edays is a powerful absence management platform with Bradford Factor triggers and reporting, priced by quote with a 12-month minimum. TimeTally is a simpler, more affordable tool that combines time tracking and leave management for small businesses at £3/employee/month. The right choice depends on your size and needs.
| Feature | TimeTally | edays |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | £3 per employee/month | Quote only, 12-month minimum |
| Timesheet tracking | Time & Attendance add-on | |
| Holiday management | ||
| Absence analytics | Patterns + Bradford scores | |
| UK holiday entitlement | ||
| Payroll integration | Xero/QuickBooks journal, CSV | Not listed on pricing page |
| Bradford Factor | Scores in leave analytics | Built-in, with alert triggers |
| Custom leave types | ||
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | Demo instead |
edays pricing terms checked on e-days.com/pricing, 3 October 2026 (quote only).
edays is a dedicated absence management platform — with Bradford Factor scoring and alert triggers, absence reporting, and time and attendance or scheduling as add-on modules. If you need that level of absence intelligence, edays is a strong choice. But if you're a small business (5-200 employees) that needs a straightforward tool to track employee hours, manage leave, and export to Xero or QuickBooks, edays can be overkill. TimeTally combines timesheet management and leave tracking in a simple, affordable package — and unlike edays, it includes timesheet tracking.
Team calendar
See who's off at a glance
Transparent pricing
£3/employee, no quotes needed
Timesheets included
Track hours + leave together
Quick setup
Running in minutes, not weeks
To be fair, edays offers capabilities that TimeTally does not — and for larger organisations, these can be valuable.
Detailed dashboards and reporting on absence patterns, trends, and costs across your organisation
A running Bradford Factor score on each employee's profile, with triggers that alert managers at a threshold. TimeTally shows Bradford scores in its leave analytics, without automatic alerts
Built for mid-market and enterprise organisations with complex hierarchies and multiple locations
Need enterprise absence analytics → edays
Need timesheets + leave for a small team → TimeTally
£3
per employee/month
Quote
12-month minimum, billed annually
Key difference: TimeTally has transparent pricing you can see upfront — £3/employee/month, all features included. edays prices by quote, depending on employees, countries and modules, with a 12-month minimum.
Yes, as an add-on. edays' core is absence and leave; timesheets, clocking in and out and overtime come in its Time & Attendance module, priced by quote. TimeTally includes clock-ins, timesheets and leave in one £3 price.
TimeTally's leave analytics show absence patterns and each person's Bradford Factor score, and export them as CSV. edays goes further, with Bradford scores on every profile and triggers that alert managers at a threshold.
edays has a small and mid-market offer, but it prices by quote with a 12-month minimum and offers demos rather than a free trial. TimeTally is built specifically for SMBs with transparent pricing and self-service signup.
edays uses custom pricing and typically requires you to contact their sales team for a quote. TimeTally's pricing is transparent — £3/employee/month with all features included, no negotiations needed.
TimeTally posts approved hours to Xero or QuickBooks as a wages journal and exports CSV for any other payroll software. edays' pricing page doesn't list its payroll connections, so check with edays.
Yes. TimeTally shows each person's Bradford Factor score in its leave analytics, and there's a free Bradford Factor calculator for one-off checks. It doesn't raise automatic alerts at a threshold; if you need that, edays may be the better fit.
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