Calamari reviews

I've been looking for a time and PTO tracker for my teams as we grow, and we have been previously using spreadsheets which has become too tedious. I signed up for a trial with Calamari and it was an easy discovery of value for money. Setup was easy, and whenever I encountered hiccups, their support was amazingly responsive (3-4 mins response time). I've seen bugs but they fix it in just a few minutes after I reported it. The effort their support team takes to actually help me out was very much commendable (they fixed my accrual rules, sent me screenshots of my actual account on where I can tweak something). They are also very patient, I love tinkering and their support walked me through the entire setup.The integrations with Slack and Google Calendar are also one of the many things I loved.

Not really a con, but I'd love to see an option to restrict requests on specific months/days.

Clear interface
Multiple functions
External integrations (especially the one with slack is useful)
Responsive support team

So far no cons, all the problems we had with this tool were quickly fixed

Monthly subscription cost and easy to use.

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

Calamari can be used for any country and any HR situations. Very helpful when you have several companies all over the world or when you need to adapt to some context.

[sensitive content hidden] just the fact that you cannot re-arrange the interface views.

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.

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

I love the Beacon feature which allows our staff to log in automatically when they come on the premises.

Moving employee details like emergency contact details into Core HR was disappointing.

Before calamari we always had a problem to clarify who is available and many hours people were working. There was always a guy who add some hours. Now we have everything in one app

Some of my workers say it has some bugs - on their phones calendar doesn't work

Slack notifications are really good. They help us keep up to date.

There is no view to see full public holidays calendar.

Excellent support, easy handling with Calamari

We would like to have the possibility to export the review but in the color of each leave event (vacation, sick days each different color..) so we can visualize it through the review for each employee per month. It would help us with the salary accounting process.

We are a small IT company that wants to digitize all applications because our work is flexible regarding time and place. Requests, entitlements, and time management are all in one place. We can't imagine our daily work without Calamari notifications on Slack. It improves our work-life :)

Initially, the interface seemed a bit clunky, but the Calamari team welcomes feedback and has made great progress over the past year. They ask about improvements and implement them quickly!

Easy to use
Custom settings for every employee
Fair cost

Sometimes it appears bugs
Entitlement always set to previous year for some weird reason

Everyone know actual holiday,sickness, work online or not.

That work online and holidays look the same. Icons ahould be different.

I like the online HR features
It simplifies workforce management
It comes with helpful time tracking features and makes scheduling easy too.

Calamari has all features. No malfunctioning witnessed.

Easy to use, intuitional, useful in general

Some features are missing, it is hard to adapt it when you are not a IT specialist

it is very easy to use and set up. You can set it up without any help

I dont like that you have removed the birthdays. You are also missing the anniversary dates reminder which would be nice.

We have loved using Calamari for PTO requests, syncing holiday & PTO calendars across our team. It integrates with Slack, making it easy to respond & request.

We haven't come across any aspects of Calamari that we don't like!

Easy to manage program and liked by the employees, which also allows them to control their own time.

Setting up the different options was a bit problematic but with a great help from Calamari support center (which was excellent) we solved all our issues.

Easy to use on app, integrates with slack

Employer and employee settings are a bit complicated and often hard to find. As a C Suite I often need to ask for help from our internal calamari 'expert' to assist with settings or features. Usability is a problem.

I love the customer service and willingness of the admins to help.

Nothing. Even if something is not working or there is no such feature we needed we always could count on the Admin team.

Online base, can use android tablet as a kiosk

Poor showing time of work, days off etc. in one doc, bearly accepted by inspection of work.

- easy to use
- fair pricing
- compatibility with Polish law

- integrations with another tools (n8n, zapier, make.com etc)
- reports nad exports could be better / more flexible

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.

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.

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.

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