Free for up to 15 people
A genuinely free vacation tracker
Track vacation days, PTO and time off for your whole team — free for up to 15 people. No credit card, no 14-day trial countdown, no one-location limit.
Most “free” vacation trackers aren't really free. They cap you at one location, one leave type, or a two-week trial, then ask for a card the moment you add a second team. Absenca's free plan is the full product for up to 15 people — the leave calendar, approvals, accruals, public holidays and Slack/Teams bots — with nothing important held back.
It's built for small teams who just want to stop tracking time off in a spreadsheet, and to keep the same tool and the same data if they grow past the free tier — at which point it's a flat $0.75 per user per month, not $3–4.
Everything, free for 15
The whole feature set — calendar, approvals, accruals, reports and integrations — for up to 15 people. Not a stripped-down “free” tier.
No credit card, no trial
Sign up and use it for as long as you like. There's no countdown timer and no card required to start.
Every leave type, not one
Vacation, sick, personal, parental, unpaid and custom types — instead of being limited to a single leave type.
Grows with you
Pass 15 people and it's a flat $0.75 per user per month, with all your history and settings intact.
What you get on the free plan
A shared team leave calendar, request-and-approve workflows, real-time leave balances with accrual and carry-over, public holidays for 190+ countries, half-day leave, email notifications, and Slack and Microsoft Teams bots — all included for up to 15 people.
There's no feature paywall hiding the basics: the free plan is the product, sized for a small team rather than crippled to push an upgrade.
Is it really free — what's the catch?
There's no catch for small teams. The free plan stays free for up to 15 people, with no card on file. You only pay if you grow beyond 15, and even then it's one of the lowest per-user prices around at a flat $0.75 per user per month.
That pricing is deliberate: we'd rather you start free, stay if it's useful, and pay a fair price as you scale — than be funnelled onto a card after two weeks.
Why teams choose Absenca
- Free forever for up to 15 employees
- No credit card and no trial countdown
- Full feature set, not a limited free tier
- Slack and Microsoft Teams bots included
- Flat $0.75/user/month if you outgrow the free plan
Frequently asked questions
- Is Absenca really a free vacation tracker?
- Yes. The free plan covers up to 15 people with the full feature set — calendar, approvals, accruals, public holidays and Slack/Teams bots — with no credit card and no time limit.
- How many people can use the free plan?
- Up to 15 employees. Most small teams never need to pay. Beyond 15, it's a flat $0.75 per user per month.
- What happens when we grow past 15 people?
- You move to the paid plan at $0.75 per user per month, keeping all your existing data, balances and settings — nothing is lost or reset.
- Do I need a credit card to start?
- No. You can sign up and use the free plan indefinitely without entering any payment details.