Calamari vs. Keka

Calamari is a modular HR platform trusted by 130,000+ employees across 106 countries. It replaces email approvals, spreadsheets, and paper timesheets with automated, self-service tools that actually fit how your team works – without the overhead of a full HRIS. Pick the modules you need. Pay only for those. 🏖️ Leave & Absence Management Plan and track all types of absences: vacation, PTO, sick days, remote work, and any custom leave type you define.

Keka is a global HRMS built for mid-market and enterprise organizations. 12500 organisations across 180+ countries run people operations across multiple entities, countries, and workforce types on Keka. To support them, Keka's PeopleOS brings Core HR, payroll, time and attendance, hiring, performance, employee experience, and project and service automation onto one employee-first platform. As a result, every people decision flows directly into pay, compliance, and business outcomes. HR teams run statutory-compliant payroll in US, India, APAC, GCC countries, and more.