Homebase
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All-in-one Employee Scheduling, Time Clocks, Payroll, & More
How to Replace HomebaseOverview
Features
36 features across 14 categories
AI Assistant(4)
AI-powered hiring platform that automates job posts, candidate screening, and interviews
AI assistant that streamlines forms and gets new hires set up and scheduled quickly
AI assistant that catches errors, prevents compliance issues, and ensures payroll runs smoothly
AI assistant that creates optimized schedules for teams in just a few clicks
Administration(1)
Create departments, assign managers with custom access permissions, and organize scheduling and reporting
Analytics(2)
Detailed reports on activity, sales, and labor costs with forecasted sales and custom labor targets
Monitor labor costs with overtime alerts, prevent early clock-ins, auto clock-outs, and track salaried wages
Communication(5)
Create custom messaging channels and share announcements with specific teams
Create personalized notes for each shift to communicate important information to employees
Automate real-time reminders and notifications to employees about schedules and updates
Get confirmation when employees view schedules and read messages
Chat, messaging channels, and shift updates to keep team members connected and informed in real-time
Compliance(1)
Customize overtime and break preferences with compliance waiver controls
HR(4)
Digital onboarding with automated paperwork (W-4, W-9, I-9, Direct Deposit forms), custom documents, and e-signature
Access to certified HR advisors, policy reviews, custom handbooks, and labor law updates
Track team attendance, late alerts, celebrate milestones/birthdays, manage certifications, and keep performance notes
Manage paid time off with accrual policies, request limits, advance notice requirements, and compliance controls
Integration(2)
Custom API access to build custom integrations with Homebase
Integration with point-of-sale systems for seamless data flow and clock-in capabilities
Mobile(1)
Full-featured mobile app for managing team, viewing schedules, and team communication on the go
Payroll(3)
Offer flexible pay benefits like Cash Out to employees at no cost to business
Automated payroll with wages, taxes, and tips calculated automatically, supporting direct deposit, W-2s, 1099s, and next-day pay
Automatically pull tips from POS, calculate tip pools, and add to timesheets
Recruitment(3)
Run reliable background checks on candidates directly within Homebase
Post jobs, track applicants, and manage the hiring process with integration to ZipRecruiter and Craigslist
Promote job openings on Craigslist and ZipRecruiter to reach larger or more targeted applicant pools
Scheduling(3)
Manage employee availability and time off requests with advance notice controls
Allow employees to trade shifts, cover open shifts, and claim available shifts from the app
AI-powered scheduling that plans shifts based on employee availability, roles, labor costs, and other factors
Support(2)
Round-the-clock AI-powered chat support and access to Help Center
Live support via chat and phone from real people
Task Management(1)
Build and assign task lists to employees, track completion, and hold team accountable
Time Tracking(4)
Enable GPS-based clock-in with location restriction to business location
Capture team member photos when clocking in on tablets and POS devices for verification
Digital time clock for employees to clock in and out on tablets, computers, phones, POS devices, and web
Automatic timesheet creation from clock-ins with error-free data flowing to payroll, with 90 days to 4+ years of storage
Pricing
Basic
- ✓Basic scheduling
- ✓Basic time tracking
- ✓Point-of-sale integration
- ✓Build weekly schedule
- ✓Clock in on tablets, computers & POS devices
- ✓Manage and store timesheets for up to 90 days
- ✓Message with your team in real-time
- ✓Offer flexible pay benefits like Cash Out
- ✓Manage your team on mobile app
- ✓24/7 AI chat support and Help Center
Essentials
- ✓Everything in Basic
- ✓Advanced scheduling
- ✓Advanced time tracking
- ✓Team communication
- ✓Customize overtime & break preferences
- ✓Manage availability & time off requests
- ✓Allow employees to trade, cover and claim open shifts
- ✓Enable location-based clock in
- ✓Automate real-time reminders & notifications
- ✓Manage and store timesheets for 4+ years
- ✓Payroll integrations
Plus
Popular- ✓Everything in Essentials
- ✓AI-powered Scheduling Assistant
- ✓PTO & time-off controls
- ✓Departments & permissions
- ✓Share upcoming events & create personalized shift notes
- ✓Create custom messenger channels & share announcements
- ✓Get confirmation when employees view schedules & read messages
- ✓Track team attendance with reporting & late alerts
- ✓Celebrate employee milestones & birthdays
- ✓Manage employee certifications
- ✓Keep performance notes for employees
All-in-One
- ✓Everything in Plus
- ✓Employee onboarding
- ✓Labor cost management
- ✓HR & compliance
- ✓Send onboarding packets to new-hires and contractors
- ✓Automate paperwork with W-4, W-9, I-9 and Direct Deposit Forms
- ✓Upload custom documents and employee identification
- ✓Verify & e-sign employee paperwork
- ✓Organize and securely store employee documents
- ✓Get live support from certified HR Advisors
- ✓Have HR Professionals review your policies and create a custom handbook
- ✓Get notified about changes to federal and state labor laws
- ✓Receive alerts when employees approach or reach overtime
- ✓Prevent employees from clocking in or returning from break early
- ✓Automatically clock out employees at the end of their shifts
- ✓Track employees with salaried wages & multiple wage rates
- ✓Access detailed reports on activity, sales, and labor costs
- ✓Build your schedule using forecasted sales and custom labor targets
Payroll Add-On
- ✓Payroll processing
- ✓Automated tax calculation and filing
- ✓Direct deposit
- ✓W-2s and 1099s
- ✓Unlimited payroll runs
- ✓Payroll Assistant AI
- ✓Next day pay
Tip Manager Add-On
- ✓Automatically pull tips from POS
- ✓Calculate tip pool
- ✓Add tips to timesheets
Background Checks Add-On
- ✓Run reliable background checks
- ✓Convenient background checks in Homebase
Task Manager Add-On
- ✓Build and assign task lists
- ✓Hold team accountable
- ✓Track completion in app or on desktop
Job Post Boosts Add-On
- ✓Promote job openings on Craigslist
- ✓Promote job openings on ZipRecruiter
- ✓Reach larger applicant pools
- ✓Reach more targeted applicants
Hiring Assistant Add-On
- ✓Find right candidates
- ✓Streamline job posts to interviews
- ✓Screen applicants
- ✓Surface top candidates
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Integrations
4 known integrations