Deputy vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Rippling
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Rippling’s platform for HR, IT, payroll, and spend management automates the entire employee lifecycle, ensures compliance, supports device management, and provides real-time financial visibility from a central dashboard.
$8
per month per user
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Lite
$5.50
per month per user
Core
$7.25
per month per user
Pro
$10
per month per user
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DeputyRippling
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.For additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
DeputyRippling
Considered Both Products
Deputy
Chose Deputy
Deputy surpasses expectations with its intuitive simplicity and outstanding value. It eliminates guesswork from the equation while delivering exceptional cost-effectiveness.
Rippling
Chose Rippling
Rippling is easier to use. It has everything you need in one place. You don’t have to jump from one app to the next to get everything done. It is a one-stop shop. I think this might be the smoothest transition with Rippling I have experienced.
Features
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Workforce Management Software Features
Comparison of Workforce Management Software Features features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
6.0
1 Ratings
13% below category average
Rippling
-
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
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
1124 Ratings
10% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9799 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.9826 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.1938 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2835 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.1972 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2867 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0666 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1171 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.31055 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0741 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01021 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.51026 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4792 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3694 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1051 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.41014 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3966 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3720 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1218 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41153 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51204 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.41003 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.6672 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.0866 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.8
521 Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.8521 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
635 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8615 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.0581 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2527 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
868 Ratings
17% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5844 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3660 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
514 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.1442 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.9472 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.1438 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.9469 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
594 Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2524 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2496 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2527 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.4559 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3484 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
435 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1361 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.1372 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2390 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0371 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Deputy
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
499 Ratings
14% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.0397 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.0380 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.1336 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.8347 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.0346 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.9382 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.0468 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(409 ratings)
9.2
(1275 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(46 ratings)
8.8
(25 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(404 ratings)
9.3
(1272 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(5 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
9.2
(5 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(30 ratings)
8.9
(950 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.2
(398 ratings)
7.7
(11 ratings)
Configurability
7.8
(6 ratings)
7.1
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.7
(3 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.3
(5 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(5 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.8
(5 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
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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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Rippling
It has a favourites section for commonly used functions. This is perfect for logging in pre-sift and managing my timekeeping. It is easy to view my payslip. It is well-documented and accurate, and it also provides me with an accurate timeline for when to expect my pay to clear. Overall, very easy to use and great interface.
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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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Rippling
  • Keeping track of and entering time off and watching time of approvals
  • Providing fast links to access accounts for health/retirement benefits
  • Extremely convenient access to see how much money is left in my flexible savings account and reordering a new card if I need one
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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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Rippling
  • Rippling could improve their payment days. Currently they make employee payments around the 15th and 30th of the month, but it varies slightly with every month. It would make more sense to do this payment on every other Friday or every other Monday.
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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
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Rippling
I've been fully impressed with the tool so far in my 6 months of being a daily user. It's rare to run into an issue that can't be solved. Customer service is quick to respond and are usually very helpful. The price is great for the upgrade we got from our past tool. We hit our ROI within the first month.
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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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Rippling
I think you are redundant with these questions. I have mentioned how easy of to use and a great tool for tracking activity. It wastes no time and has what you need. I am pleased with its usability, and if it were up to me, I would keep using it.
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Reliability and Availability
Deputy
We have never had a problem with deputy being unavailable
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Rippling
I like that the availability in using Rippling at any given time is useful to me. Getting on the site freely when I need gives me security of knowing that I can be in control of viewing health insurance and hours information. I have yet to get any errors in using the Rippling app.
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Performance
Deputy
Everything is quick and easy
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Rippling
Rippling's performance has been great, no errors or glitches yet so far. I am confident that Going from one page to the next and all its complexity usage does not lag or times out, it works effectively and efficiently. While using Rippling and other apps it does not tend to slow it down, works great. No complaints.
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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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Rippling
They have been quite responsive to questions and clarifying settings, approaches, listening to feedback. Their knowledge base and training seem well-established and user-focused. Really like their offerings in Rippling U to help orient admins on features, functionality, and best practices. The IT implementation specialist was kind, efficient, and walked us through each screen, explaining different scenarios as we got things configured. They followed up after each call with action items, recommendations, and made themselves available between working sessions. The whole process felt very productive.
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In-Person Training
Deputy
It was super easy and quick
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Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Online Training
Deputy
Did a great job of getting us up to speed with their online documentation.
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Rippling
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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Rippling
It's really easy to implement in comparison to other tools or applications. Different key points are easily configured and implemented as per need, having different configurations in systems. Implementation is something which binds the different parameters of an organization in a single row. Implementation of rippling is much easier, quicker, and error free than any other software. I recommend it strongly!
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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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Rippling
Rippling far outshines Employment Hero from an LMS perspective; the EH LMS is really bad and has very little functionality, as well as being completely user-unfriendly. The UE is much better with Rippling, no more searching for things that are in obscure places or running reports that need refining to the extreme.
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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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Rippling
I can go on here and see all my hours and pto plus health benefits. I like to have the work handbook handy to refer to legal things. How to work my role within it's limits. Being able to put in my hours and view when they are approved is a huge benefit for me.
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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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Rippling
  • It was great to receive money from other country.
  • It was very helpful to use an user friendly platform for my first oversea job.
  • It was great to keep track of the amount of money I've received for the time I was employed overseas.
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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.

Rippling Screenshots

Screenshot of the Rippling Dashboard: Employees' home for their payroll, benefits, documents, devices, expenses, and apps.Screenshot of Rippling Payroll: Runs payroll in 90 seconds. Pays employees and contractors around the world. Automatic tax filing.Screenshot of Rippling Benefits Administration: For the management of employees' Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits.Screenshot of Rippling Single Sign-On: Employees can access all of their SaaS apps in one click from their Rippling dashboard.Screenshot of Rippling’s Time & Attendance platform. This integrates with the rest of the product suite so that when employees clock in, their approved hours automatically synced with payroll and accounting systems.Screenshot of Rippling Mobile Device Management: To manage employees' computers and devices 100% remotely.