Deputy vs. Workday Workforce Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting 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
Workday Workforce Management
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Workday Workforce Management is a workforce operations software that integrates HR, time, and scheduling data, to eliminate disjointed processes that halt day-to-day operations. Consistent with a worker-first approach, Workday provides mobile-first access to personalized pay, time, and schedules, giving workers frictionless on-the-go access. This helps overcome difficulties in retaining workers and keeps them engaged in a competitive labor…N/A
Pricing
DeputyWorkday Workforce Management
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
DeputyWorkday Workforce Management
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
DeputyWorkday Workforce Management
Features
DeputyWorkday Workforce Management
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
Workday Workforce Management
-
Ratings
Scheduling and Shift Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Reporting and Analytics5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Compliance Monitoring9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Accessibility10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Assignment and Tracking5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting and Resource Planning3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Staffing Forecasting and Resource Planning3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Shift Swapping and Time-Off Requests5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Workday Workforce Management
9.3
Ratings
12% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
DeputyWorkday Workforce Management
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(0 ratings)
10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(0 ratings)
-
(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
DeputyWorkday Workforce Management
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].
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Workday is well suited as am employee because it allows me to easily access pay and goal-setting information at a large org. It also made the process of getting hired and initially onboarded simple. I imagine it could be less helpful at a smaller organization where people have more direct access to folks in payroll
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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.
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  • payroll
  • timecard edits
  • mobile ability
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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?
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  • The tasks function is somewhat clunky, and its hard to see who the task is sent to next in order to follow up with them.
  • In-process referrals don't always show up in the "My Referrals" tab
  • Filters on tasks don't always work.
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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
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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.
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Workday Payroll and Workforce Management hasn't given me any issues. I love that you can customize your profile with icons, the color scheme, and etc. It makes it feel more personable. In addition, you can customize which icons that you use frequently to complete tasks. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a platform that has high usability and versatility.
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Reliability and Availability
We have never had a problem with deputy being unavailable
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Performance
Everything is quick and easy
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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
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In-Person Training
It was super easy and quick
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Online Training
Did a great job of getting us up to speed with their online documentation.
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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.
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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.
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Workday Payroll and Workforce Management in my opinion does as great job of letting staff know beforehand what they are going to get paid on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. I found that Gusto does not provide that insight. It would be nice though to have a feature in those platforms where you could do a "what if" feature to determine how much you could make if you were single, married, or made a higher salary or lower. This is a feature that I have used in webBASIS, and it was extremely helpful.
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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.
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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.
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  • Faster processes
  • Accuracy
  • Salary for increased personnel
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ScreenShots

Deputy Screenshots

Screenshot of Manage your business from your pocket.  See who is currently on the clock and who is late.Screenshot of What if someone doesn't show up for a shift? Find a replacement from your phone in seconds!Screenshot of Enterprise level experience in an elegantly designed iPad app.

Workday Workforce Management Screenshots

Screenshot of Workday Workforce Management ScheduleScreenshot of Workday Workforce Management Schedule (Mobile)Screenshot of Workday Workforce Management Team InsightsScreenshot of Workday Workforce Management Time and Scheduling HubScreenshot of Workday Workforce Management Time (Mobile)