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Alternatives to Factorial
24 recruitment tools sit alongside Factorial in this directory. Below is what separates each from Factorial on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Factorial starts at
- Free
Why people look past Factorial
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Factorial has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $250/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Manage HR, IT, and Finance in one place
- No free tier, where Factorial has one.
- Starts $8 a month dearer, at $8/month.
All-in-one recruiting software
- No free tier, where Factorial has one.
- Starts $400 a month dearer, at $400/month.
- 1 tier to Factorial's 2.
Talent acquisition suite built for collaboration
- No free tier, where Factorial has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
Talent acquisition suite for hiring success
- No free tier, where Factorial has one.
- Starts $14995 a year dearer, at $14995/year.
- 4 tiers to Factorial's 2.
Employer review and salary transparency app owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Indeed
- Sold on a Free for job seekers, employers pay for branding and recruiting products model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Factorial's 2.
Job search app aggregating listings, owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Glassdoor
- Sold on a Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Factorial's 2.
Every Factorial alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factorial (this page) | Free | Subscription | 2 | |
| RipplingManage HR, IT, and Finance in one place | $8/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Factorial |
| AshbyAll-in-one recruiting software | $400/month | - | 1 | vs Factorial |
| LeverTalent acquisition suite built for collaboration | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Factorial |
| SmartRecruitersTalent acquisition suite for hiring success | $14995/year | Subscription | 4 | vs Factorial |
| Glassdoor | Free | Free for job seekers, employers pay for branding and recruiting products | 1 | vs Factorial |
| Indeed | Free | Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings | 1 | vs Factorial |
| Metaview | Free, then $100/month | Per user per month, per agent | 4 | vs Factorial |
| Gem | On request | Per user per month, by company size and seat type | 2 | vs Factorial |
| Codility | On request | Per year by candidate invite volume, with platform user limits per tier | 3 | vs Factorial |
| Findem | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Factorial |
| HackerRank | On request | Per month by tier, with a metered annual candidate attempt allowance and per-attempt overage on Starter | 3 | vs Factorial |
| ZipRecruiter | On request | Per active job slot per month, quoted individually | 3 | vs Factorial |
| Fetcher | On request | Per user per month, tiered by lead volume and sourcer support | 4 | vs Factorial |
| hireEZ | On request | Quote, enterprise pricing set against the tool stack replaced | 2 | vs Factorial |
| Karat | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Factorial |
| Oracle Taleo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Factorial |
| SeekOut | On request | Per user per month, self-serve entry tier then per seat by quote | 2 | vs Factorial |
| Checkr | On request | Per report, plus pass-through court and database fees | 3 | vs Factorial |
| Occupop | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Factorial |
| Recruitee | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Factorial |
| BrightHire | On request | Quote | 4 | vs Factorial |
| Comeet | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Factorial |
| Bullhorn | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Factorial |
| JobAdder | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Factorial |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Factorial badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Factorial is most often brought in for managing employee records, onboarding and offboarding, tracking time off, attendance and shifts, running recruitment and performance reviews alongside hr data. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Factorial is broadly right and the question is cost, the Factorial pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Recruitment category lists everything the directory holds, and best recruitment tools ranks them.
Factorial runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Factorial alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Factorial?
- 24 other recruitment tools are listed in this directory, led by Rippling, Ashby, Lever, SmartRecruiters. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Factorial?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Glassdoor, Indeed, Metaview.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Factorial?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Factorial has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $250/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Factorial?
- Factorial is most often brought in for managing employee records, onboarding and offboarding, tracking time off, attendance and shifts, running recruitment and performance reviews alongside hr data. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Factorial?
- None of the recruitment tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Factorial alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Recruitment, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Factorial against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Factorial covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every recruitment tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Recruitment category, 24 tools beside Factorial. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.