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PeopleBridge vs Homebase · 2026

The honest "Homebase alternative" review for 2026.

You're here because Homebase isn't quite working. Maybe you're adding locations. Maybe you want more out of your Toast data. Here's the practical operator's comparison — including the cases where staying on Homebase is the right call.

FeaturePeopleBridgeHomebaseNotes
Free plan✅ Free forever: 1 location, up to 10 employees, no card✅ Free Basic plan: 1 location, up to 10 employeesBoth have ongoing free plans
Paid pricingTeam: $29/mo incl. first location + 30 employees (+$10/location, +$1/employee past 30). Pro: $2 per employee + $10 per location, per monthPer location/mo, monthly: Essentials $30, Plus $70, All-in-One $120 ($24, $56, $96 billed annually)Homebase prices per location; PeopleBridge Pro prices per employee + per location
Example: 3 locations, 30 employees$49/mo on Team ($29 + 2 × $10) or $90/mo on Pro (30 × $2 + 3 × $10)Essentials $90/mo, Plus $210/mo, All-in-One $360/moFeature sets differ by plan
Example: 1 location, 25 employees$60/mo on Pro (25 × $2 + $10)Essentials $30/mo, Plus $70/moHomebase Essentials costs less at one location
POS integration✅ Toast, Square and Clover (Pro): sales, tips, tax, discounts. Other POS built for you for a flat $199, tip pool✅ POS integration on every plan, including free BasicHomebase includes POS integration on its free plan; ours is on Pro
iPhone / Android app✅ iPhone + Android apps, plus the website✅ Native appsBoth have phone apps
Tip pooling✅ Pro: pro-rata by hours, Lock & Pay snapshot✅ Tip Manager add-on, $25 per location/mo
Onboarding (W-4, I-9, DD)✅ Pro: W-4, I-9, direct deposit, signed PDF✅ On All-in-One
AI featuresAI setup assistant and Monday AI digest on Free; Ask PeopleBridge, schedule from a sentence, auto-translate on Pro⚠️ AI scheduling on Plus
CPA-ready monthly tax exports✅ Pro, with Toast (Sales Reports)❌ Not native
Payroll⚠️ Export (Pro) to Gusto, QuickBooks Online, ADP RUN, Paychex Flex✅ Homebase PayrollHomebase runs payroll; we export
Import from other apps✅ Free: AI-assisted import wizard that reads Homebase, 7shifts, When I Work, Deputy and Sling exports (and matches columns from any other app), plus free technical support if you need it—Bring your Homebase team over in minutes

Competitor prices as listed on their websites, October 2026. Check their sites for current pricing. Examples use monthly list prices; each company counts billable users in its own way. PeopleBridge counts everyone with a profile, including owners and managers.

Homebase vs Harri vs PeopleBridge: which is better for restaurants?

PeopleBridgeHomebaseHarri
Built forIndependent restaurants, 1–10 locationsSmall businesses; prices per locationEnterprise restaurant groups, hotels and retailers
Free plan✅ 1 location, up to 10 employees✅ Basic: 1 location, up to 10 employeesNot listed
Paid pricingTeam $29/mo (first location + 30 employees); Pro $2 per employee + $10 per locationPer location/mo: Essentials $30, Plus $70, All-in-One $120Not published; quote through a demo
Scheduling + time clock✅ Free: scheduling and phone time clock✅✅ Forecast-based scheduling; biometric and geofenced mobile clock-in
Tip pooling✅ Pro: pro-rata by hours, locked snapshotTip Manager add-on, $25 per location/moNot listed
Toast integration✅ Pro: sales, tips, tax, discounts✅ POS integration on every planPOS integrations through its API; Toast not named
Hiring + onboardingPro: W-4, I-9, direct depositOn All-in-One✅ Applicant tracking, W-4/I-9 onboarding, E-Verify
PayrollExport (Pro) to Gusto, QuickBooks Online, ADP RUN, Paychex Flex✅ Homebase PayrollConnects to payroll providers such as ADP and Paychex

Verdict: If you run one to a few independent restaurants, choose between PeopleBridge and Homebase — both start free for 1 location and 10 employees. Pick Homebase if you want payroll run inside your scheduler or have one location with a large team. Pick PeopleBridge if you're on Toast and want a built-in tip pool and labor % from your sales. If you run an enterprise restaurant group that hires at volume across many locations, Harri is built for that; get pricing from its sales team.

Harri details from harri.com, November 2026; Harri does not publish prices. Homebase prices as listed on its pricing page, October 2026 (monthly billing).

The honest takeaway

Pick PeopleBridge if…

  • You're on Toast and want tip pool, labor % and tax reports from your sales data (Pro)
  • You run several locations with small teams at each — Team and Pro add $10 per location
  • You want payroll export to the provider you already use (Pro)
  • You fit in 1 location and 10 employees and want scheduling plus a phone time clock free

Pick Homebase if…

  • You have one location with a large team: Homebase prices per location, so Essentials can cost less than our Pro
  • You want payroll run inside your scheduler (Homebase Payroll)
  • You want POS integration on a free plan (Homebase Basic includes it)
  • Your team already uses Homebase and the switching cost outweighs the difference

Common questions

Is PeopleBridge the only Homebase alternative worth considering?
No — we want to be honest: 7shifts is genuinely strong for single-restaurant operators (it has a free plan for one location and up to 15 employees, and tip management on Premium or as an add-on). When I Work works well for non-restaurant SMB. Sling (part of Toast) is a common pick for Toast operators. PeopleBridge is a strong pick if you run restaurants on Toast, but it's not the only option.
How does pricing compare with Homebase at 3 locations?
Homebase prices per location: Essentials $30, Plus $70 and All-in-One $120 per location a month on monthly billing ($24, $56 and $96 billed annually), as listed on its pricing page in October 2026. At 3 locations that's $90, $210 or $360 a month. PeopleBridge Pro is $2 per employee + $10 per location, so 3 locations with 30 employees is $90/mo with every Pro feature. Feature sets differ by plan, so compare the plan that has what you need, and check Homebase's site for current pricing.
What does Homebase do better than PeopleBridge?
Three real things: (1) Homebase Payroll is a native payroll service; we export to Gusto, QuickBooks Online, ADP RUN and Paychex Flex but don't run payroll ourselves. (2) Per-location pricing can cost less for a single location with a large team. (3) POS integration on its free Basic plan (ours is on Pro). If any of those matter more, Homebase fits better.
How long does migration take?
Roughly one week for an independent operator. Bring your team over with a CSV from Homebase (Employees → CSV Import), or we'll pull it with our Homebase sync. Names, emails, phones, roles, pay rates and hire dates come over. Technical support for your import is free if you need it. Connecting Toast takes about 10 minutes. Rebuild your first week's schedule. Most teams are live by the following Monday.
I'm on Homebase's free plan. Should I switch?
Maybe — both have ongoing free plans. PeopleBridge Free includes scheduling, shift trades, a phone time clock and the Monday AI digest for 1 location and up to 10 employees. Consider switching when you want a tip pool, payroll export, or labor % from Toast (all Pro, $2 per employee + $10 per location), and compare that with the Homebase plan you'd need.

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