Factorial vs Zimyo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zimyo grades higher than Factorial: 2.2 against 2.0 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 features. Zimyo grades higher on the free plan. 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
Zimyo
Indian HRMS with payroll, attendance and AI add-ons
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 Zimyo if
- Fits if you run an Indian company of 50 or more and want payroll and attendance together
- Works for teams that need selfie attendance on phones
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you have fewer than 50 people, since every plan bills 50 users at least
- Watch out: prices exclude GST and the page shows no dollar price
- Pricey if you want add-ons: Recruit is ₹4,000 per recruiter a month and HR Analytics ₹20,000 a licence
- Watch out: performance reviews, OKRs and compensation need Enterprise at ₹240
- Skip it if you want discounts spelled out, as yearly figures come from sales
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFactorialFair | 2.2GPAZimyoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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₹80 a user a month on Basic, but billed for at least 50 users, so the floor is ₹4,000 a month. No dollar price is shown, and a small team cannot buy fewer seats. |
| 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. | CA 14-day trial with limited features and no card, and no free plan. |
| 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, payroll, engagement and performance, spread across three plans. Recruit, HR Analytics and Learn are paid add-ons. |
| 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 attendance rules have to be set up, and the trial has limited features. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Slack, Google Workspace, Zapier, DATEV, Sage 200, Okta and Power BI. No desktop app. | BWeb, iOS and Android apps, but no integrations are listed in our record. |
| Best for | shift-based teams wanting HR and rotas together | Indian HR and payroll, 50-user minimum |
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 Zimyo. 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. Zimyo starts at about $0.84 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Factorial scores higher, and starts $7.16 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other HR software on the chart, none scores higher than Factorial for less, and none scores higher than Zimyo 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.
- Zimyo also covers surveys and payroll.
At a glance
| Factorial | Zimyo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8 per user / month and up, by quote | ₹80 per user / month, minimum 50 users |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with limited features, no card required. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Factorial | Zimyo Consulting Pvt. Ltd. |
| Price read from | factorial.com | zimyo.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.
Zimyo
- Prices are in Indian rupees and exclude GST; there is no dollar price on the page.
- Every plan bills at least 50 users, so the lowest monthly total is ₹4,000 on Basic.
- Add-ons cost extra: Recruit ₹4,000 per recruiter per month, HR Analytics ₹20,000 per license per month, Learn ₹40 per user per month.
- The page says half-yearly and yearly discounts exist but gives no figures; those come from sales.
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.
Zimyo
- Core HR and attendance
- Employee records, documents, policies, workflows, roles, and time and attendance with geotag and geofence.
- Payroll
- Salary, compliance, arrears and full-and-final settlement are in Basic; Enterprise adds multi-entity, multi-country and multi-currency payroll.
- Engagement and self-service
- Standard adds a feed, chat, surveys, feedback and recognition, and employees use Android and iOS apps for self-service.
- Performance and finance
- Enterprise covers KRA and OKR reviews, a 9-box matrix, bell curve normalization, expenses, travel desk and budgeting.
- Add-on modules
- Recruit (ATS), Learn (LMS), Timesheet, Trip Management and HR Analytics are priced separately, along with AI tokens.
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.
Zimyo
Basic₹80
per user / month, billed for at least 50 users
Core HR, time and attendance, employee self-service with Android and iOS apps, and payroll. Excludes GST.
Standard₹160
per user / month, billed for at least 50 users
Adds onboarding and offboarding, helpdesk, assets, engagement tools, rosters and selfie attendance.
Enterprise₹240
per user / month, billed for at least 50 users
Adds expenses, travel desk, performance reviews, OKRs, compensation, and multi-entity and multi-country payroll.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Factorial or Zimyo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zimyo is cheaper to start with: about $0.84 a month for each person, against $8 a month for each person for Factorial. Factorial starts at $8 per user / month and up, by quote, and Zimyo starts at ₹80 per user / month, minimum 50 users.
Which has a free plan, Factorial or Zimyo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Factorial nor Zimyo has a free plan. Zimyo 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.