Calamari HR Software Reviews

“Calamari good”

Pros

It allows for the creation of more paid or unpaid holidays and employees can easily view their entitlement.

Cons

I appreciate everything about Calamari. Its highly intuitive.

“One of our best decisions”

Pros

Employees can manage their PTO requests saving administrative time. Setup and customization were straightforward and customer service exceeded expectations.

Cons

Sometimes the Monday-Sunday layout of the calendar can be confusing.

“Easy and unexpensive feature”

Pros

Managing employee vacations and sick days is easy and adding them to our company calendar ensures clarity for all employees.

Cons

The UX/UI of this tool feels a bit dated. However once you know where to click its straightforward and enjoyable.

“Simple HR made easy”

Pros

Setup is quick and relatively straightforward especially if you know your requirements. The integration with Google Calendar is crucial and functions seamlessly.

Cons

The scheduling function for shifts could be more flexible in terms of automation. Automatic employee login to shifts and customizable break automation rules per day would be beneficial.

“Calamari”

Pros

Setting up and using it is very straightforward and it offers good reporting features.

Cons

The QR code generation for users could be more easily accessible.

“I can't imagine using anything else”

Pros

Calamari is cost-effective and efficiently manages our employee vacation days and time off. Its easy to set up manage users and integrates seamlessly with Google Calendar. Making changes is straightforward and our employees find it simple to use.

Cons

I cant think of anything negative to say about it.

“My experience with using Calamari”

Pros

The time tracking feature is easy to use and quick to teach to new employees.

Cons

Ive encountered difficulties with absence types and accrual rules but Calamari support has been helpful.

“Saves time daily”

Pros

I am a big fan of how easy Calamari is to use, its smooth integrations with other apps and the polished UI. What I find particularly useful is the daily Slack notification it can send every morning to update the team about who is out that day , that feature really saves us time. Simplicity matters when trying to get everyone to adopt a tool and it does a great job on that front.

Cons

One area where I see room for improvement is reporting. A lot of companies need a signed record of timecard approvals to confirm employees are being paid correctly. Right now we have to export the data and set the format up ourselves which is difficult. I would love to see a built-in timecard approval workflow in the app to make that process smooth and automatic.

“Modern but feels behind”

Pros

In my experience the app is really easy to use. Both the mobile and web versions have a fresh, modern feel compared to a lot of other HR systems I've dealt with. The admin and setup flows are simple and interactive and even our most technophobic team members had no trouble signing up and getting comfortable with it. The customer service team is friendly and consistently quick to respond whenever we raise questions or run into issues. Overall the system itself is very fast and completes tasks promptly. There's a strong range of clocking options available , QR scanner, mobile app, website, iBeacon and API which we found very useful. From everything I tested, they provide one of the most advanced and open API protocols I've come across and as a high-tech company I was particularly keen to have that capability to smooth any future integrations or implementations.

Cons

I do like the product overall but it does sometimes feel like it lags behind competitors in certain areas. I get the impression the development team is a bit small and I would certainly prefer to see faster progress on the features we've requested. We've noticed a few translation errors here and there though they haven't impacted usability. The way team management works isn't as dynamic as I expected either. There are some missing admin capabilities , for example, I want activity logs so I can see who changed specific data and when and I would like finer-grained controls and settings in some areas. A few exported reports also look inconsistent, as if different people coded them, table headers and field names don't always match across exports. It's a minor annoyance but it stands out and probably wouldn't happen with a larger vendor. Overall the biggest downside for me is that those missing features and the occasional small glitches make me feel like we're partly beta-testing the product for them, yet we're paying full market price for the experience.

“Simple & comfortable with no complaints”

Pros

this system is easy and really comfortable for staff to use. Managing it is also a major perk.

Cons

No complaints from me, I've nothing to point to criticize.

“good and scalable tool with helpful support”

Pros

Simple interface and affordable plans overall. It works great for my small business yet scales very well for larger organizations. I've recommended it to my clients and they're already pleased with it too.

Cons

it is difficult to pick it up at the beginning but customer support was very helpful overall.

“Mobile-friendly but support was unhelpful”

Pros

I'm glad it provides a mobile application which makes it much easier for our employees to log in.

Cons

In our experience the manuals, guides and videos weren't as clear as they needed to be and I think some screenshots would make things much easier for both users and the administrator. On top of that, the setup ended up being more complicated than we expected and the support we received from it felt very limited, many times their responses didn't answer our questions or seemed off topic and therefore weren't helpful.

“easy to use for project tracking”

Pros

I find the app really easy to use and manage and it helps me take back control of tracking time for the projects I work on.

Cons

There is no photo upload feature and I wish the approval window for employee-reported hours followed chronological order.

“my go to tool!”

Pros

It's really user-friendly and I can quickly find detailed attendance records and time-off information for every colleague.

Cons

I don't feel anything is lacking for our team so I don't have any suggestions for improvements at the moment.

“friendly to start using”

Pros

Its easy to get up and running after the kick-off meeting.

Cons

Haven't run into any particular problems, overall my experience has been really positive.

“Great tool for absence management”

Pros

Calamari is user-friendly and has saved us a lot of time. Their customer service team is excellent always available to provide guidance. The Slack integration is seamless offering daily absence reports that are incredibly useful.

Cons

There are no disadvantages regarding absence management features )

“Calamari is great for housing all HR items”

Pros

I appreciate the ability to view the org chart and all company information in one place.

Cons

The user interface can be a bit confusing at times but our HR did a great job teaching us how to navigate it.

“Easy to use Online Time Tracker”

Pros

Calamaris clean design focuses on essential elements making it user-friendly for employees.

Cons

Having a kiosk feature on the mobile view would be fantastic.

“HR Coordinator”

Pros

The customer service is exceptional and the initial program setup was stress-free meeting all our requirements.

Cons

The reports are decent but could be more organized.

“amazing layout but pricey for small teams”

Pros

this tool really simplifies managing shifts by offering a very visual and interactive layout that keeps everything at your fingertips. It's easy to use and their customer support has already helped me sort out a few questions I had. I find it interactive overall , even someone who isn't familiar with this kind of software will probably pick it up quickly. Having such an accessible interface makes day-to-day scheduling much less of a headache for my team.

Cons

The price is a downside you end up paying both for the licenses and for registering each employee which adds up. For small businesses like mine there might be other slightly cheaper alternatives worth considering.