# Absence.io: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/absence-io

## 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% | 15 | 25% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "HiBob and absence.io are top recommendations" (Mistral Small, Leave)
- "Global enterprises: Workday or absence.io" (MiniMax M2.5, Leave)

## And against it

- "customer service is not always responsive, and the per-user cost is among the highest on the market" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Leave)
- "complicated leave policy creation, no option to assign multiple approvers" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Leave)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 Absence.io, from 13 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- forbes.com: 9
- capterra.com: 8
- actiplans.com: 5
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 5
- g2.com: 5
- saasworthy.com: 5
- softwareadvice.com: 5
- clockify.me: 4
- cxeverywhere.com: 4
- getapp.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-leave-management-systems: 9
- https://actiplans.com/blog/free-leave-management-software: 5
- https://capterra.com/leave-management-system-software: 5
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-leave-management-system: 5
- https://capterra.com/leave-management-system-software/shortlist: 4
- https://clockify.me/blog/apps-tools/best-leave-management-software: 4
- https://cxeverywhere.com/tools/leave-management-software: 4
- https://saasworthy.com/list/leave-management-system: 4

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Die smarte HR-Plattform für moderne Teams (https://absence.io/)
- For: Teams (https://absence.io/)
- Price stated: Die Preise starten bei 2,99 € pro Nutzer und Monat im Starter-Paket. Pro (4,99 €) und Complete (7,99 €). (https://absence.io/)
- Starting price: 2.99 (https://absence.io/)
- Free plan or trial: 14 Tage gratis, keine Kreditkarte (https://absence.io/)
- Certifications: GDPR
- Hosting: Deutschland, Germany
- Customers named: Urban Software Institute GmbH, Hertz6 GmbH, IBB Ventures, welacom GmbH

## What it publishes

Every page absence.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 524 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 166 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-31
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-03-31 blog: Enterprise hr software often wrong decision https://www.absence.io/en/blog/enterprise-hr-software-often-wrong-decision
- Recent: 2026-03-31 blog: Enterprise hr software often wrong decision https://blog.absence.io/en/enterprise-hr-software-often-wrong-decision/
- Recent: 2026-03-25 blog: Pro complete package absence io https://www.absence.io/en/blog/pro-complete-package-absence-io
- Recent: 2026-03-25 blog: Pro complete package absence io https://blog.absence.io/en/pro-complete-package-absence-io/
- Recent: 2026-01-21 blog: Time tracking excel template https://www.absence.io/en/blog/time-tracking-excel-template
- Recent: 2026-01-21 blog: Time tracking excel template https://blog.absence.io/en/time-tracking-excel-template/

## 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.