Factorial vs HROne (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Factorial and HROne share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about features, where Factorial grades higher, or the free plan, where HROne does.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Factorial
HR, time, shifts, expenses and IT for small firms, quoted by module
HROne
Indian HRMS covering core HR, attendance, payroll and hiring
Which one is for you
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 HROne if
- Fits if you run an Indian firm of up to 50 people and need attendance and payroll
- Works for firms that want a flat monthly fee rather than a per-seat price
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want dollar prices, as the pricing page shows rupees only
- Tight if you want performance or recruitment, as they need the quote-only Enterprise plan
- Watch out: the trial length isn't stated, and billing starts after go-live
- Watch out: an implementation cost may apply to enterprise clients
- Watch out: hrone.com is a different company, so check the address
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFactorialFair | 2.0GPAHROneFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFactorial starts at $8 a user a month, so a ten-person company pays $80 and up, right on this category's middle. That's for Core, with records, onboarding, payslips and e-signatures; any modules you add are quoted on top. | C₹4,950 a month for up to 50 users, about $59 at today's rates, so $12 a head for a team of five. At 50 users it works out near $1.20 each, with extra users at ₹99. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan, and the trial links on its pages led to a missing page, so no trial is on record. | DA free trial is offered through a demo request; the pricing page gives no length. |
| Features | BRecords, documents and e-signatures, time off, clock-ins by location or QR code, shift planning, hiring, reviews, training, expenses and device management. The whole job, with a fair bit more besides. | CCore HR, attendance and payroll on the cheaper plans. Recruitment, performance, engagement, expenses and assets need Enterprise, which has no price. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and picking modules with sales, then setting up shifts and policies, takes a while. | CNo store rating on record. Payroll, attendance rules and workforce setup come before staff can use it. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Slack, Google Workspace, Zapier, DATEV, Sage 200, Okta and Power BI. No desktop app. | BWeb plus iOS and Android apps, with AI agents. No desktop app and no integrations list on record. |
| Best for | shift-based teams wanting HR and rotas together | Indian firms wanting HR, attendance and payroll |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Factorial and HROne. How we grade
Price against what you get
Factorial starts at $8 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. HROne starts at about $52.13 a month and scores 2.3.
Factorial scores higher and starts $44.13 a month lower. Of the other HR software on the chart, none scores higher than Factorial for less, and 9 score higher than HROne for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Factorial also covers time tracking and shift scheduling.
- HROne also covers payroll.
At a glance
| Factorial | HROne | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8 per user / month and up, by quote | ₹4950 per month for up to 50 users |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered through a demo request; length not stated on the pricing page. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Factorial | Uneecops Workplace Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
| Price read from | factorial.com | hrone.cloud |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
HROne
- Prices are in Indian rupees; the pricing page shows no dollar price.
- Recruitment, performance, engagement, expense, asset and helpdesk modules need the quote-only Enterprise plan.
- The vendor says subscription billing starts after go-live, and an implementation cost may apply to enterprise clients.
- hrone.com is a different company, a China employer-of-record service; this entry is the HRMS at hrone.cloud.
Key features
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.
HROne
- Core HR and workforce
- The employee record sits in Core HR, and the Workforce module handles confirmations, transfers and separations.
- Attendance and payroll
- Attendance, time office and payroll modules, with payroll outsourcing offered as a separate service.
- Recruitment and performance
- Recruitment, performance and engagement modules cover hiring through reviews and employee surveys on the Enterprise plan.
- Expenses, assets and helpdesk
- Expense claims, company asset tracking and an HR helpdesk and inbox are separate modules.
- Mobile app and AI agents
- A mobile app for iOS and Android is included with every plan, and the site lists employee, HR and recruiter AI agents.
Plans
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.
HROne
Basic₹4950
per month for up to 50 users
Core HR, time office and payroll. Additional users are ₹99 each per month.
Professional₹6500
per month for up to 50 users
Basic plus the Workforce module and letter and policy acknowledgement. Extra users ₹130 each per month.
EnterpriseCustom
Professional plus recruitment, performance, engagement, expense, asset and helpdesk modules; quoted on request.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Factorial or HROne?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Factorial starts at $8 per user / month and up, by quote, and HROne starts at ₹4950 per month for up to 50 users. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Factorial or HROne?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Factorial nor HROne has a free plan. HROne has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.