Track time-off, manage approvals, and view balances in an AI-powered system built with AI that you customize to fit your team's workflow.




Customize a leave management system with the exact steps and views your team needs. Add features as policies evolve—no code needed for updates.





Connect employee records, time-off logs, and schedules with real-time sync—or manage everything in Softr Databases. Create a single source of truth for your business.
Give employees and managers the right views and access in a branded portal. Set up secure logins, user groups, and permissions in minutes.
Softr apps are mobile-ready by default. Turn it into a downloadable app so staff can request time off and check balances from anywhere—no extra design needed.
Softr apps are mobile-ready by default. Turn it into a downloadable app so staff can request time off and check balances from anywhere—no extra design needed.
Build native automations to handle email notifications for managers, approval status updates, and balance adjustments whenever a record is changed.
Provide separate views for employees and HR managers, creating personalized dashboards that show relevant leave balances and approval queues.
Apply rules for different user groups. Customize who can view team calendars, and who can approve requests, at a granular level.
Protect sensitive employee information and leave history from security threats. Softr is fully compliant with SOC2 and GDPR regulations.
No more one-size-fits-all tools or costly custom builds. Softr is easy to use and fully customizable, so you can launch faster, adapt as you grow, and skip the complexity of traditional software.

Build your leave management system in minutes with AI—no manual setup or complex configuration required.

Add features like accrual tracking, holiday calendars, or regional policies as your team grows—no rebuild needed.

Start with leave tracking, then add company portals, HR dashboards, or forms—all in one place with no extra tools.
Co-build with AI
Simply describe what you need. Let Softr handle everything - Interface, database, workflows.
Iterate with AI or visually
Control most critical parts of your app yourself - roles, permissions, security.
Ship the same day
Invite team members or external clients and partners right away. No developer handover.
Use drag-and-drop blocks to build a portal that looks sleek and modern out of the box. Add only the features you need, and iterate as your workflows evolve.




A leave management system is a secure employee portal where your team can log in to request time off, check their remaining vacation balance, and view holiday calendars. It centralizes all absence tracking in one place, so you don't have to rely on messy email threads or outdated spreadsheets. This makes it easier for HR managers to stay organized and provides a transparent, professional experience for employees to manage their work-life balance.
Softr is the first AI-native platform for building business software. It makes it easy to build a leave management system that fits your company's specific holiday policies and approval hierarchies. You can describe your requirements to the AI Co-Builder to instantly generate your employee database, request pages, and approval logic—all fully connected and secure.
You don't need to code anything. You can start by generating with AI, using a pre-built template, or building from scratch. Everything runs on Softr Databases, the native relational database built into the platform, or you can connect existing employee data from Airtable, Google Sheets, or HubSpot. You have full control to visually adjust the request forms, decide which managers see which team's requests, and brand it to match your company. It's quick to launch, simple for HR to update, and flexible enough to scale as your headcount grows.
You can include a wide range of features in your leave management system, depending on how your HR workflow functions. A great absence tracking app usually mixes functional employee blocks with AI-powered intelligence:
- AI-Powered Intelligence – Use Ask AI to let HR managers query leave trends via chat, or set up Database AI Agents to automatically calculate pro-rated leave balances for mid-year hires.
- Vibe Coding Blocks – Build custom UI elements—like a dynamic team availability heat map—using the AI Code block to 'vibe code' exactly what your department needs.
- Softr Workflows – Build native automations (like an instant Slack alert to a manager when a new request is submitted) that trigger notifications whenever a leave status is updated.
- Employee Portals & Logins – Securely manage access so each employee only sees their own leave history and remaining balance.
- Forms & Data Collection – Capture time-off requests with doctor's note uploads, date pickers, and conditional logic for different leave types (e.g., Sick vs. PTO).
- HR Dashboards – Visualize team absenteeism rates and peak holiday seasons with real-time charts.
- Lists & Advanced Filtering – Display and manage pending requests with searchable tables or kanban boards for HR approval workflows.
Everything is built using Softr's drag-and-drop blocks, and if your policy changes, it's easy to update the portal later.
Vibe coding is all about moving fast and using AI to build exactly the HR tools you need. You can 'vibe code' a leave management system in Softr by simply describing your approval process to the AI Co-Builder. Softr then generates a production-ready portal on top of a stable, secure foundation.
Unlike other tools that just generate raw code for a simple form, Softr handles the 'boring 80%'—like employee authentication, relational database logic for accruals, and role-based security—natively. This means you get the speed of vibe coding without the maintenance headaches of managing custom code. You describe your leave policy, Softr builds the interface, and it’s ready for your employees to use instantly.
Yes. You can manage multiple departments or regional teams in a single portal. Each employee only sees their own requests, while department leads only see the time-off schedules for their direct reports based on their login and role. This is useful for large organizations or global companies with different managers overseeing various business units.
Yes, you can. You don't need an existing HRIS to start building with Softr. If you're starting from scratch, you can use Softr Databases, which is built into the platform and integrates perfectly with the leave management portal you build.
But if you already have employee records in tools like Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, or SQL, you can connect those too. You can also use the REST API connector to bring in data from external payroll systems. Either way, you have full control over how your leave categories, balances, and employee profiles are structured and displayed.
Softr Databases is the recommended native, relational data source for your leave management system. It is built explicitly for business apps, offering the highest performance for calculating leave balances and triggering instant manager notifications because the data is native to the platform.
If you have employee data elsewhere, Softr also connects to 17+ external sources. You can connect to Airtable, Google Sheets, SmartSuite, BigQuery, and more. You can even combine sources—for example, pulling employee names from HubSpot while storing leave requests in Softr Databases. Most sources support real-time, two-way sync, ensuring your records stay accurate across all systems.
Yes, Softr gives you full control over how your team interacts with the system. You can customize the layout, navigation, and calendar views to match your internal HR branding. Each page or block can be shown or hidden based on job title; for example, an 'Approve' button only appears for managers, while employees only see their personal request forms.
You can set up different user roles—such as Employee, Manager, or HR Admin—to define exactly what each can view or edit. Employees see only their data, while HR can access everyone's records for reporting. You can also create personalized views that filter the holiday calendar to only show an employee's specific sub-team.
This level of customization keeps the internal portal clean, secure, and tailored to each individual's role within the organization.
Yes, you can fully white-label your employee portal in Softr. You can use your corporate logo, brand colors, custom fonts, and a custom company domain (e.g., pto.yourcompany.com) to make the tool feel like an official internal resource. You can also remove all Softr branding so your employees only see your company's identity throughout their experience.
Yes, you can. Softr provides the flexibility to control the design of your leave portal. You can adjust spacing, fonts, and page structure to match your internal design guidelines. You can choose where the request forms go, how the dashboard is laid out, and what specific data blocks users see upon logging in.
To manage your leave data, you can add various blocks:
- Table blocks – to show a history of previous leave requests or remaining balances
- List or Card blocks – to show team members currently out of the office
- Detail View – to view specific request details, like an attached doctor's note
- Forms – for employees to submit new time-off requests
- Charts – to visualize monthly absenteeism for HR managers
- Calendar blocks – to display company holidays and team-wide schedules
If your HR policies change later, updating the layout in the visual builder is instant and easy.
Softr is built with security in mind, especially for sensitive HR information. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and hosted on secure infrastructure. Your leave management system gives you full control over privacy; you can set role-based permissions so only authorized HR personnel can see sensitive files like medical certificates.
For systems using Softr Databases, your data is stored in a secure European environment (Germany) with SOC 2 Type II compliance. For portals connected to external sources like Airtable or SQL, Softr doesn't store your HR data—it just displays it in real-time based on your permission settings. You are always in control of who can view or edit employee information.
It is fully production-ready. Unlike many AI tools that 'vibe code' fragile, standalone scripts that are hard to secure, Softr builds your leave management system on top of a stable, enterprise-grade foundation.
We handle the 'boring 80%' like secure authentication, hosting, and granular user roles natively. This solves the reliability problem: you get the speed of instant AI generation without the risk of managing raw, unreliable code. Your system is secure, scalable, and ready for your employees to start booking time off from day one.
Softr is the first AI-native platform for building business software. Unlike 'vibe coding' tools that generate raw code or traditional no-code platforms that require weeks of manual setup, Softr's AI Co-Builder creates HR apps on top of a secure, production-ready foundation.
The hybrid advantage is key: use AI to generate your leave database and request workflows in minutes, then use visual controls for pixel-perfect design. You get the speed of AI combined with the reliability of built-in business features like secure employee logins and complex permissions. It is designed for HR teams who need to move from a prototype to a live system immediately.
Yes. Softr supports powerful native workflows and integrations to connect your leave system to your existing tech stack. You can automate tasks like sending a confirmation email via Gmail when a request is approved, or syncing approved leave dates to a shared Google Calendar. Softr also supports REST API and webhooks for advanced HRIS integrations.
Whether you need to notify payroll, alert a Slack channel about upcoming absences, or sync data with your accounting software, you can build these automated workflows directly into your portal without writing code.
Describe what you need. Softr's AI builds it in minutes. Get started free—no setup time, no dev needed.