Comparison

Deputy vs When I Work

On the evidence we track, Deputy leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Deputy full profile →When I Work full profile →

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★Deputy71

When I Work49

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DeputyLeader	When I Work
Vioscale score	71 / 100low · 43%	49 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✗
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$5	$2.50
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	19	2
Security
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB, AU · HQ AU	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Deputy71 / 100low · 43%

When I Work49 / 100low · 43%

Pricing

Free tier

Deputy✗

When I Work✗

Model

Deputycommercial

When I Workcommercial

Price level

Deputylow

When I Worklow

Starting price

Deputy$5

When I Work$2.50

Transparent

Deputy✓

When I Work✓

Integrations

Count

Deputy19

When I Work2

Security

Iso27001

Deputy✓

When I Work–

Pci

Deputy✓

When I Work✓

Soc2

Deputy✓

When I Work–

Market

Availability

DeputyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB, AU · HQ AU

When I WorkAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for employee scheduling. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Employee Scheduling
Capability	Deputy	When I Work
Capabilities
Algorithmic auto scheduling	-	-
Mobile app shift swapping	-	-
Open shift bidding marketplace	-	-
Labor law overtime compliance alerts	-	-
Gps geofenced mobile clock in	-	-
Kiosk facial recognition clock in	-	-
Sales labor forecasting	-	-
Point of sale POS integration	-	-
Payroll adp gusto integration	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
ISO 27001	-	-
Pricing model	-	-

Capabilities

Algorithmic auto scheduling

Deputy-

When I Work-

Mobile app shift swapping

Deputy-

When I Work-

Open shift bidding marketplace

Deputy-

When I Work-

Labor law overtime compliance alerts

Deputy-

When I Work-

Gps geofenced mobile clock in

Deputy-

When I Work-

Kiosk facial recognition clock in

Deputy-

When I Work-

Sales labor forecasting

Deputy-

When I Work-

Point of sale POS integration

Deputy-

When I Work-

Payroll adp gusto integration

Deputy-

When I Work-

SOC2 type ii

Deputy-

When I Work-

ISO 27001

Deputy-

When I Work-

Pricing model

Deputy-

When I Work-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Deputy

Leader

A staffing management platform that streamlines employee scheduling, time tracking, labor law compliance, and payroll processing. It includes AI-assisted shift building, leave management, and integrations with payroll systems for hourly-based work environments.

Independently observed

When I Work

Cloud-based workforce management solution combining employee scheduling with GPS-enabled time tracking and built-in team messaging, designed for businesses managing hourly workers across multiple locations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Deputy

Leader

from $5/seat/moSubscription31-day trial

From $5/user/month. 31-day free trial, no credit card required.

Lite$5/user/month, billed upfront or monthly
- Labor Law Compliance
- Leave & Availability Management
- Payroll & HR integrations
- Self-serve onboarding
Core$6.50/user/month
- Advanced Labor Law Compliance
- Customer success manager
Pro$9/user/month
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Dedicated customer success manager
- Complete control with powerful automation, insights, and priority support

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

When I Work

from $2.50/user/moSubscription14-day trial

From $2.50/user/month. 14-day free trial. Flexible monthly or annual billing.

Essentials$2.50/user/month
- OpenShifts and shift swapping
- Help Center and live chat
- Payroll and POS integrations
Pro$5/user/month
- OpenShifts and shift swapping
- Help Center and live chat
- Payroll and POS integrations
- Multi-timezone support
Premium$8/user/month
- OpenShifts and shift swapping
- Help Center and live chat
- Payroll and POS integrations
- Multi-timezone support
- API key access
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Deputy	When I Work
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Deputy✓

When I Work✓

iOS

Deputy✓

When I Work✗

Android

Deputy✓

When I Work✗

macOS

Deputy✓

When I Work✗

Windows

Deputy✓

When I Work✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Deputy✓

When I Work✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Deputy

Leader

19 total

AirWatch
Allara Global
Astute Payroll
Azure
Box
Equals
Flex Catering
intelliHR
KioWare
LastPass
Okta
Op Central
Oracle
Paychex
Proliant
QuickBooks
Talenox
TriNet
Zapier

Independently observed

When I Work

2 total

Rippling
Square

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.