Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Homebase
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
Homebase 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
PayrollHero
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Despite the name, Singaporan company PayrollHero offers a suite of time and attendance streamlining solutions, like selfie-login. They can provide payroll services... but only if you are in Singapore or the Philippines.N/A
Sling
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Sling, from the company of the same name in Brooklyn, is presented by the vendor as an easy way to schedule and communicate with non-desk employees. It allows users to organize, communicate, and administer all aspects of a business, to stay on top of things and keep everything in one place without juggling multiple platforms.
$2
per month
Pricing
HomebasePayrollHeroSling
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$14
per month
Plus
$35
per month
All-in-one
$70
per month
Basic
Free
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Premium
$2.00
per user, per month
Business
$4.00
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HomebasePayrollHeroSling
Free Trial
YesNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
HomebasePayrollHeroSling
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HomebasePayrollHeroSling
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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Red Cape HR Software Corp
To organize and keep up with streamlined company procedures, use PayrollHero. The fact that PayrolHero is a cloud-based service that allows me to access it from any location and on any device is what I value the most. Another feature that I like is you can create profiles of all employees with their work histories so you can be more organized and evaluate performance. It allows you to track time worked by employees, see where the employees are in real-time, and use facial recognition to ensure they adhere to their schedules.
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Sling, Inc
Sling offers enough customization I can see it working in most any scheduling scenarios. The ability to build job types into each employee gives you the control to match employee skills with the need for any particular position. Time of day templates makes it easy to select various shift times.
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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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Red Cape HR Software Corp
  • Employee Clock-in is the best function of this software.
  • It helps with managing attendance which can be further used for reporting purpose.
  • Works great with my iPhone and the web based browsers.
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Sling, Inc
  • Ease of access for managers & employees alike.
  • Sling staff always reply almost right away when I have had questions in the past.
  • We love utilizing the different colors for the schedule, so it's easier to see who's what and where/when.
  • Easy for staff to apply for shifts.
  • Free version does everything we need it to!
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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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Red Cape HR Software Corp
  • The interface for the software needs some improvements. the color combination doesn't look professional.
  • Need to manage the employee finance saving details as well.
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Sling, Inc
  • Notification system is weird
  • Limited features for free
  • Confusing layout at first
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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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Red Cape HR Software Corp
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Sling, Inc
No answers on this topic
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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Red Cape HR Software Corp
PayrollHero functions well than other available applications for HR management. It helps easy time tracking with better reporting for management. The interface can be improved more to make it unique and professional. But over all it helps with managing HR day to day operations easily. It has been great tool for HR people
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Sling, Inc
(it has been 3+ years since I evaluated other programs, I don't recall the names)
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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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Red Cape HR Software Corp
  • Make it easy for the payroll team to check the employees attendance.
  • This tool can be accessible anywhere from any device.
  • Organized time in and out for employees.
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Sling, Inc
  • It has been much easier to fill shifts faster
  • It's easy to train new staff on with ease
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ScreenShots

Sling Screenshots

Screenshot of Sling Employee and Shift Scheduling for Businesses of All SizesScreenshot of Sling with Mobile Management of Employees Shifts and Tasks