# Vacation Tracker: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 34 judge labels across 1 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/vacation-tracker/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leave and absence management | 12% | 3 | 21% | 34 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd shortlist Vacation Tracker as a standalone PTO tool—especially if your team works in Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Google Workspace" (GPT-6 Luna, Leave)
- "The Chat-Native & Frictionless Choice: Vacation Tracker ... Choose Vacation Tracker if your team uses Slack/Teams heavily" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Leave)
- "My top pick for most limited-budget companies: Vacation Tracker for its free plan and simple pricing structure" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Leave)
- "The best leave management software for a mid-market B2B company is a dedicated tracker, such as Vacation Tracker" (Llama 4 Maverick, Leave)

## And against it

- "Criticized for its pricing model, which adds extra fees for "advanced features" that are typically included for free in other tools." (Mistral Small, Leave)
- ""Nickel and diming" pricing model ... Verdict: Be cautious of hidden costs that inflate your total" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Leave)
- "Specific Tool to Avoid: Vacation Tracker" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Leave)
- "Affordable base but criticized for upcharging basics like leave limits or concurrency rules—features often free elsewhere" (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: 13% to 12%, −1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 2 → 3 of 95.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Leave Management & PTO Software (https://vacationtracker.io/)
- For: small and mid-sized teams (https://vacationtracker.io/)
- Price stated: Plans from $2/user/month. (https://vacationtracker.io/pricing)
- Starting price: 2 (https://vacationtracker.io/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Free trial, no credit card needed (https://vacationtracker.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 5 (https://vacationtracker.io/); 7000 (https://vacationtracker.io/platform) (pages disagree)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
- Hosting: North America, Europe
- Customers named: Crossref, Hi Auto, Drury Design, SharpLaunch, GrowthOps, Dynatrace, Enactus Canada, No Code

## What it publishes

Every page vacationtracker.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1634 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 458 pages, 15 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- case study: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 39 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-06
- template or tool: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 110 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: How to manage your teams holiday vacation requests https://vacationtracker.io/blog/how-to-manage-your-teams-holiday-vacation-requests
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: The history of pto episode 8 https://vacationtracker.io/blog/the-history-of-pto-episode-8
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: The history of pto episode 7 https://vacationtracker.io/blog/the-history-of-pto-episode-7
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: The history of pto episode 6 https://vacationtracker.io/blog/the-history-of-pto-episode-6
- Recent: 2026-08-28 blog: The history of pto episode 5 https://vacationtracker.io/blog/the-history-of-pto-episode-5
- Recent: 2026-08-18 blog: The history of pto episode 4 https://vacationtracker.io/blog/the-history-of-pto-episode-4

## 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.