A Homebase alternative for small teams: ClockInSheet vs Homebase
Homebase is a scheduling and hiring suite with a time clock in it. ClockInSheet is only the time clock and the weekly approval. If the clock is all you need from Homebase, here is how the two compare.
Prices and plans, checked 12 November 2026
| ClockInSheet | Homebase | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 10 people. Phone clock, shared kiosk with PINs, weekly approval, CSV export. | Basic: free for 1 location and up to 10 employees. |
| Paid plans | $29 a month flat, up to 25 people. | Essentials $30 per location per month. Plus $70. All-in-One $120. |
| Payroll | Not offered. You get a CSV of hours. | Add-on: $49 a month plus $6 per employee. |
| Time clock | Phone and shared kiosk, on every plan. | On every plan. |
| Scheduling and hiring | Not offered. | Offered on Homebase plans. |
What Homebase users say
“a staff member hasn't taken a break”
Capterra reviewer, on break tracking that showed a break was missed when it was taken
“a bit glitchy or slow at times”
Capterra reviewer, on the Homebase app
“extremely difficult to reach”
Capterra reviewer, on Homebase support
What ClockInSheet does for a small crew
- Clock in and out from a phone, or from one shared tablet with a staff PIN (how the kiosk works).
- Unpaid breaks on the clock, with typed-in times flagged for review.
- Weekly overtime over 40, or daily over 8, or California double time. Hourly rates give an estimated gross pay.
- Hand in, approve or send back each week. Approved weeks lock, and payroll can be locked through a date.
- Job codes, an edit history on every time card, and an optional location stamp on phone punches.
- A CSV for payroll. We don’t run payroll, so there are no tax filings to miss.
Where ClockInSheet is behind
- No scheduling. If you build the weekly schedule in the same tool as the clock, Homebase does that and we don't.
- No payroll or tax filing. We hand you hours, and your payroll service does the rest.
- No native phone app yet. ClockInSheet runs in the phone's browser and can sit on the home screen. An iPhone app is in progress.
- The location stamp saves where the phone was at each punch. It isn't a geofence and doesn't block punches away from the shop.
- Teams over 25 people are outside our plans for now.
Which one to pick
Pick Homebase if you want scheduling, hiring tools or payroll in one place, you have more than one location, or you have more than 25 people.
Pick ClockInSheet if you want the clock, the weekly approval and a payroll CSV for a crew of up to 25, at one flat price with nothing per person.
Try ClockInSheet with your crew. Free for up to 10 people, no card needed. Or see the pricing.