Homebase adds onboarding to lower plans with payroll, moves premium tools down tiers
What happened
Between the Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 captures of Homebase's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Employee onboarding is now included on Basic, Essentials and Plus when payroll is added (comparison table: 'With payroll'); All-in-One keeps onboarding without payroll. Custom documents still require All-in-One; Comparison table repackaging: Labor Cost Management (was All-in-One only) now included on Plus; Business Insights (was All-in-One only) now on Essentials and Plus; Retention & Performance. In detail: Comparison table repackaging: Labor Cost Management (was All-in-One only) now included on Plus; Business Insights (was All-in-One only) now on Essentials and Plus; Retention & Performance and Departments & Permissions (were Plus+) now on Essentials. Prices unchanged. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added). 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 21 days after Homebase's previous change, "Homebase adds $29/month flat payroll rate for teams up to 5" (Oct 19, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Homebase offers 6 months free Payroll and Plus, raises Payroll fee to $49" (Sep 21, 2026), "Homebase cuts job post boosts 37% to $50, drops Hiring Assistant annual billing" (Sep 13, 2026) and "Homebase drops Hiring Assistant per-post pricing for $99/mo flat rate…" (Sep 6, 2026). Homebase has been tracked since 2026-06-25.
In the same window Workstream, Workable, Tracker, Thatch and Simployer also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Feature addedBasic, Essentials, PlusFeature
Employee onboarding is now included on Basic, Essentials and Plus when payroll is added (comparison table: 'With payroll'); All-in-One keeps onboarding without payroll. Custom documents still require All-in-One.
- Feature addedPlus, EssentialsFeature
Comparison table repackaging: Labor Cost Management (was All-in-One only) now included on Plus; Business Insights (was All-in-One only) now on Essentials and Plus; Retention & Performance and Departments & Permissions (were Plus+) now on Essentials. Prices unchanged.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic, Essentials, Plus | Feature | Employee onboarding is now included on Basic, Essentials and Plus when payroll is added (comparison table: 'With payroll'); All-in-One keeps onboarding without payroll. Custom documents still require All-in-One. | Feature added | |
| Plus, Essentials | Feature | Comparison table repackaging: Labor Cost Management (was All-in-One only) now included on Plus; Business Insights (was All-in-One only) now on Essentials and Plus; Retention & Performance and Departments & Permissions (were Plus+) now on Essentials. Prices unchanged. | Feature 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 Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Homebase, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 9, 2026Feature addedHomebase adds onboarding to lower plans with payroll, moves premium tools down tiers This change
- Oct 19, 2026PackagingHomebase adds $29/month flat payroll rate for teams up to 5
- Sep 21, 2026Price increaseHomebase offers 6 months free Payroll and Plus, raises Payroll fee to $49
- Sep 13, 2026PackagingHomebase cuts job post boosts 37% to $50, drops Hiring Assistant annual billing
- Sep 6, 2026PackagingHomebase drops Hiring Assistant per-post pricing for $99/mo flat rate…
- Aug 17, 2026Price decreaseHomebase: Payroll add-on price decrease ($49→$39/mo)
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- WorkstreamNov 9Workstream drops 65% payroll offer, adds Managed Services and AI in all plans
- WorkableNov 9Workable Agent Chat AI credits now charged per session, not per interaction
- TrackerNov 9Tracker drops $79 Launch plan, making $99 Core its new entry tier
- ThatchNov 9Thatch drops AI insights and HIPAA docs from Standard, adds ACA tools
- SimployerNov 9Simployer adds Essential package alongside Complete, priced per employee by quote
Questions about this change
Did Homebase raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Homebase's pricing page between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026?
Employee onboarding is now included on Basic, Essentials and Plus when payroll is added (comparison table: 'With payroll'); All-in-One keeps onboarding without payroll. Custom documents still require All-in-One; Comparison table repackaging: Labor Cost Management (was All-in-One only) now included on Plus; Business Insights (was All-in-One only) now on Essentials and Plus; Retention & Performance and Departments & Permissions (were Plus+) now on Essentials. Prices unchanged. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 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 adds $29/month flat payroll rate for teams up to 5" on Oct 19, 2026; Homebase has been tracked since 2026-06-25.