Agendrix vs Homebase (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Agendrix if

• Fits if you manage a small team and want to cover shifts without chasing texts
• Works for a business in Canada that wants prices in Canadian dollars

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you also want time tracking, as Time and Attendance adds CA$2.35 per user each month
• Watch out: HR management, surveys and permission settings are limited to the Plus plan
• Skip it if you need a US-dollar price list, as none was found
• Watch out: Enterprise has no published price

Pick Homebase if

• Fits if you run one shop or restaurant with 10 staff or fewer
• Works for owners who want labor costs next to the sales from their till

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you add payroll, which is $49 a month plus $6 per employee paid on every plan
• Tight if you have several sites, as each address needs its own plan
• Skip it if you need PTO accruals on the $24 plan, since they start on Plus at $56
• Watch out: Tip Manager is $25 and Task Manager $13 a month per location, background checks $30 each, Hiring Assistant from $99
• Watch out: the free plan keeps timesheets for 90 days, and onboarding paperwork and the API need All-in-One at $96

Agendrix

• Prices on the page are in Canadian dollars; no US-dollar price list was found.
• Time and Attendance costs CA$2.35 more per user each month and is not part of Essential or Plus.
• HR management, surveys and permission customization are limited to the Plus plan.
• Enterprise has no published price, and yearly billing takes 10% off the monthly price.

Homebase

• Plans are priced per location: each separate address needs its own plan, and the free Basic plan covers only one location and up to 10 employees.
• Payroll is an add-on on every plan at $49 a month plus $6 per employee paid.
• Other add-ons cost extra: Tip Manager $25 and Task Manager $13 a month per location, background checks $30 each, Hiring Assistant from $99 a month.
• PTO accrual policies need Plus; onboarding paperwork, HR advisors and API access need All-in-One.

Agendrix

Schedule builder

Drag-and-drop editing with shift and week templates, copying from earlier schedules, and alerts for conflicts, missed availability and approved leave.

Open shifts and swaps

Employees can offer to take open shifts, with an option to offer them by seniority, and can request replacements and shift swaps.

Automatic scheduling

Shifts can be assigned automatically from employee availability and leaves. The pricing page lists this under the scheduling features.

Time and attendance

A paid add-on lets employees clock in and out from a tablet, phone or computer, checks punches against the schedule and exports timesheets to payroll.

Labor cost calculator

Scheduled hours and labor cost are calculated automatically, and POS integrations can bring in sales revenue.

Messaging and HR tools

Group chat and a news feed come with every plan; the Plus plan adds employee profiles, document storage, e-signatures and surveys.

Homebase

Weekly schedule builder

Managers build the week around availability and time-off requests, and staff trade, cover or claim open shifts. Plus adds an AI scheduling assistant.

Time clock on any device

Staff clock in on tablets, computers, POS terminals such as Clover and GoDaddy, or the mobile app with location checks, and tablets can take a photo at each clock-in.

Timesheets to payroll

Timesheets follow your overtime and break rules and sync to Gusto, ADP RUN, QuickBooks Online or Square Payroll, or feed Homebase's own payroll add-on.

Team messaging

Messenger channels, announcements and shift notes, with confirmation when employees have seen the schedule or read a message.

Hiring and onboarding

Job openings go out to online job boards, and All-in-One sends onboarding packets with W-4, I-9 and direct deposit forms for e-signature.

Labor cost controls

All-in-One alerts managers before overtime, blocks early clock-ins, clocks staff out at shift end and reports labor against sales pulled from the POS.

Agendrix

• EssentialCA$3.15

  per user / month, billed yearly (CA$3.50 monthly)

  Employee scheduling, communication, request management and reporting. With Time and Attendance (CA$2.35 more a month) it is CA$5.27 billed yearly.

• PlusCA$5.04

  per user / month, billed yearly (CA$5.60 monthly)

  Everything in Essential plus HR management, surveys and permission customization. With Time and Attendance it is CA$7.16 billed yearly.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Essential and Plus with enhanced day-to-day support, aimed at businesses with 250 or more employees.

Homebase

• Basic$0

  One location and up to 10 employees: basic scheduling and time tracking, a POS integration, timesheets kept 90 days.

• Essentials$24

  per location / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)

  Unlimited employees. Adds shift trades and open shifts, availability, location-based mobile clock-in, payroll integrations and team messaging.

• Plus$56

  per location / month, billed annually ($70 billed monthly)

  Adds an AI scheduling assistant, PTO policies with accruals, departments and manager permissions. Shown at $0 for 6 months with the payroll offer.

• All-in-One$96

  per location / month, billed annually ($120 billed monthly)

  Adds onboarding paperwork with e-signatures, HR advisors and a custom handbook, overtime alerts, sales-based scheduling and API access.

Agendrix

• Annual discount

  10% off with yearly billing

  The pricing page has a Yearly switch marked -10% and its FAQ says a yearly subscription gets a 10% discount.

Homebase

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  Annual billing brings Essentials, Plus and All-in-One to $24, $56 and $96 per location a month against $30, $70 and $120 monthly, or $72 to $288 a year saved.

• Other savings

  6 months free on Plus and Payroll for new customers

  New customers who set up payroll by December 15, 2026 and run it by January 20, 2027 get Plus free for 6 months and payroll free for 6 months for up to 50 employees.

• Other savings

  Payroll at $29 a month for teams of 5 or fewer

  Teams of up to 5 who start payroll in the same window get 6 months free, then $29 a month plus $6 per employee paid instead of $49, while they stay at 5 or fewer.