AttendanceBot is a vacation management, time tracking and employee scheduling solution for Slack which provides a central location from which to manage and approve staff leave requests, track attendance, billable hours and payroll, plus manage shift schedules, time off, availability, and more. As an online solution, AttendanceBot gives users the flexibility to track time on projects and apply for leave or remote work anytime, anywhere, via any internet-enabled device. Users can also set-up approvals, leave quotas and holidays according to company policy.
Time tracking technology allows users to clock in and out of work, as well as create timesheets directly within Slack. Users can also track billable hours for clients and projects, plus set-up and customize shifts and schedules for employees. Automated notifications serve to remind employees when to clock in and out based on their shifts. Managers then receive notifications in real-time when an employee punches in or out for their shift. AttendanceBot allows users to generate and download Excel reports, or schedule reports to be sent periodically to their inbox to stay up-to-date.
AttendanceBot supports absence and attendance management tools which enable employees to apply for leave and obtain approvals within Slack. Employees simply send a message such as ‘sick today’ in order to request leave. Managers receive requests instantly for approval. Managers can also customize the approval workflow, so that specified leave requests can be auto-approved or require multi-level approvals. AttendanceBot allows users to create their own leave types, as well as implement their own leave policies by defining their rules for leave accrual. Shift planning tools help users plan and manage weekly, fortnightly or monthly shifts for employees from a single dashboard. Managers can track lateness or no shows, and control shift reassignments on the fly.
AttendanceBot does what it says. A office attendance solution that is easy to work with.
Used daily for 6-12 months
Reviewed 2018-06-17
Review Source: Capterra
- The ease with which it integrates with our current work flow through Slack
You don't have to install any new software, and don't have to get used to opening and closing it every time you are working. Using reminders you can remember to check-in and check-out at appropriate times.
- Time tracking
You don't need a separate software to track time of your employees. At any time you can download the timesheet.
- The management of leaves and holidays
When purchasing this app we thought it was only an attendance/time-tracking app. But it can manage your quotas leaves and holidays.
- Reports and Reminders
Having printable reports at your disposal is really helpful. Also what is really helpful is that if you add attendanebot user to a channel, it will notify you of the people working remotely or are on sick leave or a general leave. And will manage those leaves from your quota.
- The ease with which it integrates with our current work flow through Slack
You don't have to install any new software, and don't have to get used to opening and closing it every time you are working. Using reminders you can remember to check-in and check-out at appropriate times.
- Time tracking
You don't need a separate software to track time of your employees. At any time you can download the timesheet.
- The management of leaves and holidays
When purchasing this app we thought it was only an attendance/time-tracking app. But it can manage your quotas leaves and holidays.
- Reports and Reminders
Having printable reports at your disposal is really helpful. Also what is really helpful is that if you add attendanebot user to a channel, it will notify you of the people working remotely or are on sick leave or a general leave. And will manage those leaves from your quota.
Pros - The ease with which it integrates with our current work flow through Slack
You don't have to install any new software, and don't have to get used to opening and closing it every time you are working. Using reminders you can remember to check-in and check-out at appropriate times.
- Time tracking
You don't need a separate software to track time of your employees. At any time you can download the timesheet.
- The management of leaves and holidays
When purchasing this app we thought it was only an attendance/time-tracking app. But it can manage your quotas leaves and holidays.
- Reports and Reminders
Having printable reports at your disposal is really helpful. Also what is really helpful is that if you add attendanebot user to a channel, it will notify you of the people working remotely or are on sick leave or a general leave. And will manage those leaves from your quota.
Cons - There is some difficulty when editing time logs. The calendar does not work very well. For example if in your main calendar you view a previous day and then navigate back to current date, and you try to enter in/out timing, you still have the preciously visited date selected.
- Time tracking does not monitor active time through user activity. Although it is not something that you would require for someone working in-house, but would be a plus to have if you are tracking time for someone who is working remotely.
- This point is more of a feature request rather than a con. It would be great to have IFTTT integrated with this app. I can then use my GPS location to automatically check-in or check-out depending on if I have reached or left my office space.
Time tracking is easy and requesting time off is even easier. HR/operations don't have to manually track time off and there are no more emails requesting leave filling up managers' inboxes or getting lost.Our company has an "unlimited" vacation policy and AttendanceBot helps us track and make sure team members are actually taking time off. Our team is remote throughout the USA and having the ability to add it onto Slack is a dream come true. You never have to leave Slack to know where someone is, when they plan on taking leave, or even get a full report of the year.
We've also started using it to track time cards for our hourly paid interns and it's so easy for them to clock in because when they get to work the first thing they open is Slack. Then at the end of the month we just ask AttendanceBot for a time sheet.
It's easy to set up managers and their teams, then customize it to each teams' needs. In our case one team doesn't need approval for a day of working from home or taking leave, but another needs approval for all times they won't be in the office.
Their support has been easy to work with when I need to customize things or have a question. They usually send me a response within an hour or two.
Pricing is easy and simple too! We don't have to worry about our bill growing every month when we hire new team members.
Time tracking is easy and requesting time off is even easier. HR/operations don't have to manually track time off and there are no more emails requesting leave filling up managers' inboxes or getting lost.Our company has an "unlimited" vacation policy and AttendanceBot helps us track and make sure team members are actually taking time off. Our team is remote throughout the USA and having the ability to add it onto Slack is a dream come true. You never have to leave Slack to know where someone is, when they plan on taking leave, or even get a full report of the year.
We've also started using it to track time cards for our hourly paid interns and it's so easy for them to clock in because when they get to work the first thing they open is Slack. Then at the end of the month we just ask AttendanceBot for a time sheet.
It's easy to set up managers and their teams, then customize it to each teams' needs. In our case one team doesn't need approval for a day of working from home or taking leave, but another needs approval for all times they won't be in the office.
Their support has been easy to work with when I need to customize things or have a question. They usually send me a response within an hour or two.
Pricing is easy and simple too! We don't have to worry about our bill growing every month when we hire new team members.
Pros Our company has an "unlimited" vacation policy and AttendanceBot helps us track and make sure team members are actually taking time off. Our team is remote throughout the USA and having the ability to add it onto Slack is a dream come true. You never have to leave Slack to know where someone is, when they plan on taking leave, or even get a full report of the year.
We've also started using it to track time cards for our hourly paid interns and it's so easy for them to clock in because when they get to work the first thing they open is Slack. Then at the end of the month we just ask AttendanceBot for a time sheet.
It's easy to set up managers and their teams, then customize it to each teams' needs. In our case one team doesn't need approval for a day of working from home or taking leave, but another needs approval for all times they won't be in the office.
Their support has been easy to work with when I need to customize things or have a question. They usually send me a response within an hour or two.
Pricing is easy and simple too! We don't have to worry about our bill growing every month when we hire new team members.
Cons Some of the FAQ is outdated and you have to contact support to get the latest commands for AttendanceBot, but I've never had trouble of getting ahold of support. You can even do it right from Slack.
In order to customize teams you have to customize each person's settings individually. There is a "company default", but anything the detours from that has to be inputted manually. If you have many people that need the be customized, it can be daunting.
Great! We've saved a lot of time in attendance tracking using Attendance Bot
Used daily for 1-2 years
Reviewed 2018-06-08
Review Source: Capterra
Saving a bunch of time answering vacation questions and trying to keep track of the vacation on our own. Freed up a lot of time for more important tasks.The ease of use to request time off, manage and pull reports. The system seemed to be pretty smooth when we first started, then a year later we went to make some changes and it had been updated to make it even easier to handle configurations.
Saving a bunch of time answering vacation questions and trying to keep track of the vacation on our own. Freed up a lot of time for more important tasks.The ease of use to request time off, manage and pull reports. The system seemed to be pretty smooth when we first started, then a year later we went to make some changes and it had been updated to make it even easier to handle configurations.
Pros The ease of use to request time off, manage and pull reports. The system seemed to be pretty smooth when we first started, then a year later we went to make some changes and it had been updated to make it even easier to handle configurations.
Cons To be honest, we really haven't run into many, if any, cons with this software. Had I filled this out a year or so ago, I would have mentioned not having a great GUI for setting it up.
It allows good control over submitted holiday and managers approval. It allows staff to have more control over their own leave entitlement.
Pros It allows good control over submitted holiday and managers approval. It allows staff to have more control over their own leave entitlement.
Cons You have to remember all of the commands so some of the more obscure ones can be harder to find e.g. second half or compassionate, so one person in our office learns them and everyone asks them. Terminology is in american English. You can only book 8 months in advance. Reminders for managers to approve leave would be good after a certain period, as soon get forgotten about. Better integration with other software e.g. Teamwork would be ideal, so annual leave can be considered when planning project time.
Easy time-tracking. Seamless integration with Slack
Used daily for 6-12 months
Reviewed 2018-06-11
Review Source: Capterra
Saved time. Employees could track their time in the app we use the most. It was easy for our employees to track their time. It integrated nicely into our Slack workflow. Overall it streamlined everything for our company. We would recommend this for any company who uses Slack.
Saved time. Employees could track their time in the app we use the most. It was easy for our employees to track their time. It integrated nicely into our Slack workflow. Overall it streamlined everything for our company. We would recommend this for any company who uses Slack.
Pros It was easy for our employees to track their time. It integrated nicely into our Slack workflow. Overall it streamlined everything for our company. We would recommend this for any company who uses Slack.
Cons It was a little bit challenging to edit the time to track reports in Slack. It would be a bit easier if there was also a web-based dashboard where we could make edits.
Response from Anaek
Hi Adam, I am happy to report that we now have external web views for editing of times and hours for everybody.
We've also launched two new dashboards for you to track hours for everybody. Can you please give that a look.
AttendanceBot allows users to track time, manage leave and plan shifts all in one place within Slack, helping to avoid multiple emails, texts or calls.
Calendar integration enables users to push leaves to their favourite calendar such as Google, Apple or Outlook, giving users quick visibility on employee absences and attendance.
Time tracking and timesheet management tools allow users to track everything from productivity and attendance to billable hours and payroll.
Employee scheduling technology enables users to plan shift schedules and manage time off, availability and shift trade requests all from a central location.
AttendanceBot supports global and remote teams, allowing users to create their own leave types and customize leave quotas and local holidays.
FAQs for AttendanceBot
Below are some frequently asked questions for AttendanceBot.
Q. What type of pricing plans does AttendanceBot offer?
AttendanceBot has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $20.00/month Pricing model: Subscription Free Trial: Available (No Credit Card required)
Q. Who are the typical users of AttendanceBot?
AttendanceBot has the following typical customers:
Mid Size Business, Small Business
Q. What languages does AttendanceBot support?
AttendanceBot supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does AttendanceBot support mobile devices?
AttendanceBot supports the following devices:
We do not have any information about what devices AttendanceBot supports
Q. Does AttendanceBot offer an API?
No, AttendanceBot does not have an API available.
Q. What other apps does AttendanceBot integrate with?
AttendanceBot integrates with the following applications:
HipChat, Microsoft Office 365, Google Calendar, Slack, Zapier, Microsoft Teams
Q. What level of support does AttendanceBot offer?
AttendanceBot offers the following support options:
FAQs, Knowledge Base, Online Support, Phone Support, Video Tutorials
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