Home Base

The command center for serious service shops. Free to self-host, or $37 a month if you'd rather we host it.

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Demo

Start with the bottleneck you want to fix first

Tell us where the shop feels stuck and who should be in the room. We will center the first conversation on that pressure point and show you whether Home Base is worth a 14-day trial.

30-45 minute introPressure-specific walkthroughClear next step after the call
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30-45

minute intro

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Enough time to see one complete workflow and still keep the conversation specific to the shop.

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starting angles

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Operations, customer trust, or visibility. We can start where the shop is actually feeling pain.

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shop workflow

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The intro works best when it follows one believable job from intake to customer approval to closeout.

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pressure to commit

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The goal is clarity first. The 14-day trial starts when the shop is ready, not at the end of the call.

Start the conversation

Tell us how the shop feels stuck right now

The more concrete the pressure point, the more useful the first conversation will be.

Where should we start?

This form is built to capture enough context for a useful intro without turning it into a long intake process.

Demo intent

The best first conversation starts where the shop already hurts.

The strongest intro is not the one that covers the most screens. It is the one that makes the current bottleneck feel solvable.

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See one job move end to end

We walk from intake to work order to customer approval to reporting so the platform feels concrete, not theoretical.

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Center it on the bottleneck

We can focus the intro on customer communication, floor operations, reporting, or AI-assisted workflows.

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Leave with a clear next step

Either the shop starts the 14-day hosted trial or walks away with a sharper read on fit. Both outcomes are useful.

What happens next

A good intro feels specific before it even starts

Once the request is in, we narrow the conversation around the right pressure points so the platform feels relevant fast.

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Tell us where the pressure is

Share the biggest workflow bottleneck, communication problem, or visibility gap the shop wants to solve first.

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We shape the intro around it

The first conversation centers the platform around the right lens so it feels specific instead of generic.

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See the workflow in context

We show how Home Base carries a job from intake to proof to closeout instead of bouncing between disconnected screens.

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Decide on the next step

The conversation ends with a clear read on fit. If it makes sense, the hosted trial starts right after. If it does not, we leave the shop with a candid take either way.

Who should join

The best conversations include the people who feel the friction first

A stronger demo comes from real operational pressure, not abstract interest.

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Best people to invite

The strongest demo conversations usually include more than one operational lens.

  • 1Owner or operator who feels the bottlenecks
  • 2Service manager or writer who lives the workflow
  • 3Anyone responsible for approvals, customer updates, or closeout
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Useful prep before the call

We do not need a giant implementation workshop, but a little context makes the demo sharper.

  • 1Where jobs stall most often today
  • 2How customer approvals usually happen
  • 3What visibility the team wishes it had sooner

Suggested tracks

Shape the conversation around the kind of pain you want to solve first

Home Base can start from operations, customer trust, or visibility without losing the larger platform picture.

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Operational track

Best when the biggest pain is floor coordination.

  • 1Work orders and lifecycle flow
  • 2Bays, time, estimates, and parts coordination
  • 3Closeout visibility and day-of-shop management
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Trust track

Best when customer communication is the bigger wedge.

  • 1Portal status language
  • 2Approvals and two-way messaging
  • 3Lens videos as proof and explanation
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Visibility track

Best when leadership wants clearer visibility first.

  • 1Role-aware dashboard story
  • 2Service, sales, parts, and closeout reporting
  • 3How Gauge can support lookup and drafting safely

Demo FAQ

Questions shops usually ask before the first conversation

This page should lower friction and uncertainty before anyone gets on a call.

1How tailored can the first conversation be?
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Very. The best demos are anchored around one or two real pressure points, such as approvals lagging, front-desk context switching, or weak management visibility.

2Who should usually join the call?
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An owner or operator plus the person closest to the day-to-day workflow friction makes the strongest conversation. That often means a service manager or writer.

3Does the first conversation have to cover every feature?
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No. It is usually better when the walkthrough is disciplined and shows one believable job story clearly instead of racing through every module.