# Homebase Payroll: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/homebase-payroll/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll software | 0% | 32 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you manage hourly shift workers and want free time-tracking: Go with Homebase." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Payroll software)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Payroll software: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 32 of 58.

## In its own words

What Homebase Payroll's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: full-service payroll including automated tax filing, direct deposit, W-2 and 1099 filing, contractor payments, and tip pooling for hourly teams (https://joinhomebase.com/)
- For: small businesses with hourly teams (https://joinhomebase.com/)
- Price stated: $49/month plus $6 per employee (https://joinhomebase.com/)
- Starting price: 49 (https://joinhomebase.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Payroll is free for 6 months; we also offer a 14-day trial of our All-In-One plan (https://joinhomebase.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 17 (https://www.joinhomebase.com/integrations)
- Certifications: CCPA, NIST CSF, PCI DSS v4.0.0, PIPEDA, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3
- Customers named: Gusto, ADP, Lightspeed Commerce, Square, Shopify.com, Clover, Brooklyn Tea, Kitava Kitchen

## What it publishes

Every page joinhomebase.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 9165 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1661 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- case study: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-12-19
- webinar or virtual event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-17
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 146 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- template or tool: 49 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-28
- glossary or explainer: 917 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-08
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Coffee capitals of america https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/coffee-capitals-of-america
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Small business ai gap report https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/small-business-ai-gap-report
- Recent: 2026-09-21 comparison: Connecteam alternatives https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/connecteam-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-21 comparison: Toast pos alternatives https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/toast-pos-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Personal trainer job description https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/personal-trainer-job-description
- Recent: 2026-09-20 blog: Massage therapist job description https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/massage-therapist-job-description

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.