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QuickBooks Time, formerly TSheets, is Intuit’s time tracking app for QuickBooks Online users: Time Premium costs $20 a month plus $10 per user and Time Elite $40 plus $12. Homebase is free for one location and up to 10 employees and charges $30, $70 or $120 per location a month on paid plans.
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QuickBooks Time wins 0Homebase wins 23 ties
| Dimension | QuickBooks Time | Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| PricingHomebase is free for one location and 10 employees, then $30 a month per location for unlimited employees. QuickBooks Time costs $20 a month plus $10 per user on Premium, on top of a QuickBooks Online subscription. | $20/mo + $10/employee/mo (Time Premium plan) | Published |
| CapabilitiesHomebase covers clock-in by location, photo capture, overtime and break rules and PTO accruals. QuickBooks Time covers timesheets, GPS tracking and geofencing, project time, scheduling, time off and a kiosk. Timesheets, GPS tracking and geofencing, Project time tracking, Employee scheduling, Time-off management, Time kiosk, Reports3 | 3 of 11 core capabilities | 7 of 11 core capabilities |
| IntegrationsHomebase lists POS and payroll tools such as Square, Toast, Gusto, ADP and QuickBooks. QuickBooks Time connects to QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Payroll. Square, Toast, Clover, Shopify, Lightspeed, PAR, GoDaddy, Heartland, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks, SurePayroll, Square Payroll4 | 3 documented | 14 documented |
| Fit and supportQuickBooks Time serves small and midsize businesses with phone and chat support. Homebase is built for small businesses, with live chat and phone support on paid plans. Small businesses, mid-market companies3 | Small businesses, mid-market companies | Small businesses |
| SecurityBoth state SOC 2 Type II: Intuit at company level and Homebase for its platform. Homebase also offers single sign-on. Yes (company-level, product not named)5 | SOC 2 | SOC 2 |
| Attribute |  QuickBooks Time |  Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Base fee + per employee1 | Tiered plans2 |
| Free plan | 1 | 2 |
| Best for | Small businesses, mid-market companies3 | Small businesses6 |
| SOC 2 Type II | 5 | 7 |
| Support channels | Phone, chat1 | 24/7 AI chat support and Help Center, Live support by chat and phone (paid plans)2 |
| Founded | 19848 | 20149 |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, US8 | San Francisco, California, United States9 |
| Ownership | Publicly traded8 | Private9 |
Pricing. Homebase is free for one location and 10 employees, then $30 a month per location for unlimited employees. QuickBooks Time costs $20 a month plus $10 per user on Premium, on top of a QuickBooks Online subscription.
Capabilities. Homebase covers clock-in by location, photo capture, overtime and break rules and PTO accruals. QuickBooks Time covers timesheets, GPS tracking and geofencing, project time, scheduling, time off and a kiosk.
Integrations. Homebase lists POS and payroll tools such as Square, Toast, Gusto, ADP and QuickBooks. QuickBooks Time connects to QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Payroll.
Fit and support. QuickBooks Time serves small and midsize businesses with phone and chat support. Homebase is built for small businesses, with live chat and phone support on paid plans.
Security. Both state SOC 2 Type II: Intuit at company level and Homebase for its platform. Homebase also offers single sign-on.
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From $2.75/employee/mo (up to 250 employees, billed annually)10
Yes. Intuit sells it as Time Premium at $20 a month plus $10 per user and Time Elite at $40 plus $12, with a 30-day free trial on monthly plans.
It fits businesses that already use QuickBooks Online: hours flow into QuickBooks payroll and invoices, and Elite adds GPS mileage, project tracking and timesheet signatures. It is less suited to teams without QuickBooks Online, which it requires.
Homebase, for most hourly teams: 20 employees at one location cost $30 a month on Essentials. On QuickBooks Time Premium, 20 employees cost $220 a month ($20 base, which includes the first admin, plus $10 each), plus QuickBooks Online.
For shift scheduling and a time clock, yes; Homebase also sends hours to QuickBooks among other payroll tools. It does not list project estimates, GPS mileage or timesheet signatures, which QuickBooks Time Elite includes.
QuickBooks Time feeds hours into QuickBooks Payroll, which Intuit also sells in Workforce bundles with time tracking. Homebase has its own payroll add-on with tax filing for $49 a month plus $6 per employee paid.
Yes. QuickBooks Time includes a Time Kiosk, and Homebase captures a photo at clock-in on tablets and POS devices.
Yes, both list a free trial. Homebase also lists a free plan.
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