Leave Dates vs Timetastic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Leave Dates and Timetastic share a 2.6 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Leave Dates starts cheaper, at about $1 a month for each person against $1.50 a month for each person.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Leave Dates
Annual leave planner and absence tracker for small teams
Timetastic
Staff leave planner, with an added rota and time clock product
Which one is for you
Pick Leave Dates if
- Fits if you run a small team and only need to track who is off when
- Works for teams that want Outlook or Google Calendar showing leave
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want payroll, performance or hiring, as it is leave only
- Tight if you want calendar sync or time off in lieu, which need the £1.50 Essential plan
- Tight if you need SSO, the API or webhooks, which need Plus at £1.88
- Watch out: prices are in pounds, excluding VAT, and the USD and EUR switch could not be read
Pick Timetastic if
- Fits if you only need to know who is off and when
- Works for small teams that want leave approvals on a phone
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for HR records, hiring or reviews, as it covers leave and an optional rota
- Skip it if you want to stay free, since only a 30-day trial is offered
- Pricey if you need rotas and a time clock, a separate $5.50 plan
- Watch out: booking limits, absence reports and the burnout board need Pro
- Watch out: the page lists dollar prices, with GBP prices in its data for the UK
How we grade them
| 2.6GPALeave DatesGood | 2.6GPATimetasticGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A£0.75 per user a month billed yearly, about $1, under 60% of the category's cheaper quarter. Calendar sync needs Essential at £1.50, still under $2. | A$1.50 a user a month on Business is under 60% of the category's cheapest quarter at $3. Pro is $2.50 and Rota & Time Clock $5.50. |
| Free plan and trial | C30-day free trial of every feature with no card needed, and no free plan. | CA 30-day trial with no credit card, and no free plan. |
| Features | CWall and year charts, requests and approval, allowances, time off in lieu and reports. It does that one job fully, and it is a small job: no payroll, performance or hiring. | CIt does the leave job fully: calendar, allowances and approvals. That is a smaller job than a full HR system, and booking limits and absence reports need Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Allowances, leave years and approvers need setting up for each team. | CNo store rating on record. You still have to add staff, allowances and approvers. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus iOS and Android apps, with Outlook, Google Calendar, Slack and Zapier. No desktop app. | BWeb, iOS and Android with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, QuickBooks and Sage 50. No desktop app. |
| Best for | a shared leave calendar for small UK teams | a staff leave calendar from $1.50 a seat |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Leave Dates and Timetastic. How we grade
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. Timetastic starts at $1.50 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Leave Dates starts $0.50 a month lower. Of the other HR software on the chart, none scores higher than Leave Dates for less, and none scores higher than Timetastic for less.
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
Where they differ
- Leave Dates also covers calendar and reports.
- Timetastic also covers shift scheduling, time clock and employee records.
At a glance
| Leave Dates | Timetastic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | £0.75 per user / month, billed yearly | $1.50 per user / month |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of every feature, no credit card needed | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Leave Dates | Timetastic Ltd |
| Price read from | leavedates.com | timetastic.co.uk |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Timetastic
- Prices are shown in US dollars on the page we read; the page's structured data also lists GBP prices for the UK, so the rate you see depends on where you are.
- Booking limits, absence reports and the burnout board need Pro or above; rotas and time clock are a separate $5.50 plan.
- Billing runs month to month through Stripe with no minimum term.
- Charities, Certified B Corporations, Fair Tax Mark holders, 1% for the Planet members and NHS Trusts get 50% off.
Key features
Leave Dates
- Wall chart and year chart
- A shared calendar view of who is away, so managers can plan around absences.
- Leave requests and approval
- Staff drag over dates to request time off, the approver is notified, and the requester is told the outcome.
- Allowances and carry over
- Allowances can be tracked in days or hours, pro-rated for starters and leavers, and carried over between years.
- Calendar sync
- Leave records can be synced to Outlook or Google Calendar, including a shared company calendar, on Essential and above.
- Time off in lieu
- Staff can log overtime and the balance is tracked as time off in lieu, on Essential and above.
- Reports
- Daily or weekly email summaries, downloadable reports, and a daily Slack summary on Essential and above.
Timetastic
- Shared leave calendar
- One calendar shows who is off and when, with holiday allowance records and manager approval of requests.
- Absence insights
- Pro adds absence trends, company-wide absence reports and a burnout board with risk alerts.
- Rotas
- Rota & Time Clock builds shift rotas with templates, conflict detection, multi-location management, open shifts and shift swaps.
- Time clock and timesheets
- Staff clock in and out from a phone, with break and overtime tracking and a payroll data export.
- Basic HR records
- Employee profiles, document storage and electronic signatures, onboarding forms and key date reminders are listed under the Rota & Time Clock plan.
Plans
Leave Dates
Starter£0.75
per user / month, billed yearly (£9.00 per user a year)
Unlimited employees and leave, allowances in days or hours, bank holidays, wall and year charts, reports and email summaries, web and mobile apps.
Essential£1.50
per user / month, billed yearly (£18.00 per user a year)
Starter plus Outlook and Google Calendar sync, overlap and leave limits, multi-person requests, time off in lieu, a Slack daily summary and company-wide policies.
Plus£1.88
per user / month, billed yearly (£22.50 per user a year)
Essential plus personal leave-year start dates, unlimited allowances, SSO, API, webhooks and Zapier, and policies by leave type.
Timetastic
Business$1.50
per user / month, billed monthly
Unlimited users and departments, shared calendar of who is off, holiday allowance records and approvals, mobile and desktop app.
Pro$2.50
per user / month, billed monthly
Everything in Business plus booking limits by leave type, absence trends and insights, company-wide absence reports and enhanced user profiles.
Rota & Time Clock$5.50
per user / month, billed monthly
Rotas, clock-in and clock-out, payroll-ready timesheets, leave and absence management, HR records and team chat.
Ways to pay less
Leave Dates
- Annual discount
25% off with yearly billing
The pricing page's Monthly and Yearly toggle states a 25% saving for yearly billing.
Timetastic
- Nonprofit
50% off for good causes
A 50% discount on standard pricing for charities, Certified B Corporations, Fair Tax Mark holders, 1% for the Planet members and NHS Trusts.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Leave Dates or Timetastic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Leave Dates is cheaper to start with: about $1 a month for each person, against $1.50 a month for each person for Timetastic. Leave Dates starts at £0.75 per user / month, billed yearly, and Timetastic starts at $1.50 per user / month.
Which has a free plan, Leave Dates or Timetastic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Leave Dates nor Timetastic has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.