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Factorial is a Barcelona-based all-in-one HR software platform for SMEs, covering payroll, time tracking, recruitment, performance reviews, onboarding, and IT asset management in a single product. Built for teams without a dedicated HR department, it automates administrative work that typically consumes hours of manager time each week.

An employee self-service portal handles time-off requests, shift changes, expense submissions, and document signing without HR intervention. Payroll automation calculates gross-to-net and generates compliant payslips, while a recruitment module tracks candidates from application to signed offer. Integrations connect to Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and major payroll providers.

Key benefits:

• Payroll automation with compliant payslip generation and expense management
• Time tracking and shift scheduling with mobile clock-in and overtime calculation
• Recruitment module for managing job postings, applications, and hiring pipelines
• Performance reviews with 360° feedback, goal setting, and development tracking
• Automated onboarding with document templates, task checklists, and e-signatures
• IT asset management for tracking devices and SaaS subscriptions per employee
• Employee self-service portal for time-off requests, payslips, and documents
• ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certified for information security and data handling

Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, Factorial is fully GDPR-compliant with all data hosted in the EU. It holds ISO/IEC 27001 certification and SOC 2 Type I and II reports. Founded in 2016 by Jordi Romero and Bernat Farrero, it now serves 15,000+ companies across Europe.

Companies report a 60% reduction in administrative hours, making it ideal for European SMEs that need full HR infrastructure without enterprise complexity or cost.

PayFit automates payroll and HR for small and mid-sized businesses, turning what used to be an accountant's afternoon into a largely automated monthly run with built-in compliance for each country it serves. Around 90% of payroll tasks are automated, from calculations and payslips to declarations and pension administration.

Beyond payroll, PayFit covers the employee lifecycle: leave and absence management, expense claims with OCR receipt scanning, performance reviews and a self-service portal where employees find payslips and request time off themselves. PayFit Copilot, an AI assistant, answers payroll and HR questions directly in the product.

Key benefits:

• Automated payroll covering roughly 90% of recurring tasks
• Country-specific compliance with local declarations handled natively
• Leave and absence management synced straight into payroll
• Expense management with OCR scanning of receipts
• Employee self-service for payslips, time off and personal data
• AI Copilot answering payroll and HR questions instantly

PayFit SAS is headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 2015, and serves businesses across France, Spain and the United Kingdom. It is ISO 27001 certified per its published documentation and operates under the GDPR.

Trusted by more than 20,000 companies for their monthly payroll.