Best Employee Scheduling · head-to-head
7shifts vs Deputy
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for employee scheduling. 7shifts has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
7shifts has the lower entry price — 7shifts starts at $0/mo, Deputy at $5/mo. Free tier: 7shifts Yes, Deputy No. HIPAA: 7shifts —, Deputy —.
As of 2026-09-05 · figures link to their source below STALE
Side by side
7shifts
$0/mo entryDeputy
$5/mo entrySources — 7shifts: 7shifts.com (verified 2026-09-05) STALE · 2026-06-14 · Deputy: deputy.com (verified 2026-09-02)
Key features
7shifts: Restaurant-specific scheduling with POS-driven sales forecasting (up to 95% accuracy claimed); Labor budgeting and real-time labor cost alerts; Manager logbook for shift notes and communication; Tip management synchronized with POS and time-clock data; Deep POS integrations (Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, TouchBistro, and more); Payroll export to Gusto, ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks; Mobile scheduling app for iOS and Android; Task management and advanced reporting (Premium)
Deputy: AI-powered auto-scheduling with demand forecasting; Drag-and-drop schedule builder; Fair Workweek compliance tools (meal/rest break automation, premium pay); Shift Pulse employee engagement surveys; Health screening at clock-in; Active attestation for regulatory documentation; Multi-location management with 390,000+ business customer base; Mobile employee app with peer shift swapping