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Best Deputy alternatives (2026)
7 alternatives to Deputy in employee scheduling, ranked by entry price. Deputy starts at $5/mo. 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.
Key takeaways
- Cheaper than Deputy: 7shifts, Connecteam, Homebase, Sling, Pebb, When I Work.
- Free alternatives: 7shifts, Connecteam, Homebase, Sling.
- Closest by price: 7shifts ($0/mo), Connecteam ($0/mo), Homebase ($0/mo).
Deputy alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7shifts STALE · 2026-06-14 | $0/mo | Yes | — | Restaurants and food service operators — the product is built exclusively for this vertical | 7shifts.com |
| 2 | Connecteam | $0/mo | Yes | — | Deskless and field-service teams (construction, cleaning, field services, transportation) | connecteam.com |
| 3 | Homebase | $0/mo | Yes | — | Small single-location businesses (restaurants, retail, salons) wanting a free starting point | joinhomebase.com |
| 4 | Sling | $0/mo | Yes | — | Small teams (up to 30) wanting free scheduling and messaging with no per-seat cost | getsling.com |
| 5 | Pebb | $2.5/mo | No | — | Frontline and office teams that want chat, scheduling and clock-in in one employee app | pebb.io |
| 6 | When I Work | $2.5/mo | No | — | Shift-based businesses in food service, retail, healthcare, and hospitality | wheniwork.com |
| 7 | Schedulefly | $30/mo | No | — | Independent restaurants wanting a simple, no-integration scheduling-only tool | schedulefly.com |
Data current through 2026-09-05. STALE marks a row with at least one plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 1 of 7 rows above is marked. Compare any two directly on the Employee Scheduling index.