Homebase vs Push Operations (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 Push Operations if

• Fits if you run a restaurant of up to 15 staff and want payroll and HR in the same tool
• Works for operators who want POS-linked scheduling and are fine with a quote

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you have a small team, because $200 a month per location is the floor
• Skip it if you need auto scheduling, as it is on the Supreme plan
• Not for you if you have over 50 staff and want a published price
• Watch out: plans can't be customised, and no trial is named

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.

Push Operations

• Only the Essentials price is published; Signature, Supreme and Enterprise prices come from a quote, and teams over 50 employees are asked to request one.
• The $200 starting price is per location per month, and goes up with plan and employee count.
• Push bills on the day of signing and monthly after that; the page names no free trial.
• Add-ons can be bought, but the services in each plan cannot be customized.

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.

Push Operations

Team scheduling

Scheduling with labor forecasting, labor cost controls, shift swapping and compliance alerts; auto scheduling is on the Supreme plan.

POS integrations

Connects to POS systems so sales and labor data feed forecasts and reports, including sales versus labor.

Time tracking

Time tracking with photo capture to prevent buddy punching, and e-sign for forms.

Payroll

Payroll including multi-province and multi-location management and a full-service migration, on Signature and above.

Hiring and HR

Paperless digital onboarding, an applicant tracking system, turnover reporting and license and visa expiry tracking.

Reporting

Workforce costing, employee statistics and sales versus labor reports.

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.

Push Operations

• Essentials$200

  per month for up to 15 employees, per location

  Recommended for a single location with 15 employees or fewer.

• SignatureCustom

  Adds payroll, HR and onboarding, scheduling with POS integrations, time tracking, reporting and leave management as an add-on.

• SupremeCustom

  Signature plus auto scheduling, comprehensive leave management and multi-location employee linking.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For larger and multi-location operators; the page gives no price or feature list for it.

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.

Push Operations

No public discounts listed.