About Bindle
Vacation & PTO tracking software for growing teams.
Give staff and managers direct access to request, view and manage their paid time-off.
• Full visibility on who’s off next week via integration with your existing Outlook, Google, or Apple Calendars.
• Check accurate, real-time PTO balances at anytime and manage visibility for the team.
• Automatically notify the right people about PTO requests and decisions.
• Track all PTO & vacation calculations in one easy, error-free place.
Detailed Features:
Bindle is a web-based time off authorization and management system which supports multiple types of time off. The system can be used for time off requests, approvals, annual leave balance calculations and tracking, time off reporting, and more. Bindle can be configured to match your existing time off policies perfectly, or you can use Bindle's intelligent defaults.
Bindle allows users to add people to the system and invite employees by email, calculate annual leave allowances, set standard public holiday calendars from the built-in selection or create their own calendars to reflect their business’ holidays, and assign each employee an approver who is responsible for approving or rejecting their leave requests. Employees can view their remaining time off balances and leave request histories for both rejected and approved requests.
Bindle enables employees to submit requests for time off online, with email notifications automatically sent to the relevant approver when a request is submitted. Approvers are shown how many other employees already have leave booked across the requested dates, and can use this to inform their decision. When a request is rejected or approved, the employee is automatically notified. Approvers can also reverse their decisions at any point, with employees notified of the change. Users can also set approvals to occur automatically for some or all employees. Booked and pending leave requests are displayed, color-coded, on the wallchart, indicated alongside any public holidays and upcoming company events.
Pricing starting from:
US$1.50/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Key benefits of Bindle
Additional days can be added on to leave balances by administrators if necessary, such as when an extra weekend day is worked.
Devices
Business size
Markets
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, United States and 6 others
Supported Languages
English
Pricing starting from:
US$1.50/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of Bindle: 24
Alternatives
WhosOff
Paychex Flex
Deputy
Timetastic
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- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Perfect for small buisness and start ups
Reviewed on 26/02/2020
Pros
Searched for ages to find a staff Holiday tracker for small teams that didn't force you into using complex HR software. Looked so long we considered building our own! Finally found Bindle & easy to set up and crucially do not need an instruction manual/training when I share with others in the team
Cons
Would be great if the Wallchart could be horizontal/timeline/gannt & allow full screen so it could be viewed on a tv monitor. Would allow us to visualise whos off better & for the whole year at once.
Alternatives Considered
WhosOffResponse from Bindle Software
Thanks for your kind words Mark. Great to have a customer from my old home town of Aberdeen.
We have got a few ideas about the Wallchart, thanks for the suggestions.
- Industry: Building Materials
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Saved me tons of time and energy.
Reviewed on 06/05/2019
I have saved a lot of time especially from the previous system which was Excel based and very time...
I have saved a lot of time especially from the previous system which was Excel based and very time consuming to enter daily. Now the burden is on the employee to notify me about a holiday or sick day. I can of course add one myself on their behalf if needed.
Pros
I like the ease of use for both me as the admin and for my employees. I have added categories, ie. training & trade shows, that I did not initially think about being a part of this solution. I like the tracking feature for verification and that I can print a report in minutes. Nice to look at other employees that are off on the same day and I have the bigger picture.
Cons
It took me a little bit longer to setup than I expected. Not because it was difficult but I had to understand the logic behind the settings. For example I initially gave all employees 10 vacation days with the start date the same as the first of the new year. Then on the new year it gave them 10 more as it should have but I didn't realize it gave all my staff 20 days. I would like to have a feature for anniversary reminders since that info is already there and it is a good time to celebrate and review my employees. Wish there was a monthly calendar view.
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Paychex FlexReasons for Switching to Bindle
Cost and ease of use without needed HR involved on a daily basis.Response from Bindle Software
Hi Jason,
Thanks for your positive comments.
Anniversary reminders are an intriguing idea which we'll add to our list of features for future possible development.
thanks again
Howard
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My colleagues can see my leave request??
Reviewed on 22/02/2017
This is a great little program for very small businesses representing good value for money but I...
This is a great little program for very small businesses representing good value for money but I have noticed that all my colleagues (I am an employee) can see my leave and I can see theirs. I would have thought it obvious that the functionality of the program should prevent this kind of breach of privacy. This issue needs to be addressed for the program to be taken more seriously.
Response from Bindle Software
Hi Andrew. Damien here from Bindle. Thanks for your review!
We take your privacy very seriously.
Within Bindle, the ability to see when colleagues are taking time off occurs very much by design. It allows you to plan your requests for time off a whole lot better.
We're careful not to show your colleagues anything (like private messages between you and your manager) that we consider to be a breach of privacy.
I'd like to reach out to you personally to talk through your concerns and how we can address them by better matching your expectations.
Again, thanks Andrew for taking the time to share your thoughts!
- Industry: Financial Services
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Easy to use, user friendly and nothing complicated about it!
Reviewed on 13/11/2017
- Reduced emails to manage leave
- Ability to import existing data (leave hours/days)
- Ability...
- Reduced emails to manage leave
- Ability to import existing data (leave hours/days)
- Ability to import leave dates into Microsoft Outlook calendar (we love this feature!)
- Accessible information to all staff
Pros
When we were searching for a Leave Mgt Tool, we had straightforward needs and didn't need the bells and whistles that other Payroll/HR systems offer. We trialled Bindle and quickly realised how clean the user interface was and how simple Bindle was to use. The team didn't need training to use it! We love that it can import into Microsoft Outlook so management can easily view who is on leave etc. In addition, Bindle is flexible enough to handle both contractors and salaried employees leave.
Cons
The only small thing was that the software wasn't set up a year or two in advance which lead to some confusion when applying for leave. Eg. NSW holidays wasn't set up yet for 2018. This was only a small issue and quickly rectified by the Bindle team :)
Response from Bindle Software
Thanks for the great review, you magical mystery reviewer! We really do have wonderful users.
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Great service to manage PTO for our Smallish staff
Reviewed on 19/10/2017
Easy to use. Simple for staff to request time. Quick in and out don't need a ton of extra steps....
Easy to use. Simple for staff to request time. Quick in and out don't need a ton of extra steps. Visibility into who else has time of to ensure you're not stretched to thin staffing wise.
Pros
Easy to use and see who all has requested time off on the same day as the current request. Makes it simple to manage multiple employee's PTO requests. If you don't have the PTO management baked into your payroll or HR system I'd highly recommend this tool
Cons
To approve the PTO request you have to log into the system rather than just replying to the request email with your approval or disapproval. Also doesn't allow you to manage different accrual rates for staff so we had to manage that separately.
Response from Bindle Software
Hi Allen - Thanks for the great review. Glad to hear that Bindle is something you'd highly recommend and that it's simple for staff to use.
Bindle is really good at maintaining different accrual rates for staff, so we'll follow up to find out why you are managing that separately.
Thanks again Allen!
Bindle FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Bindle.Q. What type of pricing plans does Bindle offer?
Bindle offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$1.50/month View Pricing Plans
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Bindle costs just $1.50 per person per month. You can add or remove users at any point. There are no hidden charges. Free set up and awesome support is included. You can cancel at any time. If you leave, you can of course take your data with you.
Q. Who are the typical users of Bindle?
Bindle has the following typical customers:
2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500
Q. What languages does Bindle support?
Bindle supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Bindle support mobile devices?
Bindle supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Bindle integrate with?
Bindle integrates with the following applications:
Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, Twist, iCalendar
Q. What level of support does Bindle offer?
Bindle offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Chat
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