How much does Deputy cost per user in Australia?

Deputy’s Australian pricing page listed A$6.75 (Lite), A$8.75 (Core) and A$13 (Pro) per user per month excluding taxes when we checked on 17 October 2026, with a A$30 minimum per invoice on monthly plans and paid add-ons for payroll and HR.

What is a simpler alternative to Deputy?

If your payroll provider already handles awards, a simpler rostering tool may be enough. Rosterly covers rosters, time clock, leave and team updates for a flat A$29, A$59 or A$119 a month by team size, with every feature on every plan.

Does Rosterly do award interpretation like Deputy?

No. Rosterly estimates base pay from approved hours and exports a CSV. Awards, penalty rates, overtime and tax are handled by your payroll provider. If you need award interpretation inside your rostering tool, Deputy is the better fit.

Is Rosterly cheaper than Deputy?

For most teams, yes: 25 staff on Deputy Core is 25 × A$8.75 = A$218.75 a month excluding taxes, before add-ons. Rosterly’s Team plan is A$59 a month including GST for up to 25 staff. Check both against your own team size.

Can I switch from Deputy to Rosterly?

Yes. Create a workspace, add your locations, invite staff by email and rebuild a typical week. Keep your payroll provider for award calculations and send it Rosterly’s export of approved hours.

Does Rosterly track location when staff clock in?

No. Rosterly doesn’t access location. Staff clock in with one tap and times are recorded on the server. Deputy offers geofencing and biometric clocking if you need them.

Honest comparison · facts checked 17 October 2026

Rosterly vs Deputy

Deputy is a powerful workforce platform with award interpretation built in. Rosterly is simpler: rosters, time clock, leave and team updates for one flat price per workspace, for teams whose payroll provider already handles awards.

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At a glance: 25 staff, 2 locations

Rosterly

A$59 a month

Team plan, flat, incl. GST

Deputy

A$218.75 a month

Core, per user × 25

Deputy price as listed on 17 October 2026 in A$ (excl. taxes).

The short answer

Choose Deputy if

You need award interpretation, penalty rates and overtime worked out for you.

You want payroll and HR in the same product (add-ons or the All-in-One bundle).

You need geofencing, biometric clocking or tablet kiosks.

You run a large or complex business with location hierarchies and pay centres.

Choose Rosterly if

Your payroll provider already handles awards and you just need the roster and hours.

You want one flat monthly price instead of a per-person bill plus add-ons.

You want something your managers can set up in minutes, not a project.

Shifts need a particular skill, checked before anyone is assigned.

What Deputy does well

Award interpretation built in

Deputy interprets awards from Lite upwards, with advanced award interpretation on Core. Rosterly doesn’t calculate awards, penalty rates or overtime; that stays with your payroll provider.

Payroll and HR in one place

Payroll and HR add-ons, or the All-in-One bundle, keep pay and people records with the roster. Rosterly exports approved hours as a CSV.

Advanced time and attendance

Geofencing, biometric clocking and clock-in apps on tablet, phone, web and watch. Rosterly’s clock is one tap on the phone, on server time, with no location tracking.

Built for scale

Location hierarchies, pay centres and custom access levels on Pro suit large organisations. Rosterly suits small and mid-sized teams of up to about 60 staff on standard plans.

Rosterly vs Deputy, feature by feature

Pricing, scheduling, time and pay, team tools and platform. Deputy details are from its public pages on 17 October 2026.

Rosterly

Deputy

How you pay

Flat per workspace: A$29 (10 staff), A$59 (25), A$119 (60), incl. GST

Per user: A$6.75 Lite, A$8.75 Core, A$13 Pro, excl. taxes

Add-ons

None: every feature on every plan

Payroll A$5, HR A$3.50, Messaging+ A$2.75, Analytics+ A$2 per user

Minimum spend

Smallest plan A$29 a month

A$30 per invoice on monthly plans

Auto-fill open shifts

Picks free, skilled people under a weekly hour limit

Auto-scheduling

Shift swaps and cover

Original person stays rostered until a manager approves

Shift management

Several locations

Every location included, own time zone and currency

Location hierarchies on Pro

Award interpretation

Not available; handled by your payroll provider

Basic on Lite, advanced on Core and Pro

Time clock

One tap, server time, unpaid breaks removed

Clock-in apps, geofencing, biometrics

Labour cost tracking

Base-wage estimate while you build

Award-interpreted timesheets; Analytics+ add-on

Payroll

CSV of approved hours

Payroll add-on (A$5 per user)

Messaging

Announcements with read receipts, tasks

Messaging+ add-on, included in Pro

HR records

Documents and policies with acknowledgements

HR add-on (A$3.50 per user)

Setup

Add your business in about a minute; invite by email

Self-serve trial on Lite and Core; Pro through sales

Mobile

Any browser; Android app in testing; no iPhone app

Apps on tablet, phone, web and watch

Included

Limited, extra cost or charged per person

Not available

How much does Deputy cost compared with Rosterly?

Deputy: Per user, per month, plus optional add-ons. Rosterly: one flat monthly price per workspace by team size, every location included, staff never pay.

Deputy plans

Lite · A$6.75 per user / month

Basic rostering, timesheets, time clocking and award interpretation.

Core · A$8.75 per user / month

Advanced rostering, timesheet auto-approval, biometric time clocking and advanced award interpretation.

Pro · A$13 per user / month

Custom access levels, location hierarchies and pay centres; sold through sales.

· A$30 minimum per invoice on monthly Lite, Core and Pro plans.

· Add-ons per user per month: Payroll A$5, HR A$3.50, Messaging+ A$2.75, Analytics+ A$2.

· All-in-One bundle (Core + Payroll + HR): A$13.95 per user / month.

· Free trial on Lite, Core and the All-in-One bundle; 30-day trials on add-ons.

What a month costs

10 staff, 1 location

A$29

Rosterly Starter

A$87.50

Deputy Core: A$8.75 per user × 10

25 staff, 2 locations

A$59

Rosterly Team

A$218.75

Deputy Core: A$8.75 per user × 25

60 staff, 3 locations

A$119

Rosterly Business

A$525

Deputy Core: A$8.75 per user × 60

Rosterly prices in Australian dollars, including GST. Deputy prices in A$ (excl. taxes) as listed on 17 October 2026, before add-ons.

Staff on your team

Hours a week you spend on the roster

Your hourly cost as a manager

A$

Per-person price you pay today (optional)

A$

Rosterly for 25 staff

Team: A$59 a month, flat

Up to 25 staff, every feature, staff never pay.

Your time on the roster today: about A$390 a month.

Your per-person tool for 25 staff: about A$219 a month, growing with every hire.

Your figures stay in your browser. Rosterly prices are in Australian dollars, including GST.

Why teams switch to Rosterly

Your bill doesn’t grow with every hire

One price per workspace by team size, every feature on every plan, and staff never pay.

The right person on every shift

Skills are checked before anyone is assigned, and auto-fill only picks people who have them.

No shift left empty by a swap

Whoever asks to swap stays rostered until a manager approves the person covering.

Every location in its own time and currency

Run sites across cities or countries from one workspace, with shifts in local time.

Set up in minutes

Add your business in about a minute and invite staff by email. Nothing to install: it works in any browser.

No ads, no tracking

No advertising and no third-party analytics or tracking. Delete your account in the app at any time.

How to switch from Deputy

01

Create your Rosterly workspace and add each location.

02

Invite your team by email and tag skills such as RSA or keyholder.

03

Rebuild a typical week, copy it forward and publish.

04

Keep your payroll provider for awards; send it Rosterly’s CSV of approved hours.

Questions, answered.

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Sources: Deputy pricing (Australia) (https://www.deputy.com/au/pricing), checked 17 October 2026. Prices and features change; check Deputy’s site before you decide. Deputy is a trademark of its owner. Rosterly is not affiliated with Deputy.

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