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What It Is

UQ Cloud（有給クラウド） is a cloud-based system focused on paid leave management, with a clearly defined target audience: owners and administrators of small and midsize businesses. The product emphasizes “ease of use.” Its core value is helping managers see employees’ paid leave status at a glance, while allowing employees to submit requests via mobile and administrators to approve them.

Core Features and Collaboration

Based on the available content, the system covers the basic end-to-end workflow for paid leave management: creating a company account, entering employee information, granting leave, employee applications, administrator approvals, and viewing leave status across the company or by individual. Administrators can also download paid leave usage reports for administrative purposes. Employee profile fields include approvers and permissions, suggesting basic role and approval relationship configuration, though more advanced capabilities such as multi-level approvals or organizational hierarchy management are not shown.

Pricing and Trial

UQ Cloud uses a monthly subscription model tiered by number of employees: 1–15 employees costs 1,980 yen/month, while 16–30 employees costs 2,980 yen/month. All plans include a 14-day free trial, free initial data import, email and chat support, and payment by credit card. The page does not disclose plans for more than 30 employees, nor does it mention annual discounts or a long-term free plan.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are a narrow but clear positioning, making it suitable for companies that only want to solve paid leave management. Mobile support, the application/approval workflow, and downloadable administrative reports are all practical, while import support can reduce onboarding costs. The downside is that the public information does not show extended modules such as attendance tracking, shift scheduling, payroll, or HR records. It also does not disclose enterprise-level information such as APIs, third-party integrations, security certifications, or data backups, leaving insufficient reference material for companies with more complex IT governance requirements.

Who It’s For and Access from China

It is better suited to local Japanese micro and small businesses, retail locations, or professional offices that want to move Excel-based leave ledgers to the cloud and meet basic reporting and management needs. Access from mainland China is unknown. Payment is shown as credit card only, and the product is designed around Japanese regulatory scenarios. If used by a team in China, network connectivity, the Japanese-language interface, payment options, and fit with local labor regulations should all be evaluated. Alternatives in Japan include KING OF TIME, freee人事労務, ジョブカン勤怠管理, and SmartHR; Chinese companies may consider the leave and attendance modules in platforms such as 钉钉, 企业微信, and 飞书.