# Absenca: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/absenca

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Leave and absence management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/leave-and-absence-management/index.md) | 2% | 16 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Absenca is the most capable free option, offering free access for up to 15 people with the full feature set" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Leave)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Absenca, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- absenca.com: 3 (its own site)
- employsome.com: 2
- forbes.com: 2
- actiplans.com: 1
- apps365.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- charliehr.com: 1
- cxeverywhere.com: 1
- dynatechconsultancy.com: 1
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://absenca.com/best-leave-management-software: 2
- https://employsome.com/best/leave-management-software: 2
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-leave-management-systems: 2
- https://absenca.com/leave-management-for-small-business: 1
- https://actiplans.com/blog/best-employee-time-off-trackers: 1
- https://apps365.com/blog/top-leave-management-software: 1
- https://capterra.com/leave-management-system-software/s/free: 1
- https://charliehr.com/best-leave-management-systems: 1

## In its own words

What Absenca's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: leave management software for small teams (https://absenca.com/)
- For: small teams (https://absenca.com/)
- Price stated: Free for up to 10 people; Pro is $37.50 a month for up to 50 people (https://absenca.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://absenca.com/)
- Free plan or trial: free forever, not a trial, for up to 10 people (https://absenca.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 6 (https://absenca.com/integrations)
- Hosting: EU

## What it publishes

Every page absenca.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 173 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 41 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-30
- comparison: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-30
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: Maximize annual leave 2026 bridge days https://absenca.com/blog/maximize-annual-leave-2026-bridge-days
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: Sick leave policy template https://absenca.com/blog/sick-leave-policy-template
- Recent: 2026-06-30 glossary or explainer: What is full time equivalent fte https://absenca.com/blog/what-is-full-time-equivalent-fte
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: Maternity paternity parental leave explained https://absenca.com/blog/maternity-paternity-parental-leave-explained
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: How to calculate annual leave entitlement https://absenca.com/blog/how-to-calculate-annual-leave-entitlement
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: How many annual leave days is normal https://absenca.com/blog/how-many-annual-leave-days-is-normal

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.