actiPLANS vs Day Off

actiPLANS manages employee leave, PTO requests, approvals, balances and team availability. Employees can submit requests online or through the mobile app, and managers can approve or decline them individually or in bulk. Automated accrual rules support balance history, caps and yearly resets. Reports cover leave time, balances, location and balance history, with CSV and PDF export. Teams can schedule employee work locations and report time spent across locations. actiPLANS integrates with actiTIME and offers iCal calendar feeds compatible with Outlook, Google Calendar and other iCal calendars. Employees can use the maker’s iOS and Android apps to manage requests and check schedules. A free plan is available for 1–3 users with limited functionality, and the maker offers a free 30-day trial without a credit card. Paid plans are billed yearly: $1.50 per user per month for 1–40 users, or $1.20 per user per month for 41–200 users. A fixed-cost plan for unlimited users is listed without a price.

Day Off helps HR managers manage employee leave and paid time off. It centralizes employee profiles, leave balances, requests, and approvals. Leave policies can automate accruals and carryover, with weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, and monthly schedules. Administrators can assign multiple approvers and approve requests with one click. Integrations include Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and a public API for retrieving and managing employee, leave, and company data with custom API keys. The service offers Android and iOS apps as well as web and API access. The Free Plan covers up to 10 users and 10 employees and includes calendar view, customizable leave types, one-step approval, and management reports. Pro costs $2/seat/mo with a $20/month minimum; Pro + Time Tracker costs $3/seat/mo with a $30/month minimum. A 30-day free trial is available for Pro. Day Off states that its services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations such as HIPAA and FISMA.