Factorial and SKEDS are different categories of software, so if both have come up in your search it is worth being clear about what each is for. Here is a fair comparison to help you choose.
What Factorial is good at
Factorial is an HR platform from Barcelona used by thousands of growing companies to run employee records, time tracking, leave, onboarding, payroll support and performance in one place. It is people software, not job software: it manages your team as employees, while scheduling jobs for customers, quoting, dispatch and invoicing sit outside its scope.
Where SKEDS focuses
SKEDS is a job scheduling and management platform built around a live dispatch board, an offline field app, and site safety and invoicing in one place, localised for 11 markets. If recurring maintenance, built-in health and safety, and local tax and accounting matter to you, that is where SKEDS puts its weight.
Compare them point by point
Here is what SKEDS offers against the things worth checking on any tool. We have filled in our own column and left Factorial for you to confirm, because their plans and features change over time.
| Capability | SKEDS | Factorial |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling & dispatch | Drag-and-drop board with day, week and team views, plus travel time | Check Factorial’s current plan |
| Field app & offline | iOS, Android and web; crews can open jobs, add photos and complete safety checks offline, then sync | Check Factorial’s current plan |
| Health & safety | SWMS, hazard boards, incident reports and PPE checks built in and attached to each job | Check Factorial’s current plan |
| Invoicing & accounting | Quote to job to invoice, syncing both ways to Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks and local ledgers | Check Factorial’s current plan |
| Recurring & repeat jobs | Repeat-job templates and scheduled series for maintenance contracts | Check Factorial’s current plan |
| Inventory | Track materials and allocate stock to a job as parts are used | Check Factorial’s current plan |
| Local fit | 11 markets with local currency, tax handling and language | Check Factorial’s current plan |
| Migration | Guided import of clients, jobs, quotes and price lists, plus generic CSV | Check Factorial’s current plan |
| Pricing model | Per user, per month, no lock-in, with a 14-day free trial | Check Factorial’s current plan |
How to decide
If what you need is an HR system for a growing headcount, Factorial belongs on that shortlist. If what you need is to schedule and run customer jobs for a trade business, with the crew, safety and invoicing attached, that is what SKEDS does. The honest answer is still to try the one you are leaning toward on a real week of your own work. SKEDS offers a free 14-day trial and a guided import, so you can move your clients and jobs across and compare like-for-like rather than from a feature list. Not sure where to start? Our comparison guide walks through the criteria.
A note on fairness
We have described Factorial in general terms and our own product specifically. Features and pricing for other products change often, so confirm the current details on Factorial’s own site before deciding. SKEDS is not affiliated with Factorial, and nothing here is meant to disparage it.
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