Employee Scheduling · head-to-head
Deputy vs Planday
The written short answer is being updated after a re-evaluation. The scores below are current.
Read this comparison as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The bench's picks
Same scores, different priorities: each judge's weighting applied to both products. The split is the finding.
- The Shift Manager Deputy Planday picks Planday
- The Operations Director Deputy Planday picks Planday
- The Payroll Officer Deputy Planday picks Planday
- The Works Council Advocate Deputy Planday picks Planday
- The Frontline Employee Deputy Planday picks Deputy
- The Skeptic Deputy Planday picks Planday
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | Deputy | Planday | The bench leans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roster building & demand planning | Planday, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| Working-time law & collective agreements | Planday, 5 of 6 judges | ||
| Mobile self-service for deskless staff | Planday, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| Works council & employee data | Deputy, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Payroll handoff & integrations | Planday, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| European sovereignty | Planday, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Pricing transparency | no published price | not comparable |
Stars show the bench average per criterion; the lean counts which product each judge scored higher. Open a judge's tab for their reasoning on both sides.
Sovereignty, side by side
| Dimension | Deputy | Planday |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity | Not determined | Not determined |
| Ownership | Not determined | Not determined |
| Data residency | Not determined | Not determined |
| Subprocessors | US CLOUD Act reach | Not determined |
Facts, side by side
Only facts both products carry under the same definition — anything else would not be a fair row.
| Pricing · Pro price | excluded · 91 | Individuelle Preisgestaltung2 |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing · Trial | yes · 31 · no3 | 30 · no2 |
| Product · Features list | Analytics · Auto scheduling · Break planning compliance · Demand forecasting · Fair workweek compliance · Integrations · Labor law compliance · Micro-scheduling · Mobile app · Payroll software · Scheduling · Shift planning · Shift swapping · Smart scheduling · Task management · Time clock app · Time tracking · Workplace communication4 | Dienstplanung; Mitarbeiterverfügbarkeit; Vorlagen; Zeiterfassung; Stempeluhr; Stundenzettel; Lohnberichterstattung; Überstunden; Abwesenheit & Urlaub; Urlaubsmanagement; Abwesenheitsmanagement; Handy-App (Mitarbeiter/Manager); Messenger & SMS; Newsfeed; Personalkosten; Umsatzprognose; Dienstplan-Berichterstattung; Organisationsstruktur; HRIS; Dokumentenmanagement; Mitarbeiterentwicklung; Compliance; Sicherheit2 |
| Product · Modules | AI Agent · Scheduling · Timekeeping · Compliance · HR · Payroll · Communication4 | Dienstplanung; Arbeitszeiterfassung; Lohnvorbereitung; Mitarbeiter-App; Team-Kommunikation; Verwaltung von Mitarbeiterinformationen; Berichterstattung und Analysen; Integrationen2 |