# Leave Dates: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/leave-dates/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leave and absence management | 0% | 23 | 30% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "Provides a free plan with all essential features for companies with five or fewer employees, making it ideal for micro-businesses." (Mistral Small, Leave)
- "Choose Leave Dates if you want the cheapest dedicated leave-management pricing" (Perplexity Sonar, Leave)
- "Leave Dates is even cheaper long-term at just $1/user/month after the free plan" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Leave)
- "offers a free plan with all the features for companies with five or fewer employees" (Llama 4 Maverick, Leave)

## And against it

- "Tools like Leave Dates have been reviewed as "reliable" but "limited" regarding detailed reporting and analytics." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Leave)
- "limited leave flexibility, and Leave Dates doesn't offer robust reporting and analytics" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Leave)
- "solid but have stricter limits or fewer dedicated leave features" (Grok 4.1 Fast, 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 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 25 → 23 of 95.

## In its own words

What Leave Dates's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Annual Leave Planner (https://leavedates.com/)
- For: businesses (https://leavedates.com/)
- Price stated: GBP Pricing - Affordable 0.75; USD Pricing - Affordable 1.05; EUR Pricing - Affordable 0.90 (https://leavedates.com/)
- Starting price: 0.75 (https://leavedates.com/)
- Free plan or trial: 30-day free trial; No credit card needed; Cancel any time (https://leavedates.com/)
- Certifications: Cyber Essentials Certified
- Customers named: LCA CPA LLP, PsychoLegal Experts, Fusion Animation, The Cornerstone Group, Aspire People, Anthony Paul Jewellery, Chart Accountancy, The Camber

## What it publishes

Every page leavedates.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 443 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 283 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-03-19
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-11-22
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-13
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-04
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-28
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: How long should booking and approving leave really take https://www.leavedates.com/articles/how-long-should-booking-and-approving-leave-really-take
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Leave dates benchmark report https://www.leavedates.com/articles/leave-dates-benchmark-report
- Recent: 2026-08-31 blog: 7 best leave management systems for small businesses https://www.leavedates.com/articles/7-best-leave-management-systems-for-small-businesses
- Recent: 2026-08-24 blog: Part time holiday entitlement https://www.leavedates.com/articles/part-time-holiday-entitlement
- Recent: 2026-08-10 blog: Keeping in touch days https://www.leavedates.com/articles/keeping-in-touch-days
- Recent: 2026-08-03 blog: Unpaid parental leave https://www.leavedates.com/articles/unpaid-parental-leave

## 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.