Ceridian Powerpay vs Deputy

Likelihood to Recommend

In all honestly I don’t know a situation where Ceridian Powerpay would not be appropriate to use. I have used it at a company with 12 employees, and at a company with 100 employees. The system works great regardless of company size and the benefits significantly outweigh any (if any) negatives.

I only have experience with the system in the hospitality industry but it covered all our needs and more that I can only imagine that would apply to other industries as well.

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Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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The application has been totally useful in our company because we work with employees who need to clock in and out, so we can narrow down the time spent and determine our payroll more accurately. Deputy has been perfectly suited for our operations staff because that department must manage multiple tasks daily, and with the mobile extension they can diversify their time spent on each task. Through Deputy we can make notifications regarding work time, including holiday or deadline notifications for the completion of a task. Similarly, we can personally notify an employee when he/she is assigned a day off.

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Supervisor in Marketing

Marketing & Advertising Company, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Ceridian Powerpay

Deputy

Pay calculation

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Pros

Ceridian Powerpay simplifies the payroll process, very little manual work involved during each payroll run.
Ceridian Powerpay is mostly an intuitive interface with easy to understand workflows to allow for multiple users to be able to use the system if required.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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Phone clock in and clock out.
Geotagging of the clock in process.
Integration with Gusto.

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Christopher Cantrall

Vice President - General Counsel

New Orleans PerspectivesMarket Research, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Would be great if you could search for specific ROEs in the system rather than having to go into each individual pay period package to locate - especially when there may be 10+ ROEs.

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Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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We are still waiting for the ability to approve or deny leave requests from the mobile app. Currently it has to be done via desktop.
We’ve had a couple issues with push notifications but they have improved greatly.
The “require confirmation from employees” feature on messages doesn’t seem to work every time.

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Sander Kallshian

Owner

Seattle Seed CompanyWholesale, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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Deputy 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Timesheet tools often don't have the best usability for an outsider. Deputy bucks that trend. Everything is clean and simple in layout, and functionality is easy to identify. You don't have to waste too much time trying to find the tools you need.

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Christopher Cantrall

Vice President - General Counsel

New Orleans PerspectivesMarket Research, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

Ceridian Powerpay 8.0

Based on 2 answers

Generally, Ceridian Powerpay support is strong, with the edge given to the telephone staff, which is prompt and always helpful. When I have had to reach out via telephone, I am greeted quickly and provided with a quick resolution to my issue. The email support leaves a bit to be desired, though, as my experience with change requests result in long waits for confirmation and completion, with some instances not even being given a resolution to an issue without requiring additional follow-up. I shouldn’t have to stay on top of the support in addition to providing the details needed, and it should just get done.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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Deputy 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Deputy support is quick and responsive. We honestly haven't needed to reach out to their support much at all, but their live chat has been great in rare instances where we need some help.

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Christopher Cantrall

Vice President - General Counsel

New Orleans PerspectivesMarket Research, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Have not used any other payroll software in my experience.

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Verified User

Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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Deputy was the simplest to train and use and the most efficient for our specific business needs. It was much easier to train on as we did demos of a lot of other tools as well as cheaper than many on the market right now. We were able to get reporting out of this tool as well which many did not have as a part of their softwares.

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Professional in Legal

Legal Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Positive: Ceridian Powerpay is cost-effective for our organization as we do not require a more robust solution—it fits our needs well without breaking the bank.
Positive: Ceridian Powerpay is mostly intuitive, easy to use, and as a result, easy to train team members in. This allows for additional coverage for the payroll system should the key user not be available or require assistance.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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Deputy has provided us with accurate timekeeping for our hourly employees.

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Daniel Sale

Account Executive

Worthy.comLuxury Goods & Jewelry, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Ceridian Powerpay Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Deputy Editions & Modules

Edition

Scheduling Only	$1¹
Scheduling, Time and Attendance	$3¹
Enterprise	$8¹

per user

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Rating Summary

Ceridian Powerpay

Deputy

Ceridian Powerpay

Deputy

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Deputy

Ceridian Powerpay vs Deputy