Homebase vs. Traqq

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Homebase
Score 6.5 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
Traqq
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Traqq leads the shift to ethical time tracking through non-invasive analytics. No screenshots. No screen recording. No micromanagement. Our lightweight desktop app respects privacy while delivering rich insights into team performance and productivity. You get intelligent analysis that tracks app usage, work patterns, and idle time - all while keeping your data secure. Traqq combines AI-powered time tracking with smart activity monitoring. The 2025 AI analytics upgrade brings…
$0
(for up to 3 users)
Pricing
HomebaseTraqq
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$14
per month
Plus
$35
per month
All-in-one
$70
per month
Basic
Free
Premium Starter
$0
(up to 3 users)
Premium Teams
$7
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Plan
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HomebaseTraqq
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for quarterly (10%) and annual (14%) pricing.
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User Ratings
HomebaseTraqq
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.4
(27 ratings)
User Testimonials
HomebaseTraqq
Likelihood to Recommend
Homebase
I loved using Homebase! The best feature, by far, is scheduling in shifts! It really could not be easier! For restaurants and bars it is the easiest and best software! Using the payroll feature can be very easy! The only downfall is trying to separate scheduled worked hours and overtime. The layout is simple and easy to navigate. The only real con I can think of is that lag.
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Traqq
Traqq is a great system when you are in the field of education. In my experience, it has saved me countless hours of figuring out how to remember the timezone my employees and students are located in. I used to use a written spreadsheet of each employee's timezone and one of those random timezone calculators. Being able to modify Traqq based on my employees' timezone, my timezone, and our company's timezone (the technical "working hours") has been a game-changer.
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Pros
Homebase
  • Homebase provides an easy way to schedule employees. Their scheduling platform is extremely user-friendly and easy to edit once the schedule is made.
  • Homebase makes it easy for employees to switch schedules on their own, a manager just simply has to approve rather than physically rescheduling both employees, this is great for any small retail business or restaurant with many hourly employees.
  • Homebase makes it easy to adjust hours that have been incorrectly clocked or clockouts that have been missed.
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Traqq
  • Gave me a detailed report of my daily activities, even hours of productivity.
  • My clients were not left behind every step of the way in my project. They had access to my activities and knew the periods I was inactive and even the apps I visited (although they blurred the screen, my clients were aware along the line, I visited a couple of applications) I loved that Traqq is conscious of its user's privacy. This is something you don't see in all Tracking apps.
  • Helps me track my hours effectively. This way, I had no issues on paydays because I was receiving the exact money for the exact time I worked. This is the big deal for me because no one like to work really hard and be underpaid, and neither does anyone want to overpay a lazy freelancer. I really love this about Traqq.
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Cons
Homebase
  • Notifications could be more punctual
  • Employees should be able to pick up shifts outside of their scheduled times! Right now managers need to do it.
  • Importing hours on QBO payroll could use attention. Doesn't separate normal hours from overtime.
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Traqq
  • Lack of a clear option for dark mode, which would be useful to reduce eye strain as the app is predominantly white.
  • No options to increase or decrease the level of detail in reports, which would be nice to change depending on what kind of report is being sent.
  • Whilst the timeline is clear, it would be nice if it was a bit bigger, and perhaps if it highlighted key parts of the day.
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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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Traqq
So I have used Jibble and Time Doctor for time tracking, but none of these would reflect the reasons for low/high performance of the employees as Jibble is just a time clock, and the Time Doctor won't yet make reports and send them to superiors right away. Traqq solves it. Honestly, I have never come across any software competing with functionalities like Traqq yet.
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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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Traqq
  • I've been able to get things done faster with Traqq. One of my clients made a comment a while back(I asked for her permission before posting this). She said, "I loved how I don't get to pay freelancers for doing nothing, now I pay employees according to the quality of work I receive". We both laughed about it though, but I believe that's a positive impact on her.
  • I've been able to write more, knowing that my clients can see my major moves. My main aim is to impress my employers to get good feedback in return and Traqq helps me greatly in that area.
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ScreenShots

Traqq Screenshots

Screenshot of the Dashboard, showing a general summary of individuals and teams within a workforce. In the Dashboard, the viewer can see how many hours a workforce, an individual or team has put in and their average activity level across the board.Screenshot of the top apps and websites for a team, displayed in a pie chart.Screenshot of the timelines page, which gives an overview of activity levels for teams and individuals. Traqq sorts activity levels into green, yellow and red zones from most active to least active based on mouse and keyboard activity.Screenshot of timelines, a visualization that gives a comprehensive view of the top apps and websites visited.Screenshot of where to see who showed up to work, how many hours they put in, and when they clocked in/clocked out over a time period of choice.Screenshot of reports offering comprehensive summaries of performance, activity levels, payment (how much an employee has earned), time spent idle, among others. All of these reports can be exported as excel or pdf files.