Homebase

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The everything app for hourly teams and local businesses

About Homebase

Homebase is the everything app for hourly teams, trusted by 100,000+ small (but mighty) businesses. Our mission is to make local business teams unstoppable.

Homebase helps you:
✅ Save managers 5+ hours a week
✅ Automate time tracking with our free time clock
✅ End scheduling chaos with reminders, templates, shift notes
✅ Centralize team communications
✅ Run payroll (no manual data entry or paperwork!)
✅ Get help to stay compliant with federal, state, labor laws
✅ Integrate with your POS, sales tools, job boards, business tools, payroll provider
✅ Stay connected with our iOS and Android apps

You're in good company:
• 2,000,000+ hourly workers conquer their workdays with Homebase
• Best Payroll for Hourly Teams 2024 - USA Today Blueprint
• Best Time Clock 2023 - The Motley Fool
• Best Scheduling 2023 - Investopedia
• Best HR & Employee App 2023 - The Webby Awards
• 4.8 out of 5 on Apple App Store
• 4.4 out of 5 on Google Play Store

Get started for free at joinhomebase.com today!


Key benefits of Homebase

MANAGERS CAN:
✔️ Build team work schedules in our schedule maker app
✔️ View team availability and time-off requests while building the shift schedule
✔️ View clock-in status of employees in our clock in clock out app
✔️ Add or edit employee timecards
✔️ Check sales, scheduled labor costs, actual labor costs, and labor as a % of sales with our work schedule planner
✔️ See who's available to be called in to work and easily contact them with our staff scheduling tools
✔️ Message employees in real-time in one-on-one or group chats
✔️ Get alerts when employees are late
✔️ Get alerts when employees approach overtime with our staff scheduling app
✔️ Manage multiple teams, departments, or locations
✔️ Manage payroll, HR, employee performance, hiring, onboarding, and more

EMPLOYEES CAN:
✔️ Clock in and clock out on their phones
✔️ View their up-to-date work schedule
✔️ View the hours they’ve worked and estimated earnings
✔️ Request and accept shift trades & covers
✔️ Submit their availability and time-off requests
✔️ Create group chats with teammates in real-time
✔️ Get shift reminders so they’re on time and minimize no-shows
✔️ Track their earnings and bills to manage their finances
✔️ Get early access to their earned wages before payday


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Homebase Software - Prepare timesheets with automated time input and labor cost calculation
Homebase Software - The dashboard view shows schedules, check-ins, sales and labor costs, and more
Homebase Software - The calendar Gantt chart view helps to identify gaps in the schedule
Homebase Software - Understand business needs with Homebase's labor cost reporting
Homebase Software - Employees can view schedule from their computer or mobile device
Homebase Software - Daily statistics and summaries are provided and saved for anytime access
Homebase Software - Automatically detect errors in timesheets such as missed breaks or clock-outs
Homebase Software - Employee clock-in and clock-out with personal pin codes and photos
Homebase Software - Managers can add notes and shift summaries via the manager portal
Homebase Software - Communicate with team members in-app using the IM service for group or one-to-one chats
Homebase Software - Use the manager log to track shift information
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Homebase Software - Prepare timesheets with automated time input and labor cost calculation
Homebase Software - The dashboard view shows schedules, check-ins, sales and labor costs, and more
Homebase Software - The calendar Gantt chart view helps to identify gaps in the schedule
Homebase Software - Understand business needs with Homebase's labor cost reporting
Homebase Software - Employees can view schedule from their computer or mobile device
Homebase Software - Daily statistics and summaries are provided and saved for anytime access
Homebase Software - Automatically detect errors in timesheets such as missed breaks or clock-outs
Homebase Software - Employee clock-in and clock-out with personal pin codes and photos
Homebase Software - Managers can add notes and shift summaries via the manager portal
Homebase Software - Communicate with team members in-app using the IM service for group or one-to-one chats
Homebase Software - Use the manager log to track shift information

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Reviews

Overall rating

4.6 /5
(1,083)
Value for Money
4.6/5
Features
4.5/5
Ease of Use
4.6/5
Customer Support
4.5/5

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Kamyar
Kamyar
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  • Industry: Airlines/Aviation
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Employee Scheduling and Time management made easy

Reviewed on 9/11/2023

Pros

I have used Homebase for employee scheduling and time tracking for 2 years. It has made the job of keeping track of employee availability, leave of absence, and labor so much easier. So I spend more time on the development of other areas of my work.

Cons

Honestly, all the features that I would want are supported by Homebase on different product packages.

Todd
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  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Owner/President

Reviewed on 5/10/2024

From onboarding to daily use very easy and undemanding if you are a busy business owner.

From onboarding to daily use very easy and undemanding if you are a busy business owner.

Pros

Great services and very user friendly interfaces. Far superior to anything recommended by my fanchisor!

Cons

Would like the messaging to have an option to enlarge the "message board" when its being used. Would like to see an easier option/path to temporarily add or reduce an individual's pay or salary

jacobo
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  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Homebase: a great tool

Reviewed on 13/01/2025

easy to use, great reports and good support. Happy to use it

easy to use, great reports and good support. Happy to use it

Pros

It is a great App. It is helping us to keep track of our employees working time. It is easy to manage. Thanks Homebase team!

Cons

I can not review information from previous months on the free account

Luis
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  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

The regular Home Base

Reviewed on 4/11/2024

It was a regular experience, I was most of the time using it to track clock in and clock out times.

It was a regular experience, I was most of the time using it to track clock in and clock out times.

Pros

I liked that it allows people to take cash advances from their next payments.

Cons

I didn’t like that the cash advances were only available for USA banks.

Samuel
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  • Industry: Restaurants
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A wonderful experience with Homebase

Reviewed on 27/11/2024

It makes my job so easy when it comes to keeping up with employees & tracking their hours. I want...

It makes my job so easy when it comes to keeping up with employees & tracking their hours. I want to see what the payroll piece will do. While I have a CPA doing my book keeping and doing payroll which cost me 600 monthly for two location. I want to really need to save money.

Pros

I love the way I can manage my employees schedule using Homebase, make schedules, and update pricing. The Clover is the best POS system since sliced bread.

Cons

I want to use HR, but it's too high for me at this time. I need to get a employee hand book completed and I have yet to do it and I've been using Homebase to almost 9 years.

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Homebase FAQs

Below are some frequently asked questions for Homebase.

Homebase offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$24.95/month
  • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
  • Free Trial: Available

Homebase offers four distinct pricing tiers on a monthly basis, tailored to varying business needs: Basic ($0/location/month): Designed for new teams, supporting one location with up to 20 employees. This tier includes basic scheduling, time tracking, and integration with point-of-sale systems. It's aimed at businesses just starting out needing simple scheduling and attendance solutions. Essentials ($24.95/location/month): This plan is suitable for any number of employees and includes everything in Basic plus advanced scheduling features, better time tracking, and enhanced team communication tools. It's geared towards businesses looking to manage shifts and communication more effectively. Plus ($59.95/location/month): Expanding on Essentials, the Plus plan introduces hiring tools, paid time off (PTO) and time-off controls, as well as departments and permissions settings, making it ideal for growing teams that need more comprehensive workforce management tools. All-in-One ($99.95/location/month): This package provides complete labor management including everything from the Plus plan with additional features like employee onboarding, labor cost management, HR and compliance tools. It's aimed at businesses looking to optimize operations and manage labor costs intensively. All plans allow the addition of integrated payroll services at extra cost, and each plan aims to provide scalable solutions to accommodate various business size and needs.

Homebase has the following typical customers:

2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Homebase supports the following languages:

English, Spanish

Homebase supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

Homebase integrates with the following applications:

ADP Workforce Now, Clover, Gusto, Gusto, Lightspeed, Lightspeed Retail, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Revel Systems, Square Payroll, Square Point of Sale, SurePayroll, Toast POS, ZipRecruiter, talech, toast CRM

Homebase offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat

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