Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Leave Management (2026)
The cheapest leave management is LeaveBoard at $0/mo. 2 offer a free tier (LeaveBoard, Vacation Tracker). This page compares 10 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
10 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: LeaveBoard at $0/mo (Free).
- Typical paid price: from $1/mo, median $1.68/mo, up to $3/mo — across 6 with published pricing.
- Free tier: LeaveBoard, Vacation Tracker.
- Tracked: 10 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Leave Management | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeaveBoard | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Micro and small businesses | leaveboard.com |
| 2 | Vacation Tracker | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Slack-first or Teams-first teams | vacationtracker.io |
| 3 | Pause | $1/mo Standard | No | — | — | Startups and early-stage teams | getpause.com |
| 4 | TimeOff.Management | $1/mo Standard | No | — | — | UK SMBs wanting simple, cheap all-in-one leave tracking | timeoff.management |
| 5 | Calamari | $2.5/mo Time Off | No | — | — | Dev and product teams using Jira/Asana | calamari.io |
| 6 | Flamingo | $3/mo Business | No | — | — | Slack-first companies | flamingoapp.com |
| 7 | absence.io | — | No | — | — | European companies (especially DACH region) | quote-only |
| 8 | Leave Dates | — | No | — | — | UK-based SMBs | quote-only |
| 9 | PurelyHR | — | No | — | — | SMBs wanting modular HR beyond just leave | quote-only |
| 10 | Timetastic | — | No | — | — | SMBs in the UK | quote-only |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest leave management?
LeaveBoard has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does leave management cost per month?
Across the 6 leave management with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $1.68/mo, ranging from $1/mo to $3/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 2 also offer a free tier. 4 are quote-only.
Which leave management have a free plan?
LeaveBoard, Vacation Tracker offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Official pricing pages re-verified via WebFetch on 2026-06-15: timetastic.co.uk/pricing/, www.leavedates.com/pricing-plans, vacationtracker.io/pricing/ (+ /security), calamari.io/pricing (+ /security), www.absence.io/en/packages-pricing/, leaveboard.com/pricing/, timeoff.management/pricing, flamingoapp.com/pricing/ (+ billing FAQ support.flamingoapp.com/article/50-billing-faq), and www.getpause.com/. Corrections applied: Timetastic base plan renamed 'Standard'->'Timetastic' (official label); Calamari gained the omitted 'Performance Review' module ($3/$2.50); Leave Dates Plus had guessed GBP per-user figures (from search results, not the official dynamic page) removed; Flamingo's $3/user/month confirmed via FAQ example '20 x $3 = $60' despite a '$30' display label on the marketing page. GBP-only (Timetastic, Leave Dates) and EUR-only (absence.io) plans keep monthlyUsd=null to avoid currency-conversion guesses. PurelyHR remains quote-only (page renders '-- USD' placeholders). Telephony fields are null throughout (these are leave-management SaaS, not call products). A NULL BEATS A GUESS was applied to all enterprise/contact-sales tiers and undisclosed currency conversions. accessedAt 2026-06-15.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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