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Best Calamari alternatives (2026)
9 alternatives to Calamari in leave management, ranked by entry price. Calamari starts at $2.5/mo. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheaper than Calamari: LeaveBoard, Vacation Tracker, Pause, TimeOff.Management.
- Free alternatives: LeaveBoard, Vacation Tracker.
- Closest by price: LeaveBoard ($0/mo), Vacation Tracker ($0/mo), Pause ($1/mo).
Calamari alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeaveBoard | $0/mo | Yes | — | Micro and small businesses | leaveboard.com |
| 2 | Vacation Tracker | $0/mo | Yes | — | Slack-first or Teams-first teams | vacationtracker.io |
| 3 | Pause | $1/mo | No | — | Startups and early-stage teams | getpause.com |
| 4 | TimeOff.Management | $1/mo | No | — | UK SMBs wanting simple, cheap all-in-one leave tracking | timeoff.management |
| 5 | Flamingo | $3/mo | No | — | Slack-first companies | flamingoapp.com |
| 6 | absence.io | — | No | — | European companies (especially DACH region) | quote-only |
| 7 | Leave Dates | — | No | — | UK-based SMBs | quote-only |
| 8 | PurelyHR | — | No | — | SMBs wanting modular HR beyond just leave | quote-only |
| 9 | Timetastic | — | No | — | SMBs in the UK | quote-only |
Data current through 2026-06-15. Compare any two directly on the Leave Management index.