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Deputy UK

UK workforce scheduling and attendance with configurable clocking and advanced planning tiers.

Evidence checked 15 Oct 2026 ยท Product-level research, not a hands-on review

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Rota and time attendance software

ยฃ3.25

Lite, displayed monthly rate ยท user/month ยท monthly billing
excl. VAT

ยฃ3.25/user/month excluding taxes; ยฃ20 monthly minimum. Confirm selected billing term; annual savings are also offered.

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  • Managers and administrators count as users; monthly minimum applies.
  • AI is currently promoted as introductory free access with changing availability.

Connected workflows

  • Payroll and HR integrations; confirm provider

Confirm the integration's direction, permissions, plan and sync behaviour with the supplier.

BEHIND THE AI CLAIM

AI capabilities

Deputy AI is advertised; planning features include staffing forecasts and automatic shift filling.

Documented capabilities

  • AI offering
  • Demand and staffing planning

Plans, limits & questions

  • Introductory AI price and availability may change.
  • The reviewed comparison does not establish which forecasting steps use AI.
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Feature-by-feature evidence

Rota and time attendance software โ€” 20 scored checks

Inside the feature comparison

โœ“ Supported ยท โ— Limited ยท โˆ’ Not supported ยท ? Not verified

Rota and time attendance software: feature evidence and contribution to the score
Capability & demo questionDeputy UK55โ€“100/100 documented fit
Core workflowPublish staff rotas5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Create and publish a weekly rota for two job roles.

โœ“ Supported

Rotas and shift publishing.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowEmployee time clock5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Clock a worker in and out and inspect the recorded duration.

โœ“ Supported

Tablet, mobile, web and watch clocking.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowTimesheet review and approval5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Correct a missing clock-out and approve the timesheet.

โœ“ Supported

Timesheets with approval controls.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowLeave and absence requests5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Approve leave and show its effect on rota availability.

โœ“ Supported

Leave and accrual management.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowEmployee availability and swaps5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Submit availability and request a shift swap.

โœ“ Supported

Shift swaps and replacements.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowLabour cost visibility5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Compare scheduled hours with wage costs before publishing.

โœ“ Supported

Wages against scheduled hours.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowManager rota actions on mobile5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Change a shift or approve a team request using a phone.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthReusable shift patterns5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Apply a rota template and alter one shift without rebuilding the week.

โœ“ Supported

Reusable shift templates.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthRole or skill-based assignments5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Attempt to assign a worker lacking a required skill and inspect the outcome.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthConfigurable break rules5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Create a paid and an unpaid break and inspect payable hours.

โœ“ Supported

Paid and unpaid break scheduling.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthMulti-location scheduling5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Share a worker across two locations without conflicting assignments.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthLocation-restricted clocking5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Attempt to clock in outside an authorised location.

โœ“ Supported

Location-restricted clocking.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthException-based timesheet approval5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Automatically approve an ordinary shift and route an exception to a manager.

โœ“ Supported

Automatic timesheet approvals and exceptions.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthMapped payroll export or connection5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Export approved hours into the named payroll product with correct pay codes.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthEdited-hours audit history5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Edit a clocking record and retrieve its prior value, actor and timestamp.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthAttendance or rota API5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Read or update a rota or timesheet with documented API permissions.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthCustom workforce reporting5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Filter hours or labour costs by site and role and export the result.

โœ“ Supported

Analytics+ custom reports and sharing.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
AIAI demand forecasting5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Compare predicted demand with actual workload over a representative period.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
AIAI-assisted shift allocation5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Generate a rota from demand and constraints and review proposed assignments.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
AIAI workforce questions or insights5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Ask a labour-cost question and reconcile the AI answer with records.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points

โ€œNot verifiedโ€ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.

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