Scheduling & labor
Deputy
Workforce management with genuine AI auto-scheduling and demand forecasting from your POS and payroll data.
What it does
Deputy is a workforce management platform covering employee scheduling, time and attendance, labor compliance, and payroll and HR integrations. It is widely used across restaurants and hospitality for demand-driven scheduling across one or many locations.
Best for
Operators who want AI to auto-build compliant, cost-optimized schedules from real demand data.
AI features
Genuine AI here. Smart Scheduling auto-builds cost-optimized schedules against budget, breaks, training, and compliance rules, and demand forecasting predicts staffing needs from historical POS and payroll data. Deputy describes it as assistive intelligence that automates the scheduling work while leaving final judgment to managers.
Pricing
Free Starter tier (limited shifts per month); paid plans from roughly $4.50 to $6 per user per month with a $25 per month minimum. Confirm current pricing with vendor.
Pricing signals are indicative and change often. Confirm current pricing with the vendor.
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