360Learning vs Factorial

360Learning is a corporate learning platform from Paris, founded in 2013 and led by co-founder and CEO Nicolas Hernandez. It raised a $200 million round in 2021 co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Its core idea is collaborative learning: instead of a small L&D team producing every course, subject-matter experts across the company write and update content while L&D keeps oversight, and learners can comment and request courses.

The product combines an LMS, an LXP layer, customer and partner academies, skills management and AI tools. The AI Content Builder turns existing documents into interactive courses, AI translation localizes them, and recommendations connect learners with courses and internal experts. The Team plan costs $8 per user per month for up to 100 users with no annual commitment; Business and Enterprise are quoted and add flexible user models, advanced integrations and dedicated support. A 30-day trial is available.

It suits mid-sized and large companies with knowledge spread across teams: onboarding, sales enablement, compliance and frontline training. It is not built for selling courses to the public. Docebo is the closest enterprise rival with broader extended-enterprise options, TalentLMS is cheaper and simpler for SMBs, and Thinkific or LearnWorlds fit creators selling courses.

In October 2025 360Learning launched AI Companion, an in-platform assistant that starts with a search mode answering questions from company knowledge. Buying tip: pilot one use case on the monthly Team plan before negotiating a Business contract with HRIS integrations.

Factorial is an HR platform from Barcelona that bundles the employee database, time off, time tracking, payroll preparation, performance reviews, recruiting and expenses in one system. It was founded in 2016 by Jordi Romero, Pau Ramon and Bernat Farrero, started with a free HR tier and became a unicorn in 2022. In June 2026 it raised a $150M Series D at a $2.5B valuation led by General Catalyst and says it serves over 16,000 companies.

Every account starts with Factorial Core: employee directory, onboarding and offboarding, document management with legal e-signature, payslip distribution and fillable PDFs. Modules are added on top: Time Off, Time Tracking, Shift Management, Performance, Recruitment, Engagement, Training, Expenses with Factorial Cards, Project Management, Procurement, and an IT suite with device management and SaaS management. An AI layer called Factorial One answers questions and runs tasks against company data and policies. Pricing is quoted per user and module, starting at $8 per user per month.

It fits companies of roughly 20 to 1,000 employees that want one system for HR admin, time and expenses. Personio is the closest European rival with stronger payroll in Germany, BambooHR is simpler and more US-focused, and Rippling goes deeper into payroll, IT and global employment.

Buying tip: because pricing is quote-based, list the exact modules you need before the demo; time tracking, shift planning and expenses add up quickly. Check that payroll in your country is processed natively rather than only prepared for an external provider.