Overview
Deputy is workforce management software for shift-based businesses. Its about page traces the idea to 1992, when co-founder Steve Shelley needed help managing a growing staff, and records the formal launch in 2008 by Shelley and Ashik Ahmed; it lists Sydney as headquarters, while the pricing page gives a San Francisco address for Deputy Corporation.[2][1] The two pages give different scale figures: the about page says Deputy serves more than 320,000 workplaces, and the pricing page cites more than 390,000.[2][1]
The product covers drag-and-drop and auto-scheduling against demand, shift swaps and open-shift claiming, a mobile time clock, timesheet approval and export to payroll, leave management and messaging. Higher tiers and add-ons extend messaging and analytics, and in the United States Deputy Payroll, provided through Paycor, can be added to annual Core and Pro plans.[1]
Deputy publishes per-user prices: Lite at US$5, Core at US$6.50 and Pro at US$9 per user per month, with a 10% saving on annual payment. Since 1 September 2025 a minimum spend of US$30 (or £20, or A$30) per invoice applies. Add-ons include HR (US$2), Messaging+ (US$1.95) and Analytics+ (US$1.50) per user per month.[1] The main limitations are that payroll is US-only and that add-on costs accumulate for teams needing analytics and HR features on lower tiers.
Deputy features
- Auto-scheduling against demand and labour budgets
- Shift swaps and open-shift claiming
- Mobile time clock
- Timesheet export to payroll systems
- Leave and availability management
- US payroll add-on enabled by Paycor
Deputy pricing
Per user per month (USD): Lite US$5; Core US$6.50; Pro US$9 (Pro via sales). 10% saving for annual payment. Minimum spend US$30 per invoice since 1 September 2025. Add-ons: Deputy Payroll US$8 per user per month plus US$49 monthly base (US, annual Core/Pro); HR US$2; Messaging+ US$1.95; Analytics+ US$1.50. Free trial on Lite and Core.
Deputy strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Broad scope from scheduling to payroll export
- Published per-user pricing
- Strong mobile time clock
- Free trial on the two lower plans
Limitations
- US$30 minimum spend per invoice
- Payroll add-on only in the US
- Analytics and messaging extras cost more on lower plans
- Inconsistent customer figures across its own pages
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