Leavely vs Factorial
Spanish HR platform growing in the UK market. Offers leave management as part of a broader HR suite.
Factorial is a Spanish-built HR platform that's been expanding into the UK market. It bundles leave management with payroll, recruitment, and document management — but that means you're paying for a bloated suite when all you need is leave tracking. Leavely is purpose-built for leave management: faster to set up, UK-first by design, and includes every feature in a single plan with no tiers or add-ons.
Leavely
£8/user/mo
All features included. No tiers.
Factorial
From £4.50/user/mo
Pricing at time of writing
Feature comparison
Based on publicly available information from Factorial's website as of March 2026. Factorial is a registered trademark of Everyday Software S.L. Features and pricing may have changed since publication. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
| Feature | Leavely | Factorial |
|---|---|---|
| Visual leave calendar | ||
| One-click approvals | ||
| Automatic balance tracking | ||
| UK bank holidays | ||
| Custom leave types | ||
| Bradford Factor monitoring | ||
| TOIL tracking | Higher tier | |
| Return-to-work forms | ||
| Employee directory | ||
| Full audit trail | Higher tier | |
| All features in one plan | ||
| No credit card for trial | ||
| Set up in under 5 minutes | ||
| No contract lock-in | Annual | |
| GBP pricing | EUR-based |
Why teams choose Leavely over Factorial
Purpose-built for leave — Leavely does one thing brilliantly. Factorial bundles leave with payroll, recruitment, and expenses, adding complexity you don't need.
Faster setup — get your team tracking leave in under 5 minutes. Factorial's full HR suite requires significantly more configuration before you're up and running.
UK-first, not EU-first — Leavely is built specifically for UK employment law, statutory leave, and bank holidays. Factorial was built for the Spanish and European market.
All features included — every Leavely feature is available on a single plan. Factorial gates advanced features like audit trails and TOIL behind higher-priced tiers.
Bradford Factor monitoring — automatically track absence patterns with the UK-standard Bradford Factor score. Factorial doesn't offer this.
No annual lock-in — pay monthly and cancel anytime. Factorial typically requires annual billing for the best rates.