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Deputy
Workforce management for restaurants
As of 30 August 2026, Deputy starts at $3.5/user/month. Deputy is a workforce management platform that helps restaurants schedule staff, track time, and manage labor costs. Softwr lists it under Restaurants. Deputy is launched in 2008, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Deputy does
Deputy is a workforce management platform that helps restaurants schedule staff, track time, and manage labor costs. It provides AI-powered scheduling, demand forecasting, and compliance management. Deputy serves businesses in over 100 countries.
What people use it for
- Staff scheduling and shift management for hourly teams
- Time clocking, timesheets and labour cost tracking
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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
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Pricing
What Deputy costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Scheduling
$3.5 /user/month
- Scheduling
- Communication
Time & Attendance
$3.5 /user/month
- Time clock
- Timesheets
Premium
$4.9 /user/month
- Full features
- Reporting
Capabilities
Features
AI scheduling
Time tracking
Demand forecasting
Compliance
Team communication
Performance tracking
Toast
Integration with Toast
Square
Integration with Square
QuickBooks
Integration with QuickBooks
ADP
Integration with ADP
Gusto
Integration with Gusto
Web support
Available on web
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does Deputy cost per user?
Deputy offers three plans: Lite at $5/user/month, Core at $6.50/user/month, and Pro at $9/user/month. All plans are billed upfront or in monthly installments in USD, excluding taxes.
SourceIs there a minimum monthly charge for Deputy?
Yes, there is a minimum spend of $30 USD/AUD or £20 GBP monthly per invoice, effective September 1, 2025.
SourceCan I change plans or cancel anytime with Deputy monthly billing?
Monthly plans allow changes anytime without penalty, effective the first of the current month. You can cancel by paying through the current billing period with no additional penalties.
SourceWhat happens if I cancel an annual Deputy plan before 12 months?
Annual plans do not offer refunds if you cancel before 12 months expire. You may cancel before the 12 months expire, but you forfeit any unused prepaid time.
SourceCan I use Deputy without paying for every team member?
All admins and managers count as users and are subject to per-user charges. There is no option to exclude administrative staff from billing.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Deputy
- Company
- Deputy
- Based in
- Sydney, Australia
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Compare Deputy with
- Square for Restaurants
- Toast POS
- Lightspeed Restaurant
- Clover
- Foodics
- 7shifts
- HotSchedules
- Lineup.ai
- Yelp Reservations
- Restaurant365
- BentoBox
- xtraCHEF
- Owner.com
- Petpooja
- Restroworks
- Revel Systems
- SpotOn
- Swiggy
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