Schedaddle is retail employee scheduling software built for the single-store manager, while Homebase is a broad small-business team app bundling scheduling, time tracking, hiring, HR, and US payroll — popular for its generous free tier. It is priced per location, per month (like Schedaddle), with a free tier for a single location and paid add-ons such as US payroll.
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A focused scheduling engine — the Smart Shift Builder with fair 4-week-balance rotation and a 30-minute role painter — rather than a broad bundle a single manager has to grow into.
Fair Workweek compliance built into the schedule: advance-notice, rest, and predictability-pay flags tuned to your US city or state, not one feature buried in a hiring/HR/payroll suite.
Less surface area: scheduling, a full time clock (PIN + geofenced, location-verified), and reporting — without hiring/HR modules you may not need.
Multi-country labor-law reference built in — overtime thresholds, break rules, and public-holiday rates across 16 markets — where Homebase is US-focused.
Homebase's free tier covers more employees at one location, and it bundles built-in US payroll and hiring tools Schedaddle does not offer.
A strong choice if you want one app for scheduling, hiring, HR, and payroll together.
| Dimension | Schedaddle | Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per location, flat monthly | Per location, flat monthly (+ payroll add-on) |
| Focus | Retail scheduling, compliance + time clock | Broad SMB suite (sched, hiring, HR, payroll) |
| Fair Workweek flagging | Built in & retail-tuned (7 US jurisdictions) | Part of a broad bundle |
| Sub-shift role coverage | 30-minute role painter | Shift-level |
| Built-in US payroll | No (exports to QuickBooks + ~20 formats) | Yes (paid add-on) |
Homebase pricing and feature details verified June 2026; competitors evolve — verify current details on the vendor’s site. Where this page notes a feature Homebase lacks, it reflects what Homebase publicly advertised as of that date.
Both Schedaddle and Homebase price per location rather than per employee, so for one store the difference is tier and features, not headcount. Compare the plan that matches the features you actually need.
Schedaddle flags Fair Workweek issues — advance notice, rest between shifts, and predictability pay — for 7 US jurisdictions as you build the schedule. Homebase: part of a broad bundle. As of June 2026; verify current details on the vendor’s site.
Homebase is a broad small-business team app bundling scheduling, time tracking, hiring, HR, and US payroll — popular for its generous free tier. Homebase's free tier covers more employees at one location, and it bundles built-in US payroll and hiring tools Schedaddle does not offer.
Start free. No credit card. Pay per location, not per employee.