Calamari
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HR Tools For High‑Performing Teams
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Features
135 features across 18 categories
Authentication(10)
Centralize user management through SAML integration
Enhance security with Single Sign-On through SAML
Faster login process with SAML integration
Log in with Google account
Log in with Microsoft 365 account
Enterprise-grade SAML authentication with support for Okta, Azure, Google, OneLogin, Auth0
Log in with Slack account
Single Sign-On with Google
Single Sign-On with Microsoft
Single Sign-On with Slack
Automation(1)
Detect abnormalities like late arrivals, working too short, leaving too early
Core HR(8)
Allow employees to access basic information about their coworkers
Add specific custom fields in various formats such as dates, text, checkboxes to organize HR information
Edit entitlements, team assignments, employment forms, personal details, and documents from admin view
Easy access to employee profiles with personal information, organizational structure, and contact details
Central HR database with employee profiles, people directory, and organized document storage
Predefined answers that employees can use when filling out profile questions
Pre-defined questions to help employees complete their profiles
Dedicated space for employees to share how they work and personal information
Data Management(1)
Import employee and leave data from CSV files
Document Management(6)
Create directories with access restrictions for administrators, managers, and employees
Full history of all actions and changes to documents
Safe and well-organized HR document repository with version history, approval workflows, and access restrictions
Upload documents with different statuses including complete, for completion, request, and acquaint
Access to all documents related to a specific employee
Secure storage of HR documents with different statuses and version control
Infrastructure(2)
Built on AWS cloud infrastructure with high performance and availability
High availability infrastructure for reliable service
Integration(21)
Public web API to manage absences and timesheet entries
Import holidays from Google Calendar and synchronize time off requests to Google Calendar
Automatically import employees from Google account
Easy-to-use Slack HR bot to manage time off, vacation, and sick leave in one place
Access Calamari features through Microsoft 365 dashboard
Import employees from Microsoft account
Check your own and company-wide scheduled absences in MS Teams
Mark breaks and projects from MS Teams
Clock in/out directly from MS Teams
Check entitlement balances directly in MS Teams
Use Calamari app in MS Teams for checking absences and entitlements
Check information about work time directly in MS Teams
Synchronize Calamari absences with MS Outlook Calendar
Check absences and planned requests through Outlook web
Clock in/out using Slack commands
Use Slack commands to request and review absences directly
Automatically import employees from Slack account
Request, approve, and review available leave balances directly in Slack
Synchronization of breaks to Slack statuses
Synchronize time-off and remote work statuses to Slack profile status
Record working time and breaks via buttons on Slack
Internationalization(3)
Support for different time zones in timesheets
Support for different labor laws and policies across multiple countries
Support for 5 languages: English, Polish, French, Spanish, and German
Leave Management(10)
Shared time off calendar showing all employee absences in one place
Automatically calculate entitlements based on accrual rules and contract types
Automatically carry over unused leave entitlement to the next year with configurable rules
Set leave duration as hours or days based on organizational needs
Monitor and control leave entitlements with ability to adjust for individual employees
Support for international companies with different absence policies per country
Configure different public holiday calendars for multiple branches or countries in one account
Configure leave request restrictions including minimum/maximum duration, advance notice requirements, and hire date constraints
Plan time off and automate entitlement calculation with unlimited absence types and multi-country absence policies
Create unlimited absence types or time-off categories for different leave scenarios
Mobile(1)
Native mobile apps for Android and iOS with on-the-go access
Multi-tenancy(1)
Access Calamari with more than one Google domain
Notifications(19)
Recurring notifications about employee birthdays to Slack, MS Teams, and email
Reminders to employees about clocking in/out
Automatic reminders for custom date fields created by administrators
Recurring daily or weekly notifications about other employees' absences
Notifications about requests for approval, approvals, rejections, and other HR events
Notifications to managers when employees are late
Push notifications to mobile app for leave requests and updates
Real-time notifications about clocking in/out and breaks on MS Teams channels
Receive recurring notifications about absences, remote work and holidays in MS Teams channels
Receive notifications in Outlook inbox (personal and group)
Reminders about pending approval requests for managers
Notifications about remote work of other employees
Recurring notifications about absences, remote work and holidays to Slack channels
Send notifications to Slack channels about absences, approvals, and HR events
Real-time notifications of shift start/end and breaks on Slack channels
Notifications about being a substitute for an employee
Notifications to managers about team members with uncompleted work days
Reminders about unfinished work days
Recurring notifications about work anniversaries to Slack, MS Teams, and email
Performance Management(7)
Administrative interface for managing performance review process
AI-powered support for performance review process
Easily configure surveys for employee feedback collection
Generate summaries of employee reviews for managers
Run stress-free performance reviews with surveys, self-assessment, peer review, and AI support
Assign reviewers for performance evaluations
Collect self-assessments and peer feedback in performance reviews
Reporting(14)
Generate comprehensive reports on all absence requests
View attendance reports across the organization
Report on employees' data
List of all employee profiles with basic information
Reports on employee leave entitlements and balances
Export reports to Excel files for further analysis
Access to historical timesheet data for analysis and compliance
Reports on days requested for payroll processing
Export leave requests to PDF files for printing
Report showing who is present or absent
Report on time spent on particular projects or activities
Generate payroll reports including absences, timesheets, entitlements, attendance, and employee data
Detailed reports on individual timesheet entries
Comprehensive timesheet reports
Security(6)
Detailed authentication logs for security auditing
Continuous monitoring of security to detect and prevent threats
Encryption of data at rest for security
Encryption of data in transit for security
Data separation between organizations for multi-tenancy security
Regular data backups for disaster recovery
Support(7)
Customer service via chat
Assistance with importing employee and HR data
Customer service via email
Interactive tutorials to help users learn the platform quickly
Dedicated onboarding support from customer success team (3-5 days typically)
Comprehensive online documentation and help center
Shared screen demonstrations during sales and support calls
Time Tracking(9)
Adjust, edit, or remove shifts and attendance records
Automatically close unfinished shifts with notification
Track time against particular projects or activities
Mark and track remote work or work from home in timesheets
Multiple clock in/out options: web browser, QR codes, mobile app with GPS, API, and iBeacon
Add, edit shifts, and mark breaks (paid or unpaid) in timesheets
Clock in and clock out using multiple methods including web browser, QR codes, mobile app, API, and iBeacon technology
Digital timesheets with ability to add, edit shifts, mark breaks (paid or unpaid), and track time against projects
Check history of workdays and attendance records
Workflow Automation(9)
Full history of all approvals and rejections for audit purposes
Multi-step comprehensive approval flows with backup approvers, auto-approval options, and different flows for different absence types
Set up automatic approval of leave requests based on configured rules
Designate backup approvers in case of manager's absence
Configure approval flows for request cancellations
Approval and rejection process for documents
Choose between direct manager or team manager in the approval process
Create comprehensive approval workflows with multiple approval steps
Set up approval processes for timesheet changes
Pricing
Free Trial
Popular- ✓14 days free trial
- ✓No credit card required
- ✓Access to all features and modules
- ✓Onboarding support
- ✓Data import assistance
- ✓Chat and email support
Time Off
- ✓Unlimited absence types
- ✓Shared time off calendar
- ✓Flexible policies and flows
- ✓Automatic carry-over
- ✓Multi-country absence policies
- ✓Automatic balance calculations
- ✓Multi-step approval flows
- ✓Email/Mobile/Slack notifications
- ✓PDF and Excel export
- ✓CSV import
- ✓Various reports (absence, attendance, timesheet, payroll, entitlement, employee)
- ✓Google Workspace integration
- ✓Microsoft 365 integration
- ✓MS Teams integration
- ✓Slack integration
- ✓Other integrations (Asana, Basecamp, Jira, API)
- ✓Onboarding support
- ✓Data import assistance
- ✓Chat and email support
- ✓Online documentation
- ✓SSO with Google, Slack, JIRA, Office
- ✓Standard API
Time & Attendance
- ✓7 time tracking methods
- ✓Digital timesheets
- ✓Clock in/out via web, QR, mobile, API, iBeacon
- ✓Break marking (paid/unpaid)
- ✓Project time tracking
- ✓Remote work marking
- ✓Auto-close unfinished shifts
- ✓Timesheet approval flows
- ✓Abnormality detection
- ✓Notifications for lateness and uncompleted days
- ✓Multiple reports (presence, timesheet, abnormalities, project time, employee data)
- ✓Google Workspace integration
- ✓Microsoft 365 integration
- ✓MS Teams integration
- ✓Slack integration
- ✓Other integrations (Asana, Basecamp, Jira, API)
- ✓Onboarding support
- ✓Data import assistance
- ✓Chat and email support
- ✓Online documentation
- ✓SSO with Google, Slack, JIRA, Office
- ✓Standard API
Core HR
- ✓HR documents repository
- ✓People directory
- ✓Custom fields and categories
- ✓Document management with approvals
- ✓Employee profile management
- ✓Work with me profiles
- ✓Birthday and work anniversary notifications
- ✓Custom date field reminders
- ✓Onboarding support
- ✓Data import assistance
- ✓Chat and email support
- ✓Online documentation
- ✓SSO with Google, Slack, JIRA, Office
- ✓Standard API
Performance
- ✓Flexible survey configuration
- ✓Self-assessment and peer review
- ✓Administrator panel
- ✓Reviewer assignment
- ✓Manager summaries
- ✓AI support
SAML Integration Add-on
- ✓SAML authentication
- ✓Support for Okta, Azure, Google, OneLogin, Auth0
- ✓Centralized user management
- ✓Enhanced security with SSO
- ✓Faster login process
- ✓Auth logs
Custom Plan
- ✓Optimized for your business
- ✓Custom contracts
- ✓Data Processing Agreement
- ✓Dedicated customer support
- ✓Adjusted payment methods (monthly invoice)
- ✓Additional training sessions
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Integrations
15 known integrations