Calamari vs. Darwinbox

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Calamari
Score 9.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Calamari is a workforce management software system offered by Chrobrus.
$10
per month
Darwinbox
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Darwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A
Pricing
CalamariDarwinbox
Editions & Modules
Leave Mgmt
Starting at 10
per month
Clock In/Clock Out
Starting at 20
per month
Leave Mgmt + Clock In/Clock Out
Starting at 30
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CalamariDarwinbox
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
CalamariDarwinbox
Considered Both Products
Calamari
Chose Calamari
It was the only system that provided all of the features we required, including actiTIME, and was comprehensive enough to calculate various types of outages. Contactability with customer service, which is extremely quick, helpful, and friendly, and always resolves my problems, …
Chose Calamari
We previously managed all of our PTO within Excel, which did not allow us to automatically approve PTO based on various management levels, track specific teams allowance or substitute easily.
Chose Calamari
Overall, Calamari definitely did help our HR team to save tons of time spent on monitoring the leaves manually. What is more, our team members can see their history and current leave status live. We can surely see the difference using Calamari brought to our business.
Chose Calamari
Our HR department used Excel and paper request forms for our vacation management, and tracking working hours didn't exist. We were only obliged to sign a list when we were entering the office. Calamari is a huge improvement in every aspect of time tracking and vacation …
Darwinbox
Chose Darwinbox
Looks better than Greythr and usability is better with more features
Chose Darwinbox
I felt it was very nice in comparison to others and was simple for everyone in the organization to handle and haven't gone through any other software so till now, Darwinbox is the best for us. Others had various good features too but were a little complex to use, Zoho people …
Chose Darwinbox
Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with Monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and …
Chose Darwinbox
Darwinbox is up there with ADP in terms of quality for employers to use in such an open-level style. I personally would support the use of Darwinbox against the competition.
Features
CalamariDarwinbox
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.4
Ratings
18% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
8.8
Ratings
9% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.8
Ratings
19% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
7.9
Ratings
5% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
8.9
Ratings
12% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.8
Ratings
23% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Calamari
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.4
Ratings
19% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CalamariDarwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CalamariDarwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
Calamari should work fine for Small to Medium Businesses that want to keep track of their personnel's leave of absence, especially if they have different rules based on location, experience, etc. It also works adequately to allow for PTO to be approved based on a specific org structure (manager, then HR, etc).
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Employees that come into work are needed to clock in to get paid for the amount of time they are working per day. They will log on to Darwinbox and clock in as soon as they can. Some will use the PTO they have available to use. HR will be able to make payroll in a timely manner for employees.
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Pros
  • Feature rich.
  • Cheap.
  • Professional and helpful support team.
  • Beautiful and clear UI.
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  • Leave management & tracking
  • Tax handling, declaration, salary tracking
  • Visibility on org structure
  • Performance review handling
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Cons
  • It is overly efficient in terms of completing the activities and objectives set.
  • For current labor issues, we can rely on everything included in the compensation package.
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  • It can improve its UI a little better and make it look more user friendly
  • It can provide a deep analysis about things and should provide a download feature for the analytics shown
  • It should increase its scalability for large organisation as i think it wont be able to handle it
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Usability
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Great tool, however the bugs mar its user experience. If solved for, and if the UI is improved on, it will be an amazing tool
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Support Rating
Working with my rep is so easy and has been the selling point on this platform. I like that I don't have to think about it much, love the Slack integrations for my team and how easy it was to transition from our old process into Calamari. It's simple, clear, and for a small team, it has everything I need. The customer support team has always responded promptly when I need anything, and we were even able to extend our trial period in the beginning and converted to a paying customer shortly after.
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Alternatives Considered
It was the only system that provided all of the features we required, including actiTIME, and was comprehensive enough to calculate various types of outages. Contactability with customer service, which is extremely quick, helpful, and friendly, and always resolves my problems, even when they are unique to my organization. I have faith that things will get a lot better.
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Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
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Return on Investment
  • Boosted employee productivity.
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  • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
  • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
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ScreenShots

Calamari Screenshots

Screenshot of Calendar with detailed information about upcoming absences, holidays, and remote work.Screenshot of Online Timesheets with all the details about employees' working time. Employees can clock in/out, call a break, add projects, and take notes.Screenshot of Clocking in/out and displays all the details about the work day.Screenshot of team management features.Screenshot of the integrations that are possibile using the Calamari API.Screenshot of company document management features.

Darwinbox Screenshots

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