Comparison

Tanda vs Deputy

Tanda and Deputy both land on Depends.

Tanda

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run an Australian or New Zealand business with hourly shift staff and want rostering-to-payroll in one system.

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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.

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Tanda versus Deputy
Compare	Tanda	Deputy
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	AU/NZ shift-based businesses	Shift-based retail and hospitality
Who it's not for	Salaried-only offices . built for hourly staff	Teams under ~10 staff . a spreadsheet does this free
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁹	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	No support evidence in reviewed sources	No evidence in sources
Public sentiment	Users and reviewers like the all-in-one shift workforce management but flag a learning curve for new users.^¹	Users rate Deputy 4.6/5 across 666 G2 reviews, though expert reviewers land mid-pack at 7.3/10.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Pricing is quote-only . expect a sales call before seeing numbers.^⁸	Per-user pricing scales with headcount; costs balloon as you hire

Pick Tanda when

AU/NZ shift-based businesses
Hourly workforces using POS like Lightspeed
Teams needing automated award interpretation
Roster-to-payroll consolidation

When Tanda is not a fit

Salaried-only offices . built for hourly staff
Employers outside AU/NZ . depth is Australian awards
Buyers needing published, comparable pricing
Teams wanting plug-and-play simplicity

Pick Deputy when

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

When Deputy is not a fit

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

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Honest Tanda Review . Connecteamconnecteam.com
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Tanda Review . People Managing Peoplepeoplemanagingpeople.com
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Tanda . G2g2.com
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Deputy homepagedeputy.com
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Deputy Products on G2 (666 reviews, 4.6 stars)g2.com
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Deputy Review . Connecteam (7.3/10)connecteam.com
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