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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Homebase

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AHomebase in San Francisco offers restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and retailers their employee scheduling and time tracking tools with scheduling optimization and team messaging for coordinating shifts; service includes a free time tracking app.

    $14

    per month

    PAR POS

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/APAR POS is a cloud-based point-of-sale solution (POS), that also offers solutions for omnichannel ordering and fulfilment, enterprise-grade hardware, and contactless payments. PAR provides their partnership for Quick Service, Fast Casual, and Table Service brands.N/A
    Pricing
    HomebasePAR POS
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $14
    per month
    Plus
    $35
    per month
    All-in-one
    $70
    per month
    Basic
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HomebasePAR POS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    HomebasePAR POS
    Small Businesses
    When I Work
    Score6.5 out of 10
    Lightspeed Restaurant
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    When I Work
    Score6.5 out of 10
    Toast Point of Sale
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    HomebasePAR POS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HomebasePAR POS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Homebase
    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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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    Brink just needs to continue to develop its technology for the every-changing industry.
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    Pros
    Homebase
    • 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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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Brink has a simple interface for the team to use in their day to day.
    • Brink is mostly simple to reconfigure to our needs in the field.
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    Cons
    Homebase
    • 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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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Brink could update its hardware to the sign of the times with guest interactive POS.
    • Appears clunky at times with its processes and steps.
    • Brink needs to be able to edit it reporting features to get the desired result for time clock compliance especially in CA with Meal Break Laws.
    • Brink needs to integrate its time clock process in CA, for a team member to accept or decline time clock edits and to waive a mandatory break.
    • Brink needs better integration with KDS systems to do exactly what we need it to do as our business model develops into the future.
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    Usability
    Homebase
    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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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
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    Support Rating
    Homebase
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    I believe Brink has been very responsive to our needs and requests
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    Alternatives Considered
    Homebase
    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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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    I inherited Brink and it works for us for now. But as we grow in CA and other markets, Brink maybe becomes a challenge with time record compliance and the ability to perform up to expectations with KDS systems.
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    Return on Investment
    Homebase
    • 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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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Positive impact on its simplicity with our growth and ability to teach and transform our business.
    • Negative impact on the business with time clock compliance in CA. We need more functionality for the Team Member experience in time clock management.
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