Comparison

Deputy vs Jibble

Deputy lands on Depends, and Jibble lands on Worth it.

Deputy

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run shift-heavy hourly teams across multiple sites and want scheduling, time clock, and payroll in one tool.

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you need affordable punch-in timesheets for a team . the free tier is real and paid plans start at $3.49/user.

Deputy versus Jibble
Compare	Deputy	Jibble
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Shift-based retail and hospitality	Startups and small teams
Who it's not for	Teams under ~10 staff . a spreadsheet does this free	Solo freelancers . a stopwatch or spreadsheet is enough
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁹	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	No evidence in sources	No support-quality evidence in reviewed sources.
Public sentiment	Users rate Deputy 4.6/5 across 666 G2 reviews, though expert reviewers land mid-pack at 7.3/10.^³	Users describe Jibble as a simple, reliable fit for startups and field teams, though most detailed reviews come from competitor vendors.
Biggest gotcha	Per-user pricing scales with headcount; costs balloon as you hire^⁷	Free plan's exact limits aren't clearly stated; verify before rolling out company-wide.

Solo freelancers . a stopwatch or spreadsheet is enough
Teams wanting passive, automatic tracking instead of punch-ins
Enterprise buyers needing full HR/payroll suites, not just time tracking
Buyers requiring independently verified reviews . competitors dominate the sources