# Deputy: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 101 judge labels across 10 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/deputy/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce scheduling | 37% | 1 | 6% | 36 |
| Frontline employee apps | 4% | 5 | 0% | 9 |
| Workforce management suites | 4% | 8 | 18% | 28 |
| Time and attendance | 0% | 17 | 0% | 14 |
| Leave and absence management | 0% | 24 | 17% | 6 |
| Workforce planning | 0% | 27 | 25% | 4 |
| Employee monitoring | 0% | 63 | 100% | 1 |
| People analytics | 0% | 89 | 100% | 1 |
| Staffing agency platforms | 0% | 101 | 100% | 1 |
| Succession planning | 0% | 67 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd pick Deputy for a mid-market B2B company because it appears most often as the strongest general-purpose mid-market scheduling platform" (Perplexity Sonar, Workforce scheduling)
- "Recommendation: Start with a demo for Deputy. It generally offers the highest ceiling for growth" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Workforce scheduling)
- "if looking for the strongest all-around fit for a mid-sized operation, I recommend Deputy." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Workforce management sui)
- "Deputy - Great for mid-market companies, offers flexible scheduling and compliance tools" (MiniMax M2.5, Workforce scheduling)

## And against it

- "Small-business / lightweight tools like Homebase, When I Work, Connecteam, Deputy, and similar SMB-first tools" (Llama 4 Maverick, Workforce management sui)
- "Great for very small teams, but they often hit "walls" when trying to integrate with larger ERP or Payroll ecosystems." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Workforce management sui)
- "Trustpilot reviews mention hidden charges and billing surprises, so I'd scrutinize contract terms carefully." (GPT-5.4 mini, Staffing agency tools)
- "some employee management features are buried in strange places in the interface and difficult to access" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Leave)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Workforce scheduling: 26% to 37%, +9. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 1 of 108, unchanged.
- Frontline employee apps: 0% to 4%, +5. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 12 → 5 of 106.
- Workforce management suites: 6% to 4%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 5 → 8 of 78.
- Time and attendance: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 17 of 86, unchanged.
- Leave and absence management: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 22 → 24 of 95.
- Workforce planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 24 → 27 of 98.
- Employee monitoring: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 63 of 75.
- People analytics: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 89 of 114.
- Staffing agency platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 101 of 136.
- Succession planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 66 → 67 of 93.

## In its own words

What Deputy's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The complete people platform for hourly work. (https://deputy.com/)
- For: Businesses (https://deputy.com/)
- Price stated: Start for free (https://deputy.com/)
- Starting price: 5 (https://www.deputy.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Up to 31 days, no credit card required (https://deputy.com/)
- Certifications: Cyber Essentials, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2, TX-RAMP Level 2
- Hosting: Australia, United Kingdom, United States
- Customers named: Exit 11 Coffee, Mud Bay, UNTUCKit, trek, Eastham Ace Hardware, Hot Cookie, Mineral Ace Hardware, Alpha Coffee

## What it publishes

Every page deputy.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 4337 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2701 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- case study: 432 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-21
- webinar or virtual event: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-10
- conference or event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 47 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 85 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 220 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Meal and rest break laws by state https://www.deputy.com/blog/meal-and-rest-break-laws-by-state
- Recent: 2026-09-10 news or press: Au https://news.deputy.com/au
- Recent: 2026-09-10 news or press: Shift workers are being rostered fewer hours each month resulting in more australians entering poly employment https://news.deputy.com/shift-workers-are-being-rostered-fewer-hours-each-month-resulting-in-more-australians-entering-poly-employment
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: 7 steps to strategic human resource management https://www.deputy.com/blog/7-steps-to-strategic-human-resource-management
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Leave admin off your plate what s new in leave management plus https://www.deputy.com/blog/leave-admin-off-your-plate-what-s-new-in-leave-management-plus
- Recent: 2026-08-31 blog: Deputy wfm and payroll promo offer 3 months free https://www.deputy.com/insights/deputy-wfm-and-payroll-promo-offer-3-months-free

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.