PeopleMuster vs Vacation Tracker
Vacation Tracker prices leave tracking per user with a monthly minimum, and PeopleMuster prices the whole system per person with none. Vacation Tracker Core is $2 a user a month, or $1 billed yearly, with a $50 monthly minimum. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month, and leave sits beside attendance, timesheets and the capacity plan.
What each one costs
| Product | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Vacation Tracker Core | $2 | per user / month ($1 billed yearly) |
| Vacation Tracker Core, minimum | $50 | per month ($25 billed yearly) |
| Vacation Tracker Complete | $4 | per user / month ($3 billed yearly) |
| Vacation Tracker Complete, minimum | $100 | per month ($75 billed yearly) |
| PeopleMuster | $3 | per person / month, every module included, no minimum |
| PeopleMuster, annual billing | $30 | per person / year, two months free |
Vacation Tracker figures read from vacationtracker.io/pricing on 24 September 2026; a 14-day trial applies. PeopleMuster is our product: $3 per person a month from the first person, with no setup fee, and 14 days free with no card.
Why teams choose PeopleMuster
- No minimum spend. A team of eight pays for eight people at $3 each, and the bill grows one hire at a time.
- Each leave type gets its own yearly quota, with approvals and year-on-year usage analytics.
- Approved leave reaches the capacity plan at once, so a project lead sees the gap before booking work into it.
- A company holiday calendar sits beside leave, and attendance respects it.
- Scheduled Slack reminders and announcements go out on the dates you set.
- The same $3 covers attendance, timesheets, projects, onboarding checklists and the org chart.
Questions people ask
How much does Vacation Tracker cost?
Vacation Tracker Core is $2 a user a month, or $1 billed yearly, with a $50 monthly minimum ($25 yearly). Complete is $4, or $3 yearly, with a $100 minimum ($75 yearly), checked 24 September 2026. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month with no minimum.
How does leave approval work in PeopleMuster?
You set a yearly quota for each leave type. People request time off, a manager approves it, and the approved days show on the capacity plan straight away. Year-on-year usage analytics show how each type is being used.
Can I bring our leave balances over from Vacation Tracker?
Yes. A CSV importer loads people, leave balances and projects, and we load your people and leave types with you during setup. There's no setup fee, and the first 14 days are free with no card.