Justworks vs Deputy

Two HR & compliance tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	JustworksJustworks	DeputyDeputy
In one line	A PEO: payroll, benefits, and compliance under one umbrella	Scheduling, time clock, and compliance for shift workers
Starting price	From $79/person	From $5/person
Six-person team	$474/mo	$30/mo
Plans	Per employee per month: Payroll $8 + $50/mo base fee; PEO Basic $79; PEO Plus $124; EOR $599; PEO needs 2+ W-2 employees; no implementation fee	Lite $5/user/mo; Core $6.50/user/mo; Pro $9/user/mo; $30/mo minimum on monthly plans; 10% off annual
Pricing model	Paid	Free trial
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per employee	Per user
Integrations	QuickBooks, Xero, Slack, Greenhouse	Gusto, ADP, Xero, QuickBooks, Square, Lightspeed
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Plans not stated	Not looked up yet
Live chat	Plans not stated	Not looked up yet
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 (PEO) (Justworks PEO only) · Email: 24/7 (PEO) (Justworks PEO only) · Phone: 24/7 (PEO) (Justworks PEO only)	Not published
Incidents posted	9 incidents posted on Justworks's status page, which covers all Justworks products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 5 marked major or critical by Justworks. Status page	3 incidents posted on Deputy's status page, which covers all Deputy products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Deputy. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 741 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 774 reviews
Trustpilot score	2.3 / 5 from 38 reviews	2.7 / 5 from 135 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	50	85
Fit: Restaurant or café	45	88
Fit: Service business	80	55
Fit: Agency or studio	90	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	50
Fit: Online store	75	20
Why people pick it	Big-company benefits Compliance handled	Compliance rules built in Works in four markets
Where it falls short	Per-head cost US only	Per-user No payroll of its own
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices