Homebase

About Homebase

Financials

Dated, source-cited figures. Estimates are marked.

Products by Homebase

All products by Homebase reviewed by our AI panel of experts.

HomebaseAI Workforce Management

Team management software for the 150,000+ small businesses that run on hourly shifts

From $30/mo8.0/10

Competitive Landscape

Who Homebase competes with, and how they differ.

Deputy7.9/10

Deputy charges strictly per active user across all tiers ($5-$9/user/month, no free plan) and leans further into compliance-driven auto-scheduling (demand forecasting, wage-cost budgeting), versus Homebase's freemium single-location tier plus native payroll.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

When I Work7.9/10

When I Work prices per user from $2.50/month with unlimited users on every paid tier and no per-seat minimum, undercutting Homebase on pure scheduling-and-time-tracking price but without Homebase's in-house payroll processing.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

7shifts7.4/10

7shifts prices per location rather than per user ($0-$135/month) and is purpose-built for restaurants with tip pooling and task management, versus Homebase's broader hourly-work focus spanning retail, restaurants and other local-business verticals.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Connecteam7.9/10

Connecteam bundles scheduling into a broader deskless-workforce app (checklists, training, internal chat) under flat per-hub pricing ($35-$119/month for up to 200 users), positioning itself as an all-purpose employee app rather than a scheduling-and-payroll specialist.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

ADP7.4/10

ADP (ADP RUN/Workforce Now) is a much larger, compliance-heavy payroll and HR platform spanning SMB to enterprise; Homebase's own comparison page names ADP RUN as the payroll-first alternative, versus Homebase's scheduling-first approach with a free entry tier.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Company Timeline

Key milestones in Homebase's history, with sources.

1. Dec 2, 2025Milestone

   Named to Inc. 2025 Best in Business award for AI Implementation

   Homebase was named to the Inc. 2025 Best in Business award in the Best AI Implementation category; its AI Assistants had by then handled nearly 2 million administrative tasks for small businesses since their June 2025 launch.

   businesswire.com
2. Oct 23, 2025Launch

   Launches AI-powered Payroll Assistant

   Homebase launched Payroll Assistant, an AI tool that detects and helps resolve timecard issues (missed breaks, late punches, missing clock-outs) before payroll runs, entering beta after the company had processed over 7 million paychecks and $5B in gross payroll since 2022.

   businesswire.com
3. Jun 5, 2025Launch

   Launches first AI Assistants: Hiring Assistant and Scheduling Assistant

   Homebase introduced its first generative-AI features, Hiring Assistant (automates job posts, candidate screening, interview scheduling) and Scheduling Assistant (builds optimized shift schedules), offered free through September 2025.

   businesswire.com
4. Apr 3, 2024Funding

   Series D — $60M led by L Catterton Growth and Emerson Collective

   Homebase raised a $60 million Series D led by L Catterton Growth and Emerson Collective, joined by existing investors Notable Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Cowboy Ventures and PLUS Capital, bringing venture-backed capital raised to date to $169 million.

   techcrunch.com
5. Jul 29, 2021Funding

   Series C — $71M led by GGV Capital

   Homebase raised $71 million in Series C funding led by GGV Capital, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Bedrock, Khosla Ventures and individual investors including Matthew McConaughey, valuing the company between $500M and $600M according to sources close to the startup and bringing total funding to $108 million.

   techcrunch.com
6. Jun 7, 2018Funding

   Series B — $20M led by Bain Capital Ventures; launches Homebase Hiring

   Homebase raised a $20 million Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures and launched Homebase Hiring, a recruitment and onboarding tool letting local-business managers post jobs, manage applicants and schedule interviews from one interface.

   prweb.com
7. Aug 4, 2016Funding

   Series A — $6M led by Khosla Ventures

   Homebase raised a $6 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, joined by Baseline Ventures and Cowboy Ventures; Khosla partner Keith Rabois joined the board. The round brought total capital raised to $8 million, including an earlier $2 million seed round.

   techcrunch.com
8. Jun 22, 2015Launch

   Launches out of beta with free scheduling and time-tracking tools

   Homebase, founded by John Waldmann, launched its scheduling and time-tracking platform out of a six-month beta, aiming to cut the roughly seven hours per week local-business owners spent on paper-based scheduling and payroll admin. Basic tools were offered free.

   techcrunch.com
9. 2014Founded

   Homebase founded by John Waldmann and Rushi Patel

   Homebase was founded in San Francisco in 2014 by John Waldmann and Rushi Patel to reduce the administrative burden of scheduling, timesheets and payroll for local businesses with hourly teams.

   en.wikipedia.org