Homebase

Schedule. Manage. Pay. All from one easy app.

by Homebase · Payroll & Time Tracking

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Executive Summary

Homebase is an app for small businesses with hourly teams. It connects employee scheduling, time tracking and payroll in one workflow, with hiring and onboarding, HR and compliance, and team communication in the same mobile-first app. It is built for hourly, shift-based small businesses such as restaurants, retail, beauty and wellness, medical and home services. Homebase also offers AI Assistants that help with hiring, scheduling, onboarding and payroll.

Use Cases

  • Build employee schedules from team availability, work history and time-off data
  • Let employees swap shifts and request time off
  • Track hours, breaks and overtime on a mobile or tablet time clock
  • Run payroll with automated tax filing, direct deposit and W-2 and 1099 filing
  • Post jobs, track applicants and onboard new hires
  • Track breaks, calculate overtime and store time cards to meet federal, state and city rules

Features

Visibility

  • Scheduled vs. Actual Hours Reporting: At a glance, you can view reports comparing scheduled versus actual hours worked across the team. Reliable, real-time data means no more payroll scramble and 100% wage accuracy every time. Paydays are now stress-free thanks to our automated

Intelligence

  • AI-Powered Smart Scheduling: Our AI-powered employee scheduling software improves recommendations the more scheduling data it has to work with. As you build more schedules, it gets better at matching the right roles to the right shifts based on past patterns and staffi

Support

  • Employee Performance Tracking: Yes! Homebase does so much more than scheduling. Homebase is built for time tracking , payroll, messaging, HR, compliance, hiring, onboarding, and much more. You’ll even have tools to track your employee’s performance, share important notes
  • In-App Team Messaging: Team Messaging
  • Payroll Assistant: Catch timecard errors automatically and run payroll accurately.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Cloud-native SaaS, web-based with native mobile applications for iOS and Android.
Deployment
Cloud/SaaS
Authentication
SSO, Two-factor authentication, Password-less login

Infrastructure

  • AWS

Integrations

  • Square
  • Toast
  • Clover
  • ADP
  • Gusto
  • QuickBooks
  • Shopify

Security & Compliance

Encryption: Encryption in transit and at rest

Pricing

Model
Per location per month, tiered plans (Basic, Essentials, Plus, All-in-One) with payroll add-on
Starting Price
Free for 1 location up to 10 employees; paid plans from $30 / location / month
Target Customer
SMB (Small and Medium Businesses), particularly those with hourly employees.
Free Trial
Yes, 14 days (no credit card required)

About Homebase

Homebase is an American workforce management software company providing an all-in-one app for hourly teams, offering scheduling, time clocks, payroll, and HR tools primarily for small businesses.

Founded: 2014 · Headquarters: San Francisco, United States · Employees: 201-500 · Private

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