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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Deputy

    Score7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Deputy is a web-based workforce manager solution. Deputy is designed to help users simplify their scheduling, timesheets, tasking, employee communication and administrative tasks. It includes various apps and one click payroll integration that aim to make workforce management easier. The Deputy platform enables users to schedule in line with demand, prepare accurate payroll, and communicate more clearly. Deputy streamlines employee admin, so teams can focus on what…

    $2.50

    per user

    Slack

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

    $8.75

    per month per user

    Pricing
    DeputySlack
    Editions & Modules
    Scheduling Only
    $2.50
    per user
    Scheduling, Time and Attendance
    $4.50
    per user
    Enterprise
    Custom pricing for enterprise clients
    per user
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DeputySlack
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
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    Community Pulse
    DeputySlack
    Considered Both Products
    Deputy
    Chose Deputy
    I previously used ADP Workforce at another firm. When using ADP back then, there was not an app, although there may be one now. I like that Deputy offers an app and I like how user-friendly and easy it is to use. At a previous firm we also used ADP to house a lot of HR …
    Incentivized
    Chose Deputy
    The big difference was the ability to push out schedule changes to the staff so that they could easily know when a new schedule had been published or an existing schedule had changed. Holding staff accountable to checking their schedule became infinitely easier.
    Incentivized
    Chose Deputy
    I have not used other products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Deputy
    There is a system called Staffomatic, which was a weird switch as that is not as clear and the staff is confused as they don't have a clear differentiation between the terminal and the staff accounts.
    Incentivized
    Chose Deputy
    Deputy is the first time app/service we have used for employee time keeping.
    Incentivized
    Chose Deputy
    Deputy does scheduling very well and is a great tool if that’s all you need. The other features even messaging/announcements/tasks aren’t as fleshed out. Connecteam is a software that is much more robust. Though, it might be overwhelming to many businesses that don’t need …
    Incentivized
    Chose Deputy
    Selected Deputy for the 3rd party app [and] integrations was key. Lots of competitor apps [were] reviewed but found Deputy incredibly quick and easy to set up and trial. This and the integration to our existing epos and accounting software made the decision-making process …
    Incentivized
    Chose Deputy
    Deputy has more than just communications, it allows scheduling and payroll too!
    Incentivized
    Chose Deputy
    I have not used any other products like Deputy.
    Incentivized
    Chose Deputy
    Deputy was easier and more affordable than other solutions given the feature set and ease of implementation.
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    DeputySlack
    Workforce Management Software Features
    Comparison of Workforce Management Software Features features of Deputy and Slack
    Feature
    Deputy
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Scheduling and Shift Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Reporting and Analytics5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Compliance Monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Accessibility10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Assignment and Tracking5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting and Resource Planning3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Staffing Forecasting and Resource Planning3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shift Swapping and Time-Off Requests5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Deputy and Slack
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.3
    479 Ratings
    Task Management00 Ratings8.2310 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.9259 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.4284 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.5460 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.8463 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.0187 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Deputy and Slack
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.9
    488 Ratings
    Chat00 Ratings9.8488 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings9.1484 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.6473 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.1302 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.8300 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Deputy and Slack
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.7
    461 Ratings
    Versioning00 Ratings8.4229 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.9412 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.1403 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.5318 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.4305 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.4264 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.1339 Ratings
    User Ratings
    DeputySlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (409 ratings)
    9.4
    (489 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (46 ratings)
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (404 ratings)
    9.2
    (103 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (30 ratings)
    10.0
    (66 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.2
    (398 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.8
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.7
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)