Vacation Tracker vs Calamari: Which PTO Solution is Right for you?

The right leave management solution can make all the difference for your team. Explore how Vacation Tracker and Calamari compare to help you choose the ideal tool for your organization.

Thinking About an Alternative to Calamari?

While Calamari includes leave management as a core feature, it falls short of the advanced features teams need. With Vacation Tracker, no matter how complex your policy, you can trust it will be managed with precision and smart automation.

A Dedicated Leave Management Solution

Vacation Tracker focuses exclusively on leave management, ensuring your team gets a seamless, efficient, and user-friendly solution. Unlike all-in-one HR platforms that try to cover everything, we are constantly improving to deliver the best time-off tracking experience.

Completely Customizable to Fit Your Needs

Whether it’s creating leave types, adjusting workday lengths or personalizing OOO messages, Vacation Tracker puts customization at your fingertips. Create a leave tracking system that works exactly the way your team needs it to.

Empower Employees Manage Their Time Off

Vacation Tracker gives employees the power to manage their leave with ease. From checking balances to planning time off and submitting requests, they can handle it all independently. It’s self-service that makes everyone’s life easier.

Reliable Support, Every Step of the Way

Get exceptional support from day one—even during your free trial. On top of countless learning materials, our team is ready to help with fast answers via chat, email, or video call whenever you need us.

Comparing Vacation Tracker Vs Calamari

Compare the standout features of Vacation Tracker and Calamari's leave management solutions to discover which one best fits your needs.

Sync with external calendars

Request leave in hours

Custom workweeks for employees

Adjustable leave accruals

Carry-over for unused time off

External integrations (Teams, Slack, Google Workspace)

Manage time off in lieu policies

Accruals based on seniority or role

Probation period for new employees

Set custom fiscal year start

Annual leave prorating

Set blackout periods for time off

Limit visibility for users

Custom labels for easy filtering

Wallchart view

Simplify leave requests and approvals

Vacation Tracker allows employees to book time off by selecting the duration of the leave, filling in the details and a simple click of a button.

Manage all requests conveniently from your preferred platform whether it be Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Slack or even email.

Oversee multiple locations and departments

Get your team organized and running smoothly by setting up departments and locations and assigning employees accordingly.

Clarify decision-making by selecting approvers for each department, reducing bottlenecks and promoting quicker responses.

Integrate directly with your calendar

Connect Vacation Tracker directly with your personal or company-shared calendars using one of three integrations (Outlook, Google Calendar or iCal).

Stay in the loop on your team’s time off by accessing real-time data to ensure you are never understaffed.

Customize it to fit your time off policies

Personalize the features of Vacation Tracker to align with your policies utilizing a range of options including custom leave types, accruals, time off in lieu and more.

Feel at ease knowing that our system ensures you are compliant with your country’s regulations and up to date with legal and payroll standards.