Legal electronic signature for documents
  • Custom notifications and fillable PDFs

Pricing beyond the starting plan is customized based on selected modules (e.g., Time Management, Talent Management). A tailored quote is required.

EU Trust Profile

What we verified against public sources, last checked 2026-08-08. Every point links to its evidence.

  • Data Processing Agreement (DPA)

    The Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available via the Trust Center.

    Evidence
  • Trust center / security page

    Factorial provides a dedicated Trust Center for security and compliance documentation.

    Evidence
  • ISO 27001

    Factorial is compliant with ISO/IEC 27001:2022.

    Evidence
  • SOC 2

    Factorial holds SOC 2 Type 2 compliance.

    Evidence
  • Local-language support

    Support is available in German.

    Evidence

We list only what we could verify against a public source on the check date. A point that is absent was not established either way — it is not a finding against the vendor. The vendor's own information prevails.

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Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • Intuitive, user-friendly interface with high ease-of-use ratings (9.2/10 on G2, 4.5/5 on Capterra)
  • Comprehensive HR feature set covering time tracking, document management, leave requests, recruitment workflows, performance management, and ATS capabilities
  • AI-driven automation layer streamlines repetitive HR tasks
  • Global reach with localized compliance support across 95+ countries
  • Transparent, modular pricing starting at $8/user/month, offering more functionality than competitors at $10–$15/user/month
  • Free trial available, allowing risk-free evaluation
  • Particularly well-suited for SMEs with diverse HR needs

Where users see room to improve

  • · Inconsistent and unresponsive customer support, particularly after onboarding, with delayed responses and unresolved tickets
  • · Integration limitations with complex enterprise systems, posing challenges for companies with 200+ employees
  • · Occasional performance issues and perceived feature bloat for simpler organizations

Ratings across portals

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Integrations

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Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-08-03), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.