Calamari
Leave, time, and scheduling in one mid-market HR stack.
From $2.50/employee/mo Free trial API
Bottom line
Modular HR for time off, attendance, and core HR. Each module is $2.50 per employee a month. Standard API is included.
Stands out for: Pick Time Off, Time and Attendance, and Core HR as modules, with Slack, Teams, and Google already in the box.
Watch out for: Modules stack at $2.50 per employee a month each, so time off, attendance and core HR together cost three times the headline, and there is a minimum bill.
Overview
Calamari is modular HR software. Time Off covers leave types, carry-over, multi-country policies, and approval flows. Time and Attendance adds clock-in from web, mobile, kiosk, NFC, Slack, and Teams, plus timesheets and project time. Core HR adds a people list, documents, custom fields, and employee requests. Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, and Teams are named. A standard API quota is included: 2 requests per second, 600 per hour, 6,000 per day.
HR teams pick Calamari to replace spreadsheets for leave and clock-ins. Time Off, Time and Attendance, Core HR, Performance and Scheduling are each $2.50 per employee a month, and prices can also be shown in EUR. This is not payroll. Buying starts from the calculator or a trial. If you need US payday and tax filing, look at a payroll suite.
Who it's for
Best for
- EU and multi-country teams with complex leave rules
- Companies that clock in from Slack, Teams, or a kiosk
- HR teams that want documents beside time off
- Builders who will use the included API quota
Not ideal for
- Buyers who want one flat price for every module
- Enterprises that want a full payroll HCM
Key features
Leave management. Time-off requests on the same employee record as schedules.
Scheduling. Publish shifts that flow into planned hours and timesheets.
Time & attendance. Clock and attendance tied to HR leave data.
Pricing
Calamari prices each module at $2.50 per employee a month: Time Off, Time and Attendance, Core HR, Performance and Scheduling. Prices can also be shown in EUR. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Calamari expensive?
Calamari starts at $2.50/employee/mo. We list 54 HRIS tools in total. 3 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $9 a month.
- 31 quote-based
- 3 free tier
- 18 public price
Worked out automatically from every HRIS listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Modules for leave, clock-in, and HR files
- Slack, Teams, Google, and Microsoft included
- API quota included with the product
Cons
- Each module is priced separately
- Not a payroll or tax-filing tool
- Module stacking can raise the bill
Integrations
Google Workspace Microsoft 365 Slack MS Teams Jira Asana
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
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| | – | $2.50/employee/mo | – | ✓ | |
| | – | Free plan | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $8/user/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | €7.60/employee/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $4.99/user/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
Free plan MCP API
Time tracking with a free plan if you want published USD prices.
$8/user/mo API
European HR suite if you want payroll options beside leave.
€7.60/employee/mo API
HRIS if you want a broader European people platform.
$4.99/user/mo MCP API
US time clock if you want a $4.99 user rate plus a $19 base.
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