Book Time Off is a highly effective annual leave tracker. You request and approve leave, track it on a calendar, see who's off, and set allowances and rules, and it works with Outlook, Slack and Google Calendar. Talexio is a full Malta HR suite: payroll, hiring, performance and training, with leave as one part of it. If you just want leave sorted simply and cheaply, Book Time Off is the one. If you want a single system for all of your HR, Talexio is built for that.
What Book Time Off does
Book Time Off handles annual leave and nothing else, which is what makes it simple. Staff request time off and managers approve it in a click. Everyone sees the same calendar and wallchart, so two people don't book the same week by accident. You set each person's allowance and the rules around it, and the balance updates itself. Malta's 14 public holidays load in automatically and never come off anyone's allowance. It works with Outlook, Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Calendar, and it's a flat €1 per user a month with a 30-day free trial and no card.
What Talexio does
Talexio is a Malta HR and payroll suite. It runs payroll, handles recruitment, performance reviews and training, keeps entitlement in line with Maltese law, and includes leave management across the whole thing. It does a lot more than track leave, and it's built and priced for that. Talexio doesn't list a flat price; you pick the modules you need and get a quote, and there's a free 45-day trial (talexio.com/pricing).
Set the allowance in days
In Malta the statutory minimum works out to about 27 days a year for a full-timer, and day to day that is how most teams plan and talk about leave. Book Time Off tracks it in days and half-days, so you set each person's allowance in days and book against it. The hours side is a payroll job; our Malta leave calculator converts between days and hours if you ever need the exact figure. (General guidance, not legal advice.)
Side by side
Book Time Off is the highlighted column.
| Feature | Book Time Off €1 / user / mo | Talexio Malta HR suite |
|---|---|---|
| Handling leave | ||
| See who's off (wallchart) | Yes | Leave module |
| Request & approve | Yes | Yes |
| Half-day bookings | Yes | Yes |
| Set allowances & rules | Yes | Yes |
| Malta public holidays built in | Yes · 14 days | Yes |
| Slack, Teams & Outlook | Yes | Varies |
| Beyond leave (Talexio's ground) | ||
| Malta payroll & payslips | No | Yes |
| Recruitment & performance | No | Yes |
| Entitlement in hours | No · days | Yes |
| Price & setup | ||
| Published price | €1 flat / user / mo | Modular · not listed |
| Free trial | Yes · 30 days, no card | 45 days |
Which one to choose
If you just want a simple, effective way to handle annual leave, choose Book Time Off. It's €1 per user a month with a 30-day free trial, so you can try it with your team first. If you want one Malta system for payroll, hiring and the rest of HR, choose Talexio. You can also start with Book Time Off for leave now and add payroll separately later. For the wider field, see the Malta leave software guide.
Questions people ask
No. Talexio is a full Malta HR and payroll suite; Book Time Off only tracks leave. If you just need to book and approve time off and see who's away, Book Time Off does that simply for a flat €1 per user a month. If you need payroll, hiring and performance in one place, that's Talexio.
Talexio doesn't publish a flat price. It's modular, so the cost depends on which parts you take and how many employees you have, and you get a quote. It has a free 45-day trial. Book Time Off is a flat €1 per user a month with a 30-day free trial, so you can see the price up front.
It tracks leave in days and half-days, which is how most Maltese teams plan holidays, so you set a full-timer's allowance at about 27 days and book against it. Reconciling the balance in hours is a payroll job, and that is where a suite like Talexio fits. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Yes. Keep payroll with Talexio, an accountant or a bureau, and use Book Time Off for the day-to-day leave. When payroll needs the figures, you export them as a CSV.
Sources, checked 21 July 2026: Book Time Off from the live product; Talexio from talexio.com; Malta leave from DIER and S.L. 452.87 under the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452). Not legal or payroll advice.