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Deputy vs Waitlist Me

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Deputy

Software

Workforce management for restaurants

From
$3.5/user/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Waitlist Me

Software

Waitlist, reservation and appointment management across devices and locations

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Deputy a $30 monthly minimum applies to every plan, so a team of four on the $5 Lite plan pays for six; Waitlist Me entry Premium plan caps at 1,000 notifications per month with a $0.02 per-notification overage fee beyond that, as of August 2026

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Deputy and Waitlist Me actually diverge.

Attributes where Deputy and Waitlist Me differ
AttributeDeputyWaitlist Me
Starting price$3.5/user/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2008Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Deputy

  • AI scheduling
  • Time tracking
  • Demand forecasting
  • Compliance
  • Team communication
  • Performance tracking
  • Toast
  • Square

Only in Waitlist Me

Nothing recorded that Deputy does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Deputy

  • Staff scheduling and shift management for hourly teamsnot Waitlist Me
  • Time clocking, timesheets and labour cost trackingnot Waitlist Me

Waitlist Me

No use cases recorded yet. See the Waitlist Me review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Deputy

  • A $30 monthly minimum applies to every plan, so a team of four on the $5 Lite plan pays for six
  • Auto scheduling, demand forecasting and labour optimisation all require a plan above Lite
  • SSO and custom access levels are Pro only at $9 per user per month
  • Payroll is an add on at $8 per user per month plus a $49 monthly base fee
  • Messaging and analytics are separately priced add ons at $1.95 and $1.50 per user per month

Waitlist Me

  • Entry Premium plan caps at 1,000 notifications per month with a $0.02 per-notification overage fee beyond that, as of August 2026
  • Monthly billing without the annual commitment costs $34.99 per month for Premium versus $27.99 on the annual plan, as of August 2026

Pricing, plan by plan

Deputy

$3.5/user/month
  • Scheduling$3.5/user/month
    • Scheduling
    • Communication
  • Time & Attendance$3.5/user/month
    • Time clock
    • Timesheets
  • Premium$4.9/user/month
    • Full features
    • Reporting

Waitlist Me

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Waitlist Me review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Deputy if

  • You need ai scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want time tracking.
Deputy review

Choose Waitlist Me if

Nothing in the data separates Waitlist Me from Deputy on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Waitlist Me review

Questions people ask

Is Deputy or Waitlist Me better?
Neither clearly leads. Deputy starts at $3.5/user/month and Waitlist Me at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Deputy or Waitlist Me?
Deputy starts at $3.5/user/month and Waitlist Me at On request.
Does Deputy or Waitlist Me run on more platforms?
Deputy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Waitlist Me runs on Web.
What is Deputy best used for?
Deputy is most often used for staff scheduling and shift management for hourly teams, time clocking, timesheets and labour cost tracking. Of those, staff scheduling and shift management for hourly teams and time clocking, timesheets and labour cost tracking are not what Waitlist Me is typically brought in for.
What can Deputy do that Waitlist Me cannot?
Deputy covers AI scheduling, Time tracking, Demand forecasting, Compliance.
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