HotSchedules vs Homebase

HotSchedules is an employee scheduling tool for managing & communicating with workforces, as well as forecasting sales, generating reports & sourcing new staff
HotSchedules is an employee scheduling tool for managing & communicating with workforces, as well as forecasting sales, generating reports & sourcing...

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Support Options

  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Built for small businesses, our all in one app simplifies scheduling, time clocks, payroll, HR, messaging to make work radically easy.

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Support Options

  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Starting from

Not provided by vendor

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Starting from

US$24.95/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Overall rating

4.4 /5
(457)

Ease of Use

4.3/ 5

Features

4.3/ 5

Customer Service

4.2/ 5

Value for Money

4.1/ 5

Overall rating

4.6 /5
(1,083)

Ease of Use

4.6/ 5

Features

4.5/ 5

Customer Service

4.5/ 5

Value for Money

4.6/ 5

Total features 73

  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Careers Page
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Cost Management
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • FMLA Administration
  • Facility Scheduling
  • File Sharing
  • For Cloud
  • For Small Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Group Scheduling
  • Interview Scheduling
  • Inventory Management
  • Job Posting
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Online Booking
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking Software
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recipe Management
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Resume Storage
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Skills Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Compliance
  • Team Calendars
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Clock
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Variable Workforce
  • Workflow Management

Total features 83

  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Careers Page
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Cost Management
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • FMLA Administration
  • Facility Scheduling
  • File Sharing
  • For Cloud
  • For Small Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Group Scheduling
  • Interview Scheduling
  • Inventory Management
  • Job Posting
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Online Booking
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking Software
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recipe Management
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Resume Storage
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Skills Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Compliance
  • Team Calendars
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Clock
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Variable Workforce
  • Workflow Management
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  • JTECH Table Management
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  • Lightspeed Retail
  • Ottimate
  • PAR POS
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Revel Systems
  • Silverware Avrio
  • Square Payroll
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Squirrel POS
  • SurePayroll
  • Toast POS
  • ZipRecruiter
  • onePOS
  • talech
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  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Clover
  • Gusto
  • Heartland Restaurant
  • JTECH Table Management
  • Lightspeed
  • Lightspeed Retail
  • Ottimate
  • PAR POS
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Revel Systems
  • Silverware Avrio
  • Square Payroll
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Squirrel POS
  • SurePayroll
  • Toast POS
  • ZipRecruiter
  • onePOS
  • talech
  • toast CRM