# Vacation Tracker Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Vacation Tracker the right Leave Management System solution for you? Explore 127 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/189276/Vacation-Tracker/reviews --- Vacation Tracker 4.7 (127) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/189276/Vacation-Tracker/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated June 3rd, 2026 # Reviews of Vacation Tracker Ease of use 4.8 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews SM Susan M Delivery coordinatorInformation Technology and Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The tool helps manage employee attendance score and tracking leave plans easier.“ September 16, 2025 CM Cat M SVP of OperationsPublic Relations and Communications, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “My only quibble with Vacation Tracker is that, while it allows for 2 levels of approval, it does not allow flexibility for different approval structures (we often need 3-4 managers to each approve).“ May 13, 2026 CM Cat M SVP of OperationsPublic Relations and Communications, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It is incredibly intuitive and the integration with Teams makes it a breeze for both managers and employees.“ May 13, 2026 JB Jamie B Office AdministratorConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I also don't think the reports are useful since a date range can't be selected so it's doesn't align with payroll.“ August 25, 2025 SE Sarah E Project CoordinatorPublic Relations and Communications, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Overall super happy with the product, and it has really helped us track and manage time off - before, we were using an excel sheet and there was too much room for human error.“ September 16, 2025 HE Holden E FounderFinancial Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I had to search through a bunch of bullshit competitors to land here.“ February 11, 2026 KC Kristen C Operations and FinanceReligious Institutions, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “ease of use for employee, that it is integrated in slack a system we already use, the team went out of their way to help me with the set up.“ February 18, 2026 AM Aleksandra M Head of OperationsMarketing and Advertising, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Holidays have to be set, which doesn't work for my team because it's international and we let everyone choose their own holiday, etc“ October 10, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 127 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Keylor A. Director of Strategy Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Does exactly what you need if you're looking for a time off management tool" April 10, 2023 4.0 I needed a tool to move out of Pause since it wasn't working for me, and I did not need a fully fledged HR management system, just a time off application, this was perfect for that purpose Pros It's easy to use and implement, it can be customized to multiple team needs and requirements where others tools had failed me Cons It's rather expensive for what it does, we're currently looking to develop a similar app internally since the functionality, while effective, is not particularly sophisticated, at a lower price points we might've considered using this as a permanent solution Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker It was more customizable and could be integrated into Slack seamlessly Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker April 11, 2023 Hi Keylor, first of all, thank you so much for your feedback and for choosing Vacation Tracker! Our Complete plan does offer the Accrual option but it also includes a lot of other great features such as Smaller Time Intervals; Labels; Scheduled Reporting etc. It's also a plan that we will keep adding great automations to (hence the difference between the Core and the Complete plan). SM Susan M. Delivery coordinator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Good tool with ease of use." September 16, 2025 4.0 Good, value for money. Calendar view could be a bit improved. General consensus with the team is that the tool is easy to use. Pros Easy to track leaves. Requesting and approving leaves through Vacation tracker bot has been extremely useful. The tool helps manage employee attendance score and tracking leave plans easier. Cons Certain aspects of leave tracking like partial leaves are limited to specific extensions to be added to subscription. The calendar view could be improved. Alternatives considered [absentify](https://www.capterra.com/p/268414/absentify/) Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker Ease of use, price and features best for my team was found with vacation tracker Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker September 18, 2025 Thank you for your review, Susan! EF Eva F. Chief of Staff Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "AIFIAN review " March 17, 2025 3.0 Overall it gets the job done (timesheet tracking) but the UX can be improved, and some settings can be more customizable Pros Slack integration / monthly report / wallchart view Cons Slack integration can be buggy Slack notification is hard to read Slack status does not update automatically for hourly leave type Cannot set notification for last minute leave summation Alternatives considered [Flamingo](https://www.capterra.com/p/250447/Flamingo/) Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker Team history and status, update frequency Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker March 19, 2025 Eva, thanks so much for sharing your feedback. We really appreciate it and take it seriously. Our team will reach out and see how we can help with the issues you’ve been experiencing. We’re always working to make things better, and we’ll do our best to get this sorted for you as soon as possible. EW Elisabeth W. Loan servicing Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Vacation Tracker " February 27, 2026 5.0 My experience with Vacation Tracker has been great. Simple and intuitive to use and responsive customer service. Pros Vacation Tracker makes it simple and easy to track our employees vacation and sick days. All of our employees find it easy to request days off. Cons No complaints. I haven’t had any issues so far with using Vacation Tracker on the administrator end and no complaints from employees either. Alternatives considered [Kickserv](https://www.capterra.com/p/122541/Kickserv/)[BambooHR](https://www.capterra.com/p/110968/BambooHR/) Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker We chose vacation tracker after having a demo session and seeing the ease of use. Review Source TK Theresa K. Director Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simple to use" September 16, 2025 4.0 It has served it's initial purpose for leave management in giving my employees visibility to their allocated leave time. Pros Leave Management and employee management. It took the manual process using spreadsheets to automation in a tracking tool. Cons Reporting. Would like the ability to create some ad hoc reports per branch, or by division, or certain group of employees. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker September 17, 2025 Thank you for your feedback! We do have various reporting options available, so please reach out to hello@vacationtracker.io and our team will be happy to help you set them up. GT Georgina T. Front Office Manager Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Would definitely reccommend" September 23, 2025 4.0 My experience has been great and I have no issues at all. I would definitley reccommend this software as it is so user friendly and easy to undertand and use. Pros Very user friendly and easy to use. I like having the oprion of usin different versions of what calender I perfer to use. Cons When you purchase the lower cost version you can't use the hourly add on unless you pay extra. It would be nice to have a few more options for items that you don't have to pay to add on. Review Source KC Kristen C. Operations and Finance Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Operation and Finance Director" February 18, 2026 5.0 The support team has been great, as employees learn to use it, it has been very helpful. I was thankful for the time they spent helping me learn. Pros ease of use for employee, that it is integrated in slack a system we already use, the team went out of their way to help me with the set up. Cons a little harder to set up than I would have liked, we have so many people and departments it required me to think through all the possibilities, but in the end it worked. Review Source SB Sarah B. Chief of Staff Information Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to use, wish there was HRIS integration " September 16, 2025 5.0 Works well, no issues. Easy to navigate. I really like how it has given our small team visibility into outages. Pros I like that there are records (logs, reports, etc.) and it is super easy to use. The system has not had any bugs or issues. Cons I wish it integrated into our HRIS system (like JustWorks) because we have to track the PTO in two separate places. On days that there is no one on PTO, I'd prefer no alerts or just "forward-looking alerts" if there is someone leaving soon. Review Source SB Shania B. Office Manager Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Office Manager" September 16, 2025 5.0 I love it for the cost and the employees have enjoyed how easy it is to operate. Also logging in and out is easy, attendance is a helpful thing to see but I wish the users couldn't see others time off. Pros The simplicity and the teams integration. It makes payroll tracking a lot easier when we can easily click on each user. Cons how the time off requests come through teams instead of an alert on the app and I wish the users couldn't see others time off. Review Source AC Andrea C. CSR Insurance Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simple, reliable, and time-saving PTO tracker" September 16, 2025 4.0 Overall, Vacation Tracker has been a reliable and user-friendly tool that saves a lot of time compared to managing PTO manually. It keeps the team organized, reduces confusion, and helps the team stay on top of leaves. A few improvements in reporting and mobile functionality would make it even better, but it already does the core job very well. Pros What I liked most about Vacation Tracker is how simple and intuitive it is to request and approve time off. The calendar view makes it easy to see who’s away and avoid scheduling conflicts. Cons What I liked least is that the reporting options could be more flexible. Would love to be able to have the option to input repetitive events such set up WFH days Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker September 17, 2025 We’re happy to hear Vacation Tracker is making time off requests easier and helping your team stay organized. Thank you for the suggestions on reporting and repetitive events, we’ll keep them in mind as we continue improving the app. AM Aleksandra M. Head of Operations Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The Super Mega Review" October 10, 2024 4.0 It does the job, but I'd like a little more flexibility of the system Pros Slack integration and ease of use when it comes to the basic functions for teams (time off and toil) Cons The frigidity of the system. For example, I couldn't switch from email to Slack without customer support. Holidays have to be set, which doesn't work for my team because it's international and we let everyone choose their own holiday, etc Alternatives considered [BambooHR](https://www.capterra.com/p/110968/BambooHR/) Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker Because of budget constraints - vacation tracker is more affordable Switched from [Jotform](https://www.capterra.com/p/158456/JotForm-4-0/)[Slack](https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/)[Google Sheets](https://www.capterra.com/p/169718/Google-Sheets/) Form in Jot + notif in slack + tracker in sheets. Switched because I'm too busy to do things manually Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker February 11, 2025 Thanks for sharing your feedback! 😊 Automatic platform switching will soon be available - stay tuned for more updates! Regarding holidays, with Vacation Tracker, you can configure multiple locations and import holidays specific to each one, plus manually add others. This gives you great flexibility! Feel free to reach out if you need help setting it up - our Support team is always there to help. JA Joseph A. Partner Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "So far so good" January 29, 2025 5.0 So far so good. I was looking for something intuitive and this checks that box. Pros It's very easy to use for both employees and employers. Cons I wish we could get email notifications when employees request time off, rather than only getting Teams notifications. Switched from [isolved](https://www.capterra.com/p/164417/iSolved/) It was very difficult to use for both employers and employees. It was extremely clunky. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker February 11, 2025 Happy to hear Vacation Tracker is working well for you! 😊 We appreciate the feedback on the notifications and we'll keep you updated, it's on our roadmap. 🚀 CN Casey N. Director of IT Printing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "DPi Review" December 14, 2023 5.0 Pros I like the fact that you can go to "Teams" and request and approve time off, working from home, and sick days all from one place Cons I don't like how it takes a few hours to update on your office calendar. On the website it updates immediately but not for the office calendar when you connect it unless you connect another vacation tracker then it does update automatically Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker Because they didn't have an app that let you request off from your phone and also couldn't see the calendar from your phone. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker December 28, 2023 Thank you for a great review and for your feedback Casey! Please don't forget, we offer a few calendar connections including the Teams tab calendar view and the personal calendar connection that syncs immediately. If you need any assistance setting these up, feel free to reach out at any time! JS Jonathan S. Accounting and Human Resource Specialist Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great program for tracking PTO" December 14, 2023 5.0 Even though I am relatively new user/admin, so far the experience has been a positive one and I believe it fits our organization's needs nicely! Pros I love that it integrates directly with Microsoft Teams and Outlook so that employees can see everything in one application. Cons It is a bit confusing to navigate as there are multiple ways in Teams to request leave, see your profile, cancel leaves, etc. Alternatives considered [TimeOut](https://www.capterra.com/p/120151/TimeOut/)[LeaveBoard](https://www.capterra.com/p/167068/LeaveBoard/) Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker We like that it integrates right into Microsoft Teams and Outlook Calendar. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker December 28, 2023 Jonathan, thank you for your review and feedback! Please keep in mind, if you have any questions or need any assistance you can always check our step by steps on our HelpDesk or reach out to Support directly! DM Deborah M. ADMIN ALLIANCE LIASON Political Organization Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "OKLAHOMA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Review" October 16, 2024 5.0 The overall experience with Vacation Tracker has so far been good. Pros Simplicity! The overall look and feel of Vacation Tracker! Cons Not being able to break down the days more. It would have been more useful for our company to have the option of breaking PTO down to the minute, instead of only having the Full Day & Half Day options. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker February 10, 2025 Thanks for the review! 😊 We’re glad to hear you’re enjoying the simplicity and look of Vacation Tracker. Just a heads-up, the option to request days off in hourly increments is available on the Complete plan. Let us know if you need anything else. NR Neil R. IT Manager Wholesale Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Perfect to Track Staff " February 6, 2024 4.0 Excellent piece fo kit for a small and medium sized businesses. Pros Perfect for our staff to let us know when they will be off work with Sickness and also perfect for lettin gus know when staff have booked the time off. Its also great that it lets you know when someone else is off in the team when you get your notification that holiday has been requested Cons That it does not connect directly to Teams Shifts as this would be a neat feature as you cannot clock in and out on Vacation Tracker Review Source ML Maddie L. Human Resources Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Thankful that we found Vacation Tracker" December 20, 2023 5.0 Overall, we are happy with the product for the cost, the UI, and the ease of use. The VT team is nice and pretty easy to work with but the actual process of merging our data was a nightmare. I wish there was an easier way - honestly we were ready to pay VT for this service because our tiny team didn't have enough hours in the day to do it ourselves. We ended up outsourcing this task to another team with more bandwidth. I'd just suggest that VT include this as part of the pricing to onboard with the platform. Pros The simplicity of the platform and the ease of setting it up was great. We also love the Slack integration - this was huge for our global company. Cons The merging of data was excruciating. It was NOT an easy process and required many hours to get the data exactly perfect for VT to be able to merge. This was really really difficult for our small HR team as we were in the midst of a hiring surge and nobody had the capacity to do this incredibly time consuming data gathering. The report from our old PTO tracker did not work for the needs of VT so someone had to go through a years worth of PTO/Sick Time, etc. for 50+ employees one by one. Switched from [absence.io](https://www.capterra.com/p/153192/absence-io/) Cost primarily, ease of use, simplicity. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker December 28, 2023 Thank you so much for your review and for helping us spread the word about Vacation Tracker. We understand the import of data can be a difficult task when switching from another system, which is why we've introduced our new Import feature to help future teams easily enter their data into Vacation Tracker. We'll be working on improving the Import feature with time. We appreciate your feedback and happy holidays to you and your team! JT Josh T. Post Production Director Broadcast Media Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great time off management system built right into Slack" August 7, 2023 4.0 Pros We love using Vacation Tracker because it was super easy to deploy across our full team, and the best part is that it integrates right into Slack. This is a big deal since we all spend most of our day with Slack open, so not having to worry about another app or website is nice. We also love the ability to create custom types of time off, since our company has many different categories of time off that all have different allotments. Cons My only complaint would be that I wish the Vacation Tracker website was a little bit more robust. Sometimes I find it a little TOO simple. However, I think it's a double edged sword because I really do love the simplicity of its layout. Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker We chose Vacation Tracker because of its affordable price and instant deployment across our team via Slack. The onboarding process was seamless for us. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker December 28, 2023 Thank you for your review, Josh, we really appreciate it! AP Avni P. Deputy Director Environmental Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Thankful to have eliminated our clunky spreadsheets! " April 22, 2024 5.0 Pros Vacation Tracker is simple to use, and whenever we had an issue, customer service was INCREDIBLE about addressing our issues quickly. Cons I wish the plans were more customizable. For example, our team needs the "Time Off in Lieu" feature for about half our staff (6 people). Unfortunately, we would have to upgrade all the way to Pro in order to get this feature. We'd be willing to pay a little bit more for just this one feature, but if we have to go all the way to pro, we can forgo the upgrade and work around this one issue. Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker Compatibility with google calendar is a massive plus. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker February 11, 2025 Hello Avni, thank you so much for your feedback! We’re thrilled to hear your team is happy with Vacation Tracker. Regarding TOIL, it's currently available only as part of the Complete plan. If you need help setting it up, our team is always here to assist! MG Michael G. IT Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Effective Tool" April 22, 2024 4.0 Overall, Vacation Tracker has streamlined our time off request, approval and tracking processes very well. We're very happy with the service, and look forward to expanded functionality and features. Pros Makes it very easy to manage time off requests and have visibility across departments and teams. Cons Would like some additional reporting, or the ability to have the date/time that a request is submitted, the name of the approver, and approval date and time of a request be included in export data. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker February 11, 2025 Thank you for the review, Michael! We’ve released new reports that offer more flexibility, and we’re continuing to improve them. Keep an eye out for more updates coming soon! OV Olga V. Finance & Operations Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simple and well integrated" October 25, 2021 5.0 I've been very happy with it and the wider team has had no issues adapting it. It offers great visibility and accountability for leave taken. They are always updating it and the support has been very responsive. Pros Vacation Tracker has excellent integration with Slack and Google Calendar, with most leave requests and approvals done through Slack. The support team is extremely responsive and has been able to quickly solve any questions or issues we had with the app. The app itself is very easy to navigate and mostly self-explanatory. The leave policies, locations and approval flow are quite customisable and extremely user friendly. The leave accrual functionality has been a fantastic addition, and allowances can be adjusted by individual. Cons Could us more flexibility in leave policies, for example ability to submit requests retroactively Alternatives considered [Spock](https://www.capterra.com/p/182838/Spock/)[LeaveBoard](https://www.capterra.com/p/167068/LeaveBoard/)[Timetastic](https://www.capterra.com/p/146655/Timetastic/) Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker December 9, 2021 Olga thank you for your review and we are so happy to hear all the positive feedback. As for the feature mentioned, your feature request is on our list and we will make sure to let you know once it becomes available! Mauricio R. Executive Assistant Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Amazing tool" June 13, 2023 5.0 Pros Great to use! Simple and easy, and very user friendly. Cons The payment. They should have an invoicing option. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker June 29, 2023 Hi Mauricio, thank you for sharing your experience with the community! We are actually looking into other payment options and we hope to introduce them next year! Chris May S. Senior Creative Director Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Exactly what we were looking for" February 7, 2024 5.0 Pros This is the exact product we were looking for. We went from spreadsheets and manually entering PTO on a shared calendar to Vacation Tracker. Easy to set up, integrated with Google Calendar, and cost effective. Our staff can now see their PTO balance by logging in vs. requesting a balance from management. Cons Hard to find. We researched several solutions before stumbling across your product on a google search. Reason for choosing Vacation Tracker Vacation Tracker has a simple, clean interface and had all the features we were looking for. Other systems were bloated with features we didn't need. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker February 19, 2024 Thank you for your review, Chris May. We really appreciate it! RN Rick N. Dir of Marketing Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product that keeps getting better" June 6, 2024 5.0 Pros Slick system that is accessible on Teams, mobile, web. Cons Time increments are limited. Email integration for making requests would be a nice addition. Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker February 11, 2025 Thanks for the awesome review! 😊 We offer full day, half day (both available on the Core plan), and hourly increments on the Complete plan for added flexibility. We're always working to improve our platform, so stay tuned for updates. Let us know if you need anything else! JC Jack C. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I really respect this product " June 11, 2022 5.0 Pros This may be the first unprompted review I have ever left. I googled and found this solutions swiftly. It solved a very simple but complex global vacation and national leave challenge we had that has been crucial to our culture. Managed everything through the UX. Just generally a happy and impressed customer Cons It would have been mildly helpful if it could have imported more international vacation days by region, or even ranked them In terms of adoption Review Source Response from Vacation Tracker June 24, 2022 Thank you Jack! We are very proud to be your first unprompted review. :) We'll definitely take your feedback into consideration. If you do have any other feedback or questions/requests, feel free to reach out to our Support team at any time! Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.