Pause vs Waves

Pause is a time-off management tool that doesn't let plans break when teams take a break.

Pause is a time-off management tool that helps startups and remote teams balance happy and engaged teams with on-track projects. Pause is team-first, anti-burnout and pro-recharging.

Why your leadership will love Pause:

- Immediate and long-term visibility into teams' availability
- 'Lock dates' to mark critical project days
- Powerful Slack and Calendar integrations
- Clear leave policies to promote transparency
- Concise leave records, all in one place
- Startup-friendly pricing and no hidden charges

Why your team will love Pause:

- 3-click application processes and 1-click approval
- Burnout alerts in case of long gaps between vacation days
- Instant notifications of teammates on a break on Slack
- Birthday, work anniversary and public holiday alerts
- Dedicated Slack bot to book time off and check vacation balance
- Automatic 🌴 'away' emoji on Slack as a universal DND signal

We want Pause to become a frontrunner of new-age software that puts team happiness, productivity and wellbeing first. Get your 90-day free trial at getpause.com!

Location: Bengaluru, India

Waves is a video-based social messaging platform.

As a social messaging platform based exclusively on full-screen video, Waves allows for the most in-person — and personal — messaging experience; for a user to go from passive observer to center of attention; for insights and collaborations; for context, subtlety and genuine expression.

Founded by a wife-husband duo in NYC, Waves will begin beta phase in September of 2018 and launch on the App Store in the Fall.