HR & People Operations
Cala HQ
The beautifully simple team time-off tracker built for remote and global teams
A leave and time-off management platform for small teams that replaces spreadsheets and scattered messages with a shared calendar for requests, approvals, and
Overview
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Cala HQ is a time-off and leave management platform designed for small, remote, and global teams. It provides one shared calendar where employees request time off, managers approve with a single click, and the team sees upcoming absences alongside each person's local public holidays. The platform handles multiple leave types including vacation, sick leave, parental leave, unpaid time off, and sabbaticals, with customizable policies for different countries and teams. It automates HR tasks like calculating accruals for mid-year joiners, managing carry-over limits, and applying the correct public holidays based on employee location. Available since January 2026, Cala HQ is built as a simpler alternative to bloated HR software and spreadsheet-based tracking, with setup in under five minutes and no implementation required.
Capabilities
- Slack and email notifications for leave requests and approvals
- Unlimited custom leave policies with flexible rules
Pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free plan for up to 5 users with all core features. Team 10: $15/mo (billed $180 annually). Team 25: $30/mo (billed $360 annually). Team 50: $55/mo (billed $660 annually). Custom plans available.
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Cala HQ fact sheet
| Community votes | 0 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2026 |
| Stage | Startup |
| Based in | Riga, Latvia |
| Website | calahq.com |
Cala HQ metrics
Vendor metrics for calahq.com: Ahrefs Domain Rating and Majestic link data, with the delta since the last review.
- Domain Rating
- 5
- +5 (up) since last check
- Trust Flow
- 0
- no change since last check
- Citation Flow
- 8
- no change since last check
- Referring domains
- 2
- no change since last check
- External backlinks
- 5
- no change since last check
Vendor Domain Rating (Ahrefs) checked 6 Nov 2026, spec changed 5 Nov 2026. Vendor Majestic data checked 3 Nov 2026, spec changed 3 Nov 2026. Link metrics supplied by Majestic. Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow are trademarks of Majestic-12 Ltd.
Cala HQ vendor domain
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We read this from the registry's RDAP record on 6 Nov 2026, 03:52 UTC.
- Domain age
- 2 years
- Registered
- Expires
- Registrar
- NameCheap, Inc.
- DNSSEC
- Not signed
Cala HQ post-launch report
| Measure | At launch, then latest |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | 0 to 5 +5 (up) since launch 3 Nov 2026, then 5 Nov 2026 |
| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 0 first measured 3 Nov 2026 |
| Referring domains (Majestic) | 2 first measured 3 Nov 2026 |
Day 2 since launch. Next receipt: day 30, 3 Dec 2026. Many things move these figures, so a change is not proof of cause. Only stored readings are shown.
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Buyer questions
How long does it take to set up?
Less than 5 minutes. You can invite your team via a simple link, and the setup wizard handles the rest with no HR degree or implementation calls required.
How does it handle international teams and holidays?
Cala automatically applies the correct public holidays based on where each team member is located, and you can set custom allowances for different countries within the same workspace.
Is the free plan actually free?
Yes. If your team is 5 people or fewer, you can use all of Cala's core features completely free, forever with no credit card required to sign up.
Can I create custom leave policies?
Absolutely. You can set up unlimited custom policies from standard annual leave and sick days to parental leave, unpaid time off, and sabbaticals, controlling the rules, accruals, and rollovers.
Do managers need to log in to approve time off?
No. When an employee requests time off, their manager gets an email or Slack notification and can approve or deny the request with a single click right from the message.
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