Yes for many multi-location teams. Turnozo Essential is €9.99/month for up to 10 employees and one location, with every feature included. Pro is €2.99/active employee/month from employee 11 or the second location, billed across the whole workforce. Homebase's free tier is limited to one location and up to 10 employees. Paid Homebase plans start at $30/location/month, or $24 on annual billing. 7shifts paid plans start at $44.99/location/month, or $39.99 on annual billing.
For very basic scheduling at a single location, yes. The free plan includes basic scheduling, time tracking, and employee management. But it doesn't include shift swaps, department scheduling, auto-scheduling, advanced time tracking, or most integrations. Most growing businesses outgrow it within a few months.
7shifts was built specifically for restaurants and their features reflect that: POS integrations with Toast and Square, tip pooling, labor cost forecasting against sales data, and restaurant-specific compliance. It technically works for other industries but feels overbuilt and overpriced if you run retail, cleaning, or another shift-based business.
Turnozo is designed specifically for small teams that want simple scheduling, time tracking, and clear pricing. Essential is €9.99/month for up to 10 employees and one location, with every feature included. Homebase's free plan works if you only need basics at one location. 7shifts is overkill for most small non-restaurant teams.
Yes. Export your employee list from your current tool, create a Turnozo account, and add your team. Most managers are scheduling within 15 minutes. Run both tools in parallel for one pay period to catch any issues. Turnozo is paid after its 14-day trial. The Pro trial requires no card.
7shifts has separate manager and employee apps, which is a nice touch. The employee app is simple and focused. Homebase's app tries to be a mini-HR platform, which can feel cluttered. Turnozo's app is mobile-first with reliable GPS clock-in. All three work on iOS and Android.
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If you're comparing 7shifts vs Homebase, the real decision usually comes down to this:
Do you want restaurant-specific tools like POS-linked labor forecasting?
Do you want a free starting point that gets expensive once you add locations or features?
Or do you just want scheduling + time tracking without per-location pricing games?
That is why this page focuses first on 7shifts vs Homebase and their real pricing trade-offs. Turnozo is here as a simpler benchmark for what the cost looks like when you do not use a tiered, per-location model.
I built Turnozo, so I'm biased. I'll be straightforward about where the others are better. You can verify everything here by checking each product's pricing page.
I reviewed each tool's live pricing, feature set, and public documentation to compare what you actually pay once you need scheduling, time tracking, and shift management. Here's what matters.
Real Cost: Scheduling + Time Tracking
Prices shown are for equivalent features: scheduling + time tracking + reports. Free/basic plans with fewer features exist.
TurnozoBest value
$1,023/year
Homebase (Plus)
$840
7shifts Pro (annual)
$960
These totals compare 25 employees across 1 location. Turnozo's euro prices are converted at €1 = $1.14; actual card rates and VAT may differ.
€2.99/active employee/mo from employee 11 or the second location, billed across the whole workforce
$70/location/mo
Pro $89.99/location/mo
Pricing model
Per employee
Per location
Per location
Essential/Pro split
Essential includes every feature
No (4 tiers)
No (4 tiers)
Time tracking
Included
Included (basic on free)
Included
GPS clock-in
✅
Paid plans only
✅
Geofencing
✅
Paid plans only
Paid plans
Shift swaps
✅
Paid tiers
✅
Open shifts
✅
✅
✅
Calendar sync
✅ (Google, Apple, Outlook)
❌
✅
Auto-scheduling
❌
Paid plans
Not verified in current pricing
Team messaging
Push notifications
✅
✅
Hiring tools
❌
✅ (job posts, applicant tracking)
❌
POS integration
❌
❌
✅ (Toast, Square, Clover)
Tip management
❌
❌
✅
Payroll integrations
❌
✅ (Gusto, ADP, Paychex)
✅ (ADP, Gusto, Paychex)
Free trial/plan
Paid after 14-day Pro trial, no card
Free plan
Free plan (1 location, limited)
Best for
Small teams, any industry
Free start + hiring ecosystem
Restaurants specifically
Pricing: What You Actually Pay
Turnozo: Essential €9.99/month up to 10 / Pro €2.99 from employee 11 or the second location, whole workforce billed
Turnozo pricing and scheduling overview
Essential is €9.99/month for up to 10 employees and one location, with every feature included. Pro is €2.99/active employee/month from employee 11 or the second location, billed across the whole workforce. Prices exclude VAT.
No per-location fees.
Team Size
Monthly Cost
Annual Cost
10 employees
€9.99
€119.88
20 employees
€59.80
€717.60
50 employees
€149.50
€1,794.00
Homebase: Free to $120/location/month
Homebase employee scheduling software
Homebase charges per location, not per employee. This can work if you have one location with 40 employees. It gets harder if you have three locations with 5 employees each.
Plan
Monthly/Location
Annual billing equivalent
What You Get
Basic
Free
Free
1 location, up to 10 employees, 90-day timesheets
Essentials
$30
$24
Paid per-location plan, unlimited employees
Plus
$70
$56
+ PTO controls, departments, AI scheduling
All-in-One
$120
$96
+ labor cost tools, overtime alerts, HR/API
The pricing trap: PTO controls, departments, AI scheduling, and live support require Plus ($70/mo). Labor cost management, overtime alerts, auto clock-out, onboarding, HR/compliance, and API access require All-in-One ($120/mo).
Team Size
Free Plan
Essentials (1 loc)
Plus (1 loc)
Plus (2 locs)
10 employees
$0
$30
$70
$140
20 employees
N/A
$30
$70
$140
50 employees
N/A
$30
$70
$140
Notice the per-location model: 20 employees and 50 employees pay the same once they are on a paid plan at one location. Basic stops at 10 employees. For multi-location businesses, costs double or triple.
Common complaint on Reddit: Homebase's cancellation process is frustrating. Multiple users report difficulty canceling subscriptions and unexpected charges after cancellation. Worth noting before you commit to a paid plan.
7shifts pricing in 2026: Free to $149.99/location/month
7shifts restaurant scheduling software
7shifts changed plan names in 2025. The current public lineup is Comp, Essentials, Pro, and Premium:
Plan
Monthly/Location
Annual billing equivalent
Employee limit
Comp
Free
Free
15, single location
Essentials
$44.99
$39.99
30
Pro
$89.99
$79.99
60
Premium
$149.99
$134.99
Unlimited
Team Size
Comp (free)
Essentials (1 loc)
Pro (1 loc)
Pro (3 locs)
10 employees
$0
$44.99
$89.99
$269.97
20 employees
N/A (15 max)
$44.99
$89.99
$269.97
50 employees
N/A (15 max)
N/A (30 max)
$89.99
$269.97
Important context: 7shifts laid off 19% of staff in January 2024. This raised questions about the company's financial trajectory. They're still operating and the product works well, but it's worth knowing if you're making a long-term commitment.
The real pricing comparison
For a 20-person team needing scheduling + time tracking + paid controls:
Tool
Monthly Cost
Notes
Turnozo
Pro €59.80
Essential and Pro include the same feature set
Homebase (Plus)
$70
Per location. PTO/departments/AI scheduling tier.
7shifts (Essentials)
$44.99
Up to 30 employees
7shifts (Pro)
$89.99
Up to 60 employees
For a 20-person team across 2 locations:
Tool
Monthly Cost
Turnozo
Pro €59.80
Homebase (Plus)
$140
7shifts (Essentials)
$89.98
Turnozo's per-employee model scales linearly. Location-based pricing doubles with two sites.
Feature Deep Dive
Scheduling
7shifts ties scheduling to restaurant inputs. Its public materials focus on availability, labor targets, and sales forecasts. If you run a restaurant where Friday dinner needs 12 staff and Tuesday lunch needs 4, POS-linked labor data can matter. The current dossier does not verify which tier includes auto-scheduling, so do not assume it is available on a specific plan without checking the live table.
Homebase has scheduling with paid extras. AI scheduling, departments, and PTO controls sit on Plus. Labor cost management, overtime alerts, onboarding, HR/compliance, and API access sit on All-in-One. Homebase also sells payroll, tips, and task management as add-ons.
Turnozo is the fastest to build a schedule manually. Drag-and-drop with availability overlay and instant conflict detection. I built a full 2-week schedule for 15 people in about 8 minutes. No auto-scheduling, which means you have full control but also full responsibility. For managers who want to decide who works when (not an algorithm), this is a feature.
Time Tracking
Turnozo: One-tap GPS clock-in from mobile. Geofencing available. Automatic timesheets with overtime flagging. All included. Worked reliably on both iOS and Android in testing.
Homebase: Time clock included on all plans, but Basic is capped at one location, 10 employees, and 90-day timesheet history. Paid plans add more controls, while labor cost management and overtime alerts require All-in-One.
7shifts: GPS clock-in via mobile app or through POS terminal integration (employees clock in through Toast/Square at the register). Tip tracking built in. Break compliance tracking for jurisdictions that require it. The POS clock-in is a restaurant-specific advantage that no other tool matches.
Shift Management
Turnozo: Employee-initiated shift swaps with manager approval. Open shift broadcasting to qualified employees. First to accept gets the shift. Simple and effective.
Homebase: PTO controls, departments, AI scheduling, and live support require the Plus plan ($70/mo). Labor cost management and overtime alerts require All-in-One ($120/mo). That matters if the free plan looked sufficient but your workflow needs paid controls.
7shifts: Current public pricing uses Comp, Essentials, Pro, and Premium tiers. Verify shift-trade rules against the live plan table before buying, because the old restaurant-plan names are retired.
Beyond Scheduling
Homebase is the broadest platform. Hiring tools (job posts, applicant tracking, offer letters), HR features (document storage, employee onboarding), and payroll processing. If you're currently using separate tools for hiring, scheduling, and payroll, Homebase consolidates them.
7shifts goes deep on restaurant operations. POS integration, tip pooling, labor cost vs. sales reporting, manager logbook for shift-to-shift communication. These aren't scheduling features, but they're indispensable for restaurant managers.
Turnozo stays focused. Scheduling, time tracking, timesheets, availability. That's the product. If you need hiring tools, use a hiring tool. If you need payroll, use a payroll tool. Turnozo does scheduling well and doesn't try to be everything.
Mobile Experience
7shifts has separate manager and employee apps. The employee app is clean and simple. The manager app is feature-dense with labor reports, schedule editing, and approval workflows. Splitting them was a smart design decision.
Homebase puts everything in one app: scheduling, time clock, messaging, hiring. It works but can feel crowded. Employees see job listings alongside their shifts, which doesn't always make sense.
Turnozo is mobile-first. The app is the primary interface. Schedule, clock-in, availability, shift swaps. all in a clean interface. GPS clock-in worked reliably every time in testing.
Pros and Cons Summary
Turnozo
Pros:
Per-employee pricing that does not add a separate fee for each location
Essential is €9.99/month for up to 10 employees and one location, with every feature included
Fastest setup (scheduling in 15 minutes)
Simple and clean interface
Reliable GPS clock-in with geofencing
Cons:
No built-in team messaging
No payroll integrations (yet)
No auto-scheduling or demand forecasting
No hiring or HR tools
Newer product, smaller user community
Homebase
Pros:
Genuinely useful free plan
Hiring + scheduling + payroll in one platform
Strong ecosystem for single-location businesses
Good onboarding experience
Large user community
Cons:
PTO controls, departments, and AI scheduling locked behind the $70/mo Plus plan
Multi-location pricing stacks quickly
Free plan deliberately limited to push upgrades
Cancellation process is frustrating (documented Reddit complaints)
Basic keeps timesheets only 90 days
7shifts
Pros:
Best-in-class restaurant scheduling
POS integration with labor forecasting
Tip pooling and compliance tracking
Auto-scheduling based on sales data
Separate manager/employee apps
Cons:
Overbuilt and overpriced for non-restaurant businesses
Key features locked behind $77-150/mo tiers
19% staff layoff in Jan 2024 raises trajectory concerns
Free plan extremely limited (basic scheduling only)
Per-location pricing expensive for multi-site operations
The Bottom Line
If you run a restaurant: 7shifts. Nothing else understands the restaurant workflow as well. The POS integration and labor-vs-sales forecasting genuinely save money.
If you want free-to-start with hiring tools: Homebase can work when one location stays at 10 employees or fewer. Just know that Plus is $70/month per location and All-in-One is $120/month per location.
If you want simple scheduling + time tracking at a fair price:Turnozo. Essential includes every feature for up to 10 employees and one location at €9.99/month. Pro keeps the same feature set for larger teams. We don't try to replace your chat app, your hiring tool, or your payroll system. We just make scheduling fast and painless.
Try all three. Turnozo is paid after its 14-day trial, which requires no card. Essential is €9.99/month and Pro is €2.99/active employee/month, excluding VAT. Homebase and 7shifts have free plans. Make the decision with real usage, not marketing pages.
Important
If you're comparing these three, don't compare free plans to full-feature
plans. Compare the tiers that actually give you scheduling, time tracking, and
shift management without workarounds. That's where the real cost shows up.
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