Factorial vs Nmbrs (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Factorial grades higher than Nmbrs: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Factorial grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
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
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 Nmbrs if
- Fits if you run a Dutch firm of 10 or more and want payroll and HR together
- Works for firms already in the Visma group of products
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you work outside the Netherlands, as the pages and HR rules are Dutch
- Tight if you have under 10 people, as that is the smallest size priced
- Pricey if you want Advanced Pro, which is priced only from 100 employees at €1,549 a month
- Watch out: the pages do not say whether prices include VAT
- Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFactorialFair | 1.8GPANmbrsWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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€71 a month for 10 employees on Essential, about $78, so $7.80 each; €247 at 50 and €435 at 100. Advanced Pro is priced from 100 employees only. |
| 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. | FNo free plan and no trial is on record in the listing or on its pricing page. |
| 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. | BPayroll, digital personnel files, leave, recruitment, performance, an employee app and an AI assistant. The listing names no gap in the core HR work. |
| 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 and HR rules need setting up first, and the pages are in Dutch. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Slack, Google Workspace, Zapier, DATEV, Sage 200, Okta and Power BI. No desktop app. | CWeb only on record, with no integrations list; an employee app is mentioned. |
| Best for | shift-based teams wanting HR and rotas together | Dutch firms running payroll and HR together |
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 Nmbrs. 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. Nmbrs starts at about $79.32 a month and scores 2.3.
Factorial scores higher and starts $71.32 a month lower. Of the other HR software on the chart, none scores higher than Factorial for less, and 9 score higher than Nmbrs 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, expense tracking and shift scheduling.
- Nmbrs also covers reports and payroll.
At a glance
| Factorial | Nmbrs | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $8 per user / month and up, by quote | €71 per month for 10 employees, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Factorial | Nmbrs |
| Price read from | factorial.com | nmbrs.com |
| 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.
Nmbrs
- The pricing and product pages are in Dutch and the HR features follow Dutch rules, so it suits the Netherlands.
- Price is by employee count: €71 a month for 10 employees on Essential, rising to €2,019 at 500 or more.
- Advanced Pro is priced only from 100 employees, and the calculator shows no price for smaller teams.
- The pages do not say whether the listed prices include VAT.
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.
Nmbrs
- Payroll
- Payroll runs for Dutch employers, billed only for employees who are actually paid in a given month.
- Digital personnel file
- Contracts, payslips, annual statements and other documents are stored online, with digital signing.
- Leave and absence
- Leave requests are processed in the system, and absence cases follow the Dutch Wet verbetering Poortwachter.
- Recruitment and performance
- An integrated applicant tracking system, plus tools for performance conversations and engagement surveys.
- Employee app
- Employees see payslips and submit leave requests and expense claims from the app, which is free for everyone.
- AI assistant and dashboards
- An assistant that processes or checks changes and runs analyses, plus HR dashboards over personnel data.
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.
Nmbrs
Essential€71
per month for 10 employees, billed monthly
Payroll and core HR. Rises with headcount: €247 a month at 50 employees and €435 at 100.
Advanced€102
per month for 10 employees, billed monthly
Adds HR automation and more customization. €382 a month at 50 employees and €693 at 100.
Advanced Pro€1,549
per month for 100 employees, billed monthly
Full suite with premium support, priced from 100 employees. €2,279 a month at 150 employees.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Factorial or Nmbrs?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Factorial starts at $8 per user / month and up, by quote, and Nmbrs starts at €71 per month for 10 employees, billed monthly. 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 Nmbrs?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Factorial nor Nmbrs has a free plan.
Which platforms do Factorial and Nmbrs run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Factorial lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.