Recruitment · head to head
Factorial vs Sesame HR
Sesame HR
HR
Spanish HR and time recording platform built around the legal obligation to record daily working hours
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The short version
- Only Factorial has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Factorial no published tier names or feature-based pricing breakdown; Sesame HR there is no payroll calculation, so the payroll relationship stays with an external gestoria or payroll system and Sesame is only feeding it data.
- They diverge on capability: Factorial covers HR Management, Sesame HR covers Time and attendance.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Factorial and Sesame HR actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Factorial
- HR Management
- Time Off
- Time Tracking
- Documents
- Payroll
- Recruiting
- Shift Management
- Slack
Only in Sesame HR
- Time and attendance
- Legal time reports
- Shift planning
- Absence management
- Document management
- Expenses
- Payroll export
Both cover
- Performance
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Factorial
- Managing employee records, onboarding and offboardingnot Sesame HR
- Tracking time off, attendance and shiftsnot Sesame HR
- Running recruitment and performance reviews alongside HR datanot Sesame HR
Sesame HR
- A Spanish employer that must produce daily working time records for a labour inspectionnot Factorial
- A company with shift workers across several sites that needs rota planning and real clock-in data in one placenot Factorial
- A business whose gestoria wants clean hours and absence data each month instead of emailed spreadsheetsnot Factorial
- A Latin American subsidiary of a Spanish group standardising on the same attendance systemnot Factorial
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Factorial
- No published tier names or feature-based pricing breakdown
- Pricing customization requires sales consultation
Sesame HR
- There is no payroll calculation, so the payroll relationship stays with an external gestoria or payroll system and Sesame is only feeding it data.
- The product is built around Spanish and Latin American regulation, so a buyer employing in northern Europe gets attendance tracking without the local statutory logic that made the product valuable in the first place.
- Modules beyond time and attendance are noticeably shallower, and companies expecting the performance or recruitment features to replace dedicated tools are usually disappointed.
- Support, documentation and legal templates are Spanish-first, and English-language material lags behind, which slows adoption in mixed-language organisations.
- Pricing is per employee per month across module tiers, so a company that only wants compliant time recording still pays a headcount-scaled fee for a suite it uses a fraction of.
Pricing, plan by plan
Factorial
Free- FreeFree
- Basic HR
- Time Off
- Documents
- Business$5/month
- All Free features
- Payroll
- Performance
Sesame HR
On request- Sesame HR$undefined/year
- Priced per employee per month with module-based tiers
- Time and attendance in the base tier
- Shift planning, performance and expenses as higher tiers or add-ons
Which should you pick?
Choose Factorial if
- You need hr management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want time off.
Choose Sesame HR if
- You need time and attendance.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want legal time reports.
Questions people ask
- Is Factorial or Sesame HR better?
- Neither clearly leads. Factorial starts at Free and Sesame HR at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Factorial or Sesame HR?
- Factorial has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Factorial and On request for Sesame HR.
- Does Factorial or Sesame HR run on more platforms?
- Factorial runs on Web, Ios, Android. Sesame HR runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Factorial for free?
- Yes. Factorial has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sesame HR starts at On request.
- What is Factorial best used for?
- Factorial is most often used for managing employee records, onboarding and offboarding, tracking time off, attendance and shifts, running recruitment and performance reviews alongside hr data. Of those, managing employee records, onboarding and offboarding and tracking time off, attendance and shifts are not what Sesame HR is typically brought in for.
- What can Factorial do that Sesame HR cannot?
- Factorial covers HR Management, Time Off, Time Tracking, Documents. Sesame HR covers Time and attendance, Legal time reports, Shift planning, Absence management. Both handle Performance.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Factorial: What is Factorial's starting price?
Factorial starts at $8 per month per user. The company offers modular pricing where customers select features across categories including time management, talent management, finance management, and IT management.
SourceSesame HR: Why is time recording mandatory in Spain?
Royal Decree-Law 8/2019 requires every employer to record daily start and finish times for all employees and to retain those records for four years for labour inspection.
Factorial: Can I customize my Factorial plan?
Yes. Factorial offers customizable plans for all businesses and budgets. A specialist will design a plan based on specific business needs. All plans include the Factorial Core platform with employee directory, onboarding/offboarding, payslip distribution, legal e-signature, and custom notifications.
SourceSesame HR: Does Sesame HR run payroll?
No. It exports hours, absences and variable pay to a gestoria or payroll system such as A3 or Sage.
Sesame HR: Does it work outside Spain?
It is used across Latin America and Portugal. Outside those markets you get the tooling without the country-specific legal logic.
Sesame HR: Can it handle shift workers across multiple sites?
Yes. Kiosk and QR clock-in with geolocation is designed for exactly that, and rota planning sits on top of the same data.
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