# Absenca: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/absenca/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leave and absence management | 2% | 15 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Free for up to 15 users... It's completely free for up to 15 users and costs pennies to scale." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Leave)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Leave and absence management: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 44 → 15 of 95.

## In its own words

What Absenca's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: leave management software for small teams (https://absenca.com/)
- For: small teams (https://absenca.com/)
- Price stated: Free for up to 10 people; Pro is $37.50 a month for up to 50 people (https://absenca.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://absenca.com/)
- Free plan or trial: free forever, not a trial, for up to 10 people (https://absenca.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 6 (https://absenca.com/integrations)
- Hosting: EU

## What it publishes

Every page absenca.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 173 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 41 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-30
- comparison: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-30
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: Maximize annual leave 2026 bridge days https://absenca.com/blog/maximize-annual-leave-2026-bridge-days
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: Sick leave policy template https://absenca.com/blog/sick-leave-policy-template
- Recent: 2026-06-30 glossary or explainer: What is full time equivalent fte https://absenca.com/blog/what-is-full-time-equivalent-fte
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: Maternity paternity parental leave explained https://absenca.com/blog/maternity-paternity-parental-leave-explained
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: How to calculate annual leave entitlement https://absenca.com/blog/how-to-calculate-annual-leave-entitlement
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: How many annual leave days is normal https://absenca.com/blog/how-many-annual-leave-days-is-normal

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.