The best Vacation Tracker alternatives in 2026

1. 1

   Absenca

   That's us

   Free for up to 10 people, then one flat price

   Absenca is a leave and absence tracker built for small and growing teams. It covers the calendar, approvals, accruals, carry-over, TOIL and public holidays for 190+ countries on every plan. Bradford Factor analytics and the Slack bot are on Pro. 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).

   Best for

   Teams that want full leave tracking without per-module pricing or a big bill.

   Pricing

   Free for up to 10 people; Pro is $37.50 a month for up to 50

   Pros

   • +A free plan for up to 10 people, with no time limit
   • +One flat price for up to 50 people, with no modules
   • +TOIL, accruals and per-office policies on every plan

   Cons

   • −Newer product
   • −No built-in time clock or timesheets (leave-focused)

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2. 2

   Vacation Tracker

   The established incumbent

   Vacation Tracker is an established leave tracker. Vacation Tracker says more than 3,500 companies use it.³ It's a safe default if budget isn't the main concern.

   Best for

   Teams on Slack or Teams who want a proven, well-supported tool.

   Pricing

   Vacation Tracker's Core plan costs $2 and Complete $4 per user per month, with monthly minimums of $50 and $100.²

   Pros

   • +Vacation Tracker has iOS and Android apps.³
   • +Vacation Tracker offers a read and write REST API with webhooks on its paid plans.⁴

   Cons

   • −Vacation Tracker has no free plan: new workspaces get a 14-day trial of its paid plans.¹

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3. 3

   Timetastic

   Simple, well-loved staff holiday planner

   Timetastic is a clean, easy annual-leave planner. Timetastic has run since 2012 and says more than 275,000 people book time off with it.⁵ Timetastic includes a shared wallchart and calendar of who's off.⁶ It stays deliberately light on policy depth.

   Best for

   Small teams that want a simple, friendly holiday planner and nothing more.

   Pricing

   Outside the UK and Ireland, Timetastic charges $1.50 (Business) or $2.50 (Pro) per user per month, billed monthly.⁵

   Pros

   • +Very easy to use
   • +Timetastic includes public holidays for 250 countries and 3,000 regions.⁷
   • +Timetastic has iPhone and Android apps.⁸

   Cons

   • −Timetastic has no free plan, only a 30-day free trial.⁵
   • −Timetastic deliberately doesn't calculate the Bradford Factor.⁹

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4. 4

   Leave Dates

   A straightforward annual-leave planner

   Leave Dates is a straightforward annual-leave calendar for small teams, founder-built since 2019. Leave Dates was built by its founders and launched in 2019.¹⁰ Great for basic holiday tracking, lighter on policy depth.

   Best for

   Small teams wanting a simple shared leave calendar.

   Pricing

   Leave Dates charges every employee $1.40 (Starter), $2.70 (Essential) or $3.40 (Plus) a month in US dollars, or less billed yearly.¹¹

   Pros

   • +Leave Dates lets people attach files to leave requests on every plan.¹²
   • +Leave Dates bulk-imports employees, leave and allowances from Excel templates, and offers free assisted migration.¹³
   • +Leave Dates has iOS and Android apps.¹⁴

   Cons

   • −Leave Dates has no free plan, only a 30-day free trial.¹¹
   • −Leave Dates allowances are a set yearly amount plus carry-over, with no accrual policy.¹⁵

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5. 5

   Calamari

   Leave plus clock-in, as separate modules

   Calamari pairs leave management with a separate time-and-attendance module. It's a solid pick if you need clock-in alongside leave. Calamari prices Time Off, Time & Attendance, Core HR and Scheduling as separate per-user modules, with Performance marked as coming soon.¹⁶

   Best for

   Teams that need kiosk or mobile clock-in and timesheets as well as leave.

   Pricing

   Calamari's Time Off module costs $2.50 per user per month, or $2.00 billed yearly, and Calamari charges at least 10 seats.¹⁷

   Pros

   • +Calamari's Time & Attendance module clocks people in by kiosk, mobile app with GPS, Slack, Teams or fingerprint scanner.¹⁷
   • +Calamari supports half-day, quarter-day and hourly leave.¹⁸
   • +Calamari integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams for leave requests and approvals, and lists no Google Chat integration.¹⁷

   Cons

   • −Calamari has no free plan, only a 14-day free trial.¹⁷
   • −Calamari prices Time Off, Time & Attendance, Core HR and Scheduling as separate per-user modules, with Performance marked as coming soon.¹⁶

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6. 6

   absence.io

   European absence management with time tracking

   absence.io is an established European absence-management and time-tracking platform, popular with German small businesses. absence.io hosts all customer data in Germany.¹⁹

   Best for

   European teams wanting absence tracking plus time tracking and personnel files.

   Pricing

   absence.io charges €2.99 (Starter), €4.99 (Pro) or €7.99 (Complete) per user per month, 10% less billed annually, with no minimum.¹⁹

   Pros

   • +absence.io hosts all customer data in Germany.¹⁹
   • +absence.io's time tracking and digital employee files come with its Pro and Complete plans.¹⁹
   • +absence.io offers public holidays for more than 200 countries.²⁰

   Cons

   • −absence.io has no free plan, only a 14-day free trial.¹⁹
   • −Heavier than a pure leave tracker

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7. 7

   absentify

   Leave tracking inside Microsoft 365

   absentify is a Microsoft-native leave tracker that lives in Teams and Outlook. absentify's free plan covers any number of users, with 2 departments, 1 administrator and 1 leave allowance.²¹ absentify's paid plans cost $1.00 (Mini), $2.00 (Essentials) and $3.50 (Plus) per user per month, 15% less billed yearly.²²

   Best for

   All-Microsoft organisations with simple needs and many users.

   Pricing

   absentify's paid plans cost $1.00 (Mini), $2.00 (Essentials) and $3.50 (Plus) per user per month, 15% less billed yearly.²²

   Pros

   • +absentify's free plan covers any number of users, with 2 departments, 1 administrator and 1 leave allowance.²¹
   • +absentify can be installed from the Microsoft Teams Store or deployed centrally by an admin.²³
   • +absentify accrues leave by yearly, monthly or bi-weekly rules on every plan, and documents no seniority-based increases.²⁴

   Cons

   • −absentify integrates with Microsoft Teams and has no Slack or Google Chat integration; its webhooks can post to Slack.²⁵
   • −absentify has no Google Calendar sync; people who sign in by email get iCal invitations instead.²³

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8. 8

   Day Off

   Free for small teams, then priced per seat

   Day Off is a leave tracker with Slack, Teams and mobile apps. Day Off integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams, where people request time off and get approvals.²⁶ Day Off is free for up to 10 users, with one-step approval and basic reports.²⁷ Its policy features start on Pro.

   Best for

   Small teams that want mobile apps, or time tracking from the same vendor.

   Pricing

   Day Off Pro costs $2 a seat a month with a $20 monthly minimum, and Pro + Time Tracker $3 a seat with a $30 minimum; both save 17% billed yearly.²⁷

   Pros

   • +Day Off has mobile apps for iOS and Android.²⁶
   • +Day Off integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams, where people request time off and get approvals.²⁶
   • +Day Off's Pro + Time Tracker plan adds clock in and out, task tracking and attendance review.²⁷

   Cons

   • −Day Off's accruals, carry-over, blockout dates, multiple locations and policies, and integrations come with Pro, not Free.²⁷

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9. 9

   Flamingo

   A Slack PTO bot

   Flamingo is a Slack-first leave tracker with a web app. Flamingo takes leave requests and approvals in Slack, and sets people's Slack status while they're on leave.²⁸ Flamingo accrues leave every week, 2 weeks, month or quarter.²⁸

   Best for

   Slack-first teams that want to pay only for the people they add.

   Pricing

   Flamingo's Business plan costs $30 a month for up to 10 people and $3 a month for each person after that; Enterprise is priced on request.²⁸

   Pros

   • +Flamingo takes leave requests and approvals in Slack, and sets people's Slack status while they're on leave.²⁸
   • +Flamingo charges only for the people you add to it, not your whole Slack workspace, and prorates people added mid-period.²⁸
   • +Flamingo schedules daily and weekly reports, and exports leave history by month and calendar year.²⁸

   Cons

   • −Flamingo has no free plan; it offers a 7-day trial.²⁸
   • −Flamingo's pricing page, which lists its features, mentions no TOIL or Bradford Factor scoring.²⁸

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