Homebase vs Planday

Homebase is a web and mobile app for managing hourly staff. Planday is workforce management software for shift-based businesses: it builds rotas, tracks time with a phone punch clock, manages leave and prepares timesheets for payroll. Both are listed under Employee Scheduling & Rostering. The main differences are in price, free plans and audience.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Homebase at USD 30 per location per month; Planday at GBP 2.99 per user per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same.

  • free plans

    Homebase lists a free plan; Planday does not.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Homebase: Small single-site food businesses; Planday: Restaurants, cafes, bars and clubs with shift teams.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Homebase: Web, iOS, Android; Planday: Web, iOS.

  • countries covered

    Homebase names 1 country and Planday names 2 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Homebase names 17 integrations and Planday names 34 integrations. 6 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Homebase was founded in 2014 and Planday in 2004. By headquarters, Homebase (San Francisco, United States) and Planday (Copenhagen (per LinkedIn), Denmark).

Side by side

Homebase vs Planday: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHomebasePlanday
What it isHomebase is a web and mobile app for managing hourly staff.Planday is workforce management software for shift-based businesses: it builds rotas, tracks time with a phone punch clock, manages leave and prepares timesheets for payroll.
Best forSmall single-site food businesses; Restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries and bars; Franchisees with several locations; US businesses with tipped staffRestaurants, cafes, bars and clubs with shift teams; Small businesses leaving spreadsheets; Multi-site operators; Hotels and larger groups
Pricing modelSubscription per locationSubscription per user
Starting priceUSD 30 per location per monthGBP 2.99 per user per month
Free planYesNo
Free trialYesYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS
CountriesUnited StatesDenmark, United Kingdom
LanguagesNot publishedDansk, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Italiano and 2 more
Number of integrations1734
CertificationsNot publishedGDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2
Security practicesAnnual penetration tests and monthly vulnerability scans, Encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest (AES-256), Private bug bounty programme through Bugcrowd, Two-factor authentication, SSO and role-based access controlNot published
Founded20142004
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United StatesCopenhagen (per LinkedIn), Denmark
OwnerNot publishedXero (since 2021, per LinkedIn)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • ADP
  • Clover
  • Lightspeed
  • Paychex
  • QuickBooks
  • Square

Named only by Homebase

  • Bank of America
  • GoDaddy
  • Gusto
  • Heartland
  • Millennium Payroll Services
  • PAR
  • Shopify
  • Square Payroll
  • SurePayroll
  • Toast
  • Wells Fargo

Named only by Planday

  • All Gravy
  • Apicbase
  • Barma
  • Brightec Time
  • Expert LMS
  • Favrit
  • FlexEarn
  • Flow
  • GoodTill by SumUp
  • Hastee
  • Heartland Plus One
  • Lavu
and 16 more
  • Level
  • Lightspeed Retail
  • Mews
  • Microsoft Dynamics / Navision C5
  • PAXml
  • Personio
  • PMI by d2o
  • Runwell
  • Sage 50
  • Superb
  • Tenzo
  • Tipjar
  • TriNet
  • Wagestream
  • Xero
  • Zettle by PayPal

Which to choose

Homebase

Choose Homebase if you are in one of these groups: Small single-site food businesses; Restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries and bars; Franchisees with several locations.

Weaker fit: Businesses outside the United States that want payroll in the same system. Homebase says its payroll is available only to US-based customers.

Planday

Choose Planday if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants, cafes, bars and clubs with shift teams; Small businesses leaving spreadsheets; Multi-site operators.

What we could not confirm

Homebase

  • Countries where Homebase is sold other than the United States; only payroll availability is stated
  • Interface languages (the App Store listing shows English plus one other language, not named on the vendor's site)
  • Compliance certifications such as SOC 2
  • Terms of service details such as minimum term
  • Funding rounds and investors; none stated on the vendor's site
  • Which plan includes live chat and phone support (the plan grid did not come through in text form)
  • Customer counts are vendor claims and differ between pages (100,000+ on the about page, 150,000+ on the homepage)
  • Names of job board and business tool integrations

Planday

  • Contract minimum term and renewal (the subscription terms are a scanned PDF)
  • Founding year conflict: about page says 2004, LinkedIn says 2005
  • Google Play listing
  • Funding history
  • Exact country availability
  • Whether ISO 27001 and SOC 2 reports are available to customers

Go further

Homebase profilePlanday profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Homebase, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, product list, customer count claimhttps://www.joinhomebase.com/
  2. Plans, prices, add-ons, plan comparison, trialhttps://www.joinhomebase.com/pricing
  3. POS and payroll integrationshttps://www.joinhomebase.com/integrations
  4. Food and beverage fithttps://www.joinhomebase.com/food-beverage
  5. Franchise features and named brandshttps://www.joinhomebase.com/franchise
  6. Scheduling featureshttps://www.joinhomebase.com/employee-scheduling
  7. Time clock features, hardwarehttps://www.joinhomebase.com/time-clock
  8. Payroll features, price, US availability, support hourshttps://www.joinhomebase.com/payroll
  9. Mobile and web apphttps://www.joinhomebase.com/app
  10. Security practiceshttps://www.joinhomebase.com/security
  11. Company mission and claimshttps://www.joinhomebase.com/about-us
  12. Foundershttps://www.joinhomebase.com/press
  13. Page discoveryhttps://www.joinhomebase.com/sitemap.xml
  14. iOS app listing, developer namehttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/homebase-employee-scheduling/id871544379
  15. Google Play listinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joinhomebase.homebase.homebase&hl=en
  16. LinkedIn company page: headquarters, founding year, team sizehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/homebase-app/

Planday, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://www.planday.com
  2. Plans, prices, FAQhttps://www.planday.com/pricing
  3. Company, address, supporthttps://www.planday.com/about
  4. Schedulinghttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/scheduling
  5. Time trackinghttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/time-tracking
  6. Leavehttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/absence-and-leave-management
  7. Reportinghttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/reporting
  8. Mobile apphttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/app
  9. Compliancehttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/compliance
  10. Securityhttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/compliance/security
  11. Integrationshttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/integrations
  12. Hospitality fithttps://www.planday.com/who-we-help/hospitality
  13. Small business fithttps://www.planday.com/who-we-help/small-business
  14. Legal documentshttps://www.planday.com/legal
  15. App Store listinghttps://apps.apple.com/gb/app/planday-employee-scheduling/id518598166
  16. LinkedIn: HQ, Xero, team sizehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/planday