--- description: Review of Pause Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Pause | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Leave Management Systems](/directory/3926/absence-management/software) > [Pause](/software/194845/pause) # Pause Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/194845/pause Page: 1 / 15\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/194845/pause?page=2) > Pause enables small businesses or teams to manage their organizational planning and set up leave policies that promote a healthy culture. Pause lets you import and customize your organization's leave policies, and lets team members apply for time off at the push of a button. Pause's customizable calendar view also lets you know at a glance who from your team is off on any given day. This helps increase transparency and communication in your organization. Pause is available both as a web and a mobile app with powerful Slack and Google Calendar integrations so that it is available to you wherever you're working from. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 339 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 339 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Obvious Ventures ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$1.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: We offer you a 30-day free trial of the entire product with complete customer support\! Our Premium plan starts at 1 USD per user per month. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Absence Management - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Approval Process Control - Calendar Management - Customisable Reports - Data Import/Export - Employee Database - Employee Profiles - Employee Scheduling - Leave Policy Management - Leave Tracking - Mobile App - Real-Time Notifications - Reminders - Reporting & Statistics - Self Service Portal - Sick Leave Tracking - Team Calendars ## Integrations (2 total) - Google Calendar - Slack ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Leave Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3926/absence-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Its user-friendly interface, customizable workflows, automation, reporting, and integration capabilities can make it an attractive option for companies looking to streamline their leave management processes. > > **Cons**: I am very satisfied with the Pause leave management tool that we are currently using extensively. It provides comprehensive features that enable my team to manage their leaves more efficiently. The ability to view their colleagues' leave requests in advance helps them plan their leaves accordingly. As a result, my team is happy with the tool, and it has been an asset in improving our leave management process. > > The platform automates many of the manual tasks associated with leave management, such as tracking time off balances and sending notifications to managers and employees. ----- ### "Pause - An excellent time-off management and manpower availability planning tool" — 5.0/5 > **Chetan** | *12 April 2023* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We Can easily track different types of leaves - Sick Leave, Casual Leave, Earned Leave, Excused Leave, and Unexcused Leave user-wise. For a single employee, I can easily check the number of leaves taken over a period.For a single employee, I can easily check the number of leaves taken over a period. > > **Cons**: The number of possible leaves allocation for sick Leave, Casual Leave, Earned Leave, Excused Leave, and Unexcused is not obvious and not practical in some cases. > > Overall experience is very good with pauses. It helps a lot in easily managing the attendance and time-off records of the employees. It has actually reduced the number of unexcused and unexpected leaves taken by the employees.We can know in advance about the availability of the employee for a particular date and time so it is easy to allocate the resources and manage expectations and deliverable timelines. ----- ### "UI is best but backend is horrible" — 1.0/5 > **Subhrashis** | *31 March 2023* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Lot of focus on UI and features wise quite relevant for small and mid company. > > **Cons**: Whenever anyone login it fetches all data of all users across company. This creates security issue and due to this it lags a lot. With just single API I can get whole company information. > > Don't focus on UI only. Focus on backend too. All hates slow app. ----- ### "The coolest leave management software your company need" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *5 April 2023* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: 1. Ease of applying and approving the leaves via Slack.2. Ease of onboarding new employees.3. Auto-update of leave/vacation status on slack.4. Birthday and work anniversary reminders are funny and great. > > **Cons**: 1. Access control policies could be improved. The administrators could manage who sees what.2. Ablility to configure OOF emails would be something good to have.3. There should be a feature to apply for work from home. In the case of a hybrid work culture, this one is a must. > > Overall experience is great. My team was able to adopt the software with ease and now it is an integral part of our team. ----- ### "Go to leave management tool" — 5.0/5 > **Abhishek** | *6 April 2023* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: 1. Multiple teams with their individual leads to manage the leaves2. Real time notifications in slack.3. Leave requests and management from slack itself.4. Leave updates at the start of the day on common slack admin channel.5. Competitive pricing. > > **Cons**: The main disadvantage of pause is it does not have basic HRMS features like employee profiles, ability to upload their documents, onboarding etc.If some basic features are added then there is no need to look for other solutions. ----- Page: 1 / 15\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/194845/pause?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/194845/pause) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data