Compared honestly
Homebase is an all-in-one for US small businesses — payroll, time tracking, team chat, scheduling. Weekwright is AI-first scheduling with vertical-aware compliance. Here's the honest line-up.
Honest assessment
No tool is best for everyone. Here's when Homebase is the right call — and when Weekwright is.
Feature by feature
✓ included · — partial / on a higher tier · ✗ not available
| Feature | Weekwright | Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| AI weekly drafts | Included | Not included |
| Conversational scheduling chat | Included | Not included |
| Per-shift assignment explanations | Included | Not included |
| Real-time multi-manager edits | Included | Not included |
| Time-off management | Included | Included |
| Shift swaps (employee-to-employee) | Included | Included |
| Open shifts / coverage requests | Included | Included |
| Compliance rules engine | Included | Partial |
| Multi-location dashboards | Included | Included |
| Schedule templates | Included | Included |
| Audit log with retention | Included | Partial |
| SSO (Google Workspace) | Included | Not included |
| POS integrations (Toast, Square, etc.) | Not included | Included |
| Time tracking + payroll built-in | Partial | Included |
| Employee mobile app (iOS / Android) | Not included | Included |
Pricing
Homebase pricing as of 2026-05. Public list price; promo discounts may apply.
Employees are unlimited on every paid plan — you are billed per location, not per head.
Weekwright pricing
Free for one location up to 20 employees. Switch plans anytime via Stripe.
For your first scheduled week.
The agent writes your week.
Core plus the answers.
For multi-location operators.
Common questions
Their Basic plan is free for one location and up to 20 employees, with scheduling, time tracking, and team chat. Past that — multi-location, advanced reports, payroll — you are on a paid plan. Weekwright's Starter is free on comparable terms (one location, up to 20 employees) and needs no card; the difference is what the paid step buys you, which for us is the AI agent rather than payroll.
Both charge per location per month, so the comparison is unusually clean: put your site count against each vendor's tier price. The difference is what a location buys — Homebase leans on payroll and HR breadth, Weekwright on AI drafting, explanations, and a configurable compliance engine. Current rates are on our pricing page.
No. We integrate with your existing payroll tool by exporting hours; we don't run paychecks ourselves. If integrated US payroll is the deal-breaker, Homebase wins on day one.
No credit card required. Migration help included if you're switching.
