Offly was built to replace spreadsheets, confusing HR systems and endless approval emails with a modern experience teams actually enjoy using.
It starts with a spreadsheet. Someone creates a shared Google Sheet with everyone's names down the left column and months across the top. It works for a while. Then someone forgets to update it. Then someone overwrites someone else's entry. Then a new joiner doesn't get access.
Eventually the spreadsheet becomes a shared calendar. Except nobody checks it. A manager approves two holidays on the same week without realising. The team has a deadline, and half the people needed are off. Nobody noticed until Monday morning.
Some companies try HR platforms. The ones designed for "enterprises" with 47-step onboarding wizards, training courses just to request a day off, and interfaces that look like they were built in 2008. Employees avoid the system entirely and just message their manager on Slack.
68%
of managers can't see who's off this week without checking multiple tools
3.2
average tools a team uses to manage basic leave tracking
45min
average time lost per approval chain on outdated systems
Most leave systems fall into two categories. Either they're too basic — a glorified calendar with no approvals, no visibility, no integrations — or they're the opposite: bloated enterprise HR suites where booking a half-day off requires navigating six screens and a dropdown with 200 leave codes.
Neither option respects people's time. Teams shouldn't need HR training just to book a holiday. Managers shouldn't need to cross-reference three systems to see who's available next week.
Offly was designed to be
Simple
Request leave in under 10 seconds
Fast
Every interaction feels instant
Beautiful
An interface people want to use
Flexible
Adapts to how your team works
Most HR tools feel outdated. Offly was designed with modern UX principles from day one. Dark mode, clean layouts, and an interface that feels like a product — not a form builder.
Know who's available instantly. See upcoming leave before it becomes a problem. The wallchart gives you full team visibility without opening a single spreadsheet.
Request leave in seconds. Check your balance without asking HR. Get notified the moment your request is approved. No training required.
Approvals route to the right manager automatically. Carry-forward calculates at year-end. Public holidays appear based on location. Slack statuses update when you're away.
Every decision we make about the product is filtered through these.
If a feature adds complexity without value, we don't build it.
Everything should feel instant. No loading spinners for a page of leave data.
Everyone should know who is available. No guessing, no Slack messages asking.
Leave data should always be accurate. Balances update in real time, not overnight.
Work with the tools companies already use — Google, Slack, Outlook, APIs.
Offly adapts to how your organisation works — not the other way around.
Get leave management right from day one, before bad habits form.
See who's available for project scheduling and resource planning.
Integrate with your existing stack — Slack, Google, APIs.
Manage billable teams, coverage gaps, and client commitments.
Scale from 5 to 500 without switching tools or rebuilding processes.
The reason teams still use spreadsheets isn't that better tools don't exist. It's that those tools are unpleasant to use. They require training. They're slow. They have interfaces designed by people who've never had to use them daily.
Offly takes the opposite approach. Every screen is designed for speed. Every workflow is optimised for fewer clicks. Every interaction provides immediate feedback. The interface is clean, fast, and responsive on every device.
"If people don't use the system, the data is wrong. If the data is wrong, managers make bad decisions. The only way to get accurate leave data is to build a tool people actually want to use."
Offly is a product that evolves. We ship frequently, listen closely, and build the features that teams actually need — not the ones that look good on a comparison chart.
Deeper integrations
More connections to the tools your team already relies on.
Native mobile apps
Purpose-built experiences for iOS and Android.
Workforce planning
Tools to help managers plan around team availability.
Smarter approvals
Context-aware routing that considers team coverage.
More automation
Less manual work for HR, managers, and employees.
Encrypted at rest and in transit with enterprise-grade TLS.
Every action recorded for compliance and accountability.
Employees, managers, and admins see only what they need.
SSO, user provisioning, and calendar sync built in.
Notifications, approvals, and automatic status updates.
Join teams using Offly to manage leave, approvals and team visibility.