Compared on published pricing and documentation · checked 2026-09-16
Leavo vs LeaveBoard
LeaveBoard: Simple leave tracking with a free plan for up to nine employees. 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.
Pick LeaveBoard if you are under ten people and only need leave requests, approvals and a team calendar. Pick Leavo if you want leave, time tracking and shift planning in one free tool under nine people, or if you want time tracking and shift planning included rather than bolted on. Neither runs payroll.
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Side by side
| Leavo | LeaveBoard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1.35 per employee per month on Pro, billed annually (about 17% more when billed monthly) |
| Fifteen people, leave only | $37.33 a month on Professional; $62.25 on Premium | About $20 a month on Pro, billed annually |
| Free plan | Yes — under nine members | Yes — up to 9 employees |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 14 days |
| Minimum | None | None stated |
| What it covers | Leave, time tracking and shift planning in every tier | Leave only, plus an employee directory, HR dashboards and reports |
| Time tracking | Yes — planned vs actual sessions, automatic overtime, day and week validation, badge/device support | No |
| Shift planning | Yes — draft, publish, auto-lock; copy-week; change requests | No |
| Multi-country holidays | Yes — public holidays for 100+ countries, per policy group | Not stated on the pricing page — check the locations 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) | Per the vendor’s site; not verified by us |
| Best for | Small teams that want dedicated leave tracking without a full HRIS | Tiny teams that only need leave tracked and want a free plan, with no time or shifts |
Leavo figures from its pricing page and product pages; LeaveBoard figures from its pricing page. Both checked 2026-09-16. List prices change — confirm before buying.
Pick LeaveBoard if
- You are under ten people and only need leave requests, approvals and a team calendar
- You want the lowest published per-seat price once you outgrow the free tier
- You do not need time tracking, shift planning or compliance checks
Pick Leavo if
- You want leave, time tracking and shift planning in one free tool under nine people
- You need multi-country public-holiday calendars built in
- You employ under a Swiss CCT or French CCN and want compliance checks
- You want the hours liability visible on the dashboard, not reconstructed at exit
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 LeaveBoard?
On list prices checked 2026-09-16: Leavo Professional is $448 a year, about $37 a month for 15 members. LeaveBoard is About $20 a month on Pro, billed annually. Free plan for up to 9 employees; Enterprise pricing on request above 80 employees. Below nine members Leavo is free and LeaveBoard is not.
Does LeaveBoard do time tracking and shifts like Leavo?
LeaveBoard: No. Shifts: No. 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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Sources
- Leavo — pricing and product pages
- LeaveBoard — pricing