Factorial vs Timetastic
No clear leader: Factorial (62.5) and Timetastic (58.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for leave management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Factorial
A cloud-based HR system that consolidates employee management, absence tracking, payroll processing, and hiring in one unified workspace.
Timetastic
A cloud-based system that consolidates leave requests, shift scheduling, and timesheet management in one shared calendar, replacing manual processes and spreadsheets.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Factorial
From $8/user/month with optional module add-ons customized per business needs
- Factorial Core$8/user/month
- Employee directory
- Onboarding/Offboarding
- Document sending and management
- Legal e-signature
- Custom notifications
- +1 more
Timetastic
From $1.50/user/mo. Free 30-day trial, no credit card required.
- Business$1.50/user/mo
- Unlimited users and departments
- Shared calendar and view of who's off
- Holiday allowance records and approvals
- Mobile and desktop app
- Pro$2.50/user/mo
- Everything in Business plan
- Booking limits by leave type
- Absence trends and insights
- Company-wide absence reports
- Enhanced user profiles
- Rota & Time Clock$5.50/user/mo
- Build and share rotas in minutes
- Track hours with easy clock-in/out
- Produce payroll-ready timesheets
- Manage leave and absence requests
- Store HR data in one place
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Factorial
Timetastic
- Office 365
- Outlook
- Google Calendar
- Google Workspace
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Sage 50
- QuickBooks
- Teams
- Outlook Calendar
- Apple Calendar
- iCal
Factorial or Timetastic: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.