Approve time off requests in minutes, without the back-and-forth

PurelyHR handles requests, approvals, balances, and accruals for you. Your team sees their balances, you see who’s away, and you stop fielding time-off emails.

• No credit card needed • Free unlimited support • Free setup

Employee management dashboard in PurelyHR showing leave balances, PTO requests, performance reviews and HR analytics

Thousands of HR teams across North America rely on PurelyHR to manage leave, PTO, and their people, effortlessly.

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Sound familiar?

Vacation tracking does not have to be slow, messy, or error-prone.

  • Every request lands in one self-serve portal.

  • Accruals, renewals, and carry-overs run on autopilot, per your policy.

  • Blackout periods and daily request limits keep coverage protected.

  • Employees check live balances anytime, with no questions asked.
  • Approve or decline straight from your inbox, even on the go.

  • Clean reports and exports, ready for payroll or HR review.

PurelyHR ensures all of it with one easy, self-serve way to manage time off.

What you get

Leave management without the busywork.

Requests done in three clicks

Employees request, managers approve, balances update. You skip the spreadsheet.

Balances that stay accurate

Accruals, carry-overs, and renewals run automatically, based on your rules.

A clear view of who’s away

A shared calendar shows coverage at a glance, so you can plan with confidence.

Fewer questions in your inbox

Your team checks their own balances and requests anytime, from anywhere.

Policies that match how you work

Set up the leave types, rules, and approvals your company already uses.

Time off that shows up everywhere

Approved leave syncs to Outlook, Apple, and Google Calendar, plus your timesheets and timecards.

Shared calendar

See who’s off, all in one place

The shared time-off calendar gives your whole team a single view of who’s away and what’s coming up. Plan coverage, spot clashes before they happen, and stop double-booking the same week. You won’t cross-check spreadsheets or chase managers for an answer.

  • One calendar everyone can see, employees and managers alike

  • Syncs with Outlook, Apple, and Google Calendar

  • Upcoming holidays and approved leave, at a glance

  • Catch overlapping absences before they leave you short-staffed

Shared employee leave calendar in PurelyHR showing vacation planning, PTO tracking and staff availability management

A vacation tracker that works for your business

Flexible enough for any company, simple enough for everyone

Customize the leave policies to fit your business

However your company runs, you can match it. Bring your leave types, rules, and limits, and our team will help you set them up within PurelyHR.

  • Track PTO, sick, FMLA, banked time, and more

  • 10+ annual renewal scenarios

  • Prorated balances for new hires

  • Full-day, partial-day, or multi-day requests

Employee leave policy dashboard in PurelyHR showing vacation PTO allowances, sick leave entitlements and leave accrual rules
Employee leave policy settings in PurelyHR showing time-off restrictions, vacation request limits and PTO management rules

Set blackout periods and limits

Block time off during your busiest dates with blackout periods, and cap how many people can be away at once. Set the maximum daily requests by office, department, or leave type.

  • Blackout periods for peak dates

  • Maximum daily requests per office or department

  • Require one leave type be used before another

  • Earn more time off with length-of-service rules

Approve Time-off requests from anywhere

Approve requests from email with the click of a button. PurelyHR ensures that you never miss a time-off request.

Employee leave request approval dashboard in PurelyHR showing PTO requests, approval workflows and absence management tracking
Employee leave calendar integration in PurelyHR showing PTO schedules, absence tracking and iCalendar synchronization settings

Sync leave calendars with Google and Outlook

Sync approved leave to Google Calendar and Outlook using iCal, so managers and employees always have visibility into upcoming absences without switching between systems.

Why teams choose PurelyHR

What I liked most about PurelyHR is its user-friendly interface and the efficiency it brings to managing HR tasks. It makes processes like onboarding, document management, and employee tracking much easier and more organized, saving time and reducing administrative stress

Melissa G, Program Admin

PurelyHR has been a vital tool in managing documentation, PTO, Holidays, and Employee onboarding. The tool is easy to learn and to use as an admin as well as a basic user.

Austin E, Director, Talent Acquisitions

No complaints – system meets all of our organizational needs and it’s easy to use. I previously worked in HR / Payroll and used the system daily. It was very easy to create new user profiles and implement time tracking.

Jessica M, Executive Assistant

Fantastic. It saves me so much time and effort, monitoring and tracking time off requests.

Lincoln D, General Manager

Solid HRIS System. Overall it’s been positive. We’ve been using them for about 3 years now and it’s a very easy, simple system that works well for a small company.

Matt G, Deputy Director

We are not fully using the onboarding features yet, but for employee attendance tracking it has been excellent. There are lots of options to customize things, but it never feels overwhelming or complicated to set up.

Emily M, Operations Manager

Better together

Pairs naturally with

Approved time off flows straight into the rest of PurelyHR, with no double entry.

PurelyHR Timesheet module for employee timesheet tracking, work hours reporting and payroll preparation

Time-sheets

Track total hours worked or time spent on specific clients, projects, or tasks. Simple digital time tracking for your business.

PurelyHR timesheet software displaying employee work hours, timesheet approval status and payroll-ready time tracking records
PurelyHR Performance module for employee performance reviews, goal tracking and feedback management

Performance

Your all-in-one performance management solution. With customizable templates, scheduling, goal-setting, feedback, and more.

PurelyHR performance management software displaying employee performance reviews, review progress, evaluation scores and due date tracking
PurelyHR Time Clock module for employee time tracking, clock in and clock out management

Time Clock

Clock in and out. Simple as that. Manage arrival and departure time, total hours worked, and get a real-time snapshot of who’s in and out of the office.

PurelyHR employee time clock software displaying real-time attendance tracking, employee punch status and workforce time management

Built for your team

Trusted across industries

From nonprofits to manufacturing, teams of every kind use PurelyHR to simplify HR.

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Nonprofit

Manage staff and volunteers without the administrative overhead.

HR software for technology companies managing employee time off, workforce operations and distributed teams

Technology

Remote-friendly PTO and attendance tools for fast-moving teams.

Workforce management software for schools, colleges and universities managing employee leave, attendance and HR processes

Education

Track leave and attendance on academic schedules, not calendar-year defaults.

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Professional services

Accurate timesheets and approvals that keep client projects on track.

Workforce management software for healthcare providers supporting employee scheduling, time off tracking and HR compliance

Healthcare

Track credentials, manage shift-based attendance, and stay compliant.

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Construction

Track crew hours, certifications, and on-site attendance across job sites.

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Manufacturing

Track worked hours, overtime, and shift-based attendance for production teams.

The best leave & attendance tracking system for SMBs

Loved by users. Proven by experts.

Award-winning time tracking and leave management software for SMBs.
Rated 4.5+ stars across G2, Capterra, and Software Advice

PurelyHR awarded the G2 Best Relationship award for delivering exceptional customer support and small business HR software
PurelyHR recognized as a G2 High Performer in Canada for HR and workforce management software
PurelyHR recognized by G2 with the highest User Adoption award for small business HR software
PurelyHR recognized by G2 with the Most Implementable award for HR and workforce management software
PurelyHR recognized with a G2 Users Love Us milestone award for outstanding customer satisfaction and user reviews
PurelyHR recognized by G2 with the Easiest to Use award for small business HR software
PurelyHR recognized by G2 with the Best Usability award for small business HR software
PurelyHR awarded the Best Relationship award for delivering exceptional customer support and small business HR software
PurelyHR recognized as a G2 High Performer for HR software and leave management solutions
PurelyHR recognized as a Software Advice FrontRunners 2026 leader for HR and workforce management software
PurelyHR recognized on the Capterra Shortlist 2026 for HR and leave management software
PurelyHR recognized as a GetApp Category Leaders award winner for HR and workforce management software
Capterra 4.5 star rating recognizing PurelyHR for customer satisfaction, ease of use and leave management software
Software Advice 4.5 star rating recognizing PurelyHR for customer satisfaction, ease of use and HR software performance
GetApp user reviews rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars recognizing PurelyHR for customer satisfaction and Leave management software usability
G2 rating of 4.5 stars from 283 customer reviews recognizing PurelyHR for HR software, leave management and workforce management

Case studies

See how teams put PurelyHR to work

Teams, from nonprofits to universities, use PurelyHR to cut HR busywork.
Here are a few of their stories.

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Biodynamic Research Corp.

Saves 8 hours a week on PTO

BRC cut the manual hours it spent tracking paid time off, and now manages PTO in a fraction of the time.

BRC customer success story showcasing how PurelyHR simplified employee leave management and absence tracking
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The Indigenous Perspectives Society (IPS)

A nonprofit saves
hours a week on leave management

Carol Itakura uses time-off transparency, automated calculations, and responsive support to simplify leave for her nonprofit team.

IPS customer success story showcasing how PurelyHR simplified employee leave management and HR administration
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University of Toronto, MD Program

Simpler leave management at scale

The University of Toronto’s MD Program improved how it manages leave for a large academic team with PurelyHR.

University of Toronto customer success story showcasing how PurelyHR simplified employee leave management and absence tracking

Security practices you can trust

We are committed to your data security

• SOC 2 Type 2 Compliant • ISO 27001 certified • Multi-factor authentication (MFA) • Single sign-on (SSO)

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Centralize your employee records

Replace the spreadsheets and filing cabinets with a directory that stays accurate.
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Still have questions about PurelyHR?

Common questions about our time tracking, leave management, and HR software.

Leave management software helps organizations track employee time off, vacation requests, sick leave, personal days, and other absences in one centralized system. PurelyHR Time-Off gives employees a self-service portal to submit requests while managers can review and approve leave quickly, helping reduce administrative work and improve visibility across the organization.

PurelyHR Time-Off streamlines the entire vacation request process. Employees can submit full-day, partial-day, or multi-day leave requests through a self-service portal, while managers receive approval notifications and can approve or decline requests directly from email. This reduces back-and-forth communication and helps ensure leave requests are handled consistently

Unlike complex enterprise HR systems, PurelyHR Staff focuses on helping growing organizations organize employee information, streamline HR processes, and maintain accurate records while remaining easy to implement and manage.

Yes. Employees can log in to view their available balances, allowances, and leave information before submitting a request. This gives employees greater transparency into their available vacation time, sick leave, and other leave banks without needing to contact HR.

Yes. PurelyHR Time-Off supports a wide range of leave types, including vacation, paid time off (PTO), sick leave, personal days, banked time, remote work, and other custom leave categories. Organizations can configure policies and rules to match their requirements.

Yes. Organizations can configure leave policies, accrual rules, limits, carryovers, renewals, and eligibility requirements to fit their internal policies. PurelyHR Time-Off is designed to support multiple policy structures for different employee groups and locations.

Yes. PurelyHR Time-Off can automatically manage time off accruals based on the rules you define. The system supports accruals, renewals, carryovers, prorated balances for new hires, and length-of-service increases to help reduce manual calculations and administrative work.

Yes. PurelyHR Time-Off includes tools such as blackout periods and maximum daily request limits. These controls help organizations manage staffing coverage during busy periods and prevent scheduling conflicts across teams, departments, or offices.

Yes. PurelyHR Time-Off includes a shared team calendar that provides visibility into upcoming absences and approved leave requests. This helps managers and employees coordinate schedules and plan resources more effectively

Yes. Approved time off can be synchronized with Outlook, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar, helping employees and managers keep schedules aligned across the tools they use every day