Overview

Timetastic was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in the United Kingdom, focused on employee leave and holiday management as a productivity tool that handles annual, sick, comp and personal leave requests and approvals at minimal administrative cost. Positioned as a replacement for paper leave forms and Excel rosters, it is widely used by small and mid-sized businesses and remote teams as a lightweight HR leave solution.

Timetastic's philosophy is "do one thing exceptionally well": instead of covering attendance and payroll, it turns leave requests, approval flows, balance calculations and team calendars into an out-of-the-box experience. Two-way Google Calendar and Outlook sync plus Slack notifications reflect every employee's time-off status in team calendars and collaboration tools in real time, reducing information gaps and giving managers a clear view of available days.

Key Strengths

  • Single-minded focus: Deep in leave management since 2015, more focused and faster to adopt than general HR suites.
  • Automatic balance calculation: The system calculates annual leave balances from hire date and policy automatically, saving manual HR work.
  • Clear team calendar: Two-way sync with Google Calendar and Outlook keeps everyone's time off visible in real time for easier scheduling.
  • Native Slack integration: Request, approve and review leave directly in chat, fitting the habits of remote teams.
  • Low price point: Paid plans start around $2-4 per user per month, in the low range for HR tools, with a free trial.

Product Ecosystem

Leave Requests & Approvals

Supports annual, sick, comp and personal leave types. Employees submit requests online, with customizable approval chains and notification rules, and managers approve or reject in one click.

Team Calendar View

Shows all employees' time off by month or week, filterable by team, department or location, and syncs two-way with Google Calendar and Outlook to keep scheduling conflict-free.

Balance & Policy Management

Automatically computes each employee's annual leave entitlement, supporting public holidays, proration on hire/exit and carryover across years to reduce manual HR work.

Slack & Office Integrations

Provides a Slack app for submitting, approving and viewing leave directly in chat, plus Office 365/Outlook integration and an open API to connect existing office systems.

Mobile Apps

iOS and Android apps let employees request and approve leave anywhere, suited to remote and distributed work.

Limitations

  • Narrow scope: Covers leave management only, without attendance, time tracking or payroll; teams needing these must pair it with tools such as TMetric.
  • Basic mobile and reporting: The mobile app is simple, and deep HR reporting, multi-dimensional analysis and export are limited.
  • Limited enterprise support: Geared toward small and mid-sized teams, with shallow support for complex approvals, multi-level permissions and group structures.
  • Average localization: The interface and docs are primarily in English.

Use Cases

  • SMB leave management (★★★★★): Out-of-the-box leave requests and approvals replace Excel rosters. See remote team management tool comparison.
  • Remote and hybrid teams （★★★★☆）: Team calendar plus Slack integration keeps time-off status visible across distributed work.
  • Fast startup adoption （★★★★☆）: Low cost and a low learning curve, live within minutes.
  • Companies needing attendance and payroll in one suite （★★☆☆☆）: The narrow scope suggests a full HR suite instead.
  • Large enterprises with multi-level approvals （★★☆☆☆）: Approval and permission capabilities are limited in complex structures.

Pricing

Plan Price Core Features
Free Trial $0 Full feature trial, no credit card required
Paid About $2-4/user/month Unlimited leave types, team calendar, Google Calendar/Outlook sync, Slack integration, API

Note: Timetastic bills per user per month with prices varying by plan and billing cycle; a free trial is usually available.

FAQ

  • How do I choose between Timetastic and a general HR system? If you only need leave management, Timetastic is lighter and cheaper; if you also need attendance, performance and payroll, choose a full HR suite. Evaluate in remote team management tool comparison.

  • Can it sync with team calendars? Yes. Timetastic syncs two-way with Google Calendar and Outlook, showing everyone's time off in real time for easier scheduling. More remote collaboration ideas in remote team toolchain.

  • How is annual leave balance calculated? The system calculates balances automatically from hire date and your custom policy, supporting public holidays, proration on exit and year carryover with no manual HR work. More efficiency setups in productivity tool collection.

  • Can employees request leave in Slack? Yes. The Timetastic Slack app lets employees submit, approve and view leave requests directly in chat, matching the habits of remote teams.

  • Can it manage sick and comp time? Yes. The platform supports annual, sick, comp and personal leave types with customizable reasons and approval rules, helping remote teams manage staffing flexibly.