Deputy vs 7shifts Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Lite
- Basic Scheduling
- Basic Timesheets
- Basic Time Clocking
- Labor Law Compliance
- Shift Swap & Find Replacement
- Leave & Availability Management
- Basic Reporting
- Messaging & News Feed
- Payroll & HR integrations
- Self-serve onboarding*
Core
Popular- Advanced Scheduling
- Timesheet Auto Approval
- Biometrics Time Clocking
- Advanced Labor Law Compliance
- Micro-scheduling
- Auto-scheduling
- Demand Forecasting
- Labor Optimization
- Wage and Labor Budgets
- Customer success manager*
Pro
- Custom Access Levels
- Advanced Timesheets
- Location hierarchies
- Pay Centers
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Dedicated customer success manager*
- Sandbox environment
- 24/7 Live Chat
- analytics+
- messaging+
Comp
- Basic scheduling
- One-way announcements
- Availability and time off requests
Essentials
- Advanced scheduling
- Team messaging and communication tools
- Basic time clocking
- Customizable permission settings
Pro
Popular- Track accruals and balances for PTO
- Labor compliance and labor cost tools
- Advanced time clocking tools
- Manager Log Book
Premium
- 7shifts Payroll
- Tip Management
- Task Management
- Permission templates for faster profile creation
- Advanced hourly labor forecast
- Advanced labor recommendations
- Advanced operational insights and reporting
- Employee Training
Deputy vs 7shifts FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Deputy starts lower at $5/mo, compared to $44/mo for 7shifts.
- Can I use either one for free?
- 7shifts has a free plan. Deputy doesn't — though they do offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Deputy uses per-seat pricing, while 7shifts goes with flat-rate. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Deputy: At $5–$9/user, Deputy sits in the budget-to-mid tier of workforce management tools, undercutting platforms like When I Work or Humanity on base price while targeting shift-heavy industries like hospitality, retail, and healthcare. They're not trying to win enterprise — they're going after the 20–200 employee operator who needs scheduling and compliance without a six-figure contract. 7shifts: They're mid-market — not the cheapest (free tools like basic Square scheduling exist) but well below enterprise workforce platforms. At $44.99–$149.99/location, they're squarely targeting independent restaurants and small chains who've outgrown pen-and-paper but can't justify an HCM suite.
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We'll monitor pricing changes for Deputy and 7shifts and let you know when something moves.