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Compared on published pricing and documentation · checked 2026-09-16

Leavo vs absence.io

absence.io: German absence management, with time tracking and personnel files on the higher tiers. 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; absence.io is not

The short version

Pick absence.io if you run payroll through DATEV and want the export. Pick Leavo if you are under nine people and want a genuinely free tool, or if you want time tracking and shift planning included rather than bolted on. Neither runs payroll.

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Side by side

Leavoabsence.io
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 €2.99 per user per month on Starter, €4.99 on Pro, €7.99 on Complete; 10% off with annual billing
Fifteen people, leave only $37.33 a month on Professional; $62.25 on Premium €44.85 a month on Starter; €74.85 on Pro
Free plan Yes — under nine members No
Free trial 30 days, no card 14 days, no card
Minimum None None stated
What it covers Leave, time tracking and shift planning in every tier Absence management on Starter; time tracking, digital personnel files and SSO on Pro; expenses, DATEV export and API on Complete
Time tracking Yes — planned vs actual sessions, automatic overtime, day and week validation, badge/device support Yes, on Pro and above
Shift planning Yes — draft, publish, auto-lock; copy-week; change requests No shift-planning module on the pricing page
Multi-country holidays Yes — public holidays for 100+ countries, per policy group Public-holiday calendars by location — verify the countries you need
Compliance checks Swiss CCT and French CCN presets with weekly checks No collective-agreement or working-time checks
Integrations AI assistant (chat and voice); clock devices; API (per vendor) Calendar sync; DATEV export and API on Complete
Best for Small teams that want dedicated leave tracking without a full HRIS German and Austrian SMEs that want absence plus time tracking and a DATEV payroll export

Leavo figures from its pricing page and product pages; absence.io figures from its pricing page. Both checked 2026-09-16. List prices change — confirm before buying.

Pick absence.io if

  • You run payroll through DATEV and want the export
  • You want digital personnel files alongside absence tracking
  • You are happy with a German-first product and euro pricing

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Pick Leavo if

  • You are under nine people and want a genuinely free tool
  • You need shift planning as well as leave and time
  • You employ under a Swiss CCT or French CCN and want compliance checks
  • You want the product in English, French, Spanish and Italian

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 absence.io?

On list prices checked 2026-09-16: Leavo Professional is $448 a year, about $37 a month for 15 members. absence.io is €44.85 a month on Starter; €74.85 on Pro. You pay only for active licences; no setup fee. Below nine members Leavo is free and absence.io is not.

Does absence.io do time tracking and shifts like Leavo?

absence.io: Yes, on Pro and above. Shifts: No shift-planning module on the pricing page. 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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