Homebase vs. TimeForge

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Homebase
Score 7.0 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
TimeForge
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
With the TimeForge suite of workforce management tools users can manage employee scheduling, payroll, vacation requests and more from a single portal designed to easily integrate with other systems. TimeForge was acquired and is now owned and supported by TRUNO (acquired 2016).N/A
Pricing
HomebaseTimeForge
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
HomebaseTimeForge
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
HomebaseTimeForge
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 7.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
HomebaseTimeForge
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
HomebaseTimeForge
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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TimeForge
Timeforge is a great time and attendance product that is cloud-based which makes it easy to access.
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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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TimeForge
  • 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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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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TimeForge
  • I don't have any cons at this time.
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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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TimeForge
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Support Rating
Homebase
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TimeForge
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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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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TimeForge
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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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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TimeForge
  • 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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