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LotHours vs Homebase

Homebase is a strong, popular choice for hourly teams: it has a genuine free tier, priced per location rather than per employee, with GPS geofencing, photo-on-PIN punches, solid scheduling, and in-app messaging. For a single-pay-model retail or hospitality team it's hard to beat. Dealerships are different — flat-rate technicians, multiple lots, and a service drive break the assumptions general tools make. LotHours is built only for dealerships and adds flat-rate-tech FLSA overtime, multi-zone polygon geofences, and Apple Watch + Wear OS clock-in.

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LotHours vs Homebase, feature by feature

An honest, side-by-side look. We credit Homebasewhere it's strong and lead with what LotHours does that a general-purpose tool can't.

Capability
LotHours
Homebase
Built for car dealerships
Yes — designed only for dealerships (lots, service drive, BDC, test-drive corridors).
General-purpose; popular with retail, restaurants, and hourly teams.
Flat-rate technician payroll
Yes — pays booked/flagged hours, and computes overtime and minimum-wage true-up on real clock hours via the FLSA half-time method.
No flat-rate technician pay model.
Geofencing
Multi-zone polygon geofences on satellite imagery, including a test-drive corridor that suppresses auto-clock-out. Multi-lot / multi-site.
GPS geofence with photo-on-PIN punch; not multi-zone polygons.
Smartwatch apps
Apple Watch and Wear OS — clock in/out from either platform.
No smartwatch app on either platform.
Messaging
In-app 1:1 and group chat with read receipts, plus two-way employee SMS (sick/late/break, AI-routed to the right manager).
In-app messaging.
Scheduling
PTO requests/approval, availability, and open-shift cover claims.
Strong scheduling — a core strength.
Payroll
Payroll-ready exports (ADP, Paychex, Gusto, QuickBooks). Direct ADP/Paychex push on the roadmap.
Payroll exports and integrations.
Pricing model
Per site/rooftop — Free, Pro $79/site/mo, Enterprise custom. Not per employee.
Per location with a real free tier.

When Homebase is the better fit

No tool is right for everyone. Homebase is a strong choice if:

But if you run a car dealership — with flat-rate technicians, multiple lots, and a service drive — LotHours is the only option here built for exactly that.

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