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Bossy vs Deputy
Deputy schedules the shift. Bossy verifies what happened during it.
The short version
Deputy is excellent at workforce logistics: demand-based scheduling, timesheets, and labor-law compliance. It's priced per user, $5 to $9 each per month, which grows linearly with headcount. Bossy covers scheduling and a geofenced time clock too, but its center of gravity is different: verified task completion, goals and 1-on-1s, and inventory, priced as a flat base plus $5 per extra user.
Side by side
| What you're comparing | Bossy | Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| Verified work | A manager approve-or-reject queue on every plan; photo proof on Operations and Scale +. | Tasks exist; a photo-proof verification queue doesn't. |
| Goals & development | Cascading goals tied to daily tasks, plus 1-on-1s and feedback built in. | The HR add-on ($2 per user/month) covers records and documents; no goal-to-task link or 1-on-1s. |
| Inventory | Counts, ordering, transfers between locations, and work orders. | Not offered. |
| Scheduling & time clock | Shift scheduling, swaps and coverage, and a geofenced time clock. | Strong: demand-based scheduling with break and fatigue compliance. |
| Pricing model | Free for 10 users; paid plans run $25–$30/month with 15 users included, then $5 per extra user. Scale + covers 35 users at $50/month; extra locations are 50% off the base. Example: 40 people at one location on Scale + is $75 a month with the whole platform included; each extra location is $25. | $5 to $9 per user per month plus add-ons; 40 people run $200 to $360 a month before add-ons. |
| Spanish for the crew | Every screen, notification and email in English or Spanish, chosen per person in the app. Industry templates ship in both languages. | The employee app runs in Spanish through the phone's settings; the manager web dashboard is English only. |
Competitor pricing and plan details were checked against their public pages on September 8, 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us at support@bossyhq.com.
Where Bossy wins
- You need to know the work got done right: verification with photo proof is the core workflow.
- Goals, 1-on-1s, and development are part of daily work, not an add-on for records.
- Predictable cost at scale: a flat base plus $5 per extra user beats per-user pricing as headcount grows.
Where Deputy wins
- Complex labor-law compliance: breaks, fatigue rules, and wage regulations are Deputy's specialty.
- Demand-driven scheduling for large rosters across many sites.
- You only need scheduling and timesheets, and a focused tool is all it takes.
Common questions
Does Bossy handle scheduling and time tracking like Deputy?
Yes: shift scheduling with swaps and coverage, plus a geofenced time clock with timesheet review and payroll CSV export. Deputy goes deeper on compliance automation; Bossy goes deeper on what happened during the shift.
How do the prices compare for a 30-person team?
Deputy at $5 to $9 per user is $150 to $270 per month before add-ons. Bossy's Scale + plan covers 35 users at $50 per month flat, and smaller plans run $25 to $30 base plus $5 per extra user. Check both pricing pages for your exact shape.
Is Deputy's HR add-on the same as Bossy's development features?
No. Deputy's HR add-on is records and documents. Bossy's development layer is cascading goals tied to daily tasks, plus 1-on-1s and feedback as core workflows.
See verified work in action
Free for your first 10 users, verified tasks included. Paid plans for everything else.