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What Is Calamari?

Calamari is an HR management software that makes people management easier. It allows planning and tracking all types of absences. You can track attendance using QR codes and iBeacons. You can get notification 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$1.70/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$1.70/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

  • API
  • Absence Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking Software
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Calendar Management
  • Compensation Management Software
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling Software
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • For Cloud
  • HR Management
  • Leave Policy Management
  • Leave Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Time Tracking
  • Multi-Location
  • Onboarding Software
  • Online Punch Card
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking Software
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Policy Management Software
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Punch card
  • Real Time Data
  • Real Time Updates
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Third Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking Software
  • 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
73%
4
25%
3
2%
1
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Kamil
Kamil
CEO & Founder in Poland
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great value for money, solid software

5.0 last year

Comments: Overall, I love it, easy to use, great value for money, awesome

Pros:

I like everything - it's easy to use, works as intended

Cons:

I have nothing negative to say about Calamari

Alternatives Considered: Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel

Reasons for Switching to Calamari: Great support, great value for money, no brainer purchase

Calamari Response

last year

Thank you for a great review! We're glad Calamari suits your needs and we hope you will love our new features!

Sarah
Operations Coordinator in Canada
Nonprofit Organization Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Excellent, low-cost solution for Non-profits!

4.0 6 months ago

Comments: By switching our leave management and time tracking to Calamari, we have greatly reduced the amount of administrative hours spent on tracking PTOs and ensuring staff are working an appropriate amount of hours. The Slack integration has also been a huge bonus - staff don't need to log in to yet another app and instead can manage time off and clocking in/out right from the Slack app that they already use all day long.

Pros:

Calamari has an easy to use, simple user design that was easy for our team to switch to. The support team is always very helpful in onboarding our organization and answering any questions to date. My favourite part is the Slack integration; my team uses Slack for daily communication, so having the ability to do practically anything you needed for time tracking and leave management within Slack has been extremely convenient.

Cons:

One feature that I think may be lacking is the work schedules. As office workers a team's schedule is usually pretty similar from week-to-week, however, we offer flexible work schedules that have varied number of hours or days that are worked every other week. Calamari currently doesn't have the ability to customize work schedules to this level, which has led our operations team to have to put in more hours than we would have liked in setting up work schedules to properly reflect scheduled number of hours. I would also think this would be a major downfall for any organization that schedules shifts for their employees.

Alternatives Considered: AttendanceBot, Jibble and BambooHR

Reasons for Choosing Calamari: To save valuable administrative time and reduce the chance of human error in paid time off calculations for staff.

Switched From: Jibble and Microsoft Excel

Reasons for Switching to Calamari: Calamari had a more user-friendly design, offered both time tracking and leave management (which most other programs did not), offered non-profit pricing, and had an extremely easy to use Slack integration.

Lauren
Office Manager in US
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great Tracking, Friendly Support

5.0 2 months ago New

Pros:

Great user interface. I've never had an issue - I used the chat feature for the first time in 2+ years today, and they were excellent.

Cons:

Today was the first issue I've had, and it was resolved quickly. I don't have anything negative that comes to mind.

Fyvia
HR and H&S Officer in Cyprus
Nonprofit Organization Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

FK Calamari Review

3.0 6 months ago

Comments: For a leave management system it is ok.

Pros:

That it provides an application and it is easier for our employees to log in.

Cons:

The manuals/guides/videos are not as explanatory as they need to be. Maybe some screenshots would help the users and the administrator. Also, the set up was not as easy as we thought and the support we had from Calamari was very limited and many times the answers of our questions were not helpfull or off topic.

Alternatives Considered: HR Partner

Reasons for Switching to Calamari: The cost.

Calamari Response

5 months ago

Hello. Thank you for your review. Our Customer Success team is available to our customers during work hours in Poland. That's why in case of a very different time zone, you may have to wait a little bit longer, but we always answer all your questions. If you feel like we didn't answer them, try to contact CS team again and we'll make sure to help you.

Marek
CEO in Poland
Financial Services Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Calamari REVIEW

4.0 4 months ago

Comments: The platform provided an efficient and reliable solution for time tracking, leave management, and attendance tracking.

Pros:

There were several aspects of Calamari that I found appealing. One of the things I liked most was its intuitive and user-friendly interface. Navigating through the platform and accessing various features such as time tracking, leave management, and attendance tracking was seamless and straightforward. The availability of mobile apps further enhanced the convenience, allowing employees to manage their time and leave requests on the go. Additionally, the reporting and analytics capabilities provided valuable insights into employee attendance patterns and helped streamline workforce management.

Cons:

One area that I liked least was the limited customization options. While the core functionalities of time tracking and leave management were solid, the ability to customize the platform to match specific business requirements was somewhat limited. Having more flexibility in terms of customizing leave policies, approval workflows, and reports would have been beneficial for organizations with unique needs.