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Compared on published pricing and documentation · checked 2026-09-16

Leavo vs Factorial

Factorial: A modular all-in-one HR suite in which time off is one paid module among many. Leavo: leave, time and shifts in one platform, free under nine. Here is how they line up on what you pay, what you get, and who each one actually suits.

Reviewed ·By Thoth·Leavo link is an affiliate link; Factorial is not

The short version

Pick Factorial if you want an HRIS — documents, onboarding, performance, payroll — not just leave. Pick Leavo if you want leave, time and shifts without buying an HR suite, or if you want time tracking and shift planning included rather than bolted on. Neither runs payroll.

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Side by side

LeavoFactorial
Price from Free under nine members; then $448 a year (Professional) or $747 a year (Premium) for 15 members — about $2.49 to $4.15 per user per month From $8 per user per month (£5.40 in the UK); the final price is a quote built from the modules you choose
Fifteen people, leave only $37.33 a month on Professional; $62.25 on Premium Not published — quote-based; from about $120 a month at the entry price before adding modules
Free plan Yes — under nine members No
Free trial 30 days, no card Free trial and demo offered; length not stated on the pricing page
Minimum None Not stated
What it covers Leave, time tracking and shift planning in every tier HR core plus optional Time Off, Time Tracking, Shift Management, Talent, Finance and IT modules
Time tracking Yes — planned vs actual sessions, automatic overtime, day and week validation, badge/device support Yes — separate paid module
Shift planning Yes — draft, publish, auto-lock; copy-week; change requests Yes — separate paid module
Multi-country holidays Yes — public holidays for 100+ countries, per policy group Multi-country support is a vendor claim; verify your locations
Compliance checks Swiss CCT and French CCN presets with weekly checks Country-specific document and payroll compliance in supported countries; no Swiss CCT or French CCN working-time checks
Integrations AI assistant (chat and voice); clock devices; API (per vendor) Marketplace and API (vendor claim)
Best for Small teams that want dedicated leave tracking without a full HRIS Growing companies that want one HR suite for documents, onboarding, payroll and time, and can pay per module

Leavo figures from its pricing page and product pages; Factorial figures from its pricing page. Both checked 2026-09-16. List prices change — confirm before buying.

Pick Factorial if

  • You want an HRIS — documents, onboarding, performance, payroll — not just leave
  • You have the budget for per-module pricing on a larger team
  • You already run payroll in a country Factorial supports

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Pick Leavo if

  • You want leave, time and shifts without buying an HR suite
  • You are under nine people and want it free
  • You want a published price rather than a quote
  • You employ under a Swiss CCT or French CCN and want compliance checks

What this comparison can and cannot tell you

Everything above comes from the two vendors’ published pricing and product documentation. It tells you what each product is designed to do and what it costs. It does not tell you how either behaves over a year with a real team — whether a carryover cap fires on the right date, or what the audit log records after a policy edit. Our Leavo review lists exactly what has and has not been verified and publishes the test protocol.

Common questions

Which is cheaper for a team of 15, Leavo or Factorial?

On list prices checked 2026-09-16: Leavo Professional is $448 a year, about $37 a month for 15 members. Factorial is Not published — quote-based; from about $120 a month at the entry price before adding modules. Time Off, Time Tracking and Shift Management are separate paid modules on top of Factorial Core. Below nine members Leavo is free and Factorial is not.

Does Factorial do time tracking and shifts like Leavo?

Factorial: Yes — separate paid module. Shifts: Yes — separate paid module. Leavo includes time tracking and shift planning alongside leave in every tier.

Can I switch from one to the other without losing balances?

Both publish balance reports or exports that can be re-entered as opening balances in the other tool. Do the switch at a leave-year boundary where possible, export the audit history first, and keep the old account read-only for a year in case a departing employee disputes a balance.

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