The Absence.io alternative you've been waiting for

In search of the perfect leave tracker that’s seamlessly integrated with your favorite tools?

Look no further than Vacation Tracker. Our Absence.io alternative is directly integrated with your favorite collaboration tool — whether that is Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Google Workspace.

Why switch to our Absence.io alternative?

Although Calamari has done a great job at helping teams simplify leave management, Vacation Tracker can help you do it better, all from the comfort of your workspace. Here’s how.

No direct integrations

If you don’t have a leave tracking tool that’s built into the same tools your work from every day, you’re missing out. Big time. While Absence.io is not directly integrated with any platform, Vacation Tracker’s integrations help you request and approve leaves, get notifications, view your leave history, and much more — directly from your workspace. Talk about convenience, right?

No daily or weekly notifications

With Vacation Tracker, you can get leave updates on the go from right within your favorite team collaboration tools. Our daily and weekly leave notifications contain important leave information about all scheduled absences. This way, you can see who’s off, for what reason, for how long along with any upcoming national holidays without leaving your workspace.

No user customization or filtering options

Save yourself the hassle of swimming through a sea of leave information by filtering through it using customized Labels, Locations, Departments, or all three. Personalized Labels allow you to separate a set of users (regardless of their Location or Department) from the norm by assigning them all a Label. Now you can see exactly what you want to see, without struggling with information overload.

No automated PTO accruals

Calculating accruals is often one of the most important and time-consuming aspects of leave management. While HRnest does not offer this feature, Vacation Tracker allows you to calculate and automate Accruals with just a few taps on your computer. Input the frequency of accrual (monthly, semi-monthly, or bi-weekly) and we’ll handle the rest.

Presenting a side-by-side comparison of Vacation Tracker and Absence.io

Now that you’ve decided to break free from the shackles of manual leave management forever and finally switch to a leave tracking solution, which one are you going to choose? Here are a few factors that’ll help you decide.

Overall Features

Team leave calendar

External calendar integration

Customize workweeks for users

Give multiple permission levels

Sort users by custom labels

Assign multiple approvers

Import regional holidays

Customized accruals

Auto-generate and schedule leave reports

Individual employee user profiles

Multiple location management

Set custom fiscal year start

Add initial brought forward days

Create customized leave policies

Assign users to departments

Slack Integration

Request Leave in Slack

Get daily/weekly notifications in Slack

Import existing users

Approve Leave in Slack

Review future absences

Check your leave quota

Teams Integration

Request Leave in Teams

Access MS Teams Tabs

Notifications

Approve Leave in Teams

Review future absences

Check your leave quota

Book leaves without leaving your go-to platform

Requesting and approving leaves has never been easier with Vacation Tracker. Simply type in “Request a leave” in Microsoft Teams or /vacation in any Slack channel to send a leave request. As soon as your request gets approved or denied, you’ll get notified immediately. Google Workspace users can get everything from leave requests to approval delivered directly into their inboxes.

Fully customizable to meet your needs

Our Absence.io alternative is designed to fit into your existing workflow. From Departments, Leave Types, Locations to even user Labels, every feature available in Vacation Tracker is fully customizable. We give you the full control, flexibility, and freedom you need to customize our tool exactly how you want it.

Fully customizable to meet your needs

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Our Absence.io alternative is loved by 1500+ organizations around the world

Vacation Tracker customers have successfully transformed their leave management processes, saving hours each week and ensuring smooth communication among team members.