A 5 to 10 person plumbing, HVAC, electrical, cleaning or landscaping shop that schedules the crew and pays hours from a text thread or a whiteboard. What Connecteam, Homebase and Workyard charge at 5, 10 and 15 people, and the point where free stops.
Workyard has no free plan and starts at $6 a user, which is $30 for 5 people and $60 for 10. The extra money buys job-site geofences and job costing, not a better schedule. If you only need to see who works where and export hours to payroll, you do not need to pay anything until the 11th person.
| Tool and plan | 5 people | 10 people | 15 people | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecteam Small Business (free) | $0 | $0 | Not available (limit 10 users) | "Free for life" up to 10 users, all hubs, per the pricing page |
| Connecteam Operations Basic | $29 | $29 | $29 | Billed yearly; $35 billed monthly; first 30 users included. Time clock with GPS, job scheduling, forms, tasks, payroll integration |
| Connecteam Operations Advanced | $49 | $49 | $49 | Adds up to 10 geofence sites, repeating shifts, shareable schedule link. $59 billed monthly |
| Homebase Basic | $0 | $0 | Not available (limit 10) | Up to 10 employees, 1 location: basic scheduling and time tracking |
| Homebase Essentials | $30 | $30 | $30 | Per location, unlimited employees: advanced scheduling, time tracking, team communication |
| Workyard Starter | $30 | $60 | $90 | "Starts at $6 per user per month, billed annually": GPS tracking, payroll export. No free plan listed |
Connecteam and Homebase prices are from each vendor's pricing page on Oct 12, 2026. Connecteam's yearly toggle shows "save 18%"; the listed prices are $29 yearly against $35 monthly. Workyard's totals are 5, 10 and 15 users x $6, a floor: its page says "start at" and does not list the Pro or Autopilot price. Homebase's page also shows a Plus plan at $70 with a promo and an All-in-One at $120; neither is needed to schedule and track a crew.
| Line | Connecteam | Homebase | Workyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 people, one location, one year | $0 | $0 | 10 x $6 x 12 = $720 at the starting price |
| 11 people, one year | $29 x 12 = $348 (or $35 x 12 = $420 monthly) | $30 x 12 = $360 | 11 x $6 x 12 = $792 |
| Add payroll, 10 people paid | Payroll integration listed on Basic; payroll tool not priced here | $49 + 10 x $6 = $109 a month on the Homebase payroll add-on | Payroll export listed; no payroll run |
Check: 29 x 12 = 348; 35 x 12 = 420; 30 x 12 = 360; 10 x 6 = 60, x 12 = 720; 11 x 6 = 66, x 12 = 792; 49 + (10 x 6) = 109. The jump from $0 to $29 or $30 happens at the 11th person on both free plans. Both are billed per hub or per location, not per user, so the 11th to 30th person adds nothing on Connecteam and nothing on Homebase Essentials.
Connecteam's pricing page lists a Small Business Plan as free for life for up to 10 users, with all hubs. At 5 or 10 people the bill is $0. At 11 or more users you move to a paid hub: Operations Basic is $29 a month billed yearly ($35 billed monthly) and covers the first 30 users. Checked Oct 12, 2026.
One paid hub covers the first 30 users, so 15 and 25 people cost the same: Operations Basic is $29 a month billed yearly or $35 billed monthly, which is $348 or $420 a year. The Operations hub has the time clock, job scheduling, forms and tasks. Chat is in the separate Communications hub, priced the same way. Checked Oct 12, 2026.
Homebase's Basic plan is $0 for up to 10 employees on one location, with basic scheduling and time tracking. Past 10 employees you pay for Essentials at $30 a month per location with unlimited employees. Payroll is an add-on at $49 a month plus $6 per employee paid. Checked Oct 12, 2026.
Workyard's pricing page says plans start at $6 per user per month billed annually, which is $30 a month for 5 people and $60 for 10. It does not list the price of the Pro plan, which adds scheduling, job costing and geofence clock-in rules, so a shop that needs those has to ask for a quote. Checked Oct 12, 2026.
Not for the clock itself: Connecteam's Basic Operations plan lists clock in and out with GPS. Geofences, which only let someone clock in at a job site, start at Operations Advanced ($49 a month billed yearly, up to 10 geofence sites) on Connecteam and at the Pro plan on Workyard. Whether that is worth paying for depends on how often your crew clocks in from home.
Connecteam's Basic Operations plan lists a payroll integration, and Workyard's Starter lists a payroll export; Worthd did not verify which payroll tools it supports. Worthd did not verify which payroll tools Connecteam connects to or any link to Jobber or Housecall Pro, so check both before you move your payroll.
Whether Connecteam's free plan limits GPS or any feature versus the paid plans beyond the page's "all hubs and all features" footnote, which payroll tools Connecteam connects to, Workyard's Pro price, the Homebase annual versus monthly price, any Jobber or Housecall Pro integration, and prices of other tools (When I Work, Deputy, Clockshark and others are not covered). Worthd has not run these apps with a crew.
See Jobber for 5 technicians, call tracking for contractors and QuickBooks vs Xero vs Jobber Bookkeeping.
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