Darwinbox vs. Deputy

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Darwinbox
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Darwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A
Deputy
Score 8.5 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
DarwinboxDeputy
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
DarwinboxDeputy
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DarwinboxDeputy
Considered Both Products
Darwinbox
Chose Darwinbox
Looks better than Greythr and usability is better with more features
Chose Darwinbox
I felt it was very nice in comparison to others and was simple for everyone in the organization to handle and haven't gone through any other software so till now, Darwinbox is the best for us. Others had various good features too but were a little complex to use, Zoho people …
Chose Darwinbox
Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with Monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and …
Chose Darwinbox
Darwinbox is up there with ADP in terms of quality for employers to use in such an open-level style. I personally would support the use of Darwinbox against the competition.
Deputy
Chose Deputy
Deputy surpasses expectations with its intuitive simplicity and outstanding value. It eliminates guesswork from the equation while delivering exceptional cost-effectiveness.
Chose Deputy
Deputy is less clunky than Clockify and offers more advanced integration options. I also can't stress enough how nice it is to have something just mounted to the wall running Deputy that can be on 24/7 and after five years not have some sort of breakdown.
Chose Deputy
Feature and functionality wise they are very similar. I liked the UI for both platforms. The main reason we ended up choosing Deputy is because of their good pricing, Deputy was significantly less costly, thus we are getting more value. The other reason was that I liked the …
Chose Deputy
7Shifts was not able to provide the integration we needed for our payroll system and no support to integrate with our HR system. It also did not have the ability to create custom reports or create reports in a format that we could use for payroll. The user interface was a bit …
Chose Deputy
I have used Ontheclock which is basic timekeeping but doesn't integrate with my payroll system.
Chose Deputy
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 …
Chose Deputy
I tested HomeBase and Deputy at the same time. I gave up testing HomeBase when I found Deputy immediately more user-friendly and, as I thought, more ingeniously designed. However, I did not do in-depth testing of HomeBase. I simply jumped to Deputy when I realized it would do …
Chose Deputy
I previously used ADP Workforce at another firm. When using ADP back then, there was not an app, although there may be one now. I like that Deputy offers an app and I like how user-friendly and easy it is to use. At a previous firm we also used ADP to house a lot of HR …
Chose Deputy
N/A - we were previously writing our schedule via email.
Chose Deputy
Kronos was not user-friendly. It was very limited on what could be done and my staff struggled to use it as well. Deputy is updated and continues to update. One of the biggest differences is my staff being able to swap shifts with other staff members. This gives so much more …
Chose Deputy
Unlike Clockify, Deputy offers an all one program from rostering and approving timesheets to payroll and HR admin. It has really helped our company keep everything in the one place and save on costs having multiple programs and software. Our staff is much happier using Deputy …
Chose Deputy
At the time I tried it (a couple of years ago, think it might have been called T-Sheets?) it really was not something we could use for running a business where the field employees didn't work fixed shifts. It would have been more work than staying with the manual timesheets.
Chose Deputy
We only had When I Work for employees to enter their hours. The functions of Deputy is way better and all employees think that it is much easier to use. It is now a year since we changed to Deputy, so I don't know if the other app has improved, but at the time Deputy was …
Chose Deputy
We did a trial of When I Work prior to implementing Deputy. Although it has been a few years, it didn't seem to have the same features and functionality as Deputy, although our pricing was less with When I Work if I recall. It may have changed since then so they are probably …
Chose Deputy
Don't remember, did the evaluations 2 years ago.
Chose Deputy
I haven't used any other product except manual word documents. Obviously using Deputy has had a huge impact on the efficiency of my administrative tasks such as timesheets rosters and payroll.
Chose Deputy
As already mentioned, it was the charging by shift scheduled and the ability to choose which employees I want working that drew me to Deputy. I had looked at Deputy several years ago, but until they implemented the "Pay by Shift Scheduled" feature, it was going to be too …
Chose Deputy
I am not quite sure about this. I did not get to use when to work a lot.
Chose Deputy
Deputy is scheduling-based. If you are looking for a HIRIS system to have everything under one umbrella it is difficult as most platforms are not geared towards scheduling and are as basic as an excel sheet. If looking for an all-in-one system make sure to see if Deputy can …
Chose Deputy
the very intuitive feature makes rostering process very fast.
Chose Deputy
I do not remember the other tools I looked at when choosing Deputy. But I do know that it offered the most features for the most reasonable cost. And it helped to eliminate the headaches I was having with the use of paper schedules. I had too many instances of “I didn’t realize …
Features
DarwinboxDeputy
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.4
Ratings
15% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
14% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
Pay calculation9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
8.8
Ratings
7% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.8
Ratings
20% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
7.9
Ratings
5% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
Report builder7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.2
Ratings
14% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
New hire portal9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
Performance plans10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.8
Ratings
22% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.4
Ratings
18% above category average
Deputy
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Management Software Features
Comparison of Workforce Management Software Features features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
-
Ratings
Deputy
6.0
Ratings
13% below category average
Scheduling and Shift Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Workforce Reporting and Analytics00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Workforce Compliance Monitoring00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Mobile Accessibility00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Task Assignment and Tracking00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Forecasting and Resource Planning00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Staffing Forecasting and Resource Planning00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Shift Swapping and Time-Off Requests00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 6.0 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
DarwinboxDeputy
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.2
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DarwinboxDeputy
Likelihood to Recommend
Employees that come into work are needed to clock in to get paid for the amount of time they are working per day. They will log on to Darwinbox and clock in as soon as they can. Some will use the PTO they have available to use. HR will be able to make payroll in a timely manner for employees.
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[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
  • Leave management & tracking
  • Tax handling, declaration, salary tracking
  • Visibility on org structure
  • Performance review handling
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  • 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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Cons
  • It can improve its UI a little better and make it look more user friendly
  • It can provide a deep analysis about things and should provide a download feature for the analytics shown
  • It should increase its scalability for large organisation as i think it wont be able to handle it
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  • 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
No answers on this topic
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
Great tool, however the bugs mar its user experience. If solved for, and if the UI is improved on, it will be an amazing tool
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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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Reliability and Availability
No answers on this topic
We have never had a problem with deputy being unavailable
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Performance
No answers on this topic
Everything is quick and easy
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
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
No answers on this topic
It was super easy and quick
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
Did a great job of getting us up to speed with their online documentation.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
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
Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
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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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Scalability
No answers on this topic
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
  • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
  • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
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  • 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

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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.