Time-off manager for small teams and agents

Know who's off next week, before it becomes a problem.

Requests, approvals, allowances and a two-week coverage view — in one place your whole team will actually use, at one flat price per team band, not per person. Free forever for teams of 10 or fewer.

No credit card, at signup or after. Early Bird is open to new teams until 31 March 2027.

Founder onboarding

Next onboarding cycle closes in 15 days.

Sign up before it closes and you take one of this cycle's ten places, first come; if they are gone, you are in the next cycle. Ten because a founder runs every session — but signing up is never capped. You get the whole product the moment you join, either way.

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The offer

Free forever for teams of 10 or fewer. Not a trial.

The only limit is headcount. No card at signup or after, no expiry date on the plan, and nothing switched off to make you upgrade.

  • Not a cut-down tier. Everything further down this page — the two-week coverage view, four leave types, approval routing, allowances, bank holiday import, calendar feeds, teams and roles — is on the Free plan.
  • Agents included. The MCP server and the Presence API are on Free too, not held back for a paid plan.
  • No card, ever. Not at signup, not later. There is nothing to cancel.

The 31 March date is about joining, not expiring

Early Bird is open to new teams until 31 March 2027. Join before then and you keep the plan as it stands today. The plan itself has no end date.

Your price doesn't change when you hire someone.

Plans are flat by team size. Drag your team size and watch what the price does — nothing, until the team crosses a band.

Team of 8 people

Free

Early Bird · up to 10 members · no card

Your team is free. Up to 10 members on Early Bird — no credit card, no time limit.

  • Annual billing saves two months on every paid plan.
  • Every paid plan includes an onboarding session with the founder, with no queue.
  • Paid trials run 14 days with a card up front — cancel before it ends and you are not charged. The Free plan never needs a card.
  • Past 10 members, a 14-day grace period to upgrade or come back under 10. Your data stays put either way.
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The Monday-morning view

Knowing who's off is easy. Knowing if you're covered is the job.

Most leave tools record absences. areuworking is built around the next question: with these people out, does next week still work? The two-week coverage view answers it before you plan the sprint, not after.

Team coverage at a glance

See who is off today, this week, and over the next few weeks - before coverage becomes a problem.

2-week coverage view

Simple booking for every leave type

Holiday, sick leave, personal time, and imported bank holidays - without spreadsheet gymnastics.

4 leave types

Allowances that stay accurate

Used and remaining balances update automatically, with org defaults and per-person overrides when needed.

auto balance updates

Approval flows that fit your team

Use manager-level approvals, admin review, or self-approval depending on how your team handles time off.

3 approval modes

Calendar feeds that stay updated

Subscribe to auto-updating team calendar feeds so approved time off appears where your team already checks dates.

ICS calendar feeds

Tools and AI assistants

Availability data your tools, calendars, and AI agents can understand.

areuworking is not locked inside a browser. Read raw availability from the Presence API, let an AI assistant work through the MCP server, and keep approved time off flowing into the calendars your team already uses.

API

Presence API

Read who is working and who is off for any date range. Use it for internal dashboards, Slack status, rota planning, support coverage, or custom workflows.

MCP

MCP server

Let AI assistants check availability, read balances, list requests, book leave, and review approvals using the connected user's permissions.

DOCS

Agent-readable product docs

OpenAPI, llms.txt, product facts, pricing, and feature status help AI tools understand areuworking accurately instead of guessing.

Ready to get time off out of the spreadsheet?

Start free with up to 10 team members, or explore the MCP server and API docs.

Pricing

Pricing that makes sense at any team size

Early Bird

Free forever for teams of 10 or fewer.

$0 /month

Free forever. No card required.

Up to 10 members

  • Up to 10 team members
  • Two-week coverage view and availability dashboard
  • Allowances, approvals and bank holiday import
  • Calendar feeds, teams and roles
  • Presence API and MCP access
  • No credit card, ever
  • Email support
Start free

Startup

For teams that have grown past 10.

$19 /month

Billed monthly.

11 to 20 members

  • 11 to 20 team members
  • Coverage view, allowances, approvals and bank holidays
  • Presence API and MCP access
  • Founder onboarding session
  • Email support
Start 14-day trial

Scale

For larger teams that need predictable pricing.

$99 /month

Billed monthly.

51+ members · +$1/member over 100

  • 51+ team members
  • Coverage view, allowances, approvals and bank holidays
  • Presence API and MCP access
  • Custom onboarding
  • Priority support and Slack channel
Start 14-day trial

Free plan needs no card. Paid plans include a 14-day trial you can cancel any time. Annual billing saves 2 months.

See full pricing ->

Customer stories

What teams using areuworking say

"We were tracking time off in a spreadsheet shared in Slack. areuworking gave us one place everyone actually uses — and the allowances just stay correct without anyone touching a formula."

Rafael

Co-founder & CEO, Volograms

"Finally stopped chasing people to update the leave calendar. The team books their own time off, approvals happen in seconds, and I can see coverage at a glance before planning the week."

Tomas

Head of Tech, Chimnie

"The thing that sold it for us was the coverage view. Knowing who is off before a sprint starts saves a conversation every single time."

Jose Luis

Co-founder & CTO, Record OS

Javi, founder of areuworking

Founder note

Built for the spreadsheet-breaking moment.

Hi, I am Javi. I built areuworking for the moment small teams stop knowing who is off, who can cover, and whether the time-off spreadsheet is still telling the truth. I wanted something calm, simple, and visible enough that the whole team would actually use it.

If you try it and something feels off, email me directly: javi@areuworking.com.

FAQ

Questions teams ask before signing up.

Why not just use a spreadsheet?

You can, until the spreadsheet becomes the system everyone forgets to update. areuworking is for the point where time off affects coverage, allowances, calendars, and manager decisions. It gives the team one shared place to book, review, and understand availability.

Can my AI assistants use areuworking?

Yes. areuworking includes an MCP server so compatible AI assistants can check availability, read balances, list requests, book leave, and review approvals using the connected user's permissions. The product also exposes agent-readable docs such as OpenAPI, llms.txt, product facts, pricing, and feature status.

Does areuworking support calendar feeds?

Yes. Teams can subscribe to auto-updating calendar feeds so time off stays visible in the calendar tools people already check.

Does areuworking import bank holidays?

Yes. areuworking can import public holidays by country, helping teams avoid manual holiday spreadsheets and missed non-working days.

How does approval work?

You can use approval flows that fit your team. Some teams want manager-level approvals; others prefer self-approval for simpler policies. areuworking keeps the request, allowance, and coverage view updated either way.

Is areuworking an alternative to HR platforms or spreadsheets?

areuworking is not trying to replace a full HRIS or payroll platform. It is a focused alternative for teams that mainly need time off, allowances, coverage visibility, calendar feeds, API access, and AI-ready availability data. Compared with tools like Personio, BambooHR, CharlieHR, or Timetastic, it stays deliberately lightweight. If you need full HR records, payroll, performance reviews, or recruiting, a broader HR suite may be a better fit.

Could we build this ourselves?

You could build a basic version. The harder part is maintaining allowances, bank holidays, approvals, permissions, calendar feeds, auditability, API access, and edge cases as your team changes. areuworking exists so you do not have to turn a weekend workaround into internal software you maintain forever.

Is there a free trial?

Every paid plan comes with a 14-day trial. We ask for a card up front so the trial converts smoothly when it ends - you can cancel any time during the trial from your account settings and you will not be charged. The Free plan never needs a card.

How does pricing work as my team grows?

Plans are flat-rate by team size. Free for up to 10 members, $19/month for 11-20, $49/month for 21-50, and $99/month for 51+ with $1/member over 100.

What is the Early Bird plan?

Early Bird is the current terms of the Free plan: up to 10 team members, no credit card, no time limit, and the feature list shown on the pricing page. We are keeping it open to new teams until 31 March 2027. Sign up before then and your team keeps the plan as it stands today.

What happens if we grow past 10 members?

Nothing breaks immediately. You get a 14-day grace period to either upgrade to Startup ($19/month for 11-20 members) or bring the team back under 10. Your data stays put either way.

What is coming next?

We are working on an Outlook connector, automations, Slack and Teams digests, and webhooks. Released features are listed under Live now on the homepage, not here.

What if I have more questions?

Email javi@areuworking.com. A founder will answer.

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Get time off out of the spreadsheet.

Start free with up to 10 team members. Track leave, balances, coverage, calendar feeds, and availability data from one calm place.