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What is Calamari?

Calamari is an HR management software that makes people management easier. It allows for planning and tracking of all types of absences. You can get notifications about upcoming absences and time-off requests. Calamari supports companies with offices based in multiple countries and locations and supports role-based security. The app is integrated with project management tools like JIRA, Slack, Office265, GSuite, Microsoft Teams, Basecamp, and Asana.

Who Uses Calamari?

Calamari helps in employees' time tracking management. It automates and simplifies processes connected to absences and timesheets. We provide support in the initial set up & employees' data import.

Where can Calamari be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premise

About the vendor

  • Calamari
  • Founded in 2014

Calamari support

  • Chat

Countries available

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra and 224 others

Languages

English, French, German, Polish, Spanish

Calamari pricing

Starting Price:

US$2.00/month
  • Yes, has free trial
  • No free version

Calamari does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Calamari paid version starts at US$2.00/month.

Pricing plans get a free trial

About the vendor

  • Calamari
  • Founded in 2014

Calamari support

  • Chat

Countries available

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra and 224 others

Languages

English, French, German, Polish, Spanish

Calamari videos and images

Calamari Software - Calendar with detailed information about upcoming absences, holidays, and remote work
Calamari Software - Online Timesheets with all the details about employees working time. You have a possibility to clock in/out, call a break, add project, and notes
Calamari Software - Clock in/out and see all the details about your working day
Calamari Software - Manage your company documents with ease
Calamari Software - Many possible integrations with a possibility to use our API
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Calamari Software - Calendar with detailed information about upcoming absences, holidays, and remote work
Calamari Software - Online Timesheets with all the details about employees working time. You have a possibility to clock in/out, call a break, add project, and notes
Calamari Software - Clock in/out and see all the details about your working day
Calamari Software - Manage your company documents with ease
Calamari Software - Many possible integrations with a possibility to use our API

Features of Calamari

  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Calendar Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Compensation Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Leave Policy Management
  • Leave Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Location
  • Onboarding
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Swapping
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking

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Reviews of Calamari

Average score

Overall
4.7
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.9
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.7

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001

Find reviews by score

5
72%
4
26%
3
2%
1
0%
Dorota
Dorota
HR Business Partner in Poland
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A powerful solution to get rid of paperwork!

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Do you remember the days when all of your employees had to give you paper requests to go on vacations? I don't! Calamari is lovely, and we got rid of all the silly paperwork we had to do back in the past!

Pros:

- Really helpful regarding compliance. You don't have to remember about all those required by the labour law requests. You have them all inside one app! - Gives you plenty of customization options. We added a few custom made types of leave like Anniversary Vacay Days. It was super easy to configure. - Great integrations with Google calendar and slack. You can see all the most important information, not login in. - All in one virtual place! No more checking paper to verify PTOs!

Cons:

I can't think of any! Calamari changed my life :)

Calamari Response

3 years ago

Hello! We're really glad to hear that! We're working hard to make Calamari a helpful and simple solution everyone can use. Managing the variety of labor policies is one of the features that make HR management in multinational companies easier ;).

Fredrich
President in US
Telecommunications, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good, but still room for improvement

4.0 4 weeks ago New

Comments: Okay, but I have to endure staff complaints after we transitioned from a former in-house program to Calamari with its shortcomings as mentioned above.

Pros:

The fact that it is available as a Web app, Mobile App and can be integrated with MS Teams, etc.

Cons:

The calendar should be improved across all platforms to give a first-glance distinction of approved vs pending approval requests, partial vs full day leave, clear and very visible identification of company holidays without the need to hover over the days to figure it out.

Rob
Owner in UK
Construction, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Decent value for money timekeeping app

3.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Monthly subscription cost and easy to use.

Cons:

such a bland and unhelpful interface. no Auto clock in / clock out

Alternatives Considered: TimeKeeper and ClockShark

Reasons for Switching to Calamari: Cost

Calamari Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review. The auto clock in/out feature is an excellent idea. Let me pass it on to our team. We always listen to our clients' needs and are open to improvements you need the most.

Philip
CEO in US
Biotechnology, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

EverCell Bio, Inc. Review

4.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: Overall good. The support at the company has been very helpful.

Pros:

Great functions for a small business that requires different inputs

Cons:

It can be tedious to alter some of the customizations

Alternatives Considered: Paychex Flex

Reasons for Switching to Calamari: This was more customizable and can function independently

Oleg
CEO in UK
Design, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Highly recommend for team management for Slack based teams

5.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: Generally good. It helped to automate many processes in our agency.

Pros:

Integration with Slack, reliability of work, automation of many processes when using tool, team likes it, trusts it and uses it. No need to train or onboard team on the tool, its simple.

Cons:

Settings around holidays and limitations around breaks types for Slack. Not user friendly reporting. No dashboard of present employees.