Homebase vs Deel

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

Compare	HomebaseHomebase	DeelDeel
In one line	Payroll and scheduling for hourly teams	Contractors and employees in 150 countries
Starting price	From $49/mo + $6/person	From $49/person
Six-person team	$85/mo	$294/mo
Plans	Payroll $49/mo + $6 per employee paid, first 6 months free (limited time); Basic scheduling free for 1 location, up to 10 employees	Contractors $49 per contractor per month; contractor of record $325 per contractor per month; US PEO $125 per employee per month; EOR $599 per employee per month
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per person	Per person
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online
Also connects to	Homebase Scheduling	Xero, Puzzle200+ listed by the vendor
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	Every paid plan	Not looked up yet
Live chat	Every plan; every paid plan	Plans not stated
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	Deel has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 1,157 reviews	4.9 / 5 from 4,314 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	4.6 / 5 from 9,733 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	88	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	92	5
Fit: Service business	60	40
Fit: Agency or studio	20	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	50	10
Fit: Online store	30	60
Why people pick it	Scheduling, time clock, and payroll together Tips handling	Global compliance handled Contractor onboarding is fast
Where it falls short	Weak for salaried teams Payroll is newer than Gusto's	Expensive per head Not needed for US-only teams
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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

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