About Calamari

Calamari is a cloud-based HR management platform that streamlines leave management and time tracking for teams of all sizes. The platform offers two core modules: Leave Management for handling time-off requests, approvals, and balance tracking, and Clock In/Clock Out for attendance monitoring via web and mobile apps. Calamari supports unlimited leave types including vacation, sick leave, parental leave, and custom categories, with policies configurable by contract type, location, or team structure. The platform integrates with popular workplace tools like Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Jira, Asana, and Basecamp, allowing teams to manage HR tasks without leaving their primary workspace. Serving companies across 106+ countries, Calamari replaces manual spreadsheet tracking with automated workflows for requests, approvals, and reporting.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Modular pricing lets you pay only for the features you need (leave management, time tracking, or both)
Strong integration ecosystem with Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Jira, and more
Supports unlimited custom leave types with flexible policy configuration by team, location, or contract

Cons

Minimum requirement of 10 users may not suit very small teams or solopreneurs

Pricing

Leave Management

$1.70/employee/month

Online leave requests & approvals
Leave balance tracking
Unlimited leave types
Policy configuration
14-day free trial

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