Homebase vs MySchedule
Homebase
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| Figure | Homebase | MySchedule |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $13/mo | $1.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 15 | 1 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Scheduling Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.8 (#5) |
| Founded | 2014 | LinkedIn lists the company as founded in 2015. |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | LinkedIn lists headquarters in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States. |
| Integrations | The integrations directory lists 17 connections including Square, Toast, Clover, Shopify, ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, Lightspeed and payroll providers. | The official feature pages describe messaging and mobile/web access but do not list named third-party integrations. |
| Intended users | Homebase describes its app as built for small, hourly, shift-based businesses such as restaurants, retail, beauty and wellness, medical, and home services. | The maker highlights healthcare, government, and restaurant organizations as specialties. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.6 out of 5 from 1,157 reviews. | 4.7 out of 5 from 20 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.6 out of 5 from 1,157 reviews. | 4.7 out of 5 from 20 reviews |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.2 out of 5 from 24.8K reviews. | 3.6 out of 5 from 55 reviews |
| Scheduling | Managers can create and publish schedules, use templates, track availability, send reminders and manage shift swaps. | Managers can create schedules from saved templates, track scheduled hours, filter by position, and manage multiple locations. |
| Support | Homebase provides phone, email, chat, FAQs, a knowledge base and documentation support channels. | The pricing page includes technical support, setup assistance, one-on-one training, and a designated account representative at no extra charge. |
| What it does | Homebase combines scheduling, time tracking, payroll, hiring, HR, compliance, messaging and operations tools for hourly small-business teams. | MySchedule is a cloud workforce-management service for creating employee schedules, handling time-off and vacation requests, tracking hours, and coordinating staff across locations. |
Plans
Homebase
- BasicFree
- Task Manager add-on$13 a month
- Tip Manager add-on$25 a month
- Background checks add-on$30, paid once
- Essentials$30 a month
- Essentials$30 a month
- Payroll add-on$49 a month
- Job post boosts add-on$50, paid once
- Plus$70 a month
- Hiring Assistant add-on$99 a month
In their own words
Homebase
Homebase combines scheduling, time tracking, payroll, hiring, onboarding, HR, compliance, and team communication for hourly teams. It is aimed at small, shift-based businesses such as restaurants, retailers, beauty and wellness providers, medical businesses, and home services. Employees can clock in and out using mobile or tablet time clocks, with PIN, photo, and GPS or geofencing verification. Approved hours flow into payroll, where Homebase says it calculates wages, overtime, tips, and taxes and handles tax filings. The free Basic plan covers one location and up to 10 employees; paid plans are described as allowing unlimited employees per location. Essentials is $30 a month per location, and All-in-One is $120 a month per location. Homebase is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with a 14-day trial listed. Integrations include Square, Toast, Clover, Shopify, ADP, Gusto, and QuickBooks. The company says it uses encryption, two-factor authentication, SSO, password-less login, and role-based access control.
MySchedule
MySchedule has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.