Why it comes up: Sparrow also runs leave as an outsourced service, for US and Canadian employers.
Stands out: Sparrow pairs every customer with a dedicated leave specialist and files state and carrier paperwork for the employee, which its site says cuts employee filing time from 10 to 20 hours to about 15 minutes. The personalized payroll plan and reconciliation work is unusual for a leave vendor.
Watch out: HRIS and payroll connections run by file feed rather than a published API, and pricing is only available through sales. Coverage is limited to leaves in the United States and Canada.
Best for
- Distributed US employers juggling multiple state paid leave programs
- People teams without in-house leave expertise
- Payroll teams that struggle to calculate pay during leave
4.8 on Capterra from 57 reviews
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Why it comes up: LeavePro is Alight software that employers can run in house or co source.
Stands out: Employers can run it themselves or co source, and Alight says both paths are tracked in LeavePro. A 2025 Worklife release describes an API integration between LeavePro and Workday.
Watch out: ReedGroup, the absence business behind LeavePro, has been part of Alight since 6 December 2022. The page is written for large US employers, and there is no public price.
Best for
- US employers above 2,000 people with an internal leave team
- Programs that want software now and outsourcing only for some case types
- Workday customers that can use the LeavePro integration
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Why it comes up: Tilt is software HR runs itself, from $2.50 per employee a month, with optional specialists.
Stands out: AbsenceIQ is the vendor leave intelligence system, and Tilley is an AI phone assistant sold as a paid add on. Essentials lists all leave types and state PFML programs.
Watch out: Add ons change the headline price: integrations, premium support and the Tilley phone assistant are extra on Essentials, and adding premium support brings a $5,995 minimum contract. Coverage is US federal, state and company leave only.
Best for
- US employers that want HR to run FMLA, ADA, and state paid leave in house
- Teams that want payroll facing leave math on the Professional plan
- Companies already on Rippling, BambooHR, Workday, Paycor, or Paylocity
4.6 on Capterra from 28 reviews
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Why it comes up: AbsenceSoft is software your own team configures, with a public REST API.
Stands out: The AbsenceSoft Compliance Engine tracks 200+ federal and state leave and accommodation laws and stacks concurrent leaves, and the Payroll Calculations module applies state paid leave offsets per pay period. The API is publicly documented in OpenAPI 3.1 at absencesoft.stoplight.io, with Employee, Case, Employer and Communications APIs and webhooks.
Watch out: There is no public price, and custom outbound file feeds and API build work cost extra. Payroll Calculations produces estimates and export files, not payments, so payroll still runs in your own system.
Best for
- US employers with high leave and accommodation caseloads
- HR teams moving FMLA and ADA work off spreadsheets
- TPAs and PEOs administering leave for many employers
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