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Ever Gauzy ships micro-patches at high frequency — desktop update infrastructure and reports UI polish this week.
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Deputy alternatives
The best Deputy alternatives in HR software, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Sep 26, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Deputy? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in HR software by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, Deputy shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 0.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Deputy
Deputy is hardening pay-data permissions while Australian super rules claim release slots.
Deputy's recent work splits between access control and Australian payroll compliance. A rebuilt access-level system in late April introduced custom roles with finer-grained control over what people can see and do, followed in June by permissions that restrict visibility of pay rates and labour costs. July's release adapted Deputy Payroll to PayDay Super, the Australian employer reporting requirement. Scheduling picked up one visible change: the open/empty shift row can be pinned while managers scroll.
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Top 12 alternatives to Deputy
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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Tanda deepens hiring automation and workforce intelligence with skills tracking and smarter HR triggers.
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Ashby is adding agentic automation to recruiting ops — Scheduled Agents ship recurring AI work to Slack and email.
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Kombo expands its unified HR API into Payroll data models, opening a new data category for integration builders.
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Fountain ships a dense batch of Pool and I-9 improvements — high-volume recruiting data management tightens.
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Workable's AI agent goes bulk—and gets the enterprise controls to match.
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Envoy brings ID verification in-house with native AI document analysis, drops third-party vendor
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Workyard adds geofence-triggered field forms and universal US bank linking for expense cards.
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Teamtailor's Co-pilot is quietly automating the full recruiting pipeline, one trigger at a time.
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PeopleForce expands to frontline workers with a mobile app that skips the corporate mailbox.
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OpenCATS ships PHP 8.4/8.5 compatibility, utf8mb4 migration, and country support in its most significant release in years.
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HiBob expands its public API to cover every major HR data domain, including AI-scored candidate matching
Deputy vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy (baseline) | 0.0 | 0 | permissionspayroll-complianceworkforce-scheduling | — |
| Ever Gauzy | 10.0 | 0 | workforce-managementopen-sourcedesktop-app | — |
| Tanda | 8.8 | 0 | workforce-managementatspayroll-compliance | — |
| Ashby | 7.5 | 1 | agentic-automationrecruiting-opsai-analytics | Run recurring recruiting work automatically with Scheduled Agents |
| Kombo | 7.5 | 1 | hr-apiintegrationhris | Kombo launches Payroll data models, adds Skello and Zellis integrations |
| Fountain | 7.5 | 0 | hrrecruitinghigh-volume-hiring | — |
| Workable | 6.3 | 0 | ai-hiring-agententerprise-hrworkflow-automation | — |
| Envoy | 6.3 | 1 | visitor-managementid-verificationworkplace-safety | Improved ID scanning experience |
| Workyard | 6.3 | 0 | construction-techfield-workforceexpense-management | Smart Forms now fire when your crew reaches a geofence or get a task |
| Teamtailor | 6.3 | 1 | atsrecruiting-automationco-pilot | Missing candidate info? Co-pilot’s on it. |
| PeopleForce | 6.3 | 1 | hrfrontline-workersmobile | HR for every employee: meet the redesigned PeopleForce mobile app |
| OpenCATS | 6.3 | 1 | atsphp8security-hardening | OpenCATS v0.11.0 |
| HiBob | 6.3 | 0 | hr-techpublic-apiai-hiring | Hiring API: New AI CV Matching score in Applications |
The 12 best Deputy alternatives, in depth
1. Ever Gauzy · velocity 10.0
Ever Gauzy ships micro-patches at high frequency — desktop update infrastructure and reports UI polish this week.
Its velocity score of 10.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, Ever Gauzy focuses on workforce management, open source and desktop app.
Ever Gauzy and Deputy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Ever Gauzy trajectory → · Compare Deputy vs Ever Gauzy →
2. Tanda · velocity 8.8
Tanda deepens hiring automation and workforce intelligence with skills tracking and smarter HR triggers.
Its velocity score of 8.8/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, Tanda focuses on workforce management, ats and payroll compliance.
Tanda and Deputy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. Ashby · velocity 7.5
Ashby is adding agentic automation to recruiting ops — Scheduled Agents ship recurring AI work to Slack and email.
Over the last 30 days Ashby shipped 1 meaningful update vs Deputy's 0, most recently “Run recurring recruiting work automatically with Scheduled Agents”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, Ashby focuses on agentic automation, recruiting ops and ai analytics.
Over the last 30 days Ashby has been shipping faster than Deputy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
4. Kombo · velocity 7.5
Kombo expands its unified HR API into Payroll data models, opening a new data category for integration builders.
Over the last 30 days Kombo shipped 1 meaningful update vs Deputy's 0, most recently “Kombo launches Payroll data models, adds Skello and Zellis integrations”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, Kombo focuses on hr api, integration and hris.
Over the last 30 days Kombo has been shipping faster than Deputy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
5. Fountain · velocity 7.5
Fountain ships a dense batch of Pool and I-9 improvements — high-volume recruiting data management tightens.
Its velocity score of 7.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, Fountain focuses on hr, recruiting and high volume hiring.
Fountain and Deputy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
6. Workable · velocity 6.3
Workable's AI agent goes bulk—and gets the enterprise controls to match.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, Workable focuses on ai hiring agent, enterprise hr and workflow automation.
Workable and Deputy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
7. Envoy · velocity 6.3
Envoy brings ID verification in-house with native AI document analysis, drops third-party vendor.
Over the last 30 days Envoy shipped 1 meaningful update vs Deputy's 0, most recently “Improved ID scanning experience”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, Envoy focuses on visitor management, id verification and workplace safety.
Over the last 30 days Envoy has been shipping faster than Deputy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
8. Workyard · velocity 6.3
Workyard adds geofence-triggered field forms and universal US bank linking for expense cards.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Smart Forms now fire when your crew reaches a geofence or get a task”.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, Workyard focuses on construction tech, field workforce and expense management.
Workyard and Deputy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. Teamtailor · velocity 6.3
Teamtailor's Co-pilot is quietly automating the full recruiting pipeline, one trigger at a time.
Over the last 30 days Teamtailor shipped 1 meaningful update vs Deputy's 0, most recently “Missing candidate info? Co-pilot’s on it.”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, Teamtailor focuses on ats, recruiting automation and co pilot.
Over the last 30 days Teamtailor has been shipping faster than Deputy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Teamtailor trajectory → · Compare Deputy vs Teamtailor →
10. PeopleForce · velocity 6.3
PeopleForce expands to frontline workers with a mobile app that skips the corporate mailbox.
Over the last 30 days PeopleForce shipped 1 meaningful update vs Deputy's 0, most recently “HR for every employee: meet the redesigned PeopleForce mobile app”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, PeopleForce focuses on hr, frontline workers and mobile.
Over the last 30 days PeopleForce has been shipping faster than Deputy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full PeopleForce trajectory → · Compare Deputy vs PeopleForce →
11. OpenCATS · velocity 6.3
OpenCATS ships PHP 8.4/8.5 compatibility, utf8mb4 migration, and country support in its most significant release in years.
Over the last 30 days OpenCATS shipped 1 meaningful update vs Deputy's 0, most recently “OpenCATS v0.11.0”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, OpenCATS focuses on ats, php8 and security hardening.
Over the last 30 days OpenCATS has been shipping faster than Deputy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
12. HiBob · velocity 6.3
HiBob expands its public API to cover every major HR data domain, including AI-scored candidate matching.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Hiring API: New AI CV Matching score in Applications”.
Where Deputy leans on permissions, payroll compliance and workforce scheduling, HiBob focuses on hr tech, public api and ai hiring.
HiBob and Deputy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Deputy?
The top Deputy alternatives we currently track in HR software are Ever Gauzy, Tanda, Ashby, Kombo, Fountain, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Deputy alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Deputy directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Deputy" link to a side-by-side /compare page.