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Deputy
Workforce management platform for businesses that run on hourly, shift-based labour
4.6

( 275 )

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Deputy Reviews: 4.6/5 — Highly Rated

Deputy Overview
What is Deputy?

Deputy is a cloud-hosted workforce management and employee scheduling platform focused on hourly, shift-based teams. It provides shift creation and templates, time clocking (mobile, kiosk, watch), geofencing, auto-scheduling, demand forecasting, labor optimization, compliance features, payroll integrations and a mobile-first employee self-service experience. Deputy also exposes a public REST API and webhooks and offers native integrations with many payroll, POS and HR systems. Higher plans include enterprise features such as SSO, location hierarchies and dedicated customer success support.

Company Deputy Pty Limited
Year founded 2008
Company size 1000+ employees
Headquarters Sydney, Australia
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Deputy Product Details
Capabilities
AI
API
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Mobile Android, Mobile iPhone
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base
Training Documentation, Videos, Webinars
Languages Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
Deputy Pros and Cons
Pros
  • Strong scheduling tools, shift templates, auto-scheduling and demand forecasting
  • Rich mobile apps and employee self-service
  • Transparent, public pricing tiers
  • Good compliance support for breaks, overtime and penalty rates
  • Robust integrations and API-first approach
Cons
  • HR functionality limited without paid add-ons; not a full HRIS out-of-the-box
  • Costs can increase notably with many add-ons and large user counts
  • Web manager/admin UI is English-only, limiting internationalization for managers
  • Offline/disconnected web/admin usage is not clearly verified and likely limited
Deputy Features
Absence Management
API Access
API / Integrations / Webhooks
API / Webhooks / Integration platform
Asset Tracking / Equipment Management
Attendance / Absence / Leave Management
Automated Alerts / Reminders / Notifications
Automated Notifications
Auto-scheduling / demand forecasting / labor optimization
Biometrics
Biometric Time Clocks
Budgeting and Cost Control
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Last updated: October 08, 2026
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275 Deputy Reviews
4.6 out of 5
Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 03, 2024
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
RM
Raquel M.
Founder
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"Ease of use and integration"
What do you like best about Deputy?

It optimized my employee management time. in addition to promoting wonderful reports.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I haven't had any bad experiences. Since the implementation of the system, we have had the support of the Deputy

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Know that the employee showed up for work at our client and have records for invoincing our clients

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 02, 2024
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
SC
Sarah C.
Founder
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"Time-saver and user-friendly."
What do you like best about Deputy?

Live availability tracking, automation features and MS Teams integration.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

Whilst the flexi-pricing is really great, it can be somewhat costly to use the full SMS features.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Time management to the max! Rostering previously took hours to complete, with the auto-fill feature it takes no more than 30-minutes.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 25, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"The convenient way of managing scheduling"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Easy to manage. every effective, detailed. Seamless integration of revenue to staff cost calculation

What do you dislike about Deputy?

It tends to lagged whenever you try to access more than 1 location

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Help alot with the operation usage. allow us to under the business better when your managin the schedueling

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 24, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Charlene N. avatar
Charlene N.
Restaurant Manager
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"Best Rostering, Timesheet and HR Software!"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Easy to use. I can approve my team's timesheet in my convenience.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

Limited access on the mobile application

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Provided an overview of the timesheet cost and the revenue of a specific shift which helps manage wage cost

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 22, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AF
Adam F.
Founder
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"Bringing Our Team Into the Modern Workplace"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Deputy is an easy to navigate platform that allows us to manage our team with great ease. It has improved our way of communicating to our team and has reassured our team, giving a new level of accountability and confidence

What do you dislike about Deputy?

Not much at all really, we love all about the platform and have found it to be very helpful in running our small boutique hotel business

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Effective communication, accoutability, time saving when preparing rosters

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 22, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
TB
Thomas B.
Founder
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"The best experience"
What do you like best about Deputy?

The scheduling features are the best and the ability to send notes to everybody and be able to see your schedule in advance. It's so good.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I don't see anything that is least helpful about this app. It does everything and it has been well thawed out and works well for our company.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

I love that let me know where everybody is and I'm able to see who's working where and for how long and everyone's able to send notes to us so we know what issues may arise

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 22, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great software and very easy to use"
What do you like best about Deputy?

IInformation is clear and easy to access and interpret

What do you dislike about Deputy?

Dont like the contract management system. Very clunky IE cant ammend a document once sent etc. Also doesnt display leave for other people within a team - IE team members cannot see who is on leave within the team.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Rostering

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 22, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Time Saver"
What do you like best about Deputy?

The ablity to copy schedules week to week and make it available to your team immediately. The ease of setting up the program and giving access to your team.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

There are no downsides for us at this time.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easier time tracking and scheduling.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 22, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BS
Bryony S.
Founder
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"Amazing product, absolute game changer!"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Easy to use, the staff find it user friendly too. The customer support is outstanding and the integration to our payroll system has changed my life for the better :) Also love the geo tag so we can see when someone has clocked off away from our business.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

Can't think of any! It has all the features we need

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

No more manually putting hours into payroll. A honest way to keep track of employees clock in and out times (previously we just got them to write it down). Being able to make templates for rostering and copy and pasting from different weeks.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 22, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
LA
Luigi A.
Founder
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"I have everything I need in the app"
What do you like best about Deputy?

I can see information on my phone any time

What do you dislike about Deputy?

having to do the double security, but I know it's worth it

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am happy about the improvements to the site

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 21, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"I like Deputy"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Ease of Use I like how easy it is to correct timesheets

What do you dislike about Deputy?

There is really nothing I dislike about Deputy

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps the company keep track of timecards

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 21, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
LK
Liz K.
Founder
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"Great for all team sizes"
What do you like best about Deputy?

When we started using deputy we had very few employees. Deputy was cost effective, and easy to set up and use. Now our team has grown and we use a lot more of the features.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I haven't found a great way to set up daily tasks associated to a certain position in deputy.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

It saves us a lot of time using Deputy to manage the schedule and have the employees clock in and out. It's also connected easily to our payroll provider.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 20, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Pratik S. avatar
Pratik S.
Assistant Manager
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"Awesome"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Easy and handy so organised so that helps to krrp staff updated

What do you dislike about Deputy?

There is no thing i dislike but its awesome platform

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Rostering

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 20, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BS
Bibek S.
Founder
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"Deptuy has been offering efficient workforce management with user-friendly features"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Its intuitive interface simplifies scheduling, swapping, and notification forbvacant shift, open shifts, offering shifts to others and the ability to manage shifts on the go enhances flexibility.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

However, occasional syncing issues and clock-in issues has been triggered somehow occasionally, which can be improved.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Deputy addresses common workforce management challenges by streamlining scheduling, time tracking, and communication. It helps optimize staffing levels, reducing overstaffing or understaffing issues.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 18, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Tom L. avatar
Tom L.
Chief Operating Officer
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"My business would not exist without Deputy"
What do you like best about Deputy?

The Deputy platform is the transmission to the engine of my business. I run a very intense and involved healthcare staffing agency with a lot of moving parts. It is because of the detail and involvement of Deputy that my business is possible. It is an exceptional platform...nothing else comes close. The support is fantastic (VERY important), and the company welcomes suggestions. I LOVE IT!

What do you dislike about Deputy?

To me, any company that values and takes into serious consideration any suggestions and feedback does not have cons. This platform is customizable to my business, and the suggestions I have are minor detail. That platform works so beautifully, that I really have nothing to report. They are an awesome organization!

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Deputy is solving the crucial factor of having oversight of a vast amount of employees working at different locations with a central point of communication. Having the right person, and the right place, at the right time is essential. And, to make sure there is no conflict (conflict management; over booking, overlap, etc.). It also integrates nicely with our HR platform.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 18, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MJ
Matt J.
Founder
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"Deputy is the best!!!"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Very quick to roster and verify hours. .

What do you dislike about Deputy?

Manually entering timesheets when staff forget to sign in.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Accuratley verifing actual hours worked. As we work accross different sites every day, I can verify staff were actually where they say they were when signing in and out.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 18, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
CG
Chris G.
Founder
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"Rostering and time management made easy"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Being able to roster easily and have staff clock in/out on their phone.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

Not being able to amended shifts if it's the same day they're published on.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to easily manage employee times whilst working in a busy restaurant

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 18, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
LC
Lisa C.
Founder
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"Very User Friendly"
What do you like best about Deputy?

It is very easy to use and navigate. Mostly everything is self explanatory. I like being able to easily schedule and make templates for different weeks of shifts. It is great that all employees can see the schedule and easily clock in and out. Also very easy to request time off and keep track.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I honeslty do not have any negative things to say. It does everything we need it to do. Sometimes it glitches and does not clock someone in but overall it has been great.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Very easily creating the schedule Saves us time each week

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 18, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AJ
Audrey J.
Founder
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"Really Great!!!"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Deputy is a very easy way to get scheduling out to employees in an efficient matter. Very user friendly and easy to figure out. I also love how you can customize it to however you need it to be.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I wish there was the option to post just one shift at a time and not the full week.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

The ease of getting a schedule out in the easiest way.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 18, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BF
Bella F.
Founder
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"Amazing for staff organisation"
What do you like best about Deputy?

I love how straight forward and organised Deputy is. It has everything sorted out for me and makes doing the rosters super easy!

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I don't dislike anything that Deputy does

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping me to make sure my staff have a roster and to know that all my staff are at work when they are supposed to be

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Aug 10, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JC
Jokebed C.
Founder
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"Amazing Scheduling!"
What do you like best about Deputy?

What I do like the most about Deputy is its easy access for scheduling, requesting time off, and clocking in and out of work! Having the app available on my phone has been a great benefit as well!

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I sometimes dislike when trying to clock in or out it lags and loses a minute of my clock in and out and sometimes registers that I am late by a minute. Which is very inconvenient.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is solving the unorganization part of scheduling! It benefits me alot because I'm able to see how many hours I did on a shift and also what days I work or not.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 31, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AO
Alexandra O.
Founder
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"Deputy is amazing for workspaces"
What do you like best about Deputy?

I love being able to see who else is working the same shift as me.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

For me, figuring out how to switch shifts was the hardest thing for me.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

It lets my managers see when I clock in and where I am in the facility when I clock in.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 27, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
DO
Davide O.
Founder
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"Great surprise!"
What do you like best about Deputy?

It's easy and friendly to use and it also helped me a lot for time tracking which I was looking for

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I don't like that the employee's hours are not registered so you always have to change manually the hours from the saved in deputy

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was using ADP and it was aweful for time tracking, so it helped me a lot for this and for schedule as well

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 25, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AT
Amy T.
Founder
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"Great Product"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Very user friendly. Easy to set up new employees. Love the timesheet features. Employees can clock in/out on their phone.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

#1 issue with Deputy is that the product does not notify the admin when an employee drops or changes their scheduled shift. This would be extremely helpful so I do not need to constantly check the schedule.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Deputy allows us to do scheduling months in advance. It automatically tracks hours to prevent overtime. The timesheets that are created saves us loads of time on payroll.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 24, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AK
Ali K.
Founder
Share
"Easy to use and practical, saves us time and money"
What do you like best about Deputy?

So easy for all staff to use, has so many practical features and allows managers to save time when rostering and tracking shifts

What do you dislike about Deputy?

There isn;t much we don;t like about deputy, it is a great product.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Makes managers lives easy by allowing them to track, roster and monitor staff in a large group.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 24, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Deputy is a great product, with easy use, for the price that you pay."
What do you like best about Deputy?

Easy to navigate, user friendly, and integrates well with our payroll system.

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I don't like that I can't make an update to a timesheet and in order to save that update, I have to approve the timesheet before I am ready to approve.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

I no longer have to manually track my employees' time.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 24, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
FT
Fiona T.
Founder
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"Best Decission"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Everything is in one spot. Simple and easy for staff to use. Quick export to Xero for wages

What do you dislike about Deputy?

A quick Sick Leave option for when staff are unable to fill shift

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Time & Attendance Tracking, as it's in real time

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 24, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MB
Molly B.
Founder
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"Super easy to use!"
What do you like best about Deputy?

I love that my team are able to claim shifts on their terms, plus be updated when there are any notification changes!

What do you dislike about Deputy?

I don't really have any negatives to share!

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Letting staff know as soon as there are any timing changes!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 24, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
CR
Conor R.
Founder
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"Easy to use with multiple features"
What do you like best about Deputy?

I like that we can schedule and use the communication feature all in one

What do you dislike about Deputy?

There isn't anything that comes to mind. We enjoy the ease of use

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes it easy to communicate with the staff all at once

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 24, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
PM
Paula M.
Founder
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"Deputy makes my life easier"
What do you like best about Deputy?

Time tracking and geographic location, both features helps us a lot

What do you dislike about Deputy?

Users not being able to upload photos on their journal, however it's ok.

What problems is Deputy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Time tracking, leave tracking and requests, scheduling.