Why it comes up: Tilt publishes pricing from $2.50 per employee a month and names HRIS connections.
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
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Read the Tilt write-up · J. J. Keller Leave Manager vs Tilt
Why it comes up: Stiira adds a separate edition for third party administrators, with implementation from $1,995.
Stands out: The same company sells a separate edition to third party administrators, with implementation starting at $2,995. The employer page says implementation typically takes 5 to 6 weeks and that employee self service is included.
Watch out: The subscription fee is quoted, so budget it from a demo on top of the implementation fee. No HRIS product names are listed.
Best for
- US HR teams that want to administer leave themselves
- Employers tracking continuous, intermittent, and reduced schedules
- Programs that move from FMLA into an ADA leave when job protection ends
Read the Stiira write-up · J. J. Keller Leave Manager vs Stiira
Why it comes up: Pulpstream adds an AI recommendation engine and named HRIS connectors, sold by quote.
Stands out: An AI recommendation engine suggests leave decisions from regulations and company policy, and intermittent leave is tracked in hours. The leave page shows logos for Workday, UKG, ADP, Dayforce, and others.
Watch out: Pulpstream is also a risk and case workflow platform, so leave is the lead offer on the leave page but not the only module. There is no public price.
Best for
- US employers from a few hundred people to very large workforces that run leave in house
- Teams that need intermittent hour tracking and designation letters
- HRIS customers on Workday, UKG, ADP, Dayforce, or Paylocity
Read the Pulpstream write-up · J. J. Keller Leave Manager vs Pulpstream
Why it comes up: AbsenceSoft covers 200+ leave and accommodation laws and publishes a 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
Read the AbsenceSoft write-up · J. J. Keller Leave Manager vs AbsenceSoft
