Alternatives · HR
Leave Dates alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, the highest-graded Leave Dates alternative is Timetastic (2.6 GPA).
Leave Dates compared with 5 alternatives: Vacation Tracker, Timetastic, absence.io, Calamari and Breathe.
Leave Dates is a paid product with a free trial, starting at £0.75 per user / month, billed yearly. None of the alternatives has a free plan. 5 more offer a free trial.
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At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leave DatesThis tool | Free trial · from £0.75/mo | Trial only | Web, iOS, Android |
| Vacation Tracker | Free trial · from $2/mo | Trial only | Web, iOS, Android |
| Timetastic | Free trial · from $1.50/mo | Trial only | Web, iOS, Android |
| absence.io | Free trial · from €2.69/mo | Trial only | Web, iOS, Android |
| Calamari | Free trial · from $2/mo | Trial only | Web, iOS, Android |
| Breathe | Free trial · from £24/mo | Trial only | Web, iOS, Android |
Price against what you get
Leave Dates starts at about $1 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 5 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
Breathe scores higher without starting lower.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from Leave Dates
Vacation Tracker
Leave and PTO tracking inside Slack, Teams or Google Workspace
- Vacation Tracker starts at $2 per user / month, billed monthly, with a $50 monthly minimum.
- Vacation Tracker does not cover calendar, which Leave Dates does.
Suits: Teams that already work in Slack or Microsoft Teams and want leave handled there
Timetastic
Staff leave planner, with an added rota and time clock product
- Timetastic starts at $1.50 per user / month.
- Timetastic also covers shift scheduling, time clock and employee records.
- Timetastic does not cover calendar and reports, which Leave Dates does.
Suits: Small businesses that mainly need a shared holiday calendar
absence.io
Time off, time tracking and employee files for small teams
- absence.io starts at €2.69 per user / month, billed annually (€2.99 billed monthly).
- absence.io also covers time tracking, expense tracking, time clock and employee records.
- absence.io does not cover calendar and reports, which Leave Dates does.
Suits: Small and mid-sized teams in Germany and Europe that need leave and working-time records
Calamari
Modular HR system for time off, attendance, core HR and reviews
- Calamari starts at $2 per employee / month per module, billed yearly.
- Calamari also covers time tracking, goals, shift scheduling and employee records.
- Calamari does not cover calendar and reports, which Leave Dates does.
Suits: Companies that want to buy only the HR modules they need and add others later
Breathe
UK HR software for small firms, priced per business, not per person
- Breathe starts at £24 per month for up to 10 employees, billed monthly (pounds, excluding VAT).
- Breathe also covers expense tracking, shift scheduling, time clock, applicant tracking and employee records.
- Breathe does not cover calendar, which Leave Dates does.
Suits: UK small businesses with up to 200 staff
Limits worth knowing in Leave Dates
- The pricing page shows prices in GBP by default, exclusive of VAT, with a currency switch for USD and EUR that could not be read here.
- Calendar sync, time off in lieu and overlap limits need Essential; SSO, API, webhooks and Zapier need Plus.
- The price scales with the number of users, and the page shows the per-user figure billed yearly.
- It covers leave and absence only; there is no payroll, performance or hiring module.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Leave Dates?
The alternatives to Leave Dates in this directory are Vacation Tracker, Timetastic, absence.io, Calamari and Breathe. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Leave Dates.
Is there a free alternative to Leave Dates?
None of the alternatives listed here has a free plan. Vacation Tracker, Timetastic, absence.io, Calamari and Breathe offer a free trial.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 18, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.