Homebase is an employee scheduling software designed to help businesses reduce scheduling errors and staff absenteeism. Its features include time clock, timesheets, team communication, and more. In this article, we covered user reviews and pricing. Ready to get started with Homebase? Get a free trial.
What Homebase Does Well
Users who gave Homebase a positive review said that it makes staff scheduling fast and easy. Some of them also commended its seamless integration with POS apps.
“Homebase has created an easy platform where employers can create schedules and track their employees’ time. Employees can readily see their schedules and suggest shift changes amongst themselves before getting an approval from the manager. The software truly makes the scheduling process work smoothly for both the supervisor and employee.”
— Graham Roy
What Homebase Does Not Do Well
Users who gave Homebase a negative review complained about occasional glitches in the mobile app. A few of them also reported errors when clocking in and out of the system, and noted that there were instances when the software failed to record some time-ins.
“Sometimes the app will freeze when trying to save changes to the schedules on my iPhone. However, I do not have any issues with the web-based app.”
— Karon Ohm
Homebase Pricing
Homebase offers a free option and three paid plans: Essentials ($19.95/month), Plus ($49.95/month), and Enterprise ($99.95). The main difference between the plans is access to premium features such as auto-scheduling, advanced schedule forecasting, dedicated account management, and more.
($/Month) | ($/Year) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | |||
| Essentials | (or $16/month) | ||
| Plus | (or $40/month) | ||
| Enterprise | (or $80/month) |
*The annual plans are paid in full at the start of the billing cycle.
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Homebase Features
Check out the list below of some of Homebase’s features:
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Homebase FAQ
Can Homebase help improve the way users announce staff shifts/schedules?
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Popular Integrations
Here is a list of some of Homebase’s popular integrations:
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Jeremy Altman
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The features and pricing are excellent. Compared to similar options, this is by far the best bang for your buck when selecting cloud based scheduling options.
DO NOT UPLOAD EMPLOYEES TO THE SYSTEM. When you do an upload, they have a check box that says “Invite all employees”, which you can choose to de-select. BUT, if you upload email and phone numbers, they are invited regardless of what you selected so what happens is that you have all of your employees receiving text messages that they CANT opt out of unless they make an account. This gives you zero time to test before receiving inquiries and push back from your team.
That the “Invite all employees” button does not actually do anything and is just a useless check box. I wish I had known that all of my employees would be contacted incessantly until I was ready to invite them all into the platform. Unfortunately I had to cancel the account due to the number of unsolicited text messages to employees.
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Kirk Jansons
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Simplicity! And customer service! Great app and when I’ve got issues they are resolved quickly.
As of yet, nothing I can think of.
It seems that it is pretty straightforward software. With that said it’s hard to think of anything I would of liked to have known?
Nothing, I’m a happy customer.
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Graham Roy
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Homebase has created an easy software platform that employers can use to create schedules and track employee time. Employees can readily see their schedule and make shift change suggestions amongst themselves before getting approval from a manager. The software truly makes the scheduling process work smoothly for both supervisor and employee.
Homebase also contains options for users to get more information and functions on a tiered basis, which sets it apart and above scheduling companies that charge based on the number of employees.
I din’t experience any major shortcomings while using the software because it ran with my POS, Clover. However, Homebase should broaden its partner base so that users of other POS software can take advantage of its features.
I wish I had known about it sooner in my time running a business.
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Karon Ohm
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My time spend on scheduling is a fraction of what it was before using Homebase. Homebase allows me to have one centralized location for wages, manager notes, time off requests and availability notifications. We can monitor sales vs. labor costs and make real time adjustments. The employee interface via the app is very user friendly. Homebase does a good job keeping up with various platforms and updates. I do like the fact that I can easily adjust a time card from my iPhone when a staff member works off-site or forgets to clock out. I can easily monitor who & when staff clocks in/out even when I am offsite.
I do wish that the app interface for a manager would allow easier changes to be made to the schedule. Sometimes the app will freeze when trying to save a change to the schedule on my iPhone. However I do not have any issues with the web based app.
I can not think of anything I wish I had known. The only comment I can make is that I am happy they have different tiers for pricing. The fact they offer a free version via CLOVER is wonderful, I was able to take it for a “test drive” prior to purchasing.
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