Deputy vs Tamigo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Deputy grades higher than Tamigo: 2.6 against 2.2 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, features and ease of use. Tamigo grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on platforms.
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
Tamigo
Scheduling, time and attendance for retail and hospitality chains
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 Tamigo if
- Fits if you run one or a few shops or hotels in Europe and want per-location pricing
- Works for chains that need labor-law and collective-agreement rules built in
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Advanced or Premium features, as neither price is published
- Tight if you want shift bids or enhanced balances, which are not on Essential
- Watch out: prices are in euros and are 'from' prices per location
- Watch out: the trial has no stated length or card policy
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADeputyGood | 2.2GPATamigoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BEUR 15 a month per location on Essential and EUR 30 on Standard. Per head for a five-person single site that lands inside the cheaper quarter of the category. |
| 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. | DA free trial is offered on Essential and Standard, but the page gives no length and no word on whether a card is needed. |
| 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. | CSchedules, timesheets, absence and payroll exports are there. But shift bids, enhanced balances and custom payroll integration all sit on higher packages. |
| 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. Labor rules and collective agreements are set up by package, so it's not a start-in-five-minutes tool. |
| 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. | BWeb with a mobile app for schedules and swaps, plus Visma, DATEV, SAP, Opera and Zucchetti. The listing shows no desktop app. |
| Best for | shift teams that must follow labor laws | retail and hotel chains in Europe |
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 Tamigo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Deputy starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Tamigo starts at about $16.76 a month and scores 2.3.
Deputy scores higher and starts $11.76 a month lower. Of the other shift scheduling apps on the chart, none scores higher than Deputy for less, and 7 score higher than Tamigo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Deputy also covers auto-scheduling.
- Tamigo also covers reports.
At a glance
| Deputy | Tamigo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5 per user / month, billed annually (Lite) | €15 per location / month |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial of up to 31 days, no credit card required | Free trial offered on the Essential and Standard packages |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Deputy | tamigo |
| Price read from | deputy.com | tamigo.com |
| 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.
Tamigo
- Only the Essential and Standard packages show a price, and both are 'from' prices per location.
- Advanced and Premium are quoted through a demo; no figure is published.
- Prices are shown in euros and the pages are aimed at retail and hospitality, mainly in Europe.
- Several features, such as shift bids, enhanced absence balances and custom payroll integration, sit on higher packages.
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.
Tamigo
- Shift scheduling
- Schedule templates, per-day editing, shift bids and shift exchanges, with warnings when a schedule breaks work-time rules.
- Time and attendance
- Daily and weekly timesheets, a time clock in the mobile app, flex accounts, a time bank, and shift and break rules.
- Absence management
- Staff request time off, managers see an absence calendar, and balances are tracked, with enhanced balances on higher packages.
- Payroll exports
- Calculates overtime and bank holiday hours and exports to payroll. Labor law and collective agreement rules are configured on higher packages.
- Staff communication
- Company news can go to everyone or to selected departments, alongside a mobile app for checking schedules and swapping shifts.
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.
Tamigo
Essential€15
per location / month
For small single-location businesses: basic scheduling, timesheets, absence requests and a basic payroll export.
Standard€30
per location / month
For small and mid-sized businesses; the page lists it as starting at €30 per location.
AdvancedCustom
For national businesses: staff process optimization and benchmarking across locations. Booked through a demo.
PremiumCustom
For international businesses: custom KPIs and global payroll compliance. Booked through a demo.
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.
Tamigo
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Deputy or Tamigo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Deputy starts at $5 per user / month, billed annually (Lite), and Tamigo starts at €15 per location / month. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Deputy or Tamigo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Deputy nor Tamigo has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Deputy and Tamigo 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.