Homebase HR & Compliance vs Deputy

Two HR & compliance tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Homebase HR & ComplianceHomebase	DeputyDeputy
In one line	Hiring, onboarding, and labor law help for hourly teams	Scheduling, time clock, and compliance for shift workers
Starting price	From $120/mo	From $5/person
Six-person team	$120/mo	$30/mo
Plans	All-in-One $120/location/mo with unlimited employees, which includes HR and compliance; 20% off annual ($96)	Lite $5/user/mo; Core $6.50/user/mo; Pro $9/user/mo; $30/mo minimum on monthly plans; 10% off annual
Pricing model	Paid	Free trial
Free trial	—	—
Users	Unlimited	Per user
Integrations	Square, Toast, Clover, Gusto, QuickBooks	Gusto, ADP, Xero, QuickBooks, Square, Lightspeed
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Essentials and up	Not looked up yet
Live chat	Every plan; Essentials and up	Not looked up yet
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Live chat: 7:00am-7:00pm CST, Mon-Sun (excluding holidays) · Phone: 7:00am-7:00pm CST, Mon-Sun (excluding holidays)	Not published
Incidents posted	2 incidents posted on Homebase's status page, which covers all Homebase products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Homebase. Status page	3 incidents posted on Deputy's status page, which covers all Deputy products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Deputy. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 1,157 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 774 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	2.7 / 5 from 135 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	85	85
Fit: Restaurant or café	90	88
Fit: Service business	50	55
Fit: Agency or studio	20	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	45	50
Fit: Online store	25	20
Why people pick it	Fits hourly workplaces Advisors included	Compliance rules built in Works in four markets
Where it falls short	Per location Thin for salaried teams	Per-user No payroll of its own
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices