# Factorial vs Zoho People (slim)

> Factorial scores 66.3 (B) on agent readiness against Zoho People's 55 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Zoho People leads on payments & pricing. Both do hr employees. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Factorial scores 66.3 (B) on agent readiness against Zoho People's 55 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Zoho People leads on payments & pricing. Both do hr employees.

- Factorial: B 66.3, rank #239 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/factorial.min.md
- Zoho People: C 55, rank #523 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoho-people.min.md
- Factorial, good for An agent working for a company that already runs Factorial and needs employee records, leave requests with approval, attendance clock-ins, recruiting or expenses through one API. Ahead on Reliability, 88 against 77; Schema & documentation, 77 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 58 against 48; Security & auth, 65 against 60; Maintenance & community, 84 against 48; Transparency & trust, 78 against 73.
- Zoho People, good for An agent working inside a company that already runs Zoho People on a paid plan, for directory reads, leave requests, attendance and timesheet entries at modest volume. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 10.

| Category | Factorial | Zoho People |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 88 | 77 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 77 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 58 | 48 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 65 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 48 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 78 | 73 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Factorial | Zoho People |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Everyday Software, S.L. | Zoho |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.factorialhr.com` | `https://people.zoho.com/api` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Factorial's terms and conditions. The TypeScript and Python SDKs are MIT | Proprietary service under the Zoho Terms of Service |
| Last release | 2026-10-05 | 2026-08-01 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2022-03-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-01-01 | 2025-12-22 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 7 stars, 1.4k npm/wk, 1.1k PyPI/wk | none |