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Homebase
Scheduling, time clock, hiring and payroll for hourly teams, with a free plan and AI hiring help.
- Type: Paid (has a free plan)
- Monthly cost: Free plan · $30/location/mo
- Setup: Medium
- AI features: Generally available
- Trust: Verified
- Official site: https://www.joinhomebase.com/
AI capabilities
AI Hiring Assistant (AI-written job descriptions, pay recommendations, conversational AI screening with follow-ups, automated interview scheduling); AI-powered Scheduling Assistant on Plus plan.
Pricing
Basic $0 (1 location, up to 10 employees). Essentials $30/location/mo; Plus $70; All-in-One $120. Hiring Assistant from $99/mo; payroll $49/mo + $6/employee.
Source: https://www.joinhomebase.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-05
Trust checks
- Admin-verified listing: Pass · Reviewed by the Catervas team: links and prices checked Nov 5, 2026
- Active maintenance: Not checked · Not checked yet
- No open critical security advisories: Not checked · Not checked yet
- Privacy and data policy: Not checked · Not checked yet
- Company or foundation backing: Pass · Vendor named: Homebase
Problems it helps with
- Hiring and keeping licensed stylists and barbers: For salons with W-2 staff: job posts and a Hiring Assistant to find and interview candidates (#4), an AI-powered Scheduling Assistant, time tracking, a tip manager that pulls tips from the POS, and payroll. The All-in-One plan adds onboarding and HR & compliance tools, useful for wage-and-hour rules and coming FAMLI payroll deductions (#5).
- Licensing, CE tracking, sales tax and bookkeeping: For salons with W-2 staff: job posts and a Hiring Assistant to find and interview candidates (#4), an AI-powered Scheduling Assistant, time tracking, a tip manager that pulls tips from the POS, and payroll. The All-in-One plan adds onboarding and HR & compliance tools, useful for wage-and-hour rules and coming FAMLI payroll deductions (#5).
- Hiring, keeping and onboarding qualified staff: Describe a role (e.g., 'assistant teacher, $17/hr') and it writes the job post, recommends pay, and posts in one click to Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Google, Facebook and Craigslist; an AI screener interviews applicants with your questions (e.g., CDA/Maryland credential, CPR, availability) and books interviews. Scheduling/time clock helps cover shifts to keep ratios.
- Rising labor costs and wage-law rules squeeze margins: Free scheduling/time clock plus a hiring tool: describe the role and Homebase writes the job post, recommends pay, posts to major job boards in one click, AI-screens applicants and books interviews; hires flow into onboarding and payroll. Higher tiers add labor-cost management and HR/compliance.
- Recruiting, hiring and keeping hourly staff: Free scheduling/time clock plus a hiring tool: describe the role and Homebase writes the job post, recommends pay, posts to major job boards in one click, AI-screens applicants and books interviews; hires flow into onboarding and payroll. Higher tiers add labor-cost management and HR/compliance.
Works with
- ADP · Payroll: QuickBooks Online Plus, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Square Payroll, Heartland and others.
- Clover · POS: Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, PAR, Shopify, GoDaddy;
- Gusto · Payroll: QuickBooks Online Plus, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Square Payroll, Heartland and others.
- Indeed · Posts to Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Google, Facebook, Craigslist;
- Lightspeed · POS: Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, PAR, Shopify, GoDaddy;
- Paychex · Payroll: QuickBooks Online Plus, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Square Payroll, Heartland and others.
- QuickBooks Online · Payroll: QuickBooks Online Plus, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Square Payroll, Heartland and others.
- Shopify · POS: Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, PAR, Shopify, GoDaddy;
- Square · POS integrations (Square lists Homebase as an Appointments integration), payroll integrations, tip import from POS.
- Toast · POS: Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, PAR, Shopify, GoDaddy;
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