Hourly Team Management

Smarter schedules, done in seconds.

Scheduling that learns your team’s roles and availability —
and improves with every shift.

Get started for free

No credit card required

2025

Best Employee Scheduling Software

2025

Best workforce scheduling software for small businesses

2025

Best Employee Scheduling Software

Scheduling software for small businesses

Scheduling built for the
way hourly teams work.

Clock in with confidence knowing your shifts are covered, your team
is in the loop, and labor costs are under control.

Employee Schedule Builder

Create employee schedules

Build schedules your way — fast and flexible.

  • AI-powered auto-scheduling
  • Drag-and-drop schedule builder
  • Save and reuse schedule templates

Shift Management Software

Manage shift coverage

Keep schedules accurate before problems happen.

  • PTO and time-off management
  • Shift swaps and open shift posting
  • Automatic conflict detection

Staff Management

Keep teams in sync

Make sure everyone knows when they work.

  • Text, email, and app notifications
  • Automatic shift reminders
  • Shift notes and team messaging

Labor Tracking

Control labor costs

Protect your margins while staying compliant.

  • Overtime alerts
  • Labor cost and sales forecasting
  • POS integration

Real customer outcomes

Real results in every shift.

20 hours
saved monthly

Managers save 20 hours per month on average with integrated scheduling, time tracking and payroll—all in one app.

85% rated
very easy to use

85% of customers rated Homebase as extremely easy to use, helping teams stay organized with less manual admin.

3.5M workers supported

Over 3.5 million small business employees made their work easier with Homebase in 2025, logging over 1.2 billion hours.

Smarter scheduling.
Simple setup.

Get started
Step

Sign up and add your team

Step

Share your current schedule

Step

Publish your first schedule

Create a free account, add your employees, and they'll set their availability right from their phone.

Snap a photo or upload your existing schedule and Scheduling Assistant turns it into a digital schedule instantly.

AI builds an optimized schedule in seconds. Review, tweak if needed, and send to your team in one click.

Employee Scheduling App

Features built for how your business runs.

AI-powered auto-scheduling

Drag-and-drop schedule builder

Save and reuse schedule templates

Schedule duplication

Employee availability approvals

Role-based scheduling

PTO tracking and time-off management

Shift swaps and open shift posting

Share schedule with team

Text, email, and app notifications

Automatic shift reminders

Automatic scheduling conflict detection

Shift notes

Team messaging

Overtime alerts

Labor cost and sales forecasting

POS integration

Team Scheduling Software

Better teams, better business.

Homebase is a proven solution for restaurant, retail, hospitality, and more.

Roxana Rodriguez

Owner

“Even when I’m not in the store, I can track my employees’ hours. If someone forgets to clock in or out, I can fix it from my phone or computer, wherever I am.”

Edward Wang

Owner

“From clock-in to timesheets to payroll, everything runs seamlessly.”

Adding time clocks gave us the structure we were missing. It set clear boundaries without changing our culture.

Bridgette Matthews

Owner

Jeremy Peaches

Owner

“Homebase is great!  If we didn't have it, we would still be doing it the old-school way with paper notes.”

Jasmine Bunn

Coach

“We always need covers. So that's like my favorite part about Homebase: if I need a sub or anything, it's super, super easy.”

I used to spend 6 hours a month fixing schedules. Now? I spend 6 minutes checking them.

Sean McLaren

Plato's Closet

Eduardo Rodriguez

Owner

“Anything can be done with the right tool, and Homebase has definitely been a tool that has helped our business grow. It's super versatile.”

Homebase Scheduling Integrations

Sales and shifts, connected.

Integrate your POS with Homebase and schedule smarter based on real-time sales data.

Hourly employee software

Everything to run your
hourly team, in one app.

FAQs

What is free staff scheduling software?

How do I know when it's time to switch to a work schedule app?

How does a staff scheduling app help my business?

Why should I use a free employee scheduling app?

What is a shift scheduling template?

What is a scheduling system?

Can I do more than scheduling with Homebase?

What is shift planning software?

What is the best employee scheduling app?

How many people can you schedule with Homebase?

Can you use a paper calendar or calendar app for your employee schedule?

What is free staff scheduling software?

How do I know when it's time to switch to a work schedule app?

How does a staff scheduling app help my business?

Why should I use a free employee scheduling app?

What is a shift scheduling template?

What is a scheduling system?

Can I do more than scheduling with Homebase?

What is shift planning software?

What is the best employee scheduling app?

How many people can you schedule with Homebase?

Can you use a paper calendar or calendar app for your employee schedule?