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VERDICT

Should I use Homebase?

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Worth it. Buy it if you run a small business with hourly staff and want scheduling, time clock, and payroll in one affordable app. Skip it if you're a salaried office team, an enterprise, or a multi-site chain that will pay multiplied per-location fees.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~16 public sources. Several security results in the evidence (Eufy HomeBase CVEs) and other 'Homebase' hits (UK retailer, housing program) are unrelated products and were excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo direct support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Plus$49/month

Best for

  • Restaurants, retail, and cafes with hourly staff
  • Small service businesses
  • Owners wanting scheduling + time clock + payroll in one
  • Single-location teams wanting simple shift tools

Not for

  • Salaried, white-collar teams — built for hourly shift work
  • Large enterprises with complex workforce compliance needs
  • Multi-site chains where per-location pricing multiplies costs
  • Buyers needing a deep HR suite — use a full HCM instead

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Per-location pricing: every extra site multiplies your monthly fee — not per-user billing

medium

Five plan tiers plus add-ons; the advertised price is rarely your full monthly bill

low

Name collides with Eufy HomeBase hardware and UK retailer Homebase — verify you're reading the right reviews

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Users consistently praise ease of use and simple setup
  • All-in-one scheduling, time clock, payroll, and hiring for hourly teams
  • Free plan for basic small-business scheduling
  • 4.8/5 across 93,409 App Store ratings
  • Payroll add-on is cheap at $6/month

Cons

  • Pricing is per location, so multi-site costs multiply fast
  • One 2026 review scored it a middling 3/5 overall
  • Payroll is a paid add-on, not included in base plans
  • Reviewers flag missing advanced features despite solid basics

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 16 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 16

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free tier; paid plans at $49/mo
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers consistently praise simplicity
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Broad suite; some gaps flagged
  • Support quality. No direct support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Trust center exists; no public CVEs found
  • 4.8/5 App Store rating 93,409 ratings
  • $0 Starting price free plan; paid plan at $49/mo
  • 150,000+ Customers small businesses
  • $189M Total funding incl. $60M Series D, 2024

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Basic scheduling and time clock
  • Core features for small teams

Plus

$49/month

  • Full scheduling and time clock
  • Payroll add-on: +$6/month
  • Higher tiers available (5 plans total)

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Full analysis

Based on ~16 public sources. Several security results in the evidence (Eufy HomeBase CVEs) and other 'Homebase' hits (UK retailer, housing program) are unrelated products and were excluded.

Cheap, easy all-in-one for hourly small teams; wrong fit for salaried offices, enterprises, and multi-site chains.

Methodology

Based on ~16 public sources. Several security results in the evidence (Eufy HomeBase CVEs) and other 'Homebase' hits (UK retailer, housing program) are unrelated products and were excluded.

Sources

  1. Homebase Pricingjoinhomebase.com
    official
  2. Homebase Payrolljoinhomebase.com
    official
  3. Homebase Securityjoinhomebase.com
    official
  4. Homebase Trust Centertrust.joinhomebase.com
    official
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