# Leave Dates: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/leave-dates

## 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) | 0% | 21 | 10% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "LeaveBoard and Leave Dates also offer free plans for very small teams." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Leave)
- "Leave Dates (Best for Startups and Simplicity)" (Grok 4.20, Leave)
- "🥈 Runner-Up: Leave Dates" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Leave)

## And against it

- "a consistent theme in the cons is limited flexibility" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Leave)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Leave Dates, from 31 of the 32 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- forbes.com: 23
- charliehr.com: 16
- capterra.com: 15
- leavedates.com: 15 (its own site)
- saasworthy.com: 13
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 11
- sourceforge.net: 10
- softwareadvice.com: 9
- actiplans.com: 8
- employsome.com: 7

### Pages cited

- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-leave-management-systems: 23
- https://charliehr.com/best-leave-management-systems: 16
- https://leavedates.com/articles/7-best-leave-management-systems-for-small-businesses: 15
- https://saasworthy.com/list/leave-management-system: 12
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-leave-management-system: 11
- https://actiplans.com/blog/free-leave-management-software: 7
- https://capterra.com/leave-management-system-software: 7
- https://employsome.com/best/leave-management-software: 7

## In its own words

What Leave Dates's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Annual Leave Planner (https://leavedates.com/)
- For: businesses (https://leavedates.com/)
- Price stated: GBP Pricing - Affordable 0.75; USD Pricing - Affordable 1.05; EUR Pricing - Affordable 0.90 (https://leavedates.com/)
- Starting price: 0.75 (https://leavedates.com/)
- Free plan or trial: 30-day free trial; No credit card needed; Cancel any time (https://leavedates.com/)
- Certifications: Cyber Essentials
- Customers named: LCA CPA LLP, PsychoLegal Experts, Fusion Animation, The Cornerstone Group, Aspire People, Anthony Paul Jewellery, Chart Accountancy, The Camber

## What it publishes

Every page leavedates.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 443 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 283 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-03-19
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-11-22
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-13
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-04
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-28
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: How long should booking and approving leave really take https://www.leavedates.com/articles/how-long-should-booking-and-approving-leave-really-take
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Leave dates benchmark report https://www.leavedates.com/articles/leave-dates-benchmark-report
- Recent: 2026-08-31 blog: 7 best leave management systems for small businesses https://www.leavedates.com/articles/7-best-leave-management-systems-for-small-businesses
- Recent: 2026-08-24 blog: Part time holiday entitlement https://www.leavedates.com/articles/part-time-holiday-entitlement
- Recent: 2026-08-10 blog: Keeping in touch days https://www.leavedates.com/articles/keeping-in-touch-days
- Recent: 2026-08-03 blog: Unpaid parental leave https://www.leavedates.com/articles/unpaid-parental-leave

## 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.