Deputy alternatives · 2026
Looking for a Deputy alternative?
Deputy has been a category leader in shift scheduling since 2008. It is strongest in retail, hospitality and healthcare workforces — its scheduling AI, demand-based forecasting and integrations with US/UK/AU payroll providers make it the default pick for businesses whose primary problem is rostering hourly staff. It is not an operations panel: invoicing, multi-company billing, KSeF e-invoicing, procurement and an external accountant portal sit outside its scope.
Short answer
If your real problem is multi-brand / multi-location operations — shifts plus invoicing plus payroll plus KSeF — the closest match is GetUp. If your problem is narrower (just shift scheduling, just project management, just full ERP), the right alternative is one of the 3-4 other tools below.
Why teams move off Deputy
Common reasons people start looking
- Per-user pricing got expensive as the team grew across multiple locations
- Needing invoicing + payroll + scheduling stitched together with separate tools
- Polish KSeF e-invoicing requirements not covered by Deputy
- Wanting an external accountant inside the panel without paying for a seat
- Looking for one panel instead of Deputy + Xero + invoicing tool + procurement spreadsheet
These are honest patterns we hear from teams switching. Deputy isn't a bad tool — it just isn't shaped for every operation. Below: which alternative fits which shape.
The closest fit · GetUp
GetUp is the all-in-one operations platform for any company that runs multiple brands or multiple locations. One panel covers shifts, tablet check-in, payroll, multi-company invoicing, KSeF e-invoicing, an external accountant portal, procurement and a built-in AI assistant — sector-agnostic, EN / PL / TR.
- You run multiple companies / brands / locations and want one panel for shifts + payroll + invoicing
- You need KSeF e-invoicing (Poland) or work in PL / TR / EU
- You want to give your accountant scoped access without paying for a seat
- Per-user pricing has scaled past your team budget
Other alternatives worth checking
Different shapes, different tools
Not every team that leaves Deputy should land on GetUp. If your problem is narrower, here are the alternatives we recommend honestly:
When I Work
Lighter, even simpler shift scheduler — fine if shifts is all you need.
Homebase
US-centric free tier with restaurant focus; weak outside the US.
Connecteam
Workforce + comms in one mobile app; strong if your problem is field-team communication.
FAQ
Common questions
- Is GetUp a Deputy alternative?
- GetUp covers Deputy's core scheduling and tablet check-in features and adds invoicing, multi-company billing, KSeF e-invoicing, payroll, procurement and an AI assistant in the same panel. If shift scheduling is your only problem, Deputy's scheduling AI is more mature; if you need shifts plus billing in one place, GetUp is the closer fit.
- Does GetUp do auto-rostering like Deputy?
- GetUp generates weekly rotas with conflict detection, swap workflows and multi-location coverage. It does not currently do demand-based auto-rostering against POS sales data — that is Deputy's signature feature.
- Can I migrate Deputy data into GetUp?
- Yes — staff, locations and shift history export from Deputy as CSV and import into GetUp directly. Most teams complete the cutover inside one payroll cycle.
- Pricing — Deputy vs GetUp?
- Deputy starts at $4.50 per user / month and many features (forecasting, kiosk) sit on the higher tier. GetUp Starter is €69 flat / month with all modules included; the per-user model breaks even around 15-20 users.
- Does Deputy support Polish KSeF?
- No. KSeF (the Polish National e-Invoicing System) requires FA-3 schema generation and an encrypted session API; Deputy does not ship this. GetUp generates FA-3 XML, submits via KSeF and archives the response UUIDs natively.
Try it on your own data
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