Factorial vs HRMantra (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Factorial if

• Fits if your staff work shifts and clock in by QR code or location
• Works for firms that want HR, expenses and company devices in one place

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a full price on the page, as only $8 and up is published
• Not for you if you want to try it first, as no trial is on record
• Pricey if you add lots of modules, since each one is quoted on top
• Watch out: monthly plans bill for everyone on staff at the start of each month
• Watch out: the site gives both 12 and 120 customer countries and doesn't list where payroll works

Pick HRMantra if

• Fits if you want records, attendance, payroll and performance in one system
• Works for firms that want APIs and workflows to connect their own tools

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price, as none is published
• Watch out: the free implementation claim has an asterisk whose terms aren't shown
• Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed
• Watch out: the site claims SOC II, GDPR and ISO 27001 certification, and we have not checked it

Factorial

• Only the $8 starting figure is published; the real price comes in a quote that depends on the modules and the headcount.
• Monthly plans bill for the employees present at the start of each month; annual plans bill extra only in months above the agreed count.
• Offices are in Spain, Germany and Mexico; the about page says both 12 and 120 countries for its customers and does not list where payroll works.
• The free-trial links on its pages lead to a missing page, so a trial could not be confirmed.

HRMantra

• No price list is published; the pricing page covers channel partner plans and the site asks visitors to book a demo.
• The site says data migration and implementation cost nothing, with an asterisk whose terms are not shown on the page.
• The vendor claims SOC II, GDPR and ISO 27001 certification; we have not checked these.

Factorial

Core HR and documents

Every plan has the employee directory, onboarding and offboarding, payslip distribution, bulk document sending, fillable PDFs and legal e-signatures.

Time off and time tracking

Unlimited time-off policies and custom absence types, plus clock-ins by geolocation or QR code with overtime compensation.

Shift planning

Build shifts in bulk, set rotating patterns or generate them automatically, and share the schedule with staff.

Recruiting, reviews and training

Post jobs to several boards with AI CV parsing, run 360-degree performance reviews, track goals and manage training with certificates.

Expenses, projects and IT

Read receipts with OCR, route expenses through multi-step approvals, log hours to projects, and manage devices and SaaS licenses.

One, the AI assistant

An AI agent that searches and analyzes company data, builds reports and prepares policies, contracts and payroll documents for review.

HRMantra

Hire-to-retire records

A human resource module with org and position charts, readymade letter templates and a form designer for building pages.

Attendance and leave

Attendance management includes geo-fencing and geo-tagging, and a user monitor records presence for staff working from home.

Payroll and claims

Claim and payroll modules with formula builders and graphical tools for payroll processing.

Performance and learning

Performance tools include 360-degree appraisals with bell curve normalization and succession planning, plus learning with online tests.

Workflows and APIs

Over 40 readymade workflows, a no-code workflow builder and open APIs for fetching data into third-party software.

Travel, projects and assets

Separate modules cover local, domestic and overseas travel, project time targets and company asset management.

Factorial

• Tailored plan$8

  per user / month and up

  Factorial Core (directory, onboarding, payslip delivery, bulk documents, e-signature) plus the modules chosen. Quoted and sold through sales.

HRMantra

Pricing could not be confirmed. See hrmantra.com.