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Compared on published pricing and documentation · checked 2026-09-15

Leavo vs Calamari

Calamari: Modular HR: leave, time and attendance, core HR and performance, priced per module. Leavo: leave, time and shifts in one platform, free under nine. Here is how they line up on what you pay, what you get, and who each one actually suits.

Reviewed ·By Thoth·Leavo link is an affiliate link; Calamari is not

The short version

Pick Calamari if you want people directory, documents and performance reviews from the same vendor. Pick Leavo if you are under ten people — Calamari's minimum is ten seats, Leavo is free under nine, or if you want time tracking and shift planning included rather than bolted on. Neither runs payroll.

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Side by side

LeavoCalamari
Price from Free under nine members; then $448 a year (Professional) or $747 a year (Premium) for 15 members — about $2.49 to $4.15 per user per month $2 per employee per month for Time Off, $2.50 for Time & Attendance, $2 for Core HR, billed yearly (20–25% more monthly)
Fifteen people, leave only $37.33 a month on Professional; $62.25 on Premium $30 a month for Time Off alone; $67.50 for Time Off plus Time & Attendance
Free plan Yes — under nine members No
Free trial 30 days, no card 14 days, no card
Minimum None 10 employees
What it covers Leave, time tracking and shift planning in every tier Time Off, Time & Attendance, Core HR and Performance, each sold separately
Time tracking Yes — planned vs actual sessions, automatic overtime, day and week validation, badge/device support Yes, as a separate module — seven clock-in methods including QR codes, mobile GPS and iBeacons
Shift planning Yes — draft, publish, auto-lock; copy-week; change requests Attendance and timesheets, not rota publishing
Multi-country holidays Yes — public holidays for 100+ countries, per policy group Yes — multi-country leave policies
Compliance checks Swiss CCT and French CCN presets with weekly checks No collective-agreement checks
Integrations AI assistant (chat and voice); clock devices; API (per vendor) Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365
Best for Small teams that want dedicated leave tracking without a full HRIS Companies of 10+ that want to add HR modules one at a time and need varied clock-in methods

Leavo figures from its pricing page and product pages; Calamari figures from its pricing page. Both checked 2026-09-15. List prices change — confirm before buying.

Pick Calamari if

  • You want people directory, documents and performance reviews from the same vendor
  • Your staff clock in from many places and devices — QR, GPS, beacons
  • You are comfortably above 10 employees and want per-module pricing

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Pick Leavo if

  • You are under ten people — Calamari's minimum is ten seats, Leavo is free under nine
  • You want leave, time and shifts in one price rather than two modules
  • You need rota publishing, not just attendance
  • You employ under a Swiss CCT or French CCN

What this comparison can and cannot tell you

Everything above comes from the two vendors’ published pricing and product documentation. It tells you what each product is designed to do and what it costs. It does not tell you how either behaves over a year with a real team — whether a carryover cap fires on the right date, or what the audit log records after a policy edit. Our Leavo review lists exactly what has and has not been verified and publishes the test protocol.

Common questions

Which is cheaper for a team of 15, Leavo or Calamari?

On list prices checked 2026-09-15: Leavo Professional is $448 a year, about $37 a month for 15 members. Calamari is $30 a month for Time Off alone; $67.50 for Time Off plus Time & Attendance. 10-employee minimum on every subscription. Prices exclude VAT. Below nine members Leavo is free and Calamari is not.

Does Calamari do time tracking and shifts like Leavo?

Calamari: Yes, as a separate module — seven clock-in methods including QR codes, mobile GPS and iBeacons. Shifts: Attendance and timesheets, not rota publishing. Leavo includes time tracking and shift planning alongside leave in every tier.

Can I switch from one to the other without losing balances?

Both publish balance reports or exports that can be re-entered as opening balances in the other tool. Do the switch at a leave-year boundary where possible, export the audit history first, and keep the old account read-only for a year in case a departing employee disputes a balance.

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