# LeaveBoard: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 23 judge labels across 2 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/leaveboard

## 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) | 18% | 1 | 5% | 22 |
| [HR help desk and case management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/hr-help-desk-and-case-management/index.md) | 0% | 55 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "For a truly limited budget, start with LeaveBoard's free plan if you have fewer than 10 employees." (MiniMax M2.5, Leave)
- "LeaveBoard or Vacation Tracker are excellent starting points for small teams and limited budgets." (Mistral Small, Leave)
- "LeaveBoard is the best starting choice: it offers a free plan for up to nine employees" (Perplexity Sonar, Leave)
- "LeaveBoard is consistently flagged as the saving-money option." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Leave)

## And against it

- "Some standalone tools (like Day Off or LeaveBoard) have free tiers, but may lack advanced features for larger or more complex organizations." (Mistral Small, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named LeaveBoard, from 70 of the 71 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- forbes.com: 48
- capterra.com: 28
- charliehr.com: 28
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 26
- leavedates.com: 25
- actiplans.com: 22
- softwareadvice.com: 21
- sourceforge.net: 20
- saasworthy.com: 18
- employsome.com: 17

### Pages cited

- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-leave-management-systems: 48
- https://charliehr.com/best-leave-management-systems: 28
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-leave-management-system: 25
- https://leavedates.com/articles/7-best-leave-management-systems-for-small-businesses: 25
- https://employsome.com/best/leave-management-software: 17
- https://saasworthy.com/list/leave-management-system: 17
- https://actiplans.com/blog/free-leave-management-software: 16
- https://capterra.com/leave-management-system-software: 16

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: HR and Leave Management System (https://leaveboard.com/)
- For: small and medium businesses worldwide (https://leaveboard.com/)
- Price stated: Affordable pricing with no surprises (https://leaveboard.com/)
- Starting price: $0 (https://leaveboard.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Get started for free (https://leaveboard.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 4 (https://leaveboard.com/pricing)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, SSAE 16, ISAE 3402, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS
- Hosting: France
- Customers named: Foundation Group, Mark1, Vox Technologies

## What it publishes

Every page leaveboard.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3023 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 117 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.