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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    IFS Cloud

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AIFS is a low-code / no-code approach to IFS solution suite, supporting various industries including aerospace & defense, construction, energy & utilities, and manufacturing with ERP, EAM and field service management functionality. IFS Cloud can be run as a service from IFS, or in a location of choice including on-premise as a containerized application.N/A
    Pricing
    DeputyIFS Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $5.50
    per month per user
    Core
    $7.25
    per month per user
    Pro
    $10
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DeputyIFS Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    DeputyIFS Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Deputy
    No answer on this topic
    IFS
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    385 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    363 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    366 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    321 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    348 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    DeputyIFS Cloud
    Workforce Management Software Features
    Comparison of Workforce Management Software Features features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Scheduling and Shift Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Reporting and Analytics5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Compliance Monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Accessibility10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Assignment and Tracking5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting and Resource Planning3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Staffing Forecasting and Resource Planning3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shift Swapping and Time-Off Requests5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.5
    5 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings5.84 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings5.63 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Deputy and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    Deputy
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    DeputyIFS Cloud
    Small Businesses
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    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Harri
    Score6 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Enterprise eTIME, by ADP (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DeputyIFS Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (409 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (46 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (404 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (30 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.2
    (398 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.8
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DeputyIFS Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    IFS
    The IFS Cloud has well suited to keeping track from beginning to end and engages from the internal team to the external team very well. It takes everything with them and helps them to grow at a wide pace. It creates a systematic workflow process which helps in achieving the goal more fast and friendly environment
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    Pros
    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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    IFS
    • Store data from different domains
    • Integrates efficiently with other systems
    • Easy to migrate data from different systems. Provides good API Documentation.
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    Cons
    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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    IFS
    • Rich look of user experience of the web-based interface
    • Some areas like HR and Payroll are not fully-suited within the solution
    • Error and issue handling/debugging is difficult
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    Incentivized
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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    IFS
    The overall functionality, the feature set that the IFS Cloud offeres is really good (even though it has some flaws / cons), which reduces the time / administrative effort in managing multiple systems to achieve the same goal / to store the required data.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Deputy
    We have never had a problem with deputy being unavailable
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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Deputy
    Everything is quick and easy
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    IFS
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    Support Rating
    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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    IFS
    The overall support is perfect and efficient.
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    In-Person Training
    Deputy
    It was super easy and quick
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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Deputy
    Did a great job of getting us up to speed with their online documentation.
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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    IFS
    IFS Cloud is an upgrade of IFS Applications. IFS Applications solution is under extended support and would eventually be replaced by cloud solution in coming years.
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    Scalability
    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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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    IFS
    • Reduced the time taken for the users to prepare and generate reports since most are automatic with IFS Cloud
    • Increased the reliability and visibility of the inventory of the products from procurement of raw materials through the manufacturing of final product to delivering to customer's place
    • Took a considerable time configuring the roles and access of the users while implementation
    Incentivized
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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.