Bizimply vs Deputy (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Deputy grades higher than Bizimply: 2.6 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bizimply grades higher on value for money. Deputy grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bizimply
Rotas, time clock and HR for UK and Irish hospitality and retail
Deputy
Shift scheduling, time clock and labor-law tools for hourly teams
Which one is for you
Pick Bizimply if
- Fits if you run several pubs or shops in the UK or Ireland and want rotas and a clock together
- Works for managers who want labor cost shown against sales
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price list, as there is none
- Not for you if you need a free plan or trial, because neither is listed
- Watch out: payment is by Direct Debit and the annual discount has no figure
- Watch out: it is written for UK and Irish businesses, and only two integrations are listed
Pick Deputy if
- Fits if you have to follow break rules or Fair Workweek scheduling laws
- Works for teams that want staff to swap shifts and find their own cover
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you have 15 or more hourly staff, since every person, managers included, is a paid user
- Skip it if you might shrink, as annual plans can't drop users or plans mid-term and there's no refund
- Tight if you pay monthly with a small team, because there's a $30 monthly minimum
- Watch out: US payroll is $8 a user plus $49 a month on yearly Core or Pro, HR is $2 a user, and texts are 1 cent each
- Not for you if you want auto-scheduling or face-unlock kiosks on Lite, as they start on Core at $6.50 a head
How we grade them
| 1.8GPABizimplyWeak | 2.6GPADeputyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the page offers a quote by employees, locations and products. Annual billing is discounted by an unstated amount. | DLite is $5 a person a month billed yearly, so 15 staff come to $75 a month, and managers count as users too. For a team that size that's in the dearest tenth of this category. Auto-scheduling and face-unlock kiosks wait on Core at $6.50 a head. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial are listed on the pricing page. | CNo free plan, but a trial of up to 31 days with no credit card needed. After it you pay for every user, managers included. |
| Features | BCosted rotas against forecast demand, a tablet clock with PIN and photo, leave, records and a staff app. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job. | BSchedules from templates with breaks, shift swaps, clock-ins from phones, browsers, watches or a kiosk, labor-law checks as you build, and timesheets that flow to payroll. That's the whole job, with auto-scheduling and demand forecasts on Core. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It has a clock station and records to set up as well as rotas. | A4.79 from 5,849 App Store ratings. Staff get their shifts, swaps and clock-ins on the phone, which is where most of the use happens. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb, with the MyZimply staff app, and only Square and Toast listed as integrations. The listing shows no desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, plus payroll and till links such as Gusto, ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks, Xero and Square, and a public API. No desktop app, so it stops at a B. |
| Best for | UK and Irish pubs, restaurants and shops with several sites | shift teams that must follow labor laws |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bizimply and Deputy. How we grade
Where they differ
- Bizimply also covers reports and employee records.
- Deputy also covers auto-scheduling and payroll.
At a glance
| Bizimply | Deputy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $5 per user / month, billed annually (Lite) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial of up to 31 days, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Bizimply | Deputy |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | deputy.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bizimply
- No prices are published; the pricing page offers a quote based on employees, locations and products.
- The pricing page lists two quote-only plans, Complete WFM and HR & Communications.
- Payment is by Direct Debit, and the page says annual billing is discounted without giving a figure.
- The pages are written for UK and Irish businesses.
Deputy
- Monthly plans carry a minimum spend of $30 a month, and every admin, manager and supervisor counts as a paid user.
- US payroll by Paycor is an add-on for annual Core and Pro plans: $8 per user a month plus a $49 monthly base fee. HR is $2 per user a month.
- Annual plans cannot be moved to a lower plan or fewer users during the term, and cancelling early brings no refund.
- Text messages sent through Deputy, such as published schedules, cost 1 cent per 160 characters in the US.
Key features
Bizimply
- Rota scheduling and forecasting
- Costed rotas built around forecast demand, with labor cost shown against sales across sites.
- Time and attendance
- Staff clock in on a wall-mounted tablet with a PIN and photo capture, or with GPS in the mobile app.
- Leave and employee records
- Time-off requests, certification and training tracking, contracts and central personnel records.
- Employee app
- The MyZimply app lets staff view their rota, request holidays, swap shifts and message colleagues.
- Payroll-ready exports
- Hours export to payroll, and the vendor also sells its own Bizimply Payroll product.
Deputy
- Shift planning and swaps
- Schedules are built from templates with paid and unpaid breaks. Staff can confirm shifts, pick up open ones, swap or offer shifts and find a replacement.
- Auto-scheduling and forecasting
- From the Core plan, Deputy builds and fills shifts from demand and staff availability, and compares forecast sales and wages against actuals.
- Clock-in apps and geofencing
- Staff clock in from the mobile apps, a browser, a watch or a shared tablet kiosk. Geofences block clock-ins away from the site, and Core adds face-unlock kiosks.
- Timesheets to payroll
- Clock-ins become timesheets that managers approve, or that Core approves automatically, and then go to payroll systems such as Gusto, ADP, Paychex or Xero.
- Labor-law compliance
- Rules for breaks, overtime, Fair Workweek scheduling and custom pay rates are checked as shifts are built and worked.
- Team messaging and Shift Pulse
- A news feed and messaging reach staff in the app, and Shift Pulse asks each worker for feedback when a shift ends.
Plans
Bizimply
Pricing could not be confirmed. See bizimply.com.
Deputy
Lite$5
per user / month, billed annually ($5.50 billed monthly)
Basic scheduling, timesheets and time clock, shift swaps, leave and availability, labor-law checks, basic reports and team messaging.
Core$6.50
per user / month, billed annually ($7.25 billed monthly)
Adds auto-scheduling, demand forecasting, wage budgets, face-unlock kiosk clock-ins and timesheet auto-approval. Marked most popular.
Pro$9
per user / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
Adds custom access levels, location hierarchies, pay centers, SSO, a sandbox and 24/7 live chat, with Analytics+ and Messaging+ included.
Ways to pay less
Bizimply
No public discounts listed.
Deputy
- Annual discount
About 10% off with annual billing
Annual plans cost $5, $6.50 and $9 per user a month against $5.50, $7.25 and $10 billed monthly; the page labels the saving 10%.
- Nonprofit
Special pricing for charities on request
Charities, not-for-profits and community organizations can ask Deputy about special pricing; no figure is published.
- Other savings
6 months free on Pro and Payroll until November 30, 2026
New US businesses that sign up by November 30, 2026 and buy both Pro and Deputy Payroll on a 12-month term get six billing months free.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bizimply or Deputy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bizimply has no price we could confirm, and Deputy starts at $5 per user / month, billed annually (Lite).
Which has a free plan, Bizimply or Deputy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Bizimply nor Deputy has a free plan. Deputy has a free trial.
Which platforms do Bizimply and Deputy run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Deputy lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.