Food & Restaurant · head to head
Plate IQ vs Deputy
Deputy
Food & Restaurant
Workforce management for restaurants
- From
- $3.5/user/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Plate IQ plate IQ has been rebranded to Ottimate, per the vendor: "Plate IQ, now Ottimate, began the journey to becoming the best AP automation AI"; Deputy a $30 monthly minimum applies to every plan, so a team of four on the $5 Lite plan pays for six
- They diverge on capability: Plate IQ covers Invoice capture, Deputy covers AI scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Plate IQ and Deputy actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Food & Restaurant).
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 Plate IQ
- Invoice capture
- AP automation
- Price tracking
- Spend analytics
- Vendor management
- GL coding
- Xero
- NetSuite
Only in Deputy
- AI scheduling
- Time tracking
- Demand forecasting
- Compliance
- Team communication
- Performance tracking
- Toast
- Square
Both cover
- QuickBooks
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Plate IQ
- Automating invoice processing and accounts payable for restaurantsnot Deputy
Deputy
- Staff scheduling and shift management for hourly teamsnot Plate IQ
- Time clocking, timesheets and labour cost trackingnot Plate IQ
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Plate IQ
- Plate IQ has been rebranded to Ottimate, per the vendor: "Plate IQ, now Ottimate, began the journey to becoming the best AP automation AI"
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Plate IQ
On request- Pay per invoiceFree
- Invoice processing
- $0.99 per invoice
- Unlimited$399/month
- Unlimited invoices
- Full features
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
Which should you pick?
Choose Plate IQ if
- You need invoice capture.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want ap automation.
Choose Deputy if
- You need ai scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want time tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Plate IQ or Deputy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Plate IQ starts at On request and Deputy at $3.5/user/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Plate IQ or Deputy?
- Plate IQ starts at On request and Deputy at $3.5/user/month.
- Does Plate IQ or Deputy run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Plate IQ best used for?
- Plate IQ is most often used for automating invoice processing and accounts payable for restaurants. Of those, automating invoice processing and accounts payable for restaurants is not what Deputy is typically brought in for.
- What can Plate IQ do that Deputy cannot?
- Plate IQ covers Invoice capture, AP automation, Price tracking, Spend analytics. Deputy covers AI scheduling, Time tracking, Demand forecasting, Compliance. Both handle QuickBooks, Web support, Ios support, Android support.