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Should I use Deputy?

Deputy is easy-to-use employee scheduling, HR, AI labor forecasting & payroll software. Get started today & see how much time you could save! - deputy.com

Depends. Buy if you run shift-heavy hourly teams across multiple sites and want scheduling, time clock, and payroll in one tool. Skip it if you're a small or salaried team — a spreadsheet or flat-rate tool costs far less.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 usable public sources. Several search results were unrelated (sheriff deputies, 'confused deputy' CVEs) and excluded. Snippets truncated, so quotes unavailable.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$6/user/month

Premium

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Higher tiers6 plans total

Best for

  • Shift-based retail and hospitality
  • Multi-location hourly workforces
  • Security staffing firms
  • Teams bundling scheduling with payroll

Not for

  • Teams under ~10 staff — a spreadsheet does this free
  • Salaried office teams with no shift scheduling
  • Anyone needing a truly free tool
  • Cost-sensitive buyers wanting flat-rate pricing

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Per-user pricing scales with headcount; costs balloon as you hire

medium

Multiple tiers plus enterprise plans mean real pricing likely needs a sales call

low

Rivals like Connecteam offer flat-rate plans that beat per-user costs at scale

low

Switching promos ('3 months free') target locked-in competitor users — expect migration friction

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Bundles scheduling, time clock, HR, payroll, and AI forecasting
  • Rated 4.6/5 across 666 G2 reviews
  • Premium plan starts around $6/user/month
  • Unicorn-backed, established vendor
  • Purpose-built templates for security guard scheduling

Cons

  • Expert reviewers rate it mid-pack: 7.3/10
  • Per-employee pricing gets expensive as headcount grows
  • Six pricing plans make comparison confusing
  • Feature breadth is overkill for simple rostering needs

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 11 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x5security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $6/user/month

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Per-user costs; flat-rate rivals undercut it
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Marketed and reviewed as easy-to-use
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Scheduling, HR, payroll, AI forecasting bundled
  • Support quality. No evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Public security page; no disclosed vulns found
  • 4.6/5 G2 rating 666 reviews
  • $6/user/mo Starting price Premium plan
  • 131 Trustpilot reviews Trustpilot
  • 7.3/10 Expert verdict Connecteam review

Pricing

Premium

$6/user/month

  • Employee scheduling
  • Time clock

Higher tiers

6 plans total

  • Enterprise options via sales

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users rate Deputy 4.6/5 across 666 G2 reviews, though expert reviewers land mid-pack at 7.3/10.

Companies that use it

  • Juice Press10
Full analysis

Based on ~15 usable public sources. Several search results were unrelated (sheriff deputies, 'confused deputy' CVEs) and excluded. Snippets truncated, so quotes unavailable.

Solid 4.6/5 scheduling suite for hourly shift teams; per-user pricing stings at scale — tiny teams should look cheaper.

Methodology

Based on ~15 usable public sources. Several search results were unrelated (sheriff deputies, 'confused deputy' CVEs) and excluded. Snippets truncated, so quotes unavailable.

Sources

  1. Deputy homepagedeputy.com
    official
  2. Deputy Pricingdeputy.com
    official
  3. Deputy Products on G2 (666 reviews, 4.6 stars)g2.com
    review
  4. Deputy Review — Connecteam (7.3/10)connecteam.com
    review
  5. Deputy Trustpilot reviews (131)trustpilot.com
    review
  6. Deputy Pricing Breakdown — Hivedesk ($6/user Premium)hivedesk.com
    review
  7. Deputy Alternatives That Don't Charge Per Employee — Deelodeelo.ai
    review
  8. Deputy is a unicorn — Startup Dailystartupdaily.net
    news
  9. Deputy security pagedeputy.com
    security
  10. Juice Press customer case studydeputy.com
    official
  11. Deputy industry page — security staffdeputy.com
    official

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