About Deputy
What is Deputy?
Deputy is an all-in-one workforce management solution that simplifies employee scheduling, timesheet management, and workplace communication.
How do you use Deputy?
New users create a Deputy account online and configure settings for business locations, areas, and staff. A web-based interface is used to create employee schedules, manage time/attendance, and more. Deputy can integrate with external systems or timesheets can be exported to payroll.
Who uses Deputy?
Deputy is used by HR managers and employees in businesses of all sizes across many industries, such as healthcare, hospitality, education, and many others.
How much does Deputy cost?
Deputy offers a free starter plan for businesses with 100 employee shifts per month. Their premium plan, which covers unlimited shifts per month, is $4.50 per user and billed monthly. Custom pricing is available for enterprises with more than 250 employees.
Does Deputy have an app?
Yes, Deputy has two mobile apps, an employee scheduling app for managers and a time clock app that allows employees to clock in/out using facial recognition. Both apps are compatible with iOS and Android devices.
Deputy pricing
Deputy has a free version and offers a free trial. Deputy paid version starts at USD 2.50/month.
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Deputy Reviews
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- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Excellent & Easy to Use Time Management System
Our experience with Deputy right from the very beginning has been nothing but fantastic. If you have any questions, they are answered, if you need help you can get it & it is also very cost effective.
We employ about 30 people & work in the Construction Industry. Due to the fact that there are many varied competencies involved in the type of works we do and there is also a number of different locations on any given day, rostering our staff used to be an absolute headache. Since implementing Deputy we have found this task to be completely trouble free. When we add our Employees to Deputy we input all of their relevant "Training" which includes competencies & site inductions which assists us tremendously when choosing who we can roster to the many different daily tasks we undertake. Our industry also requires that hours of work is reported of which is another feature Deputy is of tremendous value for. Not to mention the ease of actually paying our Employees each week via the connection with Xero.
Pros
The most helpful feature for us is the "Training" which allows us to know which of our Employees are qualified to undertake different tasks. It is also extremely handy when it comes to paying our wages - no more time sheets !! Once the Employees times have been approved which we try to do on a daily basis, it is just a matter of pushing the button & our payroll in Xero is ready to go. Also the "Scheduling" is wonderful & extremely easy to use.
Cons
The Android app doesn't provide as many features as the IPhone app.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Deputy is seriously like the sheriff that came in and cleaned up our employee scheduling...
We had employees staying clocked on after shifts milking the clock. We didn't notice it until it was time to run payroll. Now this tells me whenever someone stays on more than 5 minutes past their shift. Or clocks in more than 5 minutes early. 6 stores, 3 shifts a day, it really adds up quickly!
Pros
Easy to learn. As the person in charge I not only had to learn this product, but I had to train everyone else on this product. And not just train them, but sell them on why it was better than what we were using. Luckily, Deputy is so complete, it was easy. They haven't forgotten a single step.
Cons
I wish it synced with my Google calendar. Only thing missing.
- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Best Scheduling App Ever
Pros
I've used the software for over a year now and it makes my day to day life as an independent contractor a breeze. I can grab shifts posted by the managers shortly after they're published and can offer them up or swap them easily if I can no longer work a taken shift. I can request for leave, take a break during the scheduled shift and also view how many hours in total I have for the day, week, month in the schedule section. Their app for phones also allows you to grab, offer and view shifts and you can clock in or out on it. I especially love the seconds feature and the app being able to show me the time in my work's time zone VS mine so I'm never confused.
Cons
It's a little slow when grabbing shifts, like you are unable to just click/accept shifts back-to-back and have to wait like 30 seconds per accepted shift for the page to load and show that you've accepted your shift. There sometimes is also a lag when starting/ending a shift and you have to ensure it was clicked properly or shows you've started/ended after the page finishes loading or you could end up being late or stay clocked in.
- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Stay Away From Deputy!
Deputy worked fine for us for at least a year. Nothing special, but it integrated with our Gusto payroll and ServiceM8 CRM and that's what we needed. But about 5 weeks ago it lost the ability to calculate over time. If a man works 49 hours in a week, it exports it to Gusto now as 49 straight hours, instead of 40 straight and 9 OT. We have exchanged dozens of emails with Deputy and we only get a canned response back. They say they are looking at it, but we don't believe it. How difficult could it be to compute OT correctly for a time tracking app?!! We don't think there is anyone working there any longer, -just a shell sucking up the monthly fees for as long as possible before folding.
Pros
The integration with ServiceM8, which is why we chose Deputy
Cons
Customer service is horrendous, and the product is unreliable.
Reasons for Choosing Deputy
IntegrationsReasons for Switching to Deputy
Integrations- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Easy Time clock solution
Easy to use.
Pros
The mobile app and web client make it easy for employees too clock in and out. You can also establish boundaries so that mobile app users are not clocking in away from the work location. Management can easily be notifies who is on time, late, or did not clock in at all.
Cons
It's not free but it definitely is worth it's value if you are paying for other time clock software.
