PTO Genius is a time off management platform with PTO conversion, accrual tracking, burnout alerts, and HRIS integrations. See pricing, features, and FAQs.
Category
HR
Pricing
Freemium: $0/employee/month free tier, $1.25/employee/month Basic (min $25/mo), $2.00/employee/month Premium (min $40/mo), and custom Enterprise pricing for 1,500+ employees., from $0
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August 6, 2026
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PTO Genius is a cloud-based time off management platform built to help Human Resources and Finance teams modernize how paid time off is requested, tracked, and administered. Employees and managers can request, approve, track, and manage vacations, sick leave, and other time off through a modern, self-service interface, while HR teams gain automations and policy audits designed to reduce manual errors and simplify compliance with time off laws. Beyond scheduling, the platform adds an HR-benefit layer on top of PTO: employees can convert unused time off into cash payouts, use it to help pay down student loans or save for a vacation, and book travel directly through the platform. PTO Genius also includes burnout-prevention features that proactively flag employees at risk based on their time-off patterns and encourage them to take leave, along with analytics and reporting to give HR and finance leaders visibility into absence trends and PTO liability. The company positions itself as an add-on layer to existing HR systems rather than a replacement, integrating with major HRIS and payroll platforms such as ADP Workforce Now, Workday, UKG Pro, Rippling, BambooHR, Paychex, Paycom, and Paycor. PTO Genius lists organizations including SHRM, Expedia, Lattice, and Mercer among the companies that have used its platform or services.
Key Features
Time-Off Requests & Approvals — Employees and managers can request, approve, track, and manage vacations, sick leave, and other time off through a self-service interface.
PTO Conversion & Payout — Employees can convert unused paid time off into cash payouts, available even on the free tier.
Accrual Tracking & Shared Calendar — Tracks time-off accrual across multiple leave types with a shared team time-off calendar.
Burnout Prevention Alerts — Proactively identifies employees at risk of burnout based on time-off patterns and encourages them to take leave.
Time-Off Policy Audits — Audits existing time-off policies and supports custom policy configuration on Premium plans.
HRIS & Payroll Integrations — Integrates with major HRIS and payroll platforms including ADP Workforce Now, Workday, UKG Pro, Rippling, BambooHR, Paychex, Paycom, and Paycor.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Adds employee-facing benefits (PTO conversion/payout, travel booking) on top of standard time-off tracking, which most PTO tools do not offer
Integrates with major HRIS/payroll platforms (ADP, Workday, UKG Pro, Rippling, BambooHR, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor) rather than requiring a full HRIS switch
Tiered per-employee pricing, including a $0 conversion-only tier, makes it accessible to organizations of different sizes
Burnout-prevention alerts and policy-audit tools go beyond basic leave tracking into proactive HR risk management
Cons
Public marketing pages do not disclose company founding year, headquarters, or team size
Higher-value features like policy audits, burnout prevention, and payroll integration are gated to the Premium tier and above
Enterprise pricing (1,500+ employees) is custom and not published, requiring a sales conversation to get a quote