Scheduling, time clock and team messaging app priced per location. The Essentials plan costs $30 per location a month with unlimited employees, and the free Basic plan covers one location with up to 10 employees.
Flat $30 per location a month on Essentials, no matter how many employees you have.
Free Basic plan with scheduling and a time clock for one location with up to 10 employees.
Essentials includes shift trades, location check and photo at clock-in, plus live chat and phone support.
What to watch
Sales forecasts and labor cost management are only in All-in-One, the most expensive plan.
Tip pooling and payroll are paid add-ons.
We couldn't read its subscription terms: renewal notice, refunds and price changes aren't verified.
How the score breaks down
RTC Score8.7/10out of 10
Methodology v1.0.0
Data completeness93%
We could verify 93% of the scoring data
Strongest points
12-month cost (reference restaurant), Time clock, Hours into payroll
Weakest point
POS systems it connects to
Score by criterion
12-month cost (reference restaurant)Weight 22%Strongest10.0/1010.0 out of 10
$360 over 12 months
Time clockWeight 8%Strongest10.0/1010.0 out of 10
POS systems it connects toWeight 8%Weakest5.7/105.7 out of 10
Hours into payrollWeight 7%Strongest10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Labor cost against salesWeight 6%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Published pricingWeight 5%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Shift swaps and open shiftsWeight 5%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
POS sales on the scheduleWeight 5%4.3/104.3 out of 10
Initial termWeight 5%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Refund when you cancelWeight 4%No data
Free planWeight 3%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Availability and time offWeight 3%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Labor law alertsWeight 3%6.0/106.0 out of 10
Location check at clock-inWeight 3%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Notice to avoid renewalWeight 3%No data
Breaks and overtimeWeight 3%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Tip pooling and payoutsWeight 3%5.0/105.0 out of 10
Phone supportWeight 2%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Automatic schedule builderWeight 2%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
Team messagingWeight 2%10.0/1010.0 out of 10
All the data, with sources
Each value links to its source. "Not published" means the vendor doesn't disclose it; "Unconfirmed" means we looked and couldn't confirm it. Data points we have for fewer than four vendors are left out until we can compare them.
Available, with a published discountSource: Homebase (opens in a new tab)Essentials is $30 a month per location billed monthly, or $24 a month per location paid for the year ($288 a year).
Optional add-ons: payroll $49 a month plus $6 per employee paid; Tip Manager $25 per location a month; Task Manager $13 per location a month; background checks $30 each.Source: Homebase (opens in a new tab)
Sales forecast from your POS, with labor cost on the scheduleSource: Homebase (opens in a new tab)Forecasted sales and labor cost reports are in the All-in-One plan only, not in Essentials.
Overtime and break alertsSource: Homebase (opens in a new tab)Overtime and break settings from Essentials; overtime alerts and labor law change notices are in All-in-One. We found no predictive scheduling (fair workweek) rules on the pages we read.
Toast, Clover, Lightspeed, OthersSource: Homebase (opens in a new tab)Toast and PAR: labor cost and sales reporting; Clover, Lightspeed, Shopify and GoDaddy sync sales. The Square listing only mentions comparing scheduled and actual labor with Square data, so it isn't counted here.
POS that send clock-ins or employees
Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, OthersSource: Homebase (opens in a new tab)Clover, Lightspeed, Shopify and GoDaddy sync employees (Clover and GoDaddy also run the Homebase time clock). Toast, Square and Clover send tips to the Tip Manager add-on.
Getting hours into payroll
Its own payroll (paid add-on)Source: Homebase (opens in a new tab)Hours also sync to ADP RUN, Gusto, QuickBooks Online Plus and Square Payroll, and timesheets export for others.
Payroll providers it connects to
ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, Square Payroll, Paychex, OthersSource: Homebase (opens in a new tab)ADP RUN, Gusto, QuickBooks Online Plus and Square Payroll sync; Paychex, Heartland, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Millennium and SurePayroll get a formatted timesheet export.
UnconfirmedSource: Homebase (opens in a new tab)The terms linked from Homebase's site are the website terms of use (effective June 5, 2025), not a subscription agreement; we found no published refund clause.
Leaving early
UnconfirmedSource: Homebase (opens in a new tab)Homebase publishes no subscription agreement we could read, so we don't know what happens if you leave early, especially on a yearly plan.
UnconfirmedSource: Homebase (opens in a new tab)Homebase publishes no subscription agreement we could read, so we don't know what happens to your records after you cancel.
