Connecteam vs. Homebase vs. TimeForge

I have actually recommended this platform 3 times to fellow contractors and one farmer within the last month. It is easy to set up and intuitive for employees. Our team begged us to keep in after our initial trial and requested we never return to paper time cards. Once you approve time cards it is so easy to run your payroll report and do payroll

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Homebase is a very cost-effective program that does a good job tracking employee hours as well as what employees are working on. It is extremely easy to use and has a lot of self-service features, which give employees information at their fingertips. Homebase integrates well with our payroll provider.

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Timeforge is a great time and attendance product that is cloud-based which makes it easy to access.

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• Daily team productivity with time clock feature
• Easy of running weekly payroll reports
• Employees to manage and own their time before being approved for payroll
• Easy to add absences and PTO
• Free until you need more than 10 users
• It is great that you can tell where your employees are logging in from ie the office, home or in the field

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• It is very easy to use!
• It remembers the days employees ask for off when making future schedules.
• Is amazing at keeping track of employees schedules! Especially in a restaurant/bar setting!
• The reminders an hour before to remember to go to work are helpful!

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• This software is easy to access. It can assess in the office or remote locations.
• It is user-friendly. Easy to catch on and pick up with minimal training.
• Payment for the service is easy and painless. Plug and play.

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• Adding the ability for employee to be able to set up their own reminders would be beneficial for those that seem to forget to clock in or out

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• The messaging features in Homebase are not consistent across the platform. In the app you can mass message everyone, however using the website you cannot, at least not at the price point that we are using.
• The roles for employees and how to navigate them can be confusing especially when trying to schedule one employee in two different departments.
• The separation of departments is a bit rigid and makes it difficult for universal employees to be scheduled easily.

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• I don't have any cons at this time.

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Our team like the product and uses it so there is no reason to change. It works, it is easy, saves us time and headaches

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My team is not tech savvy and they were able to implement immediately without issues. Even new team members after a brief education on what app to download they get it

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Homebase is very easy to use. Not a lot of training or direction is needed to get it going. Easy feature to track employee hours. Able to use centrally located tablets for employees to clock in and out. A very cost-effective system that also saves time when processing payroll. Employees love its features.

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Timeforge support is helpful. They take time to walk through each detail and ensure you understand before they let you go.

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It's easy don't stress just do it

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We looked at Homebase and talked to a few organizations that were using it but after reviewing the features and easy of implementation Connecteam won

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Homebase is simpler to use. Easier to navigate and is much cheaper than other alternatives! We had trouble when I worked as they were harder to reach our ROI. Deputy was too expensive and it was the reason we decided on Homebase! Employees also find it easy to use on their end!

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I was referred by a previous coworker. They are using Timeforge and were telling me about it. It was all she said it was.

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• Before Connecteam I hated "Payroll Mondays" because it took a few hours to do everyone's time and upload it for the accountant. Now it takes maybe 15 mintues to do the entire process. I feel like it is more accurate and definitely less time-consuming - saving me money in the long run.
• Connecteam has also allowed for quick glance time management to reduce overtime. Having accurate info allowing us to redeploy team members as needed and get other off the clock sooner. Or if we are having OT it is not a surprise - we can plan for it
• Our accountant has love the reporting and has even recommended it to other small business because it provides all the info needed.

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• Homebase has made the day to day management of employees easier, freeing up time for management to work on other things that help secure customer satisfaction.
• It has also made payroll easier since it's implementation and allowed for fewer mistakes than the previous manual method, leading to less monetary mistakes and happier employees.
• Homebase has made monitoring hours and overtime, as well as completion of internship and volunteer hours, much easier to monitor, leading to less confusion and more satisfied volunteers, interns, and payroll managers

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• Timeforge has helped with the accountability of our employees with respect to the hours they work.
• Scheduling has added the ability to reach out to all employees so that they can access the schedule to ensure they show up for their hours.

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