Deputy vs. TimeForge

Deputy

Deputy

467 Reviews and Ratings

TimeForge

TimeForge

4 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Deputy	Score 7.1 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
TimeForge	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	With the TimeForge suite of workforce management tools users can manage employee scheduling, payroll, vacation requests and more from a single portal designed to easily integrate with other systems. TimeForge was acquired and is now owned and supported by TRUNO (acquired 2016).	N/A

Pricing

Deputy

TimeForge

Editions & Modules

Scheduling Only: $2.50
per user
Scheduling, Time and Attendance: $4.50
per user
Enterprise: Custom pricing for enterprise clients
per user

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Deputy	TimeForge
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Deputy	TimeForge
Considered Both Products	Deputy Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy Deputy surpasses expectations with its intuitive simplicity and outstanding value. It eliminates guesswork from the equation while delivering exceptional cost-effectiveness. Incentivized Helpful? JT Jason Tamplin Owner Chose Deputy Deputy is less clunky than Clockify and offers more advanced integration options. I also can't stress enough how nice it is to have something just mounted to the wall running Deputy that can be on 24/7 and after five years not have some sort of breakdown. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy Feature and functionality wise they are very similar. I liked the UI for both platforms. The main reason we ended up choosing Deputy is because of their good pricing, Deputy was significantly less costly, thus we are getting more value. The other reason was that I liked the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy 7Shifts was not able to provide the integration we needed for our payroll system and no support to integrate with our HR system. It also did not have the ability to create custom reports or create reports in a format that we could use for payroll. The user interface was a bit … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy I have used Ontheclock which is basic timekeeping but doesn't integrate with my payroll system. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy Deputy provides a comprehensive approach to time tracking for employees and scheduling. I like how Deputy includes state labor laws and integrates with our payroll provider to sync hours and paid time off during each pay run. Other software providers with built-in time tracking … Incentivized Helpful? JM James Moseley Accounting Vice President Chose Deputy I tested HomeBase and Deputy at the same time. I gave up testing HomeBase when I found Deputy immediately more user-friendly and, as I thought, more ingeniously designed. However, I did not do in-depth testing of HomeBase. I simply jumped to Deputy when I realized it would do … Incentivized Helpful? KM Kayte Moore Family Law Paralegal 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 Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy N/A - we were previously writing our schedule via email. Incentivized Helpful? EH Elizabeth Hoogewind Store Manager Chose Deputy Kronos was not user-friendly. It was very limited on what could be done and my staff struggled to use it as well. Deputy is updated and continues to update. One of the biggest differences is my staff being able to swap shifts with other staff members. This gives so much more … Incentivized Helpful? EB Emily Barnes Managing Director Chose Deputy Unlike Clockify, Deputy offers an all one program from rostering and approving timesheets to payroll and HR admin. It has really helped our company keep everything in the one place and save on costs having multiple programs and software. Our staff is much happier using Deputy … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy At the time I tried it (a couple of years ago, think it might have been called T-Sheets?) it really was not something we could use for running a business where the field employees didn't work fixed shifts. It would have been more work than staying with the manual timesheets. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy We only had When I Work for employees to enter their hours. The functions of Deputy is way better and all employees think that it is much easier to use. It is now a year since we changed to Deputy, so I don't know if the other app has improved, but at the time Deputy was … Incentivized Helpful? Matthew McDermott Managing Partner Chose Deputy We did a trial of When I Work prior to implementing Deputy. Although it has been a few years, it didn't seem to have the same features and functionality as Deputy, although our pricing was less with When I Work if I recall. It may have changed since then so they are probably … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy Don't remember, did the evaluations 2 years ago. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy I haven't used any other product except manual word documents. Obviously using Deputy has had a huge impact on the efficiency of my administrative tasks such as timesheets rosters and payroll. Incentivized Helpful? Mark Severin President Chose Deputy As already mentioned, it was the charging by shift scheduled and the ability to choose which employees I want working that drew me to Deputy. I had looked at Deputy several years ago, but until they implemented the "Pay by Shift Scheduled" feature, it was going to be too … Incentivized Helpful? LM Lynn Mwakutireni Administrative Assistant Chose Deputy Deputy is cost-efficient and allows you the option of using it on mobile devices for free. Incentivized Helpful? CA Charles Anderson Business Manager Chose Deputy I don't remember who but we looked at more than 10 products including ADP's scheduling. We use ADP. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy I am not quite sure about this. I did not get to use when to work a lot. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy None Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy Deputy is scheduling-based. If you are looking for a HIRIS system to have everything under one umbrella it is difficult as most platforms are not geared towards scheduling and are as basic as an excel sheet. If looking for an all-in-one system make sure to see if Deputy can … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Deputy the very intuitive feature makes rostering process very fast. Incentivized Helpful? AL Amy Lokken Owner Chose Deputy I do not remember the other tools I looked at when choosing Deputy. But I do know that it offered the most features for the most reasonable cost. And it helped to eliminate the headaches I was having with the use of paper schedules. I had too many instances of “I didn’t realize … Incentivized Helpful? Michelle Baden Foss Founder/CEO Chose Deputy The only reason I chose is [that] it integrates with Rippling Incentivized Helpful?	TimeForge SW Sheila Wehmeyer Controller Chose TimeForge I was referred by a previous coworker. They are using Timeforge and were telling me about it. It was all she said it was. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Deputy

TimeForge

Workforce Management Software Features

Comparison of Workforce Management Software Features features of Product A and Product B
	Deputy 6.0 Ratings 12% below category average	TimeForge - Ratings
Scheduling and Shift Management	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Workforce Reporting and Analytics	5.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Workforce Compliance Monitoring	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile Accessibility	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Task Assignment and Tracking	5.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Forecasting and Resource Planning	3.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Staffing Forecasting and Resource Planning	3.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Shift Swapping and Time-Off Requests	5.00 Ratings	00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Deputy	TimeForge
Small Businesses	When I Work Score 8.6 out of 10	When I Work Score 8.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Paypro Workforce Management Score 9.7 out of 10	Paypro Workforce Management Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises	Beeline Extended Workforce Platform Score 7.6 out of 10	Beeline Extended Workforce Platform Score 7.6 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Deputy	TimeForge
Likelihood to Recommend	7.7 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.8 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	9.1 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Availability	9.5 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	9.2 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.4 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
In-Person Training	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Online Training	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	6.2 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Configurability	7.8 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	6.7 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.3 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	8.8 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Deputy	TimeForge
Likelihood to Recommend	[My own feeling on the subject is] that large teams will probably enjoy the features much more than a smaller team. [In my opinion] I would not have signed up with Deputy had it not been for the integration with my payroll provider. [From my point of view] the cost is not worth it for a small team. [I've found] it has a lot of features geared towards big teams and those are not things you can "opt-out" of from a cost/tier standpoint [as far as I'm concerned]. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Timeforge is a great time and attendance product that is cloud-based which makes it easy to access. Incentivized SW Sheila Wehmeyer Controller Read full review
Pros	Timesheet scheduling & alerting employees of schedules Ease of use - the guys can easily clock in and out and adjust time sheets as needed Communication with our accounting package - it integrates seamlessly with Xero and speeds up payroll significantly. Incentivized SG Sara Gehrmann Administrative Assistant Read full review	This software is easy to access. It can assess in the office or remote locations. It is user-friendly. Easy to catch on and pick up with minimal training. Payment for the service is easy and painless. Plug and play. Incentivized SW Sheila Wehmeyer Controller Read full review
Cons	Integration with various point of sale systems to pull sales data vs. scheduled and/or worked hours. Ability to "re-invite, " change a password or fix an employee-level account if they didn't set things up correctly. An easier way of loading all holidays or facility closure dates for the year. e.g. Google reminds you, Are you open for Thanksgiving this year? Incentivized Matthew McDermott Managing Partner Read full review	I don't have any cons at this time. Incentivized SW Sheila Wehmeyer Controller Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	The basic functionality and overall efficiency it provides is enough to renew. I still would like to see improvements in reporting and leave management, but overall it is absolutely worth it to have the program. I especially like having remote access and supervisors scheduling and approving time sheets of employees Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	The fact that my older staff, that do not know how to use a computer, can accurately clock in and out, request time off, and view their schedules, shows how easy Deputy is to use. The app you can download on your phone, it makes these actions, even more, user-friendly. Incentivized EH Elizabeth Hoogewind Store Manager Read full review	No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability	We have never had a problem with deputy being unavailable Incentivized LC Laura callan Founder Read full review	No answers on this topic
Performance	Everything is quick and easy Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	Every time I have contacted support they have answered my question within the hour and solved every problem we have had. They follow up to make sure we are satisfied with our results which has been great when we are busy and get distracted Incentivized VO Vicci Oliver Owner Read full review	Timeforge support is helpful. They take time to walk through each detail and ensure you understand before they let you go. Incentivized SW Sheila Wehmeyer Controller Read full review
In-Person Training	It was super easy and quick Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Online Training	Did a great job of getting us up to speed with their online documentation. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating	I was told that deputy and Xero would interact and that I could do automated payslips and that’s true but they don’t [separate weekdays] and weekends which attract different pay grades. When trying to troubleshoot there has never been a solution. Incentivized LT Laura Turk Owner Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Deputy provides a comprehensive approach to time tracking for employees and scheduling. I like how Deputy includes state labor laws and integrates with our payroll provider to sync hours and paid time off during each pay run. Other software providers with built-in time tracking failed to include these essential features. Furthermore, Deputy archives employee scheduling data and timesheets indefinitely even after the employee leaves, so that you have a record as required by law. We highly recommend Deputy. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I was referred by a previous coworker. They are using Timeforge and were telling me about it. It was all she said it was. Incentivized SW Sheila Wehmeyer Controller Read full review
Scalability	We have gone from using deputy simply to schedule a couple of members of staff on coffee shop shifts, to also scheduling staff in the retail unit part of our business, to now also scheduling team days and having remote working staff start on schedule shifts to track their working hours. Incentivized LC Laura callan Founder Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Hundreds of man-hours saved monthly that previously was spent on recording hours work. Holiday management is very clear and support fair treatment of staff. The 100% accuracy of timesheets is amazing. Once approved thousands of timesheets just land in our payroll system thanks to the export/import functions. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Timeforge has helped with the accountability of our employees with respect to the hours they work. Scheduling has added the ability to reach out to all employees so that they can access the schedule to ensure they show up for their hours. Incentivized SW Sheila Wehmeyer Controller Read full review
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