Homebase vs Humanity Schedule (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Humanity Schedule if

• Fits if you schedule hourly staff and want labour cost beside the rota
• Works for a small team that can pay yearly

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want auto-fill or demand-based scheduling on the cheapest plan, as those need Professional
• Watch out: open API access, Shift Tasks and Labor Optimizer are paid add-ons
• Not for you if you need monthly-billing prices, as only annual rates were readable
• Tight if you are large, as Enterprise is a custom quote and Professional discounts are not published

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.

Humanity Schedule

• Auto-fill, demand-based scheduling, compliance and labor budgeting need the Professional plan or higher.
• Open API access, Shift Tasks and Labor Optimizer are listed as add-ons.
• The pricing page shows annual-billing rates only; the monthly-billing rates were not readable.
• Enterprise is a custom quote, and Professional volume discounts are not published.

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.

Humanity Schedule

Shift planning

Drag-and-drop schedule building across multiple locations, with shift swaps, availability and time-off requests handled by employees.

Demand Scheduler

AI forecasting predicts busy periods so the schedule can be staffed to expected demand. Demand-based scheduling is a Professional feature.

Compliance rules

Scheduling rules can be customized to catch conflicts with labor laws, collective bargaining agreements and shift rules before they become violations.

Labor cost and budgeting

Reports show how scheduling affects budgets and labor cost, with adjustments possible in real time.

Mobile app

Managers post open shifts and approve requests; employees view schedules, trade shifts and request time off. The app also works on Apple Watch.

Payroll and HR connections

Connects to payroll, ERP and HCM systems such as ADP, Oracle, Workday and BambooHR, with an open API available as an add-on.

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.

Humanity Schedule

• Essentials$2.75

  per employee / month, billed annually

  Up to 250 employees: drag-and-drop scheduling, swaps, availability, time off, geofenced clock in/out, basic reporting.

• Professional$3.75

  per employee / month, billed annually

  Starting price; volume discounts may apply. Adds auto-fill and demand-based scheduling, compliance, labor budgeting and SSO/SAML.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Quote only, for complex operations with IT, security or cross-functional scheduling needs.

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.

Humanity Schedule

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  TCP's pricing page has a Monthly/Annually switch labeled "Save 20%", and shows the annual per-employee rates.