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230,000+ users
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Instantly ready to use
230,000+ users
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Vacation planner for team coordination in Microsoft 365

Plan leave as a team and check which absences are already scheduled before approving a request!

Compare leave requests directly with team planning

Identify overlaps before approval

Automatically add approved leave to Outlook

Vacation planner for team coordination in Microsoft 365
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Used by 30,000+ companies worldwide

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Team vacation planning

From a leave request to a coordinated vacation plan

absentify shows planned absences where new leave periods are reviewed. This lets employees and managers see early on when there are already overlaps in the team. The vacation plan is built on shared information rather than separate calendars and arrangements.

From a leave request to a coordinated vacation plan
Plan leave with up-to-date team information

The vacation planner follows every request through to the calendar

Check team leave before submitting a request

Employees see their available leave days and planned team absences before requesting a new period. This helps them identify inconvenient overlaps while planning their own leave.

Personal calendar:
Personal calendar:
Leave, other absences, leave allowances and remaining days at a glance.
Multilingual support:
Multilingual support:
German and English available. Additional languages are provided through community contributions.
Check team leave before submitting a request

Review approvals with team context

When reviewing a request, managers see which absences are already planned during the requested period. Configured minimum staffing rules help with the review before leave is approved.

Department management:
Department management:
Organize employees by department, set minimum staffing levels and receive warnings.
Customizable absence types:
Customizable absence types:
Create your own absence types and define who can see the respective details.
Review approvals with team context

Automatically add approved days

After approval, leave is reflected in the shared data. Outlook calendar synchronization adds approved absences to the designated calendars without having to enter the period again.

Outlook calendar synchronization:
Outlook calendar synchronization:
Automatic synchronization of absences with personal and shared Outlook calendars.
Automatic out-of-office replies:
Automatic out-of-office replies:
Automatically set out-of-office replies in Outlook based on planned absences.
Automatically add approved days
Why absentify?

Vacation planning without scattered lists and arrangements

Use absentify with any number of employees through Microsoft 365 or in your browser. Everyone accesses the same leave information and can use the vacation planner where they already work.

Without absentify

  • Gather leave requests from emails
  • Ask about remaining leave before planning
  • Search spreadsheets for overlaps
  • Manually add approved leave to the calendar
  • Maintain employee data in multiple places

With absentify

  • Record requests through a defined process
  • Check available days in the personal area
  • See team absences before approval
  • Synchronize approved absences
  • Import users through Microsoft 365
Vacation planning by team structure

How vacation planning changes as your team grows

Start-ups and small teams

Start-ups and small teams

Use a shared vacation plan so coordination does not happen across scattered channels.

Before approving, check whether other colleagues in the team are already away during the requested period.

View remaining leave and planned absences without having to ask HR for the current status.

Agencies

Agencies

Coordinate absences with ongoing client projects so important dates stay covered despite leave.

Identify overlaps in key project roles early, before several key people are away at the same time.

Keep approved leave visible in the team calendar so project teams plan with the same information.

Mid-sized businesses

Mid-sized businesses

Plan leave across multiple departments and identify where absences overlap.

Consider minimum staffing levels when reviewing requests before approving another team absence.

Assign approvals by department so new requests go directly to the responsible person.

Large and international companies

Large and international companies

Bring vacation planning across multiple locations together so teams do not work with separate overviews.

Account for regional public holidays so leave allowances match each employee's location.

Control access by department and role so authorized people see the information they need.

Nonprofits and public organizations

Nonprofits and public organizations

Plan leave jointly across different areas without maintaining separate lists for every team.

Account for public holidays and working schedules so leave days are calculated to match each employment arrangement.

Make team absences visible so those responsible can plan cover and required staffing earlier.

Ready in just a few steps

Set up absentify as your vacation planner

Set up absentify in a few steps and start planning your leave right away!

1. Sign in with Microsoft

1. Sign in with Microsoft

Sign in to absentify with your existing Microsoft account. This connects the vacation planner directly to your existing Microsoft 365 work environment.
2. Set up your team and leave rules

2. Set up your team and leave rules

Import your employees and configure the rules that apply to your vacation planning. These include, for example, leave allowances, working schedules and approval responsibilities.
3. Start planning leave

3. Start planning leave

Your vacation planner is set up. Employees can now request leave and check their available balance, while managers can process new requests through the defined workflow.
Integration tools arc
Integrations and tools

absentify is wherever you are

Simply connect absentify with your tools to unify leave planning across your company.

Any questions?

Vacation planner – Frequently asked questions and answers

A vacation planner brings leave planning together within a team or company. It shows planned absences and helps coordinate leave requests with the available team.

Available leave balances and already planned team absences are particularly relevant for planning. During approval, it should also be clear whether the requested period is compatible with the defined staffing rules.

A shared team calendar makes already planned absences visible before another request is approved. absentify can also take configured minimum staffing levels into account during the review.

Individual working schedules can be configured for employees. Regional public holidays are assigned to each location and are therefore taken into account appropriately in vacation planning.

Yes. Employees can request absences directly through Microsoft Teams, and managers process the request within the configured workflow. Approved absences can then be synchronized with Outlook.
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