Comparison
Talstor vs Homebase
Fit
Who each product is best for
Choose Talstor if…
- You have more than one location, or plan to, and do not want to pay per site.
- You quote and invoice jobs as well as schedule shifts.
- You want the advanced tools, like PTO policies and real reporting, without upgrading tiers.
- You want every feature included from the free plan up.
Choose Homebase if…
- You want payroll run by the same company that makes your time clock.
- You are one location and the free tier covers everything you need.
- You want POS integrations built for restaurants and shops.
Side by side
How the two compare
| Area | Talstor | Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | One price by total team size across every location, with every feature included and a 30 day free trial. | Free for one location, then per location per month, payroll priced separately. |
| What every plan includes | Everything, on every plan. | Better scheduling, time off policies and reporting locked to higher tiers. |
| Payroll | Payroll ready CSV and XLSX exports for whoever you use. | Full payroll processing available for an extra per person fee. |
| Jobs and invoicing | Estimates, work orders, job costs and invoices built in. | Not offered. |
| Best fit | Teams that schedule people and bill work, across one or many locations. | Single location hourly teams that want payroll from the same vendor. |
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Pricing
What you actually pay
Talstor
One company subscription by team size. Free: $0/month (1 – 5 employees); Small team: $59/month (6 – 10 employees); Growing team: $99/month (11 – 20 employees); Established team: $149/month (21 – 50 employees); Large team: $249/month (51 – 100 employees); Multi-location: $399/month (101 – 200 employees). Monthly, six-month and annual billing are available. Every paid plan starts with a 30 day free trial.
See the full pricing breakdownHomebase
Free for one location with limits. Paid plans bill per location per month, and payroll is charged separately per person. If you run several sites, price each one before comparing.
Check current Homebase pricingTalstor advantages
Why service teams choose Talstor
1. No tier wall
Homebase keeps the tools you will actually want, like advanced scheduling, time off policies and better reports, on higher tiers. Talstor ships everything to every plan. A two person account works exactly like a hundred person account.
2. Track the money, not just the hours
Talstor keeps customers, estimates, work orders, job costs and invoices next to the time clock. That is the difference between knowing how many hours a job took and knowing whether the job was worth taking.
Where they win
Where Homebase is the better buy
Homebase runs payroll in house, posts jobs and connects to the POS systems restaurants already use. Talstor does not run payroll for you. If you want hiring and payroll from one vendor at a single location, Homebase is the more complete package today.