TL;DR
Choose Worklayer if you want AI agents that handle HR work on their own, within permissions you control, for one published price with unlimited AI. Choose Factorial if you need recruiting, a DATEV export or IT and finance tools in the same system.
Worklayer and Factorial
Worklayer
€10 per employee/month, all included
An HR platform run by AI agents. You build agents that handle onboarding, leave, expenses and payroll preparation on a schedule or when something happens, within the permissions you set, and every run is on record.
Factorial
On request with every module
An HR, finance and IT platform from Barcelona, founded in 2016 and used by more than 17,000 companies. Core HR is the base, and time, payroll, expenses, recruiting and IT tools are sold as separate modules.
Key differences
| Feature | Worklayer | Factorial |
|---|---|---|
| AI agents that act on their own | Included | Asks before it acts |
| Agent permissions and run history | Included | Not offered |
| AI assistant for employees | Included | Included |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Daily limit by plan |
| Time off and attendance | Included | Paid modules |
| Expenses | Included | Paid module |
| Preliminary payroll | Included | Paid module |
| Documents | Included | Included |
| DATEV export | Not offered | Available |
| Recruiting | Not offered | Paid module |
| IT and finance tools | Not offered | Paid modules |
Setup
Worklayer is self-serve: sign up, import your people from a spreadsheet while AI maps the columns, and add leave policies from templates for 13 countries. You can be up and running the same day. Factorial starts with a demo and a tailored quote, and you choose its modules with the sales team. Contracts renew automatically, and you can only reduce seats at renewal.
Verdict: Worklayer is quicker to start. You set it up yourself in a day, with no setup fee and no sales call.
Pricing
Worklayer costs €10 per employee per month, billed annually, with every module, every integration and unlimited AI included. Factorial doesn't publish a price for its full set: its core starts at €8 per user, every other module is priced on top, and you get a quote after a demo. Every Factorial account pays for at least 10 to 19 seats, depending on the country.
| Cost | Worklayer | Factorial |
|---|---|---|
| Price per employee | €10 a month, all included | On request with every module |
| Core HR | Included | From €8 a month |
| Each module | Included | Priced separately |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Daily limit by plan |
| Minimum | 3 employees | 10 to 19 seats, by country |
Verdict: With Worklayer you know the full price before you talk to anyone, and you only pay for the people you have.
Why teams choose Worklayer
Worklayer's agents do the HR work themselves, on a schedule or the moment something happens, instead of asking before every step. Each agent starts with no permissions: admins grant what it may do, and a run that needs more stops and asks. Every run is on record, step by step. The AI has no daily limit, and it all comes at one price, €10 per employee, with every module included and no seat minimum beyond three people.
Moving from Factorial
- 1.
Start for free
Sign up yourself, with no call and no demo. Nothing is charged for 14 days.
- 2.
Import your whole team in minutes
Export your employee list from Factorial and upload it in a couple of minutes. AI maps the columns for you. No setup fee, no switching costs.
- 3.
Switch at renewal
Run Worklayer alongside Factorial and move over when your Factorial contract ends. Its contracts renew automatically, so check the notice period.
Questions
Yes. Worklayer is €10 per employee per month with every module, every integration and unlimited AI included. Factorial starts at €8 for its core, prices each module on top and bills at least 10 to 19 seats, depending on the country.
Mostly not. Factorial says its personal AI agent, One, asks before it acts, while its recruiting agent calls candidates and moves them forward on rules your team sets. In Worklayer, agents act on their own within the permissions an admin has granted.
No. Factorial's One has a daily limit that depends on each person's plan, from Free to Max. Worklayer's AI has no credits and no caps, subject to fair use.
No. Agents only act within the permissions an admin has granted. When a run needs more, it stops and asks an admin.
Yes, three. Factorial bills at least 10 to 19 seats, depending on the country, whether or not you use them.
Yes. Export your employee data from Factorial and bring it in with Worklayer's AI import.