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Homebase vs. UniFocus Labor Management System (LMS)

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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

    UniFocus Labor Management System (LMS)

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AUniFocus is a Workforce Management tool that offers automation for both labor management and time and attendance management. UniFocus also offers training and consulting aimed at improving companies with a large and fluctuating workforce.N/A
    Pricing
    HomebaseUniFocus Labor Management System (LMS)
    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
    HomebaseUniFocus Labor Management System (LMS)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    HomebaseUniFocus Labor Management System (LMS)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    HomebaseUniFocus Labor Management System (LMS)
    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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    UniFocus
    For our uses, tracking payroll is all we do. The other features are not as user-friendly.
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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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    UniFocus
    • Log for payroll.
    • Moving to previous dates in the payroll.
    • Employee details.
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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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    UniFocus
    • It is difficult to find specific reports, you have to know the system and where to look.
    • It might be nice to have a friendly tutorial for available operations.
    • I like to add notes to my payroll, it would be nice if it was easier to print up those notes and see the entire note. Sometimes the note is cut off. It would also be nice if I had room to write more detailed notes.
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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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    UniFocus
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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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    UniFocus
    I have not used or evaluated any other system.
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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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    UniFocus
    • It has not affected our ROI, I've never used another system so I have nothing to which I can compare.
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