Calamari Software

Pros

Easy to use, and integration with google. The possibility of define custom leave types. Create Users based on google users.

Cons

The upgrade subscription mechanism, that obligates me to update all the payment information again.

Visibility for managers to track time off.

Pros

I like the simple and elegant UI, it integrated to Google Suite and Slack with ease. My colleagues giggled about the name and had no idea what I was talking about at first. The designers liked the logo. Awesome customer service!

Cons

It doesn't seem to show true YTD absences, only all approved (which can be in the future). But they seem to constantly roll out updates, so I'm sure it will be possible in the next month or so.

Saves me a ton of time and makes it extremely easy to request PTO and absences.

Pros

Extremely straightforward for tracking PTO and absences, both requesting and approving. It's great to have a single place to verify all of the requests I've made so I can plan out the days where I'm out of office.

This software saves me so much time.

Cons

Some of the interface looks a little dated, but it's still very useable and intuitive. Ultimately, not many cons that I can think of.

Pros

* Easy to setup
* Intuitive dashboard
* Extremely useful for leave management for teams in different countries
* Really helpful support team (Customer Success Specialist)

Cons

* More features for mobile app (attachments, calendar, availability)

We can easily track and see the attendance of staff.

Pros

The app and user dashboard is very user-friendly.
Always listen to customer needs and put into action to support and fulfill such needs.

Cons

Some incidents where user clock-out but the system didn't capture the records. This likely happens to our Android users only.

Pros

It's super easy to navigate. Foolproof. Simple. My rep is super helpful, friendly and patient. My employees love it. It's seriously as easy as clicking a button. Anyone can use this software.

Cons

I wish there was a way to see more of the GPS feature. It's hard to know exactly where the clock in/out is because it only shows a small area. I also wish there were representatives in the US for quicker help.

The benefits are multiple Calamari is very easy to use, and transparent. With this software you will have ease of use, functionality, product quality and guaranteed customer service.

Pros

I like most about this software is that it is easy to administer and you can plan and track, answer questions from your employees, and have specific and crucial characteristics that companies need to provide an efficient management system. In addition, it is available in 4 languages English, Spanish, French and Polish.

Cons

The price could be a little more optimal, I would like to have the opportunity to insert collective festivities, to include all the employees in the calendar. However, it is nice to be able to connect through social networks.

Pros

Transparency, choice between different groups and the approval flows. Easily adding new employees to the system and editing employee data. Easy transfer of data into excel tables.
Modeling the types of absences is very easy and transparent.
Everyone is equally accessible.
We like the quick response of the Calamari Group!!
We recommend this software to all types of companies!

Cons

The price could be slightly more optimal, otherwise it is OK. We would like to have a chance to insert collective holidays, to put all employees in the calendar at the same time. However, the Calamari group always helps.

I got a grasp on managing the absence for 12 employees in my company.
The software is well done, it could be implemented by guiding the user with country based guideline information for managing HR.

Pros

The intuitive interface, the support and the intuitive settings. The support especially is very nice and follows you from day 1 with all the feedback and help you need

Pros

It has all necessary features and nice design
Great support
Could be adjusted to your needs (e.g. even calendar can be added)

Cons

Some things were not impossible to input by ourselves, only via support, but support rep is extremely nice and patient :)

Calamari increased our company day-to-day organization.

Pros

Calamari is very easy to use, very user friendly. It offers wide range of functionalities. I really appreciate extremly helpful technical support team.

Cons

There are some functionalities we miss. Such as the possibility of uploading documents into the employee account or 2 step verification for better security.

Pros

The reporting tool is very useful for analyzing data. Additionally, with this software we can keep a track of our employee absences and the annual leave of each employee.

Cons

Some of the functions need improvement, for example when you check the absence request details of an employee, there is no button to take you back to the same employee, you have to start over. Also, i am not able to amend the requests of the employees. For example we had a request for two days but the employee came to work on the second day so i will to amend his request. However, i cannot amend the existing request, i need to delete the previous and make a new request.

Pros

Highly customisable to work for an internationally distributed team - isn't pigeon holed into one country's particular leave/tax system. Keeps our entire team on the same HR page

Cons

User interface is perhaps not the most intuitive? Plus, to be honest, it also feels a bit dated. Also, I'd like to stay logged in - I shouldn't have to keep authenticating with my Google login every single time I want to use Calamari.

Pros

The interface is really user friendly and modern design, also the navigation is very clear and easy to udnerstand

Cons

- Easy to use
- Good customer support
- Can be integrated with other softwares
- Can easily manage team members

Pros

Customer support is excellent and very helpful, I have tried many systems but your support is exceptional. I also like a user friendly environment of the software.

Cons

Lack of customisation options, for instance, add company logo, choose company colours. Moreover, it would be great to be able add more advanced rules to holidays (e.g. an employee is allowed to take "additional holidays" only if the initial ones have been used fully.

Pros

It is easy to train staff to use! They adopted it in about two weeks aided extensively by the Azure integration.

Cons

It would be great if it integrated better with Office 365. Tighter even like with Staff Hub so that scheduling could be managed with calamari or that it would receive scheduling. Bottom line, not everyone works the exact same hours every week. ALSO substitute assignment needs to be something a team manager can do not ONLY the users.

more time!

Pros

Super easy to use, love the integrations. Having it link up to our calendar and slack has saved do much time!

Cons

Some of the configurations( flow/approval) are not intuitive and I wish the reporting was a little easier to run( I would love a report that JUST showed name # of PTo, # sick, # Remote)

We don't have to deal with any paperwork when dealing with time off. Employees can easily access how much time they've used and how much time off they have remaining.

Pros

The simplicity of requesting and approving time off is amazing. Having all of our time off syncing with a google calendar has really been wonderful. It's simple to set up, the customer service is great.

Pros

Calamari makes it very easy to keep track of vacation. They are very responsive to questions and are always updating the software.

Cons

Setting up your initial vacation protocol for employees can be confusing but Calamari is helpful and will set it up for you if you tell them what you want it to do.

Super easy leave management and clock in/clock out (using beacon).

Pros

It's a new way of absence & leave management. You can plan and track all types of vacation, paid time off, sickness and you can do it without old, annoying paper forms. You'r always few mouse clicks from your dreamed vacations ;) Another wery importand feature is clock in/clock out - it's super easy to use especially with bluetooth beacons support. Place a token in your office reception and install/configure calamari app on our phone. That's all! You can forget about clockin in/out ever again. It will by done automaticaly when you enter/leave your offiice. If you don't want to use beacons or when you'r work from home you can still clock in/out "manual" from mobile app. It's worth to mention that calamari has super helpfull customer service.

Cons

Beacon support for Android phone still need some fine-tunning compareing to iOS version. Except that - it's just perfect!