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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

    SherpaDesk

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    SherpaDesk is a help desk / ticketing platform with time tracking, invoice generation, and business intelligence capabilities.

    $0

    per agent

    Pricing
    HomebaseSherpaDesk
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $14
    per month
    Plus
    $35
    per month
    All-in-one
    $70
    per month
    Basic
    Free
    1st Tech Free
    $0
    per agent
    Adventure Package
    $39
    per agent
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HomebaseSherpaDesk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    HomebaseSherpaDesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Homebase and SherpaDesk
    Feature
    Homebase
    -
    Ratings
    SherpaDesk
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Homebase and SherpaDesk
    Feature
    Homebase
    -
    Ratings
    SherpaDesk
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Homebase and SherpaDesk
    Feature
    Homebase
    -
    Ratings
    SherpaDesk
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    When I Work
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    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HomebaseSherpaDesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HomebaseSherpaDesk
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SherpaDesk
    [It's] well suited for cloud support applications as there's no installation or maintenance required.
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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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    SherpaDesk
    • Ticketing is very fast & easy
    • Tracking time is fast
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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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    SherpaDesk
    • Its ability to switch between tickets, assets, etc., is a little clunky. A static menu bar would be helpful.
    • The ability to see the latest update in the ticket view.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SherpaDesk
    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!
    Incentivized
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    SherpaDesk
    When looking for solutions for our business, I personally looked at Aautotask. I am not the decision maker so I don't know what my boss looked at in full. Autotask seems good. It looked like it got a bit complicated and may be for very large enterprise customers. Just lots of features that we don't need.
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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
    Incentivized
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    SherpaDesk
    • As a single freelance consultant Sherpadesk has exceptional ROI because it's free but if my company had more support people I would definetly go with SherpaDesk again.
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    SherpaDesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Techs get instant access to what needs to be done and how they are performing against their teamScreenshot of Manage all open tickets and sort by priority on what needs to be completed firstScreenshot of Track and enter all billable and non-billable timeScreenshot of Review project progress and profitabilityScreenshot of Create flexible rate plans and compile invoices that can be sent out through QuickBooks or FreshBooks integrationsScreenshot of Update customer requests, add time and expenses remotely