HR & Payroll
Homebase
Scheduling, time tracking, and payroll for hourly teams.
4.6· 539 reviews· via G2Founded 2014 · San Francisco, CA
What is Homebase?
Homebase is a workforce management app for small businesses with hourly workers, offering scheduling, time clocks, team messaging, hiring, and payroll. It is widely used in retail, food service, and hospitality.
Best known for: Scheduling and time tracking for hourly teams
Key features
- Employee scheduling
- Time clock and timesheets
- Team messaging
- Hiring and onboarding
- Integrated payroll
- Labor cost and compliance tools
Who Homebase is best for
- Restaurants, retail, and service businesses with hourly staff
- Single-location SMBs wanting free scheduling and time tracking
- Owners who want to manage and pay an hourly team in one app
Ideal team: US SMBs with hourly and shift workers (restaurants, retail, services) who want scheduling, time tracking, and optional payroll.
Homebase pricing
Basic
$0
- Scheduling & time clock
- Up to ~20 employees
- Team messaging basics
Essentials
$24.95/per location / mo
- Advanced scheduling
- Time tracking
- Team communication & PTO
Popular
Plus
$59.95/per location / mo
- AI scheduling
- Departments & permissions
- Labor cost controls
All-in-One
$99.95/per location / mo
- HR & compliance
- Onboarding
- Business intelligence
Costs to watch before you commit
- Payroll is always a separate add-on ($39 base + $6/employee), even at the top tier.
- Per-location pricing multiplies quickly for multi-location businesses.
- Advertised prices assume annual billing; month-to-month costs more.
- The free plan is capped to a single location.
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