SLA Deadline Calculator
Calculate an SLA deadline from a start date and time plus duration in hours, calendar days, or business days. Optionally move a weekend deadline to the next business day.
Enter both a date and a time.
How it works
All times use the UTC clock. Enter a start date and time, choose how long the SLA runs (hours, calendar days, or business days), then read the deadline instant.
Calendar days add whole days on the civil calendar and keep your start time. Business days skip weekends and can optionally skip a sample US federal holiday list. Hours add exact clock time from the start instant.
Weekend handling applies to the deadline’s calendar date: include weekends keeps the computed instant; exclude weekends moves a Saturday or Sunday deadline to the following Monday (UTC), preserving the time of day.
Examples
48-hour response SLA
Start Friday at 5:00 PM UTC with 48 hours → deadline Sunday 5:00 PM UTC; with weekends excluded, adjusted deadline moves to Monday 5:00 PM UTC.
Five business days
Start Monday with 5 business days and 9:00 AM UTC → deadline the following Monday at 9:00 AM UTC (weekends skipped in the count).
Related Business Time Calculators
The Business Time Calculators Guide explains when to use each deadline and due-date tool in this cluster—invoice due dates, contract terms, SLAs, business-day forward math, days remaining until a target date, and notice periods.
The Business Days vs Calendar Days Guide explains when weekends and holidays count and which day type applies to invoices, notice periods, SLAs, and contracts.
The Business Days Between Dates Guide explains how to count weekdays between two dates and when to use range, forward, or until-date calculators.
The Working Days Guide explains working day schedules, how they compare to business days, and common planning use cases.
The Net Payment Terms Guide covers Net 10 through Net 90, calendar vs business-day terms, and how to calculate invoice due dates before you open a calculator.
The Invoice Due Date Guide explains how to compute payment due dates from invoice dates and net terms, including weekend and holiday considerations.
The Contract End Date Guide explains how to calculate contract expiration dates, renewal reminders, and notice windows before expiry.
The Payroll Cutoff Dates Guide covers payroll cutoff deadlines, processing windows, and business-day planning for pay schedules.
The Notice Period Guide explains how to estimate notice end dates for employment, rental, contract, and vendor scenarios using calendar or business days.
The SLA Deadline Guide covers response and resolution SLAs, business-day vs hour-based clocks, and holiday handling for helpdesk and vendor agreements.
The Invoice Due Date Calculator turns invoice dates and net terms (such as Net 30) into a calendar due date, with optional weekend adjustment when a due date lands on Saturday or Sunday.
The Contract End Date Calculator finds a contract end date from the start date and term length in days, weeks, months, or years, and shows 30-, 60-, and 90-day renewal reminder dates.
The SLA Deadline Calculator adds hours, calendar days, or business days to a start date and time to produce a response or resolution deadline in UTC.
The Add Business Days To Date Calculator advances a start date by a number of business days, skipping weekends and optional US federal holidays. The Subtract Business Days From Date Calculator moves backward by the same rules when you need a date before a deadline.
The Business Days Until Date Calculator counts business days remaining until a target date from today or a custom start date, with calendar days remaining and optional US federal holiday exclusion.
The Notice Period Calculator finds a notice end date from a start date and length in days, weeks, or months—using calendar or business days—with planning reminders before the end date.
When your question is how many weekdays fall between two dates—not a single due date—use the Business Days Calculator or Working Days Calculator alongside these tools.
FAQ
- Does this use my local time zone?
- No. Inputs are combined as UTC. Convert externally if your SLA is tied to a specific region.
- What is the difference between calendar days and business days?
- Calendar days count every day on the calendar. Business days advance only on weekdays (Monday–Friday UTC) and can exclude listed US holidays when that option is enabled.
- Is this legal or contractual advice?
- No. SLAs vary by vendor and contract. Use this for planning and confirm deadlines in your agreement.
Similar Tools
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- Notice Period CalculatorCalculate notice period end dates from a start date and length in days, weeks, or months (calendar or business days).
- Business Days CalculatorCount working days between dates, excluding weekends.
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