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Description

Cala HQ offers a cloud-based leave management system designed specifically for small businesses and remote teams. This platform enables employees to request time off for vacations, illness, personal reasons, and other absences, while managers can easily review and authorize these requests. Additionally, team members can access a shared calendar that displays upcoming absences, leave balances, and public holidays. Administrators have the flexibility to set up various leave policies, including fixed, accrued, or unlimited options, define allowances and carry-over rules, and designate approval managers for specific teams or departments. The software also includes features tailored to different countries, such as holiday calendars, prorated leave calculations, reminders, weekly summaries via email, minimum-notice requirements, filters for departments, and a comprehensive activity log tracking all approvals and modifications. Both employees and managers benefit from email notifications regarding request statuses, and managers have the convenience of approving or rejecting requests directly through email or Slack. For smaller teams with up to five users, there is a free plan, while larger teams can choose from multiple paid options to suit their needs. Overall, Cala HQ streamlines the entire leave management process, making it efficient and user-friendly for all parties involved.

Description

The numerous functions of absence io are designed to simplify administrative processes in the area of absence and vacation planning. With the work-flow management of approval processes, written vacation requests are a thing of the past. With absence io users no longer need to enter data manually, the calendar is visible to both HR staff and all employees, so they can make requests for leave by clicking on certain dates. The system prevents overbooking or leave conflicts, and working schedule configuration can be easily arranged. Not forgetting the employees, who can plan their vacations even more easily thanks to the improved transparency. They can better coordinate their vacation plans with the absences of other team members and, thanks to a well- regulated vacation substitute, go on vacation in a more relaxed manner. Time- consuming queries about remaining vacation days and public holidays, which are automatically displayed by the system, are also eliminated with immediate effect.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Slack Yes 
Flexopus No 
Google No 
Google Calendar No 
Microsoft 365 No 
Microsoft Outlook No 
iCalendar No 

Integrations

Slack Yes 
Flexopus Yes 
Google Yes 
Google Calendar Yes 
Microsoft 365 Yes 
Microsoft Outlook Yes 
iCalendar Yes 

Pricing Details

$15/month
Free for up to 5 users. Team 10: $15/month, billed $180 annually; Team 25: $30/month, billed $360 annually; Team 50: $55/month, billed $660 annually. Paid plans are sized for up to 10, 25, or 50 users, respectively.
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Pricing Details

€2.00/month/user
Employee Vacation Tracker & Absence management

Add-ons
+Digital Personnel Files (€2.00/month/user)
+Time Tracking (€2.00/month/user)
+Time Tracking incl. app-terminal (€2.00/month/user)

14 days free trial for all features
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

JULY17

Founded

2026

Country

Latvia

Website

calahq.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

absence.io

Founded

2014

Country

Germany

Website

www.absence.io/en

Product Features

Leave Management

Approval Process Control No 
Calendar Management No 
Employee Scheduling No 
FMLA Tracking No 
Leave & Absence Reporting No 
Leave Policy Management No 
Self Service Portal No 

Product Features

Absence Management

Analytics/Reporting No 
Approval Process Control No 
Attendance Tracking No 
Calendar Management No 
Compliance Management No 
Employee Database No 
Employee Scheduling No 
Leave Policy Management No 
Notifications/Alerts No 
Overtime Management No 
Role-Based Permissions No 
Time Off Management No 
Timesheet Management No 

Attendance Tracking

Absence Management Yes 
Calendar Management Yes 
Employee Scheduling No 
Employee Time Clock Yes 
FMLA Tracking Yes 
Overtime Tracking Yes 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Self Service Portal Yes 
Time Tracking Yes 
Timesheets Yes 
Vacation / Leave Tracking Yes 

Time Tracking

Automatic Time Capture Yes 
Billable & Non-Billable Hours Yes 
Billing & Invoicing No 
Employee Database Yes 
Expense Tracking No 
Mobile Time Tracking Yes 
Multiple Billing Rates No 
Offline Time Tracking No 
Online Time Tracking Yes 
Overtime Calculation Yes 
Time per Project Reporting No 
Timesheet Management Yes 
Vacation / Leave Tracking Yes 

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