Deputy review
A comprehensive scheduler for shift-based teams that need automation, compliance, and integrations.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Deputy is workforce management software for businesses with shift-based teams. It combines employee scheduling, availability and leave management, open-shift publishing, shift offers, replacement finding, shift swaps, time tracking, timesheets, attendance monitoring, and break planning. Managers can create schedules with drag-and-drop tools and visibility into availability, while employees can view schedules, submit availability, request leave, swap shifts, and receive updates through web, iOS, and Android apps. It suits teams that need scheduling alongside payroll, HR, accounting, or point-of-sale connections.
Its strongest distinction is the depth of scheduling automation. Demand forecasting helps identify staffing requirements, while AI-powered auto-scheduling can account for budget, breaks, training, and hours. The Core plan adds advanced scheduling, timesheet auto approval, biometric time clocking, micro-scheduling, and auto-scheduling to the Lite plan's basic scheduling, timesheets, time clocking, swaps, leave management, and reporting. Pro adds custom access levels, advanced timesheets, location hierarchies, pay centers, and single sign-on.
Deputy's integration and platform coverage make it a fit for organizations that want workforce scheduling connected to operational systems. Supported integrations include ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, QuickBooks, Square, Xero, Dropbox, and Zapier, with API access also available. Monthly pricing starts at $5 per user for Lite, with Core at $6.50 and Pro at $9; a 31-day free trial is available. Teams wanting a free scheduler should look elsewhere, while teams needing scheduling, time tracking, compliance features, mobile access, and connected payroll or HR workflows should consider Deputy.
Deputy pros and cons
- Where it wins
- AI auto-scheduling considers budget, breaks, training, and hours
- Open shifts, replacements, swaps, leave, and availability in one system
- Web, iOS, Android, API, and payroll, HR, accounting, and POS integrations
- Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- Advanced scheduling and auto-scheduling start with the Core plan
- Pricing and availability may vary by country
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