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Absenca vs Timetastic

Timetastic pricing vs Absenca

Timetastic and Absenca are both clean, no-nonsense leave planners. Timetastic includes a shared wallchart and calendar of who's off.1 Timetastic includes public holidays for 250 countries and 3,000 regions.2 Timetastic has no free plan, only a 30-day free trial.3 Absenca is free for up to 10 people, and adds deeper policy features as you grow. Here's how they line up, with a source and a date for every Timetastic fact.

In short

If you like Timetastic's simplicity but want to start for free, plus accruals, TOIL and absence analytics as you scale, Absenca is a strong match. Absenca costs less than Timetastic's Business plan for teams of 10, 30 and 50 people; Timetastic costs less for a team of 20.3

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Which is the better fit?

Choose Absenca

Teams that want a free plan for up to 10 people with accruals and TOIL, and room to grow into a Slack bot and Bradford Factor analytics on Pro.

Choose Timetastic

Teams that want Timetastic's long-established simplicity and don't need advanced policy automation. Timetastic has run since 2012 and says more than 275,000 people book time off with it.3

Absenca vs Timetastic at a glance

Absenca compared with Timetastic
Absenca Timetastic
Free plan Free for up to 10 people None; a 30-day trial3
Price Pro: $37.50 a month for up to 50 people $1.50 or $2.50 a user a month3
Leave calendar & wallchart Yes Yes1
Public holidays 190+ countries 250 countries2
Chat bots Slack, on Pro Slack; Teams on Pro; no Google Chat3
TOIL (time off in lieu) A separate TOIL balance, on every plan Added to the annual allowance4
Accruals & seniority entitlements Accrual schedules and seniority tiers, on every plan Monthly accrual on Pro; no seniority rules listed3
Bradford Factor analytics Yes, on Pro No, by design5
Leave attachments Yes Yes, up to 10 MB6
Several offices Per-office work weeks, holidays and policies Departments; locations only on Rota & Time Clock3
Reports CSV, XLSX and PDF exports; scheduled reports on Pro Excel exports and email digests7

What a team pays each month

Monthly price by team size on Absenca and on Timetastic Business
TeamAbsencaTimetastic Business
10 peopleFree$153
20 people$37.50$303
30 people$37.50$453
50 people$37.50$753

Monthly prices in US dollars, before tax. Absenca bills Pro for all 50 seats, so every team from 11 to 50 people pays $37.50.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Timetastic cost?

Outside the UK and Ireland, Timetastic charges $1.50 (Business) or $2.50 (Pro) per user per month, billed monthly.3 Timetastic has no free plan, only a 30-day free trial.3 Absenca costs less than Timetastic's Business plan for teams of 10, 30 and 50 people; Timetastic costs less for a team of 20.3

Does Timetastic have a free plan?

Timetastic has no free plan, only a 30-day free trial.3 Absenca is free for up to 10 people, with no time limit. Absenca is free for up to 10 people. Pro is $37.50 a month for up to 50 people, or $33.75 a month billed annually ($405 a year).

Is Absenca cheaper than Timetastic?

Absenca costs less than Timetastic's Business plan for teams of 10, 30 and 50 people; Timetastic costs less for a team of 20.3 Outside the UK and Ireland, Timetastic charges $1.50 (Business) or $2.50 (Pro) per user per month, billed monthly.3 Absenca is free for up to 10 people. Pro is $37.50 a month for up to 50 people, or $33.75 a month billed annually ($405 a year).

What does Absenca have that Timetastic doesn't?

A free plan, a separate TOIL balance, seniority-based entitlements and Bradford Factor analytics, which are on Pro and the Custom Pack, not on the free Starter plan. Timetastic records TOIL by adding it to a person's annual allowance rather than keeping a separate balance.4 Timetastic deliberately doesn't calculate the Bradford Factor.5

Can I switch from Timetastic to Absenca?

Yes. Absenca bulk-imports your people from a CSV during setup, on every plan, so you can move in an afternoon.

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Every Timetastic fact on this page links to its source and the date we checked it. Features and prices change, so check Timetastic's own pages before you decide.

Sources

  1. help.timetastic.co.uk/en/articles/13193353-wallchart-and-calendar, checked
  2. help.timetastic.co.uk/en/articles/13193334-public-holidays, checked
  3. timetastic.co.uk/pricing, checked
  4. help.timetastic.co.uk/en/articles/13193364-time-in-lieu-toil, checked
  5. help.timetastic.co.uk/en/articles/13193386-the-bradford-factor, checked
  6. help.timetastic.co.uk/en/articles/13193355-adding-attachments-to-bookings, checked
  7. help.timetastic.co.uk/en/articles/13193339-reports-and-backup, checked