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Employee Passport vs Factorial

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

UK employee management software for small businesses, bought alone from £20/mo for 1 to 10 staff or bundled with named HR advisers from £150/mo and HR plus Health & Safety support from £250/mo, all excluding VAT. Built for owners who want the records and the people to act on them from one supplier.

Where Employee Passport fits

  • UK SMEs under 50 staff that want records, absence and onboarding in one place
  • Owners without an in-house HR person who want qualified advisers on call
  • Logistics, hospitality, care and manufacturing firms with Health & Safety duties
  • Businesses that want HR, safety and software under one contract

Factorial

$8/user/mo

European small-business HR platform with an ATS, time tracking and documents, from $8 per user/month.

Where Factorial fits

  • European small businesses buying HR plus hiring
  • Teams that want time tracking next to the ATS
  • People teams that do not want a separate tracker
  • Buyers comparing all-in-one HR suites

At a glance

DetailEmployee PassportFactorial
Starting price£20/mo$8/user/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underHRIS, HR compliance, Onboarding, Time & attendanceATS, HRIS, Payroll, Time & attendance
CapterraNot enough reviews4.3 from 320 reviews

Where they pull apart

Employee Passport

Stands out: Few HR tools sell the software and the advisers as one package: CIPD Level 5 HR consultants and NEBOSH-qualified safety consultants work from the same hub your records live in, build a year-ahead action plan from an audit and help complete the tasks. Software setup runs over four separate days for admins, managers, employees and a final review.

Watch out: It is built for UK employment law and UK SMEs, priced in pounds and sold by demo; standalone software above 10 employees and support for 51+ staff are quoted. There are no published integrations, API, payroll or recruiting features, and no outside reviews to check yet. It is a small company based in Chester.

Not the right fit for

  • Employers outside the UK and Ireland
  • Teams that need an ATS, recruiting or payroll in the same system
  • Companies that need a documented API or ready-made integrations

Factorial

Stands out: HR, hiring and time tracking on one small-business bill.

Watch out: Hiring is a module inside an HR platform rather than a dedicated recruiting tool.

Not the right fit for

  • Staffing agencies
  • Enterprise HCM selections

Pros and cons

Employee Passport

  • Software and qualified HR and safety advisers in one package
  • Published price bands up to 50 employees
  • Month-to-month software with guided four-day setup
  • UK focused, prices in GBP excluding VAT
  • No published integrations or API
  • Software price above 10 employees not published

Factorial

  • HR, hiring and time in one suite
  • Public API
  • Low published per-user price
  • No MCP
  • Hiring is a module, not the focus
  • Not an agency tool

What each one costs

Employee Passport

£20/mo

All prices exclude VAT. Standalone EPL Hub software starts at £20/mo for 1 to 10 employees; larger teams get a quote. HR Support plus software runs from £150/mo (0 to 10 employees) to £350/mo (41 to 50), and Complete HR plus Health & Safety plus software from £250/mo to £550/mo across the same bands; 51+ employees is quoted. Support is pay as you go or a 12-month agreement with the price fixed for the term, and software is month to month. Sales run through a free demo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Oct 2026

Factorial

$8/user/mo

Factorial starts at $8 per user per month, and plans are tailored on request rather than sold as fixed tiers. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 21 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Employee Passport or Factorial for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 20 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?