Opiniones de Calamari

Comentario: Bueno pero no genial

Comentarios: En general, Calamari es una opción decente para aquellos con un presupuesto limitado que desean un sistema en línea para rastrear las solicitudes de tiempo libre.

Puntos a favor:

Calamari tiene una interfaz visualmente agradable e intuitiva que facilitó la transición de los formularios en papel a los formularios en línea.

Puntos en contra:

Sin embargo, el proceso de configuración podría ser más fácil de usar y existen algunas limitaciones, como acumulaciones de PTO inexactas y dificultad con las solicitudes de días parciales y el cambio del tipo de PTO solicitado.

Util para la gestion de recursos humanos

Comentarios: A grandes rasgos, y obviando la version de pago que es un poco cara, el programa vale lo que cuesta.Tiene una funcionalidad muy diversas pudiendo desde tener un seguimiento del tiempo libre y la asistencia, hasta sustituciones de los empleados, comunicaciones en tiempo real con ellos y todo ellos pudiendola integrar con otros programas tambien muy utiles como Jira...Slack....

Puntos a favor:

Es una herramienta que te facilita mucho, para mi, la gestion de turnos...de una forma muy visual e intuitiva, para que lo tengas al alcance de la mano.Es facil de usar, tiene una buena atencion al cliente, que a mi ya me han resuelto alguna que otra duda...Es intuitivo...alguien que no este acostumbrado a este tipo de software seguro que lo pilla rapido.

Puntos en contra:

El precio...tendras que pagar tanto por las licencias como por el registro de cada empleado....para pequeñas empresas quizas haya otras alternativas un poquito mas economicas.

Una gran herramienta que te hara mas facil la gestion de la asistencia.

Comentarios: En general, una buena herramienta, con una funcionalidad espectacular que te ayudara bastante a la gestion de la mayoria de los aspectos que incumben al personal.Recomendable.

Puntos a favor:

Lo que mas me gusta de la aplicacion son la cantidad de posibilidades que ofrece.Hay algunas aplicaciones que se basan en lo mas simple de la gestion de personal, pero con esta aplicacion veras incrementadas las funciones al máximo, como puede ser el seguimiento de licencias, de bajas, horas extras, calendario, controles de acceso...pudiendo gestionarlo todo tambien desde el movil.

Puntos en contra:

Como desventaja, aunque en realidad no es tal, seria el precio que es un poco elevado, pero para quien este dispuesto a pagarlo, con todas las funciones que ofrece....merece la pena

Administración gerencia recursos humanos y proyectos de trabajo

Comentarios: Integración con múltiples plataformas

Puntos a favor:

Integración.múltiple y proyectos específicos de trabajo con el personal objetivos y seguimiento a ellos

Puntos en contra:

De nuevo precio pero en términos.globales.es una aplicación con costo.menor.al beneficio

Super software for leave management

Comentarios: The move from custom-built software was quick and intuitive. I use calamari as a user, as a decision maker, and as an admin.

Puntos a favor:

I created an account in calamari because I needed only a single feature - leave management. Calamari is perfect at that and suits my needs.It is fast, and intuitive and it does exactly what it should!

Puntos en contra:

I dislike two views, currently, we have one for the calendar and a second for creating applications.THis should be unified, because currently when creating applications we don't other team member's absences.

Good system, great customer service, just missing a few features

Comentarios: Overall I am happy with the product and I think for the price it is OK.Once overtime features and better admin controls are implemented I will give this 5* all round.It's so close to being amazing!

Puntos a favor:

It's very easy to useThe app and web version have a very modern feel unlike s a lot of the other HR systems out there.The admin and set up process are very easy and intuitive, and even our technophobe employees had no issues with signing up and getting used to it.The customer service team is friendly and always quick to reply with any questions or issues we have.The whole system is very fast and processes all tasks very quickly.There's a very good selection of clocking methods: QR scanner, mobile app, website, iBeacon, API.They have one of the most advanced and open API protocols I've seen from all my tests and being a high tech firm I was keen to have this option to facilitate any implementation in the future.

Puntos en contra:

Although the product is nice it does feel like it's behind competitors in some aspects.I get the feeling the development team is too small and I'd certainly like more action on the features we have requested.There are a few translation mistakes we have spotted but they never affected usability.The team management isn't as dynamic as expected.Admin features are missing (seeing acitvity logs to see what users changed what data at what time/date etc), and I would like more control and settings available on some parts too.Some of the exported reports seem to have been coded by different people because the table headers and names are not consistent throughout, again only a small problem, but this probably wouldn't happen with a bigger firm.Overall the main downside is that these features missing and little errors now and again make me feel like we are beta-testing the product for them, but paying market rate for the privilege.

Alternativas consideradas: Blip, Jibble y BrightHR

Razones para elegir Calamari: We were on a legacy system full of bugs and glitches literally all the time, payroll was taking hours and hours every month and it was losing track of holidays and absences

Razones para cambiar a Calamari: They were either too expensive because they included HR packages we don't want, or they were American (date format, "vacation" instead of "holiday" etc), or had a slow clunky UI, or didn't handle our night shift clockings well.

Decent value for money timekeeping app

Puntos a favor:

Monthly subscription cost and easy to use.

Puntos en contra:

such a bland and unhelpful interface. no Auto clock in / clock out

Alternativas consideradas: ClockShark

Razones para cambiar a Calamari: Cost

Excellent, low-cost solution for Non-profits!

Comentarios: By switching our leave management and time tracking to Calamari, we have greatly reduced the amount of administrative hours spent on tracking PTOs and ensuring staff are working an appropriate amount of hours. The Slack integration has also been a huge bonus - staff don't need to log in to yet another app and instead can manage time off and clocking in/out right from the Slack app that they already use all day long.

Puntos a favor:

Calamari has an easy to use, simple user design that was easy for our team to switch to. The support team is always very helpful in onboarding our organization and answering any questions to date. My favourite part is the Slack integration; my team uses Slack for daily communication, so having the ability to do practically anything you needed for time tracking and leave management within Slack has been extremely convenient.

Puntos en contra:

One feature that I think may be lacking is the work schedules. As office workers a team's schedule is usually pretty similar from week-to-week, however, we offer flexible work schedules that have varied number of hours or days that are worked every other week. Calamari currently doesn't have the ability to customize work schedules to this level, which has led our operations team to have to put in more hours than we would have liked in setting up work schedules to properly reflect scheduled number of hours. I would also think this would be a major downfall for any organization that schedules shifts for their employees.

Alternativas consideradas: AttendanceBot, Jibble y BambooHR

Razones para elegir Calamari: To save valuable administrative time and reduce the chance of human error in paid time off calculations for staff.

Software anterior: Jibble y Microsoft Excel

Razones para cambiar a Calamari: Calamari had a more user-friendly design, offered both time tracking and leave management (which most other programs did not), offered non-profit pricing, and had an extremely easy to use Slack integration.

Calamari - managing your team's availability is couple simple clicks

Comentarios: Overall I'm very happy we are using Calamari, and I would gladly consider adding more modules but they need to be as flexible as leave management and allow us to customize as per our needs.

Puntos a favor:

The price and simplicity of setting it up and then maintenance. Connection to Slack. Open API that we could use to connect to Float. Very nice and responsvice customer service (dziękuję pani Kasiu!!)

Puntos en contra:

The UI experience is simple but the user experience is not always what I would hope for. The Calendar view, the way administrators need to click through to everything, often the lists refresh unexpectedly and I'm getting lots between what I expected and what is displayed.

Alternativas consideradas: Bob, HRnest, tomHRM y AlexisHR

Razones para cambiar a Calamari: The price and simplicity of setting it up and then maintenance.

Calamari - weird name, great product

Comentarios: Very positive experience and once set up, we have been able to use the system reliably with no help needed from support

Puntos a favor:

Very simple to deploy with a transparent pricing structure

Puntos en contra:

In reality, nothing. The product is easy to customize and adapt for specific use

The easy & o365 Integrated PTO Tracking we needed.

Comentarios: For our primary need in tracking PTO, calamari is exactly what we needed. The integration is seamless, and the UI is as simple as it can be, considering the many variables that come into play when HR vacation policy needs to be flexible across the whole business per employee.

Puntos a favor:

PTO tracking systems are the primary purpose we use and love calamari. The fact that we are able to use calamari to track vacation days, and control approval but also to have email prompts and sync a calendar to our o365 email calendars - thats what is critical for us. The options for types and levels of employees allows HR vacation policy to be flexible across the whole business per employee.

Puntos en contra:

Time clock and time sheets may become more of an important tool for us, but at the moment we only use it for part-time remote staff. The ability to print reports, and export pdf options are limited, making discussion and clarification with employees challenging unless they lean-in to read your computer screen. For this purpose, our ability to use calamari for this purpose is limited.

Excellent, efficient software for small teams and businesses

Puntos a favor:

Especially for a smaller business, the level of visibility it gives us over everyone's leave / absences and the benefit we gain from being able to plan around this. Not to mention integration into Slack and Outlook Calendar which really just helps to elevate Calamari as a great cloud solution for our needs.

Puntos en contra:

When we switched our financial year away from the calendar year, it took us a little while to get our head around how to set that up in Calamari, but we reached out for customer support and they guided us through the process. It's fiddly but the support team are on hand to help with any enquiries.

The best you can have in your company

Comentarios: We use the Calamari system in the full range of modules in our company, it definitely facilitates and automates our work, which was previously limited to paper form. Now we not only protect the environment, but also use a modern tool.

Puntos a favor:

The system is simple and very comfortable for use by employees. Ease of administration is also a big plus.

Puntos en contra:

There is no such thing :) You can't stick to anything

Very good software for good money

Comentarios: Very good customer service

Puntos a favor:

Ease of use and pricing. It is very good for small companies like mine but also for bigger enterprises. I have recomended them to my customers and they are happy with Calamari too.

Puntos en contra:

It is hard to learn it at the begining but customer support is very helpful in this area.

Leave Tracking Platform That Checks All of the Boxes

Puntos a favor:

Calamari is an outstanding tool for leave tracking. In the 2+ years our company has used Calamari, we have heard nothing but positive feedback from employees and managers. The approval flow and seamless integration with Slack have significantly reduced the approval time for requests. Calendar and notification functionality keeps stakeholders informed of employee availability. Complex accrual rules are easy to configure and the Calamari customer service team is always at the ready to assist when needed. It's a top not platform that gets the exact job done that we need. I recently provided feedback that we hoped the reporting tool could include archived employees so we export historical data on time off trends. Calamari took this feedback and was able to implement a new solution that recently went live. I appreciate them listening to us and building a solution!

Puntos en contra:

The .csv importer can be a little finicky. Rarely am I able to complete an upload task without needing support from the Calamari team. The good news, however, is that they are immediately responsive and help me troubleshoot the error. If this could be resolved it would help me rely less on their customer support team, but it's a minor annoyance.

Alternativas consideradas: PurelyHR

Razones para elegir Calamari: We pivoted to a new time tracking software that did not include any leave tracking capabilities so needed to find an alternative solution.

Software anterior: NetSuite OpenAir

Razones para cambiar a Calamari: Calamari was the only platform we found that only provided leave management. Every other alternative came with so many other bells and whistles that we didn't need. The simplicity of Calamari was one of the deciding factors in its favor.

Offer great policy integration

Puntos a favor:

We could build in our leave policies so that Calamari enforces the rules automatically (e.g., who is eligible to take school visitation leave, awarding some leave annually and some by days worked, different minimum durations for different leave types, etc). It offers very granular control over the setup, and is very intuitive and smooth once setup.

Puntos en contra:

The downside of having such detailed control options is the steep learning curve in the implementation process. Fortunately, the customer support staff are great and really helpful with figuring everything out. I'd like Calamari to implement an "edit" feature for approved leave requests, which would be more convenient than cancelling and resubmitting.

Alternativas consideradas: Bindle y Timetastic

Razones para elegir Calamari: It was a homegrown system that was overly complicated to manage and whose software could change on short notice (we relied on a free add-on for the approval process).

Software anterior: Google Forms

Razones para cambiar a Calamari: Calamari had the best policy integration, and we have a whole variety of policies for a variety of leave types.

Clock and Leave Management

Puntos a favor:

We use mainly the time tracking and leave management features, and it works well.

Puntos en contra:

I would like to have a feature to evaluate work performance for employees.

Alternativas consideradas: Factorial

Razones para elegir Calamari: Factorial does not work with small companies.

Software anterior: Factorial

Good but Not Great

Comentarios: We moved from paper forms to online. Calamari has a nice visual to it, and seemed to me to be intuitive to use. Set up was mediocre; I think it could be easier but also in testing other products, it's not the worst. We chose to use just the time off portion and not the clock in/out option. This does mean, however, that the time accrued for PTO is not accurate, and while I have told my staff that the accurate accounting is on each paystub, they are frustrated by that.
Additionally, while I feel the system is really self-explanatory, people seem to have trouble with requesting partial days, changing the type of PTO requested (vacation, sick, etc), and requesting multiple days at once.
The customer service is good; they are happy to answer questions you may have.
I decided to look into their clock in/clock out option, to streamline three products that we use, but I did not like the options of a mobile app, web app, or beacons. I didn't like that the beacons did not take into account lunch breaks. I could set a lunch break for everyone, but then if they took 45 minutes instead of an hour, or 1hr5min, it doesn't take that into account.

Puntos a favor:

I wanted a product that fit in our budget, that could keep track of time off requests online. I was tired of paper floating everywhere! Calamari fit that bill.

Puntos en contra:

There is no way to edit your time off request. If you make a mistake, the entire request has to be deleted, then the manager has to approve the cancellation, then you can resubmit the request. It's a lot of steps.

Alternativas consideradas: uAttend, QuickBooks Time, BambooHR y Clockify

Razones para cambiar a Calamari: Cost

Almost invisible and very flexible absences tracking tool

Comentarios: It takes a while to set up Calamari properly but after you do (and you can always reach out to their support and receive answers and detailed instructions in short time) it works on its own and you just invite new people as they join the team. We have switched from our previousOn a daily basis, I almost don't notice we use Calamari because no one reaches out to me with any issues or questions on how to use it.

Puntos a favor:

- thanks to Calamari shared calendars being easily added to GCal we can automatically see any planned absences in the team (holidays, remote work, business trips, sick leave etc) directly in our GCals (previously we had to keep a separate shared team GCal for these and add absences manually) - everyone is able to check their current entitlement anytime with just a couple of clicks and request their time off on the go - no need to send emails to multiple people in the company to request time off and have it registered (this was solved with a customised approval flow) - appointing the substitute can be done at the stage of requesting time off - you can send all notifications to Slack and track status of your request from there - multiple, customisable approval flows and absence types - customised holiday calendars which can be linked to individual users or teams (very helpful especially in Germany) - no need to track the absences manually: it takes a couple of clicks to generate absence reports and requests required for payroll - very responsive and competent support

Puntos en contra:

I only wish that we used Calamari on the company level. With other team being first to register for it, we can't fully integrate with GSuite and it takes up to 24 hours for the Calamari shared calendar to sync with GCal.

Leave Management Tracking

Comentarios: Great SAAS that is available for a great cost. We didn't need anything super powerful. We actually have the same functionality for free with our ADP software, but pay for Calamari because it is easier from a management perspective.

Puntos a favor:

The software is very flexible with regards to being able to track a variety of leave methods. We have different people at different levels of the company who get various entitlements and Calamari was able to handle it all. We also are able to track our business travel of our sales managers through the system which is helpful too.

Puntos en contra:

The app is fairly easy, but the user interface could be a bit easier for users who are not as computer savvy. It could be a little more clear on what time they have less what time is scheduled for their net time leftover.

Alternativas consideradas: Zoho Recruit, BambooHR y Freshteam

Razones para cambiar a Calamari: Cost

Leave Management Made Easy

Comentarios: Hassle-free leave and attendance management system with always smiling customer support team.

Puntos a favor:

As a startup, I was looking for a perfect solution for leaves and attendance management. By using Calamari, you can approve your employee’s leaves from your fingertips. And every detail you need is available on their dashboard.

Puntos en contra:

Having issues sometimes with the attendance management as the beacon system doesn't work with us well yet. Hopefully, they will fix it in future as I have faith in them.

Alternativas consideradas: Zoho People, AttendanceBot, Dynamics 365 y Sage HR

Software anterior: Zoho People, AttendanceBot, Dynamics 365 y Sage HR

Excellent HR Management tool

Comentarios: On the few occasions that we have required support or assistance they have been extremely attentive both through the live chat feature and over emails. We've received 5 star service at every turn. Our thanks go to their team for being so responsive.

Puntos a favor:

We use Calamari for a range of HR activities. The most useful features that we use on a daily basis include: 1. Absence Requests: Employees are able to request paid time off / vacations / unpaid leave etc in a formal and structured manner. The approval process is easy to calibrate and set up for managers. Provides an easy process where documentation can be added to support requests (such as medical leave notes). 2. Calendar feature: When payroll exceptions need to be considered, the calendar feature is an easy way to make any adjustments that need to be made. It also enables you to plan for staggering of vacations for employees inside the same department. 3. Employees: Easy to create a database of all employees where information from starting dates, salary etc. can be recorded and quickly accessed. 4. Reports: Functional and and easy to prepare using this feature.

Puntos en contra:

As far as the requirements of our business go, Calamari offers all the necessary features (and additional ones) that we need. We have no complaints regarding the software that have come up in the time we have been using it.

absence management and clock in/clock out were never so easy

Comentarios: Super easy leave management and clock in/clock out (using beacon).

Puntos a favor:

It's a new way of absence & leave management. You can plan and track all types of vacation, paid time off, sickness and you can do it without old, annoying paper forms. You'r always few mouse clicks from your dreamed vacations ;) Another wery importand feature is clock in/clock out - it's super easy to use especially with bluetooth beacons support. Place a token in your office reception and install/configure calamari app on our phone. That's all! You can forget about clockin in/out ever again. It will by done automaticaly when you enter/leave your offiice. If you don't want to use beacons or when you'r work from home you can still clock in/out "manual" from mobile app. It's worth to mention that calamari has super helpfull customer service.

Puntos en contra:

Beacon support for Android phone still need some fine-tunning compareing to iOS version. Except that - it's just perfect!

Good software but expensive for us

Comentarios: It is an excellent software that does what it says. For us and for every company that does not have budget for many SaaS, the price is too expensive. As responsible for the IT internal services, we probably will change the software in the next year for a cheaper one because we are an ONG Foundation and we cannot afford it. For the rest of SaaS we use to have specific budget agreements for non-profit or educational institutions.

Puntos a favor:

usability the software is mature enough

Puntos en contra:

I would say that the price is our worst handicap By other hands, I would like to have more functionalities like HR (contacts, payrolls, etc) management.

Alternativas consideradas: absence.io, Replicon, OrangeHRM y Toggl Track

Razones para cambiar a Calamari: Easy of use, sync with G Suite, check-in.

Lightweight and easy to deploy

Comentarios: It has saved me and my team a lot of time and confusion! This is the best solution by far that we have found.

Puntos a favor:

It was simple to on-board the team to this software and it has been smooth to operate since.

Puntos en contra:

The UI is difficult to navigate at times and there were several issues in our initial set-up.