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At a Glance
Factorial
Factorial
Star Rating
(95)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.50 1 User Per Month
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Personio
Personio
Star Rating
(644)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Factorial excels in "Time & Attendance Tracking" with a score of 9.3, highlighting its user-friendly interface and efficient tracking capabilities, while Personio, with a score of 8.5, is noted for its solid but less intuitive features in this area.
  • Reviewers mention that Factorial's "Employee Leave Management" feature stands out with a score of 9.6, providing seamless management of employee absences, whereas Personio's score of 8.7 indicates a good but slightly less comprehensive approach.
  • G2 users highlight Factorial's "Self-Service Capabilities" scoring 8.9, which allows employees to manage their own information easily, while Personio's score of 8.7 suggests it offers similar features but with less flexibility.
  • Users on G2 report that Factorial's "Shift Scheduling" feature is rated 9.2, praised for its ease of use and effectiveness, while Personio's score of 8.4 indicates it may not be as robust in this functionality.
  • Reviewers say that Factorial's "Automation" capabilities, scoring 7.4, are less advanced compared to Personio's score of 8.0, which is noted for its more comprehensive automation features that streamline HR processes.
  • Users report that Factorial's "Performance" score of 8.0 is competitive, but Personio shines with a score of 8.2, indicating a more reliable performance across various HR functions, as noted by several reviewers.
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Factorial
Factorial
Starting at $4.50
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Per Month
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
77
8.4
534
Ease of Use
9.1
80
8.9
539
Ease of Setup
8.3
44
8.4
317
Ease of Admin
8.5
41
8.3
259
Quality of Support
8.7
65
8.8
451
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
41
8.6
258
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
73
9.0
514
Features by Category
Core HR
8.5
34
8.5
290
8.7
35
8.5
291
7.7
25
7.4
182
7.8
25
7.8
258
7.8
23
8.1
237
7.9
23
7.8
201
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.8
33
7.9
349
7.1
24
7.9
291
7.6
27
8.3
293
8.0
33
8.7
355
8.0
29
8.3
282
7.2
27
7.9
292
7.5
31
8.1
315
7.8
34
8.2
341
8.6
266
8.5
2,301
Automation
8.6
18
8.5
172
Logistics
8.1
18
8.1
169
8.5
18
8.5
153
8.5
19
8.4
172
Management
8.2
18
8.0
137
8.5
20
8.6
153
9.3
25
8.7
177
9.2
25
8.9
177
8.5
24
8.8
183
9.1
25
9.1
186
8.4
20
8.2
165
Monitoring
Feature Not Available
8.2
149
8.2
18
8.1
149
8.3
18
8.3
159
Not enough data
8.3
836
Customization
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
8.5
62
HR Content
Not enough data
8.1
60
Not enough data
8.1
61
Not enough data
8.5
75
Logistics
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
9.1
70
Not enough data
6.7
58
Management
Not enough data
7.2
51
Not enough data
9.1
64
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
8.3
71
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Job Description ManagementHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
7.6
238
8.1
3,032
Basics
Not enough data
7.8
57
Not enough data
8.2
65
Feature Not Available
7.9
61
Content
Not enough data
8.0
60
Feature Not Available
7.8
49
Not enough data
7.7
44
Logistics
Not enough data
7.8
54
Not enough data
8.5
64
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
8.0
60
Platform
7.8
33
7.9
349
7.1
24
7.9
291
7.6
27
8.3
293
8.0
33
8.7
355
8.0
29
8.3
282
7.2
27
7.9
292
7.5
31
8.1
315
7.8
34
8.2
341
8.7
131
8.1
1,888
Platform Basics
8.8
13
7.6
172
9.2
15
8.2
205
8.3
16
8.1
175
8.9
17
8.7
195
Platform Functionality
8.5
19
7.9
201
8.7
18
7.8
184
Platform Data
8.3
15
8.0
192
Feature Not Available
8.1
193
Feature Not Available
8.0
185
8.8
18
8.2
186
Candidate Relationship ManagementHide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
7.6
238
8.1
3,115
Basics
Not enough data
7.7
55
Not enough data
7.9
43
Not enough data
8.2
53
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.1
58
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
7.8
52
Content
Not enough data
8.1
53
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
8.0
50
Feature Not Available
7.8
126
Not enough data
8.5
56
Platform
7.8
33
7.9
349
7.1
24
7.9
291
7.6
27
8.3
293
8.0
33
8.7
355
8.0
29
8.3
282
7.2
27
7.9
292
7.5
31
8.1
315
7.8
34
8.2
341
Not enough data
8.2
57
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Performance ManagementHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.3
135
Not enough data
Performance reviews
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Goals
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Feedback
8.7
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
Data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
201
Survey Management
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
7.5
16
Survey Customization
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
7.1
16
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
7.8
637
Reports
Not enough data
7.7
80
Not enough data
8.0
99
Not enough data
7.7
90
Not enough data
8.0
90
Cleaning
Not enough data
8.1
97
Not enough data
7.7
88
Not enough data
7.7
93
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Talent Acquisition SuitesHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recruitment PlatformsHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)Hide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
8.3
359
8.2
3,868
Sourcing
8.9
11
7.9
87
9.2
11
8.4
120
8.3
11
8.0
107
8.6
11
7.9
93
8.9
11
8.0
118
Candidate Management
Feature Not Available
8.3
129
8.2
11
8.0
119
9.2
12
8.5
124
9.2
10
8.0
111
9.2
12
8.7
127
8.3
11
8.6
121
Feature Not Available
7.8
94
8.7
10
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.8
33
7.9
349
7.1
24
7.9
291
7.6
27
8.3
293
8.0
33
8.7
355
8.0
29
8.3
282
7.2
27
7.9
292
7.5
31
8.1
315
7.8
34
8.2
341
8.0
391
8.0
4,735
Platform Content
8.2
10
7.7
156
8.2
10
7.9
147
8.5
12
7.9
146
7.3
10
7.1
109
8.0
11
7.7
118
8.2
10
7.6
131
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
10
8.7
166
7.6
9
7.7
123
6.9
9
7.6
103
8.2
10
8.2
165
9.2
10
8.5
175
Platform Data
8.5
11
7.6
104
7.9
11
7.9
138
8.5
10
8.3
142
Platform
7.8
33
7.9
349
7.1
24
7.9
291
7.6
27
8.3
293
8.0
33
8.7
355
8.0
29
8.3
282
7.2
27
7.9
292
7.5
31
8.1
315
7.8
34
8.2
341
Recruiting and Onboarding
Feature Not Available
7.8
126
9.0
10
8.5
168
8.2
329
8.2
2,518
Platform Basics
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
33
7.9
349
7.1
24
7.9
291
7.6
27
8.3
293
8.0
33
8.7
355
8.0
29
8.3
282
7.2
27
7.9
292
7.5
31
8.1
315
7.8
34
8.2
341
Not enough data
7.1
248
Platform Basics
Not enough data
6.8
19
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
6.8
18
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.0
18
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
6.6
21
Not enough data
7.2
22
Platform Performance
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.0
20
Not enough data
7.0
22
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.3
22
Not enough data
6.8
22
8.2
317
8.2
2,518
Platform
7.8
33
7.9
349
7.1
24
7.9
291
7.6
27
8.3
293
8.0
33
8.7
355
8.0
29
8.3
282
7.2
27
7.9
292
7.5
31
8.1
315
7.8
34
8.2
341
Workforce Management Platform Features
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Factorial
Factorial
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
39.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
58.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
2.2%
Personio
Personio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
62.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Factorial
Factorial
Information Technology and Services
16.1%
Marketing and Advertising
9.7%
Computer Software
8.6%
Mental Health Care
5.4%
Financial Services
5.4%
Other
54.8%
Personio
Personio
Computer Software
13.8%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Consumer Goods
4.3%
Financial Services
4.1%
Other
60.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Factorial
Factorial
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Mateusz P.
MP
Mateusz P.
Verified User in Computer Software

You have one simple app for managing both daily hours and holidays which is neat. Also you can see the state of the whole team, so you can see who is on holidays, see their anniversaries etc.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Food & Beverages

Política engañosa: nos han convencido a suscribinos asegurando (por escrito) de que ya se había quitado la cuota mínima de suscripción, y ahora que ha pasado un tiempo nos vuelven a escribir que ya no es así y que nuestra cuota mensual pasará de 13 euros a...

Personio
Personio
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Help Center,Support, Video Tutorial, Webinar

Most Helpful Critical Review
Isabella D.
ID
Isabella D.
Verified User in Retail

Unfortunately, the implementation and application are not as good as the offering of modules, implementation takes a very long time, and modules have many more restrictions for integration than we were initially sold.

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Discussions
Factorial
Factorial Discussions
What is Factorial used for?
1 comment
Prof. Matteo M.
PM
Understood. Please provide the text you would like translated.Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Factorial has no more discussions with answers
Personio
Personio Discussions
How are you tracking attendance for "zero hours contract"?
1 comment
Thomas G.
TG
Hello Javier, this is unfortunately a case that we can't portray in Personio yet. In Personio each employee must be assigned a fixed number of hours per week...Read more
What is the best way to make a migration to Personio from email?
1 comment
Jordan M.
JM
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.Read more
When will the personnel development features go online?
1 comment
Thomas G.
TG
Hello Ulrike, we expect a first Bata test here in the second week of December 2020. You will find all updates in our community (community.personio.de). Best...Read more