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Deputy Review: Hourly Workforce Time and Attendance

Deputy links schedules to clocked hours with biometric kiosk clock-in, geofenced mobile punches, and overtime exception review before payroll runs.

STUDY SNAPSHOTRecorded recommendations · not product testing
Research date
October 2, 2026
Usable AI responses
7
Consensus position
#1
Source URLs in evidence
43

RECOMMENDATION COVERAGE

Deputy

Recommended by 7 of 7 AI platforms in this study.

100.0%Consensus coverage · not a customer rating

The research in brief

Deputy is a strong fit for hourly shift time and attendance in US businesses that need schedule-linked clocking, buddy-punching controls, overtime and break exception workflows, manager approval, and payroll integration. All seven platforms that reached the ranking stage named Deputy, and it finished first overall with an average listed rank of 2.0. The strongest reason to consider it is the combination of biometric facial verification on kiosk devices, geofenced mobile clocking, and a reviewed timesheet handoff to payroll. The main limitation is pricing and configuration uncertainty: public Deputy pages conflict on the Core price, payroll integration depth varies by provider, and compliance rules must be configured and validated rather than assumed.

Research Snapshot

FieldDetail
Platform mentions in ranking stage7 of 7 included platforms (Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok, Kimi, ChatGPT, Perplexity)
Share of included platform responses100%
Average listed rank2.0
Best listed rank1
Software offeringDeputy Core plan or higher, using Deputy Time Clock, biometric kiosk or tablet clocking, scheduling, timesheet approvals, and payroll integrations
Overall use-case fitStrong (ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok rated strong; Claude, Kimi, Perplexity rated good)
Research date2026-10-02

Why Deputy Qualified for This Study

Questions explored

  • Why did every AI platform in this study include Deputy for hourly shift time and attendance?
  • Is Deputy a top-ranked choice for a retail location with rotating hourly shifts and overtime problems?

Deputy qualified because every platform that reached the ranking stage named it, and it placed first overall. All seven included platforms - Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok, Kimi, ChatGPT, and Perplexity - listed Deputy for the research prompt about a retail location with mostly hourly employees on rotating shifts, inaccurate punches, and unplanned overtime [16].

Six of the seven ranked Deputy first or second. Perplexity placed it seventh, the only outlier. That single low placement is why the average listed rank is 2.0 rather than near 1.0.

The qualification is use-case specific. Platforms did not select Deputy as a general HR suite or a payroll-first system. They selected it because it links published schedules to actual clocked hours, offers biometric and geofenced clock-in, and routes exceptions such as missed breaks and overtime thresholds to a manager before payroll runs [14].

This review covers Deputy only for hourly shift time and attendance. It is not a broad company review, and it does not evaluate Deputy as a standalone payroll, recruiting, or full HRIS product.

The software offering in focus

Questions explored

  • Which Deputy plan should a buyer choose for biometric clock-in and overtime enforcement?
  • Is Deputy Lite enough for hourly shift time and attendance, or is Deputy Core required?

Deputy Core is the most relevant current entry point for this use case. Deputy's pricing page lists Lite at $5 per user per month, Core at $6.50 per user per month, and Pro at $9 per user per month, excluding applicable taxes, with annual billing advertised at a 10% discount [18]. Core is where the features that matter for this use case begin: advanced scheduling, biometric time clocking, timesheet auto-approval, and advanced labor-law compliance [18].

Lite covers basic scheduling, time tracking, payroll and HR integrations, and self-serve onboarding, but it does not include biometric clocking or auto-approval [18]. For a buyer whose core problem is buddy punching and unplanned overtime, Lite is likely insufficient.

The clocking layer is delivered through several apps. Deputy Kiosk for iPad includes facial verification, while the iOS and Android mobile app records a GPS location stamp [12]. The Deputy Time Clock app for Android tablets offers a more pared-back version aimed at US businesses that only need essential time clock and break management [1]. Deputy also documents mobile iOS and Android, kiosk, Android Time Clock, and web clocking options, with provider-specific integration limitations [3].

Plan naming is a real source of confusion. Deputy states that Premium plans are no longer available to new customers and directs customers to Lite, Core, and Pro [9]. Several platforms nonetheless recommended "Deputy Premium" or legacy "Scheduling" and "Time & Attendance" plan names (Claude, DeepSeek, Kimi). Those references appear to reflect older plan structures rather than the current new-customer lineup.

What the AI Platforms Agreed About

Questions explored

  • What do AI platforms agree Deputy does well for hourly shift time and attendance?
  • Does Deputy reliably prevent buddy punching and flag overtime for hourly employees?

Agreement was strong, though not unanimous on every detail. All seven platforms described Deputy as a fit for hourly, shift-based time and attendance, and all seven identified biometric or geofenced clock-in as a core strength [16].

On buddy-punching prevention, the platforms converged. Deputy's facial verification requires employees to verify identity at a tablet kiosk before a clock-in is recorded, and the system uses liveness detection to determine whether a real person is present rather than a photo or video [12]. Each verified clock-in links to the employee's attendance record [12]. Deputy itself describes biometrics as a way to eliminate buddy punching [16].

On scheduling alignment, the platforms agreed that Deputy's value comes from treating the published shift as the baseline for every timesheet. Deputy describes a schedule-to-clock-to-timesheet workflow with exception review for early clock-ins, missed breaks, unscheduled shifts, and overtime, followed by approval and payroll transmission [14]. Independent coverage describes the same pattern: the scheduled shift, actual clock-in, and flagged exceptions sit together for manager review before payroll runs [14].

On payroll integration, the platforms agreed Deputy connects to a broad set of providers. Deputy lists integrations across payroll, POS, and HR systems, including ADP, Rippling, Square, and Xero [17]. One independent review states Deputy integrates with over 58 payroll, POS, and HR systems [22]. Another lists ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor, Paylocity, Xero, Wagepoint, OnPay, and Talenox [23].

On overtime and break handling, the platforms agreed Deputy flags rather than silently enforces. Deputy alerts managers when scheduled shifts approach overtime thresholds, allowing adjustments before payroll runs [43]. Independent coverage describes break scheduling automation with pre-built rules for meal and rest periods based on jurisdiction, plus overtime and premium pay alerts that warn managers before employees exceed limits [43].

Where the AI Platforms Disagreed or Were Uncertain

Questions explored

  • Where do AI platforms disagree about Deputy's pricing and compliance enforcement?
  • Is Deputy's compliance engine strong enough to auto-enforce overtime rules, or does it only send alerts?

The clearest disagreement is pricing. Deputy's own pricing page lists Core at $6.50 per user per month, while a separate current Deputy page displays Core at $7.25 per user per month, creating a public discrepancy [18]. Independent sources split the same way: some list Core at $6.50 [40], while others list $7.25 [22]. Grok summarized the range as $6.50–$7.25 depending on billing cadence [26]. Perplexity rated its own pricing confidence as low and described publicly visible pricing as inconsistent across sources [18].

The second disagreement concerns compliance enforcement. One competitor comparison states that Deputy's compliance stops at notifications and that Deputy has no equivalent to a configurable rules engine that auto-enforces labor-law violations [29]. The same source says Deputy lacks an exception inbox that auto-routes late arrivals, missed breaks, and overtime into one review queue [29]. No Deputy documentation in the reviewed sources explicitly confirms or refutes an equivalent feature, so this remains contested rather than settled.

The third uncertainty concerns offline capability. Deputy's iPad Kiosk app can run without an internet connection and save up to 24 hours of offline activity [1]. The Android Time Clock app does not support offline functionality, and the mobile app requires connectivity for clock-ins, schedule views, and shift swaps [43]. One independent review notes that some competing platforms offer offline clock-in that syncs when connectivity returns [43]. Whether the newer unified Deputy Time Clock app preserves the legacy iPad Kiosk offline behavior is not fully detailed in the reviewed sources.

A fourth uncertainty concerns payroll integration depth. One source states payroll integrations are available but partial, and not the full ADP, Gusto, and QuickBooks set out of the box on all plans [29]. Deputy's own developer documentation describes payroll integrations that may use employee synchronization, timesheet retrieval, approved-timesheet workflows, and provider-specific configuration [2]. The exact workflow depends on the selected provider.

Finally, the reviewed sources do not establish whether every US state, locality, overtime rule, break rule, or pay policy is automatically supported without customer configuration (ChatGPT, Perplexity). Deputy supports compliance workflows but does not guarantee compliance.

Features for this workload

Questions explored

  • Does Deputy support biometric, kiosk, mobile, and geofenced clock-in for hourly shift workers?
  • How does Deputy handle missed punches, unscheduled shifts, and overtime exceptions before payroll?

Deputy's fit for this use case rests on five capabilities the platforms consistently mapped to the buyer's stated problems.

Clock-in accuracy and buddy-punching prevention. Deputy supports clocking through mobile, tablet, web, and watch applications, with geofencing and biometric face-unlock options on supported kiosk configurations [16]. The Kiosk app uses facial recognition to verify attendance, while the mobile app uses a GPS location stamp [1]. Employees can start and end shifts with facial recognition and voice commands, which Deputy positions as reducing queues [1]. Deputy's retail kiosk guidance describes tablet kiosk setup with identity verification options including PIN, photo capture, or facial recognition [13].

Overtime and labor-rule enforcement. Deputy provides configurable overtime, break, pay, and labor-law workflows and can flag exceptions such as early clock-ins, missed breaks, unscheduled work, and overtime thresholds for review [16]. Independent coverage describes pre-built compliance rules for meal and rest periods based on jurisdiction, with missed-break flags [43]. One review states Deputy tracks overtime, mandatory breaks, Fair Workweek rules, and custom pay rules [28]. Google's platform output describes overtime calculation under federal FLSA and state-specific mandates, including daily rules and premium pay for missed breaks [10].

Scheduling alignment. Deputy links schedules, clock-ins, timesheets, attendance, and wage data, letting managers compare scheduled hours with actual timesheet hours and review exceptions before approval and payroll transmission [14]. Deputy describes the timesheet review step as the key control point for overtime, missed breaks, and unscheduled shifts before payroll runs [14]. Missed-punch and punch-correction workflows route to the right manager for approval before time becomes payroll-ready [27].

Manager review and approvals. Deputy creates timesheets from clock-in, break, and clock-out activity and supports manager review and approval. Core includes timesheet auto-approval, allowing routine records to be approved automatically while exceptions can require intervention [18]. Independent reviewers describe timesheet tracking with automatic shift logging and easy approval, though some note bulk approval could be improved [35].

Payroll and POS integrations. Deputy offers integrations with payroll, POS, HR, and workforce systems, including published integrations such as ADP, Gusto, Rippling, Paycor, Square, and Xero [17]. Deputy's ADP integration page describes punches from mobile apps, Kiosk, Time Clock, and web flowing into ADP Workforce Now Essential Time [3]. Deputy also supports timesheet approval, labor-law calculations based on configured pay conditions, and export or synchronization to payroll providers [6].

Pricing, renewal terms, and ongoing costs

Questions explored

  • How much does Deputy cost per user per month for hourly shift time and attendance?
  • Are there setup, minimum spend, or cancellation fees with Deputy, and what happens on an annual plan?

Deputy's current US pricing page lists Lite at $5, Core at $6.50, and Pro at $9 per user per month, excluding applicable taxes, with annual billing advertised at a 10% discount [18]. A separate current Deputy page displays Core at $7.25 per user per month, and independent sources report both figures [15]. Buyers should treat the Core price as unresolved until confirmed in writing.

Several cost mechanics matter more than the headline rate:

  • Minimum monthly spend. Deputy states a minimum monthly spend of USD $30, AUD $30, or GBP £20 per month per invoice on monthly Lite, Core, and Pro plans, effective September 1, 2025 [18].
  • User counting. Deputy states that all users, administrators, and supervisors are considered users and counted in the total user number [18]. Managers and admins therefore inflate billed headcount.
  • New, archived, and unarchived users. Deputy charges the full monthly per-user price for a newly added user regardless of the day added, charges the full month when a user is archived mid-month, and bills the full per-user price for the month when a previously archived user is unarchived [18].
  • SMS. SMS charges apply when messages are sent through Deputy platforms, such as publishing schedules by SMS, billed per 160 characters at 1 cent USD in the US, and Deputy notes many messages exceed 160 characters [18].
  • Add-ons. Deputy lists HR at $2, Messaging+ at $1.95, and Analytics+ at $1.50 per user per month, billed monthly, with Messaging+ and Analytics+ included in Pro [18].
  • Deputy Payroll enabled by Paycor. Listed at $8 per user per month plus a $49 monthly base fee, available on annual Core and Pro plans in the US, with the monthly base and per-employee fee varying by business size [18].

Contract terms differ by billing cadence. On a monthly plan, Deputy states customers can change plans at any time without penalty, and cancellation means paying through the end of the monthly billing period [18]. On an annual plan, customers can add users but cannot change plans or lower the employee count, and cancelling before 12 months carries no refund [18]. Legacy Premium contracts may have separate renewal terms and are no longer available to new customers [9].

One independent review estimates fully loaded cost can approach roughly $20 per seat once payroll, HR, Messaging+, and Analytics+ are added [23]. That figure is a third-party estimate, not a Deputy quote.

Best Suited For

Questions explored

  • Is Deputy a good choice for a multi-location retail or hospitality operation with hourly shift workers?
  • Which buyer profile gets the most value from Deputy Core for time and attendance?

Deputy is best suited to scheduled hourly workforces where the published shift is the baseline for measuring actual hours. The platforms named retail, hospitality, restaurants, healthcare support, facilities, security, and similar scheduled environments (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Kimi).

The strongest fit is a multi-location operation with enough headcount that per-user pricing scales reasonably. One independent review recommends Deputy for teams with 25 or more employees, noting that for a 15-person team on Core, annual cost reaches $1,170 for features many small teams never use [28]. Another frames the sweet spot as 20–500 hourly employees (DeepSeek).

Deputy also fits buyers whose payroll provider is already supported. Deputy lists integrations across payroll, POS, HR, and other systems, including ADP, Rippling, Square, and Xero [17], and one review counts more than 58 supported systems [22].

Finally, Deputy fits buyers who want scheduling and time tracking in one system rather than a standalone punch clock. Perplexity's assessment states Deputy appears better as a workforce-management platform than as a simple time clock because the product combines scheduling, time attendance, messaging, leave, and payroll links [16].

Probably Not Best Suited For

Questions explored

  • Who should not choose Deputy for hourly shift time and attendance?
  • Is Deputy worth it for a very small hourly team with a tight budget?

Very small teams are the weakest fit. Deputy has no free tier, and the $30 monthly minimum applies on monthly Lite, Core, and Pro plans [18]. One review notes that for fewer than 25 employees, per-user costs add up without scale benefits [28].

Buyers needing fully offline mobile clock-in should look carefully. Deputy's mobile app requires connectivity for clock-ins, schedule views, and shift swaps, and offline functionality is limited, which one review says can create issues for locations with poor cellular coverage or restrictive WiFi policies [43]. The iPad Kiosk app does support offline mode with up to 24 hours of stored activity, but the Android Time Clock app does not [1].

Buyers who need a rules engine that blocks or auto-enforces violations rather than alerting a manager should verify this directly. One competitor comparison states Deputy's compliance stops at notifications and requires manual manager intervention [29]. Deputy's own materials describe alerts and flags rather than automatic blocking [43].

Organizations needing a fully self-contained payroll and tax-filing system without a separate payroll provider are also a weaker fit. Deputy Payroll is enabled by Paycor, is US-only, and is available on annual Core and Pro plans at an additional per-user and base fee [18].

Finally, buyers whose payroll, POS, identity, or biometric hardware requirements are not supported by Deputy integrations or devices should confirm compatibility before committing (ChatGPT, Claude).

When Another Option May Be Better

Questions explored

  • What is a better alternative to Deputy for a small hourly team that needs a free tier?
  • When should a buyer choose a payroll-first or enterprise workforce platform instead of Deputy?

A different option may be better in five situations the platforms identified.

Payroll-first consolidation. Choose a payroll-first platform when payroll tax filing, wage calculation, and time tracking must be managed in one tightly integrated system (ChatGPT). Deputy relies on integrations or its Paycor-powered payroll add-on rather than a fully self-contained payroll engine [18].

Lowest-cost basic clocking. Choose a lower-cost basic time clock when the buyer does not need scheduling, biometric controls, labor-rule automation, or payroll integrations (ChatGPT). One review suggests Homebase or When I Work for small operations with simpler flat pricing or free tiers (DeepSeek).

Free tier requirement. Choose a platform with a free tier if that is a hard requirement. Deputy offers no free tier, only a trial [23].

Enterprise labor-rule complexity. Choose an enterprise workforce-management platform when the buyer needs highly specialized union, complex global, or deeply customized labor-rule administration (ChatGPT).

Compliance auto-enforcement. Choose a platform with a configurable compliance rules engine if the buyer needs violations blocked rather than flagged. One comparison states a competing tool includes a configurable rules engine that auto-enforces labor-law violations, while Deputy's compliance stops at notifications [29].

Buyers should also weigh offline requirements. One review notes some competing platforms offer offline clock-in capabilities that sync when connectivity returns [43].

Questions to ask before choosing a provider

Questions explored

  • What should a buyer confirm with Deputy before signing a contract for hourly shift time and attendance?
  • Which payroll, biometric, and compliance details must be verified in writing before purchase?

The platforms produced a consistent list of pre-purchase verification items. Buyers should confirm:

  • The exact Core price, annual discount, minimum spend, and user-counting rules that apply to the specific US account, given the public $6.50 versus $7.25 discrepancy [22].
  • Whether the selected payroll provider supports direct synchronization, approved-timesheet export, or API integration, and which overtime, break, pay-rate, and leave fields transfer [29].
  • Whether Deputy supports the buyer's required federal, state, and local overtime, rounding, break, split-shift, and pay rules (ChatGPT, Perplexity).
  • Which exact iPad, Android tablet, camera, kiosk, and operating-system versions support biometric face-unlock (ChatGPT).
  • Whether geofencing, device restrictions, facial verification, or schedule-based clocking can be required by location and employee group (ChatGPT).
  • How missed punches, edits, manager overrides, auto-approved timesheets, and audit trails are recorded [27].
  • Whether biometric data retention, consent, disclosure, deletion, and employee-access processes suit the buyer's jurisdictions and policies (ChatGPT, Gemini).
  • What hardware, implementation, training, support, integration, and third-party payroll costs are additional [23].
  • How inactive, seasonal, archived, and reactivated employees are billed [18].
  • Whether the system can prevent or only flag early clock-ins, unscheduled work, overtime, and missed breaks [29].
  • Whether the Android Time Clock app's inability to serve multiple locations per device affects the deployment plan, and whether the iOS Kiosk app is the intended alternative [4].
  • Whether the $30 minimum monthly spend applies per location, per account, or globally [18].

The consensus assessment

Deputy is a strong fit for hourly shift time and attendance, and the consensus behind that conclusion is broad. All seven platforms that reached the ranking stage named Deputy, and it finished first overall with an average listed rank of 2.0. Four platforms rated the fit strong and three rated it good.

The strongest reason to consider Deputy is the combination of schedule-linked clocking, biometric facial verification on kiosk devices, geofenced mobile clocking, overtime and break exception workflows, manager approval, and a reviewed timesheet handoff to payroll. Deputy Core is the most relevant current entry point because it includes biometric time clocking, timesheet auto-approval, advanced scheduling, and advanced labor-law compliance.

The main limitations are pricing inconsistency, provider-specific integration depth, configuration-dependent compliance, and potentially material per-user and add-on costs. Deputy's own pages conflict on the Core price, the $30 monthly minimum applies on monthly plans, all users including managers count toward billing, and one competitor comparison disputes whether Deputy's compliance engine does more than notify.

AI-platform agreement does not prove product quality. It shows that multiple independent research systems converged on the same recommendation for this use case. Buyers should verify pricing, payroll integration workflow, biometric hardware compatibility, and jurisdiction-specific rule support in writing before signing.

How This Review Was Produced

This review was produced from a single research run dated 2026-10-02. Seven AI platforms were queried with the same buyer prompt describing a retail location with mostly hourly employees on rotating shifts, inaccurate time punches, and unplanned overtime. Each platform returned a fit assessment, use-case findings, pricing and terms, limitations, and questions to verify before buying.

Deputy was named by all seven platforms during the ranking stage and finished first overall. This article evaluates Deputy only for hourly shift time and attendance. It is not a broad company review.

All factual claims are cited to the platform response that supplied them. Company-owned sources are labeled as such in the Sources section, and independent sources are separated. No personal testing, customer interviews, or independent verification of Deputy's performance was performed for this review.

Research limitations

Several limitations apply to this review.

Pricing is inconsistent across sources. Deputy's own pricing page lists Core at $6.50 per user per month, while a separate current Deputy page lists $7.25, and independent sources report both figures. Perplexity rated its own pricing confidence as low. Buyers should resolve this with Deputy directly.

Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness. The run research date is 2026-10-02.

All included platforms evaluated fit, but the platform mention count reflects only platforms that named Deputy during ranking discovery.

Conflicting product names, pricing, and capabilities were not resolved by guessing. Where sources conflict, this review describes the conflict and identifies what buyers should verify.

The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage. Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts.

Deputy's own customer outcome statements are company-reported and should not be treated as independent evidence of accuracy or savings.

The reviewed sources do not provide a complete hardware cost, biometric-device compatibility matrix, or implementation estimate. They also do not establish whether every US state, locality, overtime rule, break rule, or pay policy is automatically supported without customer configuration.

One competitor comparison source (ClockOut) makes claims about Deputy's compliance engine that no Deputy documentation in the reviewed sources explicitly confirms or refutes. Those claims are presented as contested.

See the broader Hourly and Shift-Based Workforces consensus index for comparisons across qualified options.

Explore more hr payroll and workforce management software guidance in the category directory.

Sources

Company-Owned Sources

  1. Employee Time Clock App - Accurate Payroll - Deputy: https://deputy.com/features/kiosk
  2. Employee Time Clock App For Accurate Payroll - Deputy Australia: https://www.deputy.com/au/features/employee-time-clock
  3. How to Set Up Digital Time Clocks for Retail Stores: https://www.deputy.com/blog/how-to-set-up-digital-time-clocks-for-retail-stores
  4. Timesheet Payroll Integration: How to Connect Hours to Pay: https://www.deputy.com/blog/timesheet-payroll-integration-how-to-connect-hours-to-pay
  5. Workforce Management for Multi-location businesses: https://www.deputy.com/business-size/multi-location
  6. Employee Time Clock App - Accurate Payroll: https://www.deputy.com/features/employee-time-clock
  7. Integrate your favorite software with Deputy: https://www.deputy.com/integrations
  8. Deputy Pricing - Compare Our Plans & Try For Free: https://www.deputy.com/pricing
  9. Time Tracking for Shift-Based Teams | Shiftbase: https://www.shiftbase.com/time-tracking
  10. Official pricing and terms source: https://www.deputy.com
  11. Official pricing and terms source: https://www.deputy.com/terms

Independent Sources

  1. Deputy Review 2026: Pros, Cons, Features & Pricing: https://connecteam.com/reviews/deputy/
  2. Deputy Review 2026: Features, Pricing & Alternatives: https://dupple.com/reviews/deputy
  3. Best Attendance Tracking Software 2026: Top 20 Ranked: https://employsome.com/best/attendance-tracking-software/
  4. Homebase Alternatives: 9 Platforms Compared: https://firsthr.app/compare/time-tracking/homebase-alternatives
  5. Deputy Pricing 2026: Plans, Cost (Free Trial) | PulseSignal: https://getpulsesignal.com/pricing/deputy
  6. Top 10 Best Employee Clock In Software of 2026: https://gitnux.org/best/employee-clock-in-software/
  7. Deputy Review: $5/User Sounds Cheap Until You Add It Up: https://turnozo.com/blog/deputy-review
  8. ClockOut vs Deputy: Which Time Clock Fits a Small Team?: https://useclockout.com/blog/clockout-vs-deputy
  9. Deputy Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026: https://www.capterra.com/p/167811/Deputy/
  10. Deputy Review (2026): Pricing, Integrations & Alternatives: https://www.erpresearch.com/erp-add-ons/time-attendance/deputy
  11. 8 best time and attendance software for 2026 - Guideflow Blog: https://www.guideflow.com/blog/time-and-attendance-software
  12. Deputy Pricing: 5 Things You MUST Know: https://www.jibble.io/reviews/deputy/deputy-pricing
  13. Deputy Software Overview 2026 - Features & Pricing: https://www.softwareadvice.com/project-management/deputy-profile/
  14. Deputy: Reviews, Pricing, Features in 2026: https://www.softwaresuggest.com/deputy

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Independent source records
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Provider-owned source records
21
Direct support records
38

AI platforms in the study

ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeekGrokPerplexityKimiGemini

Study limitations

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  • Recommendation counts measure mentions during the ranking stage. Later fit assessments do not increase those counts.
  • Product names, costs, and features can differ across sources. Confirm conflicting details directly with the provider.
  • Source URLs came from AI platform responses and were not independently validated during report preparation.
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