Homebase adds $29/month flat payroll rate for teams up to 5
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Homebase's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Payroll add-on now offers a flat $29/month rate for teams of up to 5 employees, as an alternative to the standard $49/month base fee + $6/month per employee paid. Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Essentials at $24, Plus at $56, All-in-One at $96, Background Checks at $30 per background check and Payroll at $49.
It lands 28 days after Homebase's previous change, "Homebase offers 6 months free Payroll and Plus, raises Payroll fee to $49" (Sep 21, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Homebase cuts job post boosts 37% to $50, drops Hiring Assistant annual billing" (Sep 14, 2026), "Homebase drops Hiring Assistant per-post pricing for $99/mo flat rate, ex" (Sep 7, 2026) and "Homebase: Payroll add-on price decrease ($49→$39/mo)" (Aug 17, 2026). Homebase has been tracked since 2026-06-25.
In the same window Workleap, Wagepoint, Tracker, Time Doctor and SimInsights also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Payroll · Add-onAddedNo flat $29/month rateflat $29/month rate
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll | Add-on | No flat $29/month rate | flat $29/month rate | Added |
Values as written on Homebase's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Homebase's pricing page (www.joinhomebase.com) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where flat $29/month rate now appears.
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Homebase, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingHomebase adds $29/month flat payroll rate for teams up to 5 · this change
- Sep 21, 2026packagingHomebase offers 6 months free Payroll and Plus, raises Payroll fee to $49
- Sep 14, 2026packagingHomebase cuts job post boosts 37% to $50, drops Hiring Assistant annual billing
- Sep 7, 2026packagingHomebase drops Hiring Assistant per-post pricing for $99/mo flat rate, ex...
- Aug 17, 2026decreaseHomebase: Payroll add-on price decrease ($49→$39/mo)
- Jul 27, 2026packagingHomebase hikes payroll add-on fee to $49/month, keeps per-employee rate
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- WorkleapOct 19Workleap: Standard and Pro cards drop 'Starting at' and now show a flat annual base plus a per-manager fee: Standard…
- WagepointOct 19Wagepoint offers 75% off first 6 months to switchers in Q4 promo
- TrackerOct 19Tracker adds AI to every tier, with agents unlocking at Professional
- Time DoctorOct 19Time Doctor adds Time Doctor MCP to every plan
- SimInsightsOct 19SimInsights offers 3 free HyperSkill months to both sides of school referrals
Questions about this change
Did Homebase raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: add-on change.
What changed on Homebase's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Payroll add-on: No flat $29/month rate → flat $29/month rate, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Homebase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for Homebase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Homebase offers 6 months free Payroll and Plus, raises Payroll fee to $49" on Sep 21, 2026; Homebase has been tracked since 2026-06-25.