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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (81.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us
Free 1 Location
Blink
Star Rating
(257)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us
Free Trial is available
Learn more about BlinkHomebase
Star Rating
(205)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 Location
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansBlink vs Homebase
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Blink easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that Blink was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Reviewers felt that Blink meets the needs of their business better than Homebase.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Blink is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Blink over Homebase.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Blink
Blink pricing
Contact Us
Enterprise discounts available POA
- News feed
- Content hub
- Secure chat
Homebase
Basic
Free
1 Location
Get started with Homebase and set up a new team.
- Up to 20 employees
- Basic scheduling
- Basic time tracking
Free Trial
Blink
Free Trial is available
Homebase
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
240
8.6
182
Ease of Use
9.3
240
8.9
184
Ease of Setup
9.1
152
9.0
126
Ease of Admin
9.0
135
9.0
109
Quality of Support
9.2
208
8.5
149
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
120
8.6
106
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
238
8.5
180
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
6.6
22
Not enough data
7.1
24
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
6.1
25
Not enough data
7.2
23
Not enough data
6.7
20
Not enough data
5.6
21
Not enough data
5.6
21
Not enough data
6.6
23
Not enough data
6.1
22
Not enough data
5.8
20
Taxes
Not enough data
6.1
21
Not enough data
6.1
21
Not enough data
5.6
21
Integration
Not enough data
5.7
20
Not enough data
7.1
25
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
5.9
20
Platform
Not enough data
7.3
22
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.3
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Automation
Not enough data
7.3
50
Logistics
Not enough data
7.3
54
Not enough data
7.3
53
Not enough data
7.4
48
Management
Not enough data
7.9
54
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
7.7
53
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
7.8
56
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
7.8
54
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
49
Not enough data
7.7
47
Not enough data
6.9
45
Business Instant Messaging
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.5
98
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
6.4
47
Not enough data
6.0
47
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.3
96
Not enough data
9.2
97
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.4
22
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Agentic AI - Restaurant Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Information Distribution
9.2
84
Not enough data
8.1
79
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
7.6
77
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
Employee Engagement
8.9
84
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
9.2
83
Not enough data
7.7
74
Not enough data
9.1
82
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Content Distribution - Employee Communications
9.4
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
Additional Features - Employee Communications
9.0
8
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Communications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.7
80
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.3
84
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.8
80
Not enough data
7.4
66
Not enough data
7.2
65
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
67
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
7.4
70
Not enough data
7.5
69
Not enough data
7.8
66
Core Features
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
Additional Features-
8.2
19
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
Interoperability
8.9
20
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
8.2
28
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
9.3
33
Not enough data
9.2
31
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.0
30
Not enough data
Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
7.5
30
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
7.6
21
Not enough data
9.6
28
Not enough data
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
8.1
27
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
101
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.3
90
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.4
70
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
103
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
9.1
100
Not enough data
8.9
95
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
111
7.5
25
8.5
94
6.6
21
8.5
64
7.3
21
9.1
126
8.7
26
9.2
125
8.8
26
9.1
111
8.5
25
8.7
118
7.8
23
8.6
107
8.5
26
Platform
8.5
111
7.5
25
8.5
94
6.6
21
8.5
64
7.3
21
9.1
126
8.7
26
9.2
125
8.8
26
9.1
111
8.5
25
8.7
118
7.8
23
8.6
107
8.5
26
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
7.2
21
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.7
23
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Blink and Homebase share no categories
Unique Categories
Homebase is categorized as Restaurant Scheduling, Payroll, Workforce Management, Time & Attendance, and Employee Scheduling
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Blink
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Homebase
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
47.0%
Hospital & Health Care
8.7%
Logistics and Supply Chain
3.6%
Hospitality
3.2%
Real Estate
2.8%
Other
34.8%
Restaurants
17.8%
Food & Beverages
13.7%
Retail
9.6%
Hospitality
6.6%
Entertainment
4.1%
Other
48.2%
Discussions
Is it possible to add a calendar in Hub that everyone could view so they know when events are?
1 Comment
Official Response from Blink
Hi Jenny,
thank you for getting in touch. Great to hear that you would like a company calendar to keep up to date with upcoming events. Unfortunately, it...Read more
is there a way to set a folder up on the blink that only selected people can see
1 Comment
Official Response from Blink
Hi Robert, thanks for your question. Absolutely! Blink runs on the concept of teams and users will only see content (including folders) that is shared with...Read more
Is it possible to add a calendar in Hub that everyone could view so they know when events are?
1 Comment
Official Response from Blink
Hello Jenny, Georgie here from the Blink Marketing team.
YES! This is possible - and very handy. Here is the help article to talk you through getting...Read more
Is Homebase legit?
2 Comments
AF
Yes! Homebase is an excellent management tool for employees and employers. Highly recommended by both sides!Read more
What is homebase software?
1 Comment
Official Response from Homebase
Homebase makes managing hourly work easier for over 100,000 local businesses. With free employee scheduling, time tracking, team communication, and hiring,...Read more
How does Homebase app work?
1 Comment
Official Response from Homebase
Homebase makes managing hourly work easier for over 100,000 local businesses. With free employee scheduling, time tracking, team communication, and hiring,...Read more
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