Deputy vs StaffAny (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Deputy grades higher than StaffAny: 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
Deputy grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. StaffAny grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Deputy
Shift scheduling, time clock and labor-law tools for hourly teams
StaffAny
Scheduling, time clock and timesheets for food and beverage teams
Which one is for you
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
Pick StaffAny if
- Fits if you run a restaurant or cafe and want rotas, a clock and timesheets together
- Works for businesses that bill in Singapore dollars
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you have over 10 staff and want the Start Up plan, which stops there
- Not for you if you need a plan price before you talk to them
- Pricey if you add extras: PayrollAny is $6 a user a month and EngageAny $5
- Watch out: reports are $299 each and SMS is $0.20 each
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADeputyGood | 1.8GPAStaffAnyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CThe per-staff prices of Start Up, Growth and Scale could not be read, so nothing is on record. Add-ons are priced: $0.20 per SMS, $299 per custom report. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | FNo free plan or trial is on the page we read. |
| Features | 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. | BScheduling, auto-scheduling, a time clock, timesheets, leave and reports. No gap in the listing for the core job. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. Add-ons for payroll and engagement need setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb only on the listing, with Lark the only integration. |
| Best for | shift teams that must follow labor laws | food and beverage teams in Singapore and Malaysia |
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: Deputy and StaffAny. How we grade
Where they differ
- Deputy also covers auto-scheduling.
- StaffAny also covers reports and applicant tracking.
At a glance
| Deputy | StaffAny | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $5 per user / month, billed annually (Lite) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial of up to 31 days, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Deputy | StaffAny |
| Price read from | deputy.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
StaffAny
- The per-staff price of the Start Up, Growth and Scale plans could not be read from the pricing page, so no plan price is listed here.
- The Start Up plan is limited to 10 staff; the Enterprise plan is for businesses above 100 staff.
- Billing is in Singapore dollars for clients worldwide. Add-ons cost $0.20 per SMS, $299 per custom report, $6 per user a month for PayrollAny and $5 for EngageAny.
- The pricing page offers 30% off annual billing, but the base monthly figures are not shown.
Key features
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.
StaffAny
- Shift scheduling
- Drag-and-drop shifts, shift templates, staff availabilities and copying shifts across weeks. Multi-outlet scheduling starts on the Growth plan.
- Auto-scheduling
- The Scale plan adds auto-scheduling, sales per labor hour (SPLH) and target manpower figures.
- Time clock
- Geofenced and QR clock-in, GPS with a photo, and a web time clock on every plan; WiFi clock-in begins on Growth.
- Smart timesheets
- Timesheets are consolidated automatically with configurable rounding; auto clock-out, timesheet lock and early clock-in prevention are on higher plans.
- Leave and reports
- Leave accrual and approval, plus reports; sales versus labor cost reports are on Scale.
- Add-ons
- PayrollAny, EngageAny rewards, an applicant tracking system billed per SMS, and custom reports are priced separately.
Plans
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.
StaffAny
Pricing could not be confirmed. See staffany.com.
Ways to pay less
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.
StaffAny
- Annual discount
30% off with annual billing
The pricing page states a saving of 30% when billing annually; it does not show the monthly figures it is measured against.
- Other savings
Singapore EDGE Grant support
StaffAny Schedule and HRMS Core may qualify for up to 50% support under Enterprise Singapore's EDGE Grant, subject to eligibility and approval.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Deputy or StaffAny?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Deputy starts at $5 per user / month, billed annually (Lite), and StaffAny has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Deputy or StaffAny?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Deputy nor StaffAny has a free plan. Deputy has a free trial.
Which platforms do Deputy and StaffAny 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.