Ferry
6.3#13 in restaurant tip management softwareAndroidiOSWeb
VisitFerry vs Homebase
What both publish
| Fact | Ferry | Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance | Ferry says it tracks multi-state tip compliance and includes minimum distribution thresholds, tipped-credit rules, and guardrails. | The Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3, PCI DSS v4.0.0, CCPA, PIPEDA, and NIST CSF. |
| Integrations | Named integrations include Toast, Square, 7shifts, ADP, Gusto, Clover, Lightspeed, and Paychex; Ferry also says it can work with payroll data or a CSV export. | The integrations directory lists 17 connections including Square, Toast, Clover, Shopify, ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, Lightspeed and payroll providers. |
| Intended users | Ferry describes Tip Manager as built for full-service restaurants, fine dining, multi-brand groups, and hotels and hospitality. | Homebase describes its app as built for small, hourly, shift-based businesses such as restaurants, retail, beauty and wellness, medical, and home services. |
| Product | Ferry automates restaurant tip calculations by connecting to POS and workforce systems, applying pooling rules, and calculating each employee’s tips at shift end. | Homebase combines scheduling, time tracking, and payroll with hiring, onboarding, HR, compliance, and team communication for hourly teams. |
Ferry plans
- Ferry PayPriced on request
- Ferry Tip ManagerPriced on request
Homebase plans
- BasicFree
- Task Manager add-on$13 a month
- Tip Manager add-on$25 a month
- Background checks add-on$30, paid once
- Essentials$30 a month
- Payroll add-on$49 a month
Pick Ferry if…
Ferry is intended for full-service restaurants, fine dining businesses, multi-brand groups, and hotels and hospitality operators. It suits teams seeking shift-based tip calculations and distribution with configurable pooling rules.
Pick Homebase if…
Homebase may suit businesses that need to coordinate shifts, gather availability, and manage time-off requests. Its web and iOS access may fit teams whose staff use mobile devices as well as browsers.