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Deputy

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Company health

Employee growth
16% increase in the last year
Web traffic
5% decrease in the last quarter
Financing
January 2024 - $159M

Reviews

G2
4.6/5
(302)
TrustPilot
4.2/5
(40)
Glassdoor
4.1/5
(140)

Deputy description

Deputy is a workforce management software that simplifies scheduling, time tracking, and HR tasks. It offers tools for creating schedules, managing timesheets, ensuring labor law compliance, and onboarding new hires. Deputy is suitable for small, medium, and large businesses across various industries. Its key features include automated scheduling, shift swapping, time & attendance tracking, and integration with payroll and HR systems. Deputy aims to streamline workforce operations, improve employee communication, and reduce administrative burdens.


Who is Deputy best for

Deputy is a great choice for businesses of all sizes that need to manage hourly workers. Users love Deputy’s user-friendly interface and automated scheduling features, which save time and reduce administrative burden. However, some users have reported that the mobile app can be glitchy at times.

  • Ideal for businesses of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises.

  • A good fit for a wide range of industries, including retail, hospitality, healthcare, and more.


Deputy features

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Deputy supports tracking labor costs against the budget.

Supported

Employees and supervisors can edit timesheets with varying permissions.

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Employees can request time off via the Deputy mobile app.

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Employees can request shift swaps and managers can configure the approval process.

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Deputy supports onboarding new employees with electronic forms and automated workflows.

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Deputy supports payroll integration and automates syncing timekeeping data.

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Deputy allows creating and managing employee shifts, including auto-scheduling.

Qualities

We evaluate the sentiment that users express about non-functional aspects of the software

Customer Service

Neutral
+0.29

Ease of Use

Strongly positive
+0.89

Reliability and Performance

Neutral
+0.24

Ease of Implementation

Strongly positive
+0.82

Deputy reviews

We've summarised 342 Deputy reviews (Deputy TrustPilot reviews and Deputy G2 reviews) and summarised the main points below.

Pros of Deputy
  • User-friendly interface makes scheduling, time tracking, and shift management seamless.
  • Automated scheduling saves significant time.
  • Real-time updates and easy communication, reduces admin time
  • Excellent integration with Xero
Cons of Deputy
  • Mobile app can be glitchy, causing delays in clocking in or accessing schedules.
  • Some advanced features require a learning curve for new users.
  • Unable to edit staffs details as admin.
  • Cannot edit shifts on the day they are published.

Deputy pricing

The commentary is based on 23 reviews from Deputy G2 reviews and Deputy TrustPilot reviews.

Users generally find Deputy's pricing to be reasonable and cost-effective, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. While some users find certain features expensive or desire a basic access pricing tier, the overall sentiment is positive regarding the value Deputy provides for its cost.

Users sentiment

Rather positive
+0.33

See the Deputy pricing page.

  • Deputy has a free plan.

  • Deputy has a free trial.

Starter

Free

Get started with Deputy for free with 100 shifts/month.

Premium

$6/month/user

Your complete scheduling, time & attendance solution, with reporting.

Enterprise

Custom

Designed for businesses with more than 250 employees and custom configuration needs.

Scheduling

$4.50/user/month

For those who need a better way to roster and communicate with their team.

Time & Attendance

$4.50/user/month

For those who need to track attendance and export timesheets to payroll.

Deputy HR

$2/user/month

Available on all plans in the United States, United Kingdom & Australia.


Deputy alternatives

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    Better fit for mid-sized companies. More focused on core HR and payroll functionalities. It is growing slower and users report issues with customer service and PTO accrual accuracy. Paylocity is generally perceived as expensive.
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    Rippling
    It is a much better fit for Enterprise customers and has more momentum. It offers a more streamlined user experience, but watch out for pricing transparency and implementation hiccups.
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    ClickUp
    More suitable for project management and team collaboration than for employee scheduling and time tracking.

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    Reviewed by

    MK
    Michal Kaczor
    CEO at Gralio

    Michal has worked at startups for many years and writes about topics relating to software selection and IT management. As a former consultant for Bain, a business advisory company, he also knows how to understand needs of any business and find solutions to its problems.

    TT
    Tymon Terlikiewicz
    CTO at Gralio

    Tymon is a seasoned CTO who loves finding the perfect tools for any task. He recently headed up the tech department at Batmaid, a well-known Swiss company, where he managed about 60 software purchases, including CX, HR, Payroll, Marketing automation and various developer tools.