Absence.io vs Timetastic
No clear leader: Absence.io (62.5) and Timetastic (58.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for leave management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Absence.io
A cloud-based platform that centralizes absence management, time tracking, and employee records for teams. It streamlines leave requests, approvals, and overtime tracking with integrations to common workplace tools.
Timetastic
A cloud-based system that consolidates leave requests, shift scheduling, and timesheet management in one shared calendar, replacing manual processes and spreadsheets.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Absence.io
From €2.99/user/month. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
- Starter€2.99/user/month
- Absence management
- Leave management
- Reports & downloads
- Integrations with Microsoft, Google, Slack
- Support
- Pro€4.99/user/month
- Everything in Starter
- Time tracking
- Digital employee file
- Premium support
- Single Sign-On
- Complete€7.99/user/month
- Everything in Pro
- Travel expenses
- Expense management
- API access
Timetastic
From $1.50/user/mo. Free 30-day trial, no credit card required.
- Business$1.50/user/mo
- Unlimited users and departments
- Shared calendar and view of who's off
- Holiday allowance records and approvals
- Mobile and desktop app
- Pro$2.50/user/mo
- Everything in Business plan
- Booking limits by leave type
- Absence trends and insights
- Company-wide absence reports
- Enhanced user profiles
- Rota & Time Clock$5.50/user/mo
- Build and share rotas in minutes
- Track hours with easy clock-in/out
- Produce payroll-ready timesheets
- Manage leave and absence requests
- Store HR data in one place
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Office 365
- Google Workspace
- Slack
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Apple Calendar
Absence.io
- Okta
- DATEV
Timetastic
- Microsoft Teams
- Sage 50
- QuickBooks
- Teams
- Outlook Calendar
- iCal
Absence.io or Timetastic: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.