Deputy
by Deputy · Time & Attendance
AI-powered scheduling, time tracking and compliance platform for hourly/shift-based workforces.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
NetSuiteQuickBooksXero- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Per-user tiered subscription
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Sydney, Australia
Overview
Deputy is a workforce management platform built for businesses that run on hourly, shift-based labour, covering employee scheduling, time and attendance, tasking, and wage-and-hour compliance in one system. It markets itself as an AI-powered "people platform for hourly work," spanning hiring and onboarding through to payroll handoff, and reports helping more than 320,000 workplaces internationally.
The platform's core is a drag-and-drop scheduling tool with demand forecasting and auto-scheduling, paired with a time clock (kiosk, mobile and desktop) that feeds timesheets into payroll and accounting systems. Compliance tooling covers meal and rest break enforcement, fair workweek rules, overtime and premium pay calculations, aimed at employers navigating US, UK, Australian and New Zealand wage-and-hour law. Additional modules cover task management, in-app team communication, performance tracking, and shift-level employee sentiment feedback (Shift Pulse).
Deputy connects to payroll providers (ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Paycor, Paylocity, and regional payroll systems in Australia, New Zealand and Canada), point-of-sale systems (Square, Clover, Lightspeed, Revel, Vend), and accounting/ERP platforms including QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite. It was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2008 and has since raised Series A and Series B venture funding, reaching a valuation over USD 1 billion by 2024.
Screenshots & demo
Screenshots sourced from Deputy.
Features & capabilities
Scheduling & Staffing
Building and adjusting shift schedules against demand and availability.
- Drag-and-drop shift scheduling
- AI-assisted auto-scheduling
- Demand forecasting
- Multi-location scheduling
- Shift swapping and replacement
- Leave request management
- Labor budgeting and cost forecasting
Time & Attendance
Recording and processing hours worked across devices.
- Time clock app (kiosk, mobile, desktop)
- Real-time attendance tracking
- Timesheet auto-approval
- Biometric clock-in verification
- GPS/location-based clock-in
- Timesheet export to payroll
Compliance & Payroll Prep
Wage-and-hour compliance and payroll-ready timesheet output.
- Meal and rest break enforcement
- Fair Workweek / predictive scheduling compliance
- Overtime and premium pay calculation
- Award interpretation and pay rule automation
- One-click timesheet export to payroll providers
- Location hierarchies and pay centers (Pro plan)
HR & Team Management
Hiring, onboarding and day-to-day people management.
- New hire onboarding and document management
- Task assignment with due dates and completion tracking
- In-app news feed and team messaging
- Performance ratings and feedback
- Shift Pulse employee sentiment feedback
- Custom access levels and permissions (Pro plan)
Analytics & Administration
Reporting and account controls for managers and admins.
- Labor cost, hours and profit dashboards
- Compliance status reporting
- SSO (Pro plan)
- Sandbox environment (Pro plan)
- Custom access levels
- 24/7 live chat and dedicated success manager (Pro plan)
Common use cases
- Building AI-assisted shift schedules across multiple retail or hospitality locations
- Enforcing meal/rest break and Fair Workweek compliance for hourly staff
- Pushing approved timesheets from Deputy into NetSuite, QuickBooks or Xero for payroll
- Forecasting labor demand against NetSuite sales data to control labor costs
- Onboarding new hourly employees with digital document collection
- Running shift swaps and leave requests through a self-service employee mobile app
- Tracking end-of-shift employee sentiment via Shift Pulse to flag burnout or workload issues
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Purpose-built for hourly/shift-based workforce compliance (meal/rest breaks, Fair Workweek, overtime) rather than general HRIS time tracking
- Reports serving more than 320,000 workplaces internationally, with regional payroll integrations across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Bahamas alongside US/UK providers
- Tiered per-user pricing (Lite/Core/Pro) with published rates, unusual among workforce-management vendors that typically gate pricing behind a quote
ERP integrations
Imports employee data from NetSuite into Deputy, pushes approved timesheets into NetSuite for payroll, and pulls NetSuite sales data into Deputy for demand forecasting.
Employee and timesheet data sync between Deputy and QuickBooks for payroll processing.
Available in Australia, UK and New Zealand. Syncs employee data, exports timesheets (with overtime, penalty rates and leave loading calculated) into Xero, and syncs leave requests and time-billing hours for invoicing.
Pricing
Three published tiers: Lite $5/user/month (scheduling, timesheets, time clocking, compliance, shift swapping, leave management, payroll integrations); Core $6.50/user/month, most popular (adds timesheet auto-approval, biometrics, auto-scheduling, demand forecasting, labor optimization); Pro $9/user/month (adds custom access levels, location hierarchies, pay centers, SSO, sandbox, 24/7 live chat). Add-ons: Deputy Payroll via Paycor ($8/user/month + $49/month base), HR ($2/user/month), Messaging+ ($1.95/user/month), Analytics+ ($1.50/user/month). Minimum monthly spend $30 USD/AUD or £20 GBP. Custom pricing for charities. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (multi-tenant, AWS-hosted across Australia, UK and US regions)
- Data residency
- US, UK, Australia
- Compliance
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, UK Cyber Essentials, PCI-DSS Level 3, CSA STAR Level 1
- Mobile app
- Yes
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Sydney, Australia
- Ownership
- Private (backed by OpenView, IVP, Square Peg Capital and EVP)
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Deputy — frequently asked questions
Does Deputy integrate with NetSuite, QuickBooks or Xero?
Yes. Deputy has prebuilt integrations with NetSuite, QuickBooks and Xero that sync employee data and push approved timesheets for payroll processing. The NetSuite integration can also pull sales data into Deputy to inform demand-based scheduling, and the Xero integration is available in Australia, the UK and New Zealand.
How is Deputy priced?
Deputy uses published per-user monthly pricing across three tiers: Lite ($5/user/month), Core ($6.50/user/month), and Pro ($9/user/month), plus optional add-ons for payroll, HR, messaging and analytics. There is a minimum monthly spend of $30 USD/AUD or £20 GBP.
What industries does Deputy serve?
Deputy targets businesses with hourly, shift-based staff, including retail, hospitality, healthcare, construction, education, manufacturing/logistics, security and call centers, among others.
Does Deputy handle payroll directly?
Deputy is not a payroll processor itself but integrates with payroll providers such as ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Paycor and Paylocity, and offers a Deputy Payroll add-on delivered via Paycor for $8/user/month plus a $49 monthly base fee.
What compliance certifications does Deputy hold?
Deputy holds SOC 2 Type II compliance, ISO 27001 certification, UK Cyber Essentials certification, PCI-DSS Level 3 merchant status, and CSA STAR Level 1 organizational status.
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