LeaveBoard review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Leave tracking and employee records for small companies
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LeaveBoard report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for leave tracking for small companies
Leaveboard tracks leave and employee records for small companies. It's free for up to 9 employees, then $1.35 an employee, with no stated monthly or yearly basis. There's no payroll or hiring in the pages we read.
Who LeaveBoard is for
- Fits if you have fewer than 10 people and want leave tracked for free
- Works for small firms that need leave and a staff directory
Who LeaveBoard is not for
- Tight if you grow past 9 employees, where the free plan stops
- Watch out: cancelling means contacting the vendor, who suspends the plan at the next renewal
- Pricey if you're in the EU, since VAT goes on top of listed prices
- Too light for payroll or hiring, which aren't listed
Why LeaveBoard gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$1.35 an employee, in the cheapest quarter of this category, though the listing doesn't say if that's monthly or yearly.
- BFree plan and trialFree for up to 9 employees with the dashboard, time off tracking, directory, reports, absence calendar and leave policies, plus a 14-day trial.
- CFeaturesLeave, records and reports, but the pages read list no payroll or hiring tools.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and you'd set it up with your own people data first, so it's an ordinary C.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with five listed integrations. No mobile app named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from LeaveBoard's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/leaveboard#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/leaveboard.svg" alt="LeaveBoard: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where LeaveBoard stands among HR software
LeaveBoard's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 96 of the 101 other HR software we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 95 of 101) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $1.35 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 2 of the 40 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. LeaveBoard’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 91 of 101, level with 8
- BFree plan and trialAbove 95 of 101, level with 5
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101, level with 71
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 101, level with 98
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 34 of 101, level with 67
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 42 HR software. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep LeaveBoard, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of LeaveBoard you could make: time off, employee records and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 96 of the 101 other HR software we grade. It costs $16.20 a year.
What you could make
- Time off, employee records and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Google Calendar, Microsoft Office 365 and Outlook Calendar among them.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
What this rests on. LeaveBoard’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is LeaveBoard?
LeaveBoard is a cloud tool for tracking time off, keeping employee records and running leave reports. It has a free plan for up to 9 employees and a per-employee paid plan for larger teams. The paid plan is priced for small and medium businesses and works through a browser on any device.
Worth knowing
- The free plan stops at 9 employees.
- Cancellation is by contacting the vendor, who suspends the plan at the next renewal.
- EU businesses are charged VAT on top of the listed prices.
- Covers leave, records and reports; the pages read do not list payroll or hiring tools.
Key features
- Time off tracking
- Employees request leave in a self-service portal and managers approve it, with allowances, accruals and custom leave types.
- Absence calendar
- A shared team calendar shows who is off, with public holidays and custom work schedules.
- Employee directory
- Keeps employee records in one searchable place, arranged by the company's organizational chart.
- HR reports
- Reports on leave balances, sick leave and attendance can be exported, including in Excel format, for payroll or accounting.
- Calendar sync
- Time off, birthdays, work anniversaries and public holidays can be pushed to Google, Outlook and Apple calendars through feeds.
- Single sign-on
- Sign-in through Google, Outlook and Slack accounts using OAuth2 and OpenID.
LeaveBoard pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, LeaveBoard has a free plan, and paid plans start at $1.35 per employee / month, rate basis not stated.
- Starts at
- $1.35 per employee / month, rate basis not stated
- Free plan
- Free plan for a maximum of 9 employees, with the HR dashboard, time off tracking, employee directory, HR reports, absence calendar and leave policies.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 9 employees, with time off tracking, employee directory, HR reports, absence calendar and leave policies. |
| PRO | $1.35per employee / month, monthly or yearly rate not stated | Unlimited users, priority support and advanced leave policies. The page does not say whether $1.35 is the monthly or yearly rate (save 17%). |
| Enterprise | Custom | Aimed at companies larger than 81 employees, adds an account manager. Priced on request. |
Read from leaveboard.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with LeaveBoard before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 17% with yearly billing
The pricing page labels its Yearly switch as saving 17% over monthly billing.
Stated on leaveboard.com
Works with
- Google Calendar
- Microsoft Office 365
- Outlook Calendar
- Slack
- Apple iCal
LeaveBoard alternatives
- LeaveBoard vs Timetastic
Free trial · from $1.50/mo
- LeaveBoard vs Vacation Tracker
Free trial · from $2/mo
- LeaveBoard vs Leave Dates
Free trial · from £0.75/mo
- LeaveBoard vs absence.io
Free trial · from €2.69/mo
- LeaveBoard vs Calamari
Free trial · from $2/mo
Common questions
Does LeaveBoard have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. LeaveBoard is listed for Web.
Does LeaveBoard have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. LeaveBoard is listed for Web.
Is LeaveBoard open source?
LeaveBoard is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.