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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CrunchTime!

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ACrunchtime! is a restaurant management platform from the company of the same name in Boston, combining workforce & labor management with inventory, ordering, and recipe management.N/A

    Deputy

    Score8.6 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, HR, payroll, 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…

    $5.50

    per month per user

    Pricing
    CrunchTime!Deputy
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite
    $5.50
    per month per user
    Core
    $7.25
    per month per user
    Pro
    $10
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrunchTime!Deputy
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    CrunchTime!Deputy
    Considered Both Products
    CrunchTime!
    No answer on this topic
    Deputy
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    385 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    363 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    366 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    321 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    348 Answers
    Features
    CrunchTime!Deputy
    Workforce Management Software Features
    Comparison of Workforce Management Software Features features of CrunchTime! and Deputy
    Feature
    CrunchTime!
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    Ratings
    Deputy
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Scheduling and Shift Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Workforce Reporting and Analytics00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Workforce Compliance Monitoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile Accessibility00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Task Assignment and Tracking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Forecasting and Resource Planning00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Staffing Forecasting and Resource Planning00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Shift Swapping and Time-Off Requests00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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    CrunchTime!Deputy
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Enterprise eTIME, by ADP (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CrunchTime!Deputy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (409 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (46 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (404 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (30 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.2
    (398 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrunchTime!Deputy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CrunchTime!
    CrunchTime! is well suited for non-franchised restaurant brands. When you have control of the end-user it makes deployment and use much easier. It is less suited for franchised restaurants because of the inability for the franchiser to require its use. Without end-user interaction some data points are not available. Some of the recent changes in the software have addressed this.
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    Deputy
    [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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    Pros
    CrunchTime!
    • The integration to our Vendors is well done allow us to place orders and monitor vendors for contract compliance.
    • The integration to our POS was simple which allows us to easily exchange data.
    • There update cadence is short and they are always releasing system improvements.
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    Deputy
    • Employee Scheduling - So straightforward and easy to use! Love the copy & past feature!
    • Timekeeping - the App & Kiosk are perfect for employees to clock in and out in a matter of seconds
    • Company Communication - the Newsfeed feature makes it easy to keep everyone up to date on company announcements
    • Task Management - simple to use task lists help keep my team organized
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    Cons
    CrunchTime!
    • Until recently we were unable to get accurate data from franchisees that are unwilling to use the product. That is changing with some new feature releases.
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    Deputy
    • 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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    Likelihood to Renew
    CrunchTime!
    No answers on this topic
    Deputy
    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
    CrunchTime!
    No answers on this topic
    Deputy
    Deputy is user-friendly and easy to understand for users with basic to moderate computer knowledge. The Employee is simple and easy for employees to understand. Employees get push notifications when shifts are scheduled and can clock in and out easily directly from the phone or kiosk, or using the website. The only challenge we’ve had is the ability for management to assign leave to employees who have not yet requested time off.
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    Reliability and Availability
    CrunchTime!
    No answers on this topic
    Deputy
    We have never had a problem with deputy being unavailable
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    Performance
    CrunchTime!
    No answers on this topic
    Deputy
    Everything is quick and easy
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    Support Rating
    CrunchTime!
    No answers on this topic
    Deputy
    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
    CrunchTime!
    No answers on this topic
    Deputy
    It was super easy and quick
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    Online Training
    CrunchTime!
    No answers on this topic
    Deputy
    Did a great job of getting us up to speed with their online documentation.
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    Implementation Rating
    CrunchTime!
    No answers on this topic
    Deputy
    It took me a bit to get all my staff input from our previous scheduling software. However, once all the information was there, everything went smoothly and we were able to start implementing Deputy right away. It did not take long to train my staff and have them comfortable with using the system.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CrunchTime!
    We selected CrunchTime! many years ago because they were a relatively small company with a good product. We have grown with them. We have looked at competitors over the years and have not found a company that we would consider switching to.
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    Deputy
    For years we used TimeTrax systems but they were hard to use and required manual downloads of punches, networked setups, and we needed separate setups for each location. When evaluating cloud-based solutions we first tried TSheets, but the higher cost and lack of features made us choose Deputy. Our main complaint about the actual TSheets system was the IPads did not store punches when it first launched so if you lost internet it couldn't store the punches. When we were evaluating the system they were building a police station next door that resulted in intermittent internet outages and the kiosk app basically became a brick until the internet came back on.
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    Scalability
    CrunchTime!
    No answers on this topic
    Deputy
    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
    CrunchTime!
    • The software has allowed us to maintain consistency of our products while helping to keep food cost down.
    • The software has allowed us to maintain quality and determine which stores are not properly executing our recipes which allows us to do customized training.
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    Deputy
    • 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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    ScreenShots

    Deputy Screenshots

    Screenshot of the mobile app displaying who is currently on the clock and who is late.Screenshot of where to find a replacement from a phone in seconds.Screenshot of the iPad app.