# factoHR review (2026): is the free plan enough? > HR and payroll software for Indian employers, with a free tier Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. factoHR is a cloud HRMS from Version Systems that bundles employee records, attendance, leave, payroll, expenses and a mobile app. A free plan covers up to 20 employees with records and payslips; paid plans start at a monthly fee for 50 employees. - **Category:** Payroll - **Made by:** Version Systems Pvt. Ltd. (since 2016) - **Website:** https://factohr.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want payroll on the free plan, as payroll starts on Core. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, factoHR has a free plan, and paid plans start at ₹4,999 per month for 50 employees, billed quarterly. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free plan for up to 20 employees: employee data, letter generation and payslip generation. No card required. - **Free trial:** Free trial on the paid plans, requested through a form; length not stated. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | ₹0 | Up to 20 employees with employee data, letter generation and payslip generation. | | Core | ₹4,999 per month for up to 50 employees, billed quarterly | Onboarding, core HR, attendance and leave, payroll, helpdesk and mobile app. ₹99 per additional employee. | | Premium | ₹5,999 per month for up to 50 employees, billed quarterly | Adds travel, expense and reimbursement and geo-fence. ₹119 per additional employee. | | Ultimate | ₹6,999 per month for up to 50 employees, billed quarterly | Adds performance, survey and acknowledgment. ₹139 per additional employee. | Read from https://factohr.com/plans/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with factoHR before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **15% off with annual billing** (Annual discount): The plans page has an Annual toggle labeled Save 15%; the prices shown are billed quarterly. Source: https://factohr.com/plans/ ## Key features - **Payroll:** Payroll sits in the Core plan and up, alongside payslip generation, which the free plan also includes. - **Attendance and leave:** Attendance with AI face recognition, plus leave management, come with the Core plan. Geo-fence is on Premium. - **Employee records:** A central employee database with letter generation is available even on the free plan for up to 20 employees. - **Mobile app and self-service:** Employee self-service and a mobile app are listed on the Core plan, with Android and iOS apps linked from the site. - **Add-ons:** Selfie punch, recruitment, timesheet and an AI chatbot called Fia are sold separately, with prices listed on the plans page. ## Good for - Indian companies of up to 20 people that only need records and payslips - Mid-sized Indian employers that want payroll and attendance together - Teams that want to try the product before paying ## Worth knowing - The free plan has no payroll run; payroll starts on Core. - The plans page also shows a US dollar set of prices ($125, $175, $225) in which payroll starts on Premium. - Per the FAQ, remaining credit on an annual plan is not refunded if you leave. - Add-ons such as recruitment are listed in US dollars, for example USD 75 a month per recruiter. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. factoHR has a free plan for up to 20 employees, but payroll only starts on Core at ₹4,999 a month for 50 people. The free tier has no payroll run, and the page shows a second set of dollar prices that do not match. - **Value for money: C.** Core is ₹4,999 a month for up to 50 employees, about $59, which is above the dearer-quarter mark of $49 for payroll tools, though below the dearest tenth. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free for up to 20 employees with records, letters and payslip generation, but no payroll run, so you will hit the cap on the job that matters. - **Features: C.** Core adds attendance, leave, payroll, helpdesk and the app. Expenses and performance are on dearer plans and recruitment is a dollar add-on. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Modules, onboarding and statutory settings need setting up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iOS and Android apps, with no desktop app or integrations list. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from factoHR's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among payroll services - factoHR's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 35 of the 61 other payroll services we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 28 of 61) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at about $52.65 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 29 of the 32 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/payroll ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace factoHR you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $631.75 a year. - You could make: Employee records and time off: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. - You could not: Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when. - You could not: A chatbot builder hooked into the messaging apps. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Payroll, Employee records, Time off, Time clock, Chatbots ## Alternatives - [greytHR](https://toolgpa.com/tools/greythr): HR and payroll software for businesses in India. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/factohr-vs-greythr) - [Darwinbox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/darwinbox): Enterprise HCM suite with multi-country payroll. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/darwinbox-vs-factohr) - [Talenox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/talenox): Multi-country HR, payroll, leave and claims for small teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/factohr-vs-talenox) - [PayrollHero](https://toolgpa.com/tools/payroll-hero): Time clock, scheduling and HR records, with payroll in two countries. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/factohr-vs-payroll-hero) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://factohr.com/plans/ - https://factohr.com/ - https://factohr.com/about-us/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/factohr Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).