PTO & Leave Management
Leave & Absence Management Software Comparison
Every PTO tracking product we track, side by side: LeadChange Score, published pricing and verified features, each value checked against the vendor’s own documentation.
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PTO & Leave Management comparison table
| Product | Score | Starting price per employee5,8 | Pricing model | Free trial | Open API2,9,11 | SOC 2 Type II3,7,12 | Mobile apps4,8,13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zoho People1 | 8.1 | Not disclosed | Per user | Yes | Yes | Yes | iOS, Android |
 OnPay5,6Primarily payroll software; PTO tracking module is secondary | Not scored | $7/employee/mo | Base fee + per employee | Yes | Not disclosed | Yes | Not disclosed |
 Sling8 | Not scored | $4/user/mo | Per user | Yes | Yes | Not disclosed | iOS, Android |
 HR Cloud10Primarily HRIS software; PTO tracking module is secondary | Not scored | Not disclosed | Quote only | No | Yes | Yes | iOS, Android |
Not disclosed = the vendor doesn’t publish it.
Price comparison
| Product | Starting price | Pricing model | Pricing details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sling | $4/user/mo (Business plan)8 | Per user | What Sling costs |
| OnPay | $120/mo + $7/employee/mo5 | Base fee + per employee | OnPay pricing |
| Zoho People | See plans | Zoho People pricing | |
| HR Cloud | Quote only | Quote only | What HR Cloud costs |
Lowest published monthly price of a plan for PTO & leave management, cheapest first at 25 employees. “See plans”: priced on another basis; “Quote only”: no published price.
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Frequently asked questions
Which PTO & leave management platforms offer a free trial?
Zoho People, OnPay, and Sling list a free trial, according to their vendors: 3 of the 4 compared.
Which PTO & leave management platforms in this comparison have SOC 2 Type II?
Zoho People, OnPay, and HR Cloud state SOC 2 Type II compliance; Zoho People also holds ISO 27001. That is 3 of the 4 products in this comparison.
Which PTO & leave management platforms in this comparison have a mobile app?
Zoho People, Sling, and HR Cloud confirm a mobile app; 1 of the 4 products in this comparison does not document one.
Which PTO & leave management platforms in this comparison support single sign-on?
Zoho People and HR Cloud document single sign-on; 2 of the 4 products in this comparison do not.
How we research
Ranked by the LeadChange Score, computed only from verified facts: capability coverage (30%), pricing and value (20%), integrations and API (15%), security (15%), fit and support (10%) and data confidence (10%), times a category fit. Products with too few verified facts are not scored yet and come last. Payment never changes a score or a position.
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How this page was made
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22 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Oct 24, 2026.
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Scored and compared with the LeadChange methodology, version 1.3. Read the methodology
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Sources
The 13 pages this page's facts come from, with the day we last checked each one. The numbers beside the figures above link here.
Quotes from the sources
- Zoho Corporation zoho.com/people/zohopeople-pricing.html“ESSENTIAL HR US$3 US$3 /user/month billed annually” “After you sign up for the trial of your selected plan, you can access all the plan features free for 30 days.”
- Zoho Corporation zoho.com/people/api/overview.html“Forms API Cases API Timesheet API Onboarding API Announcements API Leave Tracker API Attendance API”
- Zoho zoho.com/compliance.html“Zoho is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant.”
- Zoho Corporation zoho.com/people/peopleapp.html“Zoho People's iOS and Android apps let employees, managers and HR executives seamlessly perform their HR activities even when they're remote.”
- OnPay onpay.com/payroll/software/costs-pricing“Payroll Essentials $49 base + $6/worker per month” “Get started at just $49 base + $6/worker per month. No hidden fees, ever.”
- OnPay onpay.com“Get one month free”
- OnPay onpay.com/security“Third-party Certification: OnPay holds third-party auditor certification with the AICPA’s SOC program and is SOC 2 Type II compliant.”
- Sling getsling.com/pricing“Understand your labor data, pull reports for payroll, and run your business efficiently! $4.003.40 per user per month” “Customers using Premium or Business plans have the option to save 15% by paying annually.”
- Sling api.getsling.com“In order to interact with the API you need to have an authorization token”
- HR Cloud hrcloud.com/software-pricing-and-program-trials“HR Cloud quotes your organization based on headcount, plan and add-ons.” “HR Cloud offers a personalized demo rather than a self-serve free trial.”
- HR Cloud hrcloud.com/faq“We also offer APIs for deeper integrations with custom or proprietary systems.”
- HR Cloud hrcloud.com/soc2-data-security-compliance-protocol“keep it all away from prying eyes inside our SOC2 Type 2 compliant software solutions.”
- HR Cloud hrcloud.com/employee-mobile-app“The HR Cloud® app can be easily distributed using the App Store and Google Play for fast adoption.”