Deputy Review

Deputy is a workforce management platform offering employee scheduling, time and attendance, HR, Paycor-enabled payroll and AI tools, priced per user per month.

Best for

Shift-based teams in hospitality, retail and healthcare
Multi-location employers managing fair workweek rules
Buyers who want public per-user pricing

Not ideal for

Teams that need payroll and HR included in the base price

By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated Oct 6, 202633 verified data points7 sources

Quick answers

How much does Deputy cost?: Deputy costs $5 (Lite), $6.50 (Core) or $9 (Pro) per user per month excluding taxes, with a 10% discount for annual upfront billing. Payroll, HR, Messaging+ and Analytics+ cost extra unless included in Pro.Based on Extra costs: +7 more
Does Deputy have a free trial?: Yes. Deputy offers a trial of up to 31 days with no credit card required.Based on Free trial: Yes
Does Deputy integrate with QuickBooks?: Yes. QuickBooks is listed as a native integration on Deputy's integrations page.Based on Notable integrations: ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor, Xero, Clover, Square, Lightspeed, BambooHR, HiBob, QuickBooks
Does Deputy offer payroll?: Yes, in the US as an add-on: Deputy Payroll enabled by Paycor, available on annual Core and Pro plans at $8 per user per month plus a $49 monthly base fee.Based on Extra costs: +7 more
Is Deputy safe?: Deputy states it holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report (announced February 19, 2026) and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, listed on its trust center.Based on SOC 2 Type II: Yes

Specifications

Fit

Best for: Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises
Industry focus: Hospitality, Retail, Healthcare, Cleaning services, Construction & Engineering, Education, Manufacturing & Logistics, Security, Call center +1 more

Product

Modules: Scheduling, Time & attendance, HR management (add-on), Payroll enabled by Paycor (add-on, US), Communications (Messaging+ add-on), Analytics+ (add-on) +1 more
Deployment: Cloud
Mobile apps: IOS, Android
AI features: Deputy AI (included in every plan, introductory free), AI auto-scheduling, AI labor forecasting

Integrations

Open API: Yes
API type: REST
Webhooks: Yes

Our verdict

Deputy suits shift-based businesses, from single locations to enterprises, that want scheduling and time clocking at published per-user prices starting at $5 per month. The main trade-off is that payroll, HR, messaging and analytics are paid add-ons, and SSO and a sandbox are limited to the Pro plan.

Strengths

Published per-user pricing
Lite is $5, Core $6.50 and Pro $9 per user per month with no base fee, and monthly plans can be cancelled monthly.
Evidence: Price transparency: Published
Compliance and labor-cost controls
Fair workweek rules, break and overtime handling, and overtime-risk alerts are listed as capabilities.
Evidence: Fair workweek support: Yes
Broad payroll integrations
Listed native integrations include ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor, Paylocity and QuickBooks.
Evidence: Notable integrations: ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor, Xero, Clover, Square, Lightspeed, BambooHR, HiBob, QuickBooks
Audited security posture
Deputy reports a SOC 2 Type 2 report and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification on its trust center.
Evidence: SOC 2 Type II: Yes

Weaknesses

Key modules are add-ons
Payroll enabled by Paycor costs $8 per user per month plus a $49 monthly base fee, and the HR add-on costs $2 per user per month.
Evidence: Extra costs: +7 more
Minimum spend on monthly plans
Monthly Lite, Core and Pro plans carry a $30 minimum per invoice from September 1, 2025.
Evidence: Extra costs: +7 more
SSO and sandbox only on Pro
Single Sign-On, a sandbox environment and 24/7 live chat are listed only in the $9 Pro plan.
Evidence: Single sign-on: Yes

Coverage of core employee scheduling software capabilities

Capabilities verified against Deputy’s own documentation; capabilities we could not verify are not listed.

9 of 9 standard features

Employee Scheduling Software buyer’s guide

Price at a glance

Starting price per employee
$5/employee/mo
Pricing model
Per user
Price transparency
Published
Free trial
Yes
Contract term
Monthly

Deputy pricing

Deputy integrations

Native integrations

ADP
Gusto
Paychex
Paycom
Paycor
Xero
Square
Clover
Lightspeed
BambooHR
HiBob
QuickBooks

Connected through Zapier

Zapier

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Where it ranks

Security and compliance

SOC 2 Type IIYes
ISO 27001Yes
Single sign-onYes

Implementation and support

Support channels: 24/7 live chat (Pro), phone, customer success manager (Core), dedicated customer success manager (Pro), help center
Support hours: 24/7 live chat on Pro plan; pricing FAQ cites 24/7 help and support

About Deputy

Founded: 2008
Headquarters: Sydney, Australia
Ownership: Private

Official profiles

Deputy website

Changelog

Oct 6, 2026
First published.

Data sources

Every value on this page links to its source below. Primary sources are the vendor's or authority's own pages.

Deputy pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
Deputy website: Features · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
Deputy app directory: Integrations · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
Deputy website · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
Deputy website · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
Deputy website: About · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
Deputy documentation: Getting started with the Deputy API · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026