
About Homebase
Homebase is an employee scheduling, time tracking and communications tool for businesses and their employees within industries such as retail, hospitality and health and beauty. The platform aims to automate and streamline employee scheduling and time tracking by providing features such as team calendars, time clocks, automatic notifications and budget forecasting.
In order to assist users in building interactive and flexible team schedules, Homebase provides a Gantt chart calendar view with a drag and drop interface. Employers can view the schedule by role, time period or employee to ensure that there are no errors and that costs add up. Once complete, the schedule can be put on autopilot mode to automatically carry over to the following weeks or months, taking into account staff availability and holidays. Schedules can be sent out to employees within the Homebase app and synced with mobile calendars so that reminders can be sent.
Using Homebase’s time tracking tools, users can track hours worked and integrate with their payroll system for automatic timesheet export and wage calculation. The time clock feature allows employees to clock in and out of shifts, as well as track breaks and overtime by signing in with a secure PIN number from their mobile device. Managers automatically receive alerts for absences or lateness, and are able to write notes to inform other managers of incidents or daily summaries via the manager log.
With Homebase hiring, you can find quality candidates fast. Post to the top online job boards for free in under a minute with direct integrations and pre-written job descriptions.
Pricing starting from:
US$14.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of Homebase
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Markets
Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Supported Languages
English, Spanish
Pricing starting from:
US$14.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of Homebase: 88
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- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Great Clock In Tracker for Small Businesses
Reviewed on 08/05/2020
Overall, we are happy with it! We were using paper time cards for everyone, so this is a huge...
Overall, we are happy with it! We were using paper time cards for everyone, so this is a huge improvement for us!
Pros
It has a really easy interface for everyone to clock in and out with their passwords when they start and end their shifts. It also allows all our employees to download an app to their phone that will remind them to clock in/out and also will tell them how much they made that day! Love that.
Cons
As an administrator it doesn't allow me to schedule a shift for my employees and have them clock in and out for their lunch or breaks. In order to account for lunch break, the only way to do it is to do multiple shifts for that person for the day. That part is kind of annoying, but not a deal breaker. It is also not an easy interface to use templates from previous weeks or rename then. It says you can do it once the schedule is published, but it doesn't direct you to there once you have done so.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Game Changer
Reviewed on 17/08/2022
Finally getting up to speed with technology. We had so many issues with our previous time clock...
Finally getting up to speed with technology. We had so many issues with our previous time clock provider, I'm so glad we found Homebase!
Pros
Being able to use the software anywhere and have the ability to change the schedule, communicate with staff, find coverage and my staff to always be up to date with what's going on.
Cons
Sometimes staff tell me they don't get notifications of schedule change when I post it.
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Scheduling issues
Reviewed on 25/11/2020
Pros
Two months ago, I would have given this software 5 stars all around. I think the software is easy to use and loved that I was unable to schedule my staff during their approved request off time.
Cons
The last 2 months have been a huge scheduling struggle. First, when my staff requested off, it would only show the amount of hours on the schedule builder, not the actual times I had to go look up the request off times every week for everyone and write them down to make sure I didn't schedule at times they couldn't work. This was very time consuming. For the last two weeks, the times my staff is requesting off is not what shows up on my schedule builder. Example, [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] requested off the evening shift this Saturday, Nov 28th. It showed up on the schedule builder that I approved a request off for the day shift. This has been a huge issue It has taken me so much longer to produce a schedule and I have had to work a lot of shifts that my employees requested off and could not get covered. I am extremely frustrated and am considering looking for other scheduling app options if this situation doesn't get fixed soon. I understand technical issues can occur during updates, but for 2 months?
- Industry: Veterinary
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best time clock for your team.
Reviewed on 18/01/2023
My experience has been really nice. I have enjoyed using it every time I use the app. I really...
My experience has been really nice. I have enjoyed using it every time I use the app. I really enjoy the feature that if I clock out late it will tell me.
Pros
I really love this software. I can clock in on my phone and it makes it convenient. I really like that I can also look at my schedule and see who is working with me. I can also send requests for time off whenever I need the time off. If you need a mobile time clock for your team and an online scheduling function then this is the most useful software that you can buy. It is integrated with our HR and is seamless.
Cons
That it says that I have a message from someone and I have read all my messages. I think it is a glitch but it doesn't impede the use of the app.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Excellent Scheduling Software for Restaurants/Bars
Reviewed on 16/05/2022
This is great way to track hospitality staff for clocking in and out, as well as recording some key...
This is great way to track hospitality staff for clocking in and out, as well as recording some key data for payroll processing even if you do payroll outside of Homebase.
Pros
This makes scheduling our bar staff extremely easy and helps to track other payroll accounting data like start dates, hours, etc. It also helps to communicate with staff and provides a good source of applicants from a tailored database of hospitality industry applicants.
Cons
It could have more features for team communication and collaboration. The dashboard navigation is pretty straightforward but could be improved.
Homebase FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Homebase.Q. What type of pricing plans does Homebase offer?
Homebase offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$14.00/month
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Basic: Free Essentials: $19.95/month/location or $14/month/location (billed annually). Plus: $49.95/month/location or $35/month/location (billed annually). All-in-One: $99.95/month/location or $70/month/location (billed annually). Full-service payroll: Add payroll to any plan for $35/month + $5/active employee.
Q. Who are the typical users of Homebase?
Homebase has the following typical customers:
2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Homebase support?
Homebase supports the following languages:
English, Spanish
Q. Does Homebase support mobile devices?
Homebase supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Homebase integrate with?
Homebase integrates with the following applications:
ADP Workforce Now, Clover, Gusto, Gusto, Lightspeed, Lightspeed Retail, QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Revel Systems, Square Payroll, Square Point of Sale, SurePayroll, Toast POS, Upserve, ZipRecruiter, talech, toast CRM
Q. What level of support does Homebase offer?
Homebase offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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