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Comparison · HR
Deputy vs Tanda
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Deputy and Tanda — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:payroll-compliance
Deputy vs Tanda: at a glance
| Feature | Deputy | Tanda |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | HR | HR |
| Velocity score | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Top themes | permissions, payroll-compliance, workforce-scheduling, access-control | workforce-management, ats, payroll-compliance, skills-tracking |
| Last editorial update | 1mo ago | 3h ago |
| Website | Visit → | — |
What is 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.
What is Tanda?
Tanda deepens hiring automation and workforce intelligence with skills tracking and smarter HR triggers.
Tanda is a workforce management platform for shift-based businesses — rostering, payroll, and HR under one roof. The past week's releases show active investment across three fronts: its built-in ATS (Tanda Hire) is gaining auto-rejection logic, the HR module is acquiring a structured skills framework with roster-level integration, and payroll is keeping pace with Australian and NZ compliance changes. Shipping cadence is high, but the changes are narrow in scope.
Deputy vs Tanda: editorial side-by-side
Deputy
0.0HR
Deputy is hardening pay-data permissions while Australian super rules claim release slots.
◆ Current state
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.
◆ Where it's heading
Permissions are the throughline — custom roles first, then sensitive pay data placed behind them — which is the shape of a product answering harder questions from larger, multi-site customers. Compliance work anchors Deputy to the Australian market its payroll product serves, and that regulatory calendar will keep taking release capacity. Scheduling itself, the core surface, is getting refinement rather than rethinking. The feed also carries the same release twice under slightly different titles, so apparent cadence runs ahead of actual shipping.
◆ Prediction
Expect further permission scoping across cost and pay surfaces, and follow-up work as PayDay Super reporting beds in. The entries show nothing about roadmap outside Australia and scheduling.
Tanda
8.8HR
Tanda deepens hiring automation and workforce intelligence with skills tracking and smarter HR triggers.
◆ Current state
Tanda is a workforce management platform for shift-based businesses — rostering, payroll, and HR under one roof. The past week's releases show active investment across three fronts: its built-in ATS (Tanda Hire) is gaining auto-rejection logic, the HR module is acquiring a structured skills framework with roster-level integration, and payroll is keeping pace with Australian and NZ compliance changes. Shipping cadence is high, but the changes are narrow in scope.
◆ Where it's heading
The clearest directional signal is the Employee Skills feature: by connecting a skills library to rostering (via the Roster Agent) and surfacing skill gap reports, Tanda is moving beyond scheduling toward workforce intelligence for hourly teams. The Hire features are complementary — auto-rejecting underqualified or underage candidates reduces manual screening overhead and tightens the hire-to-roster pipeline. Expect the skills data to feed back into hiring criteria over time.
◆ Prediction
The Roster Agent skill integration suggests upcoming AI-driven rostering suggestions based on skill requirements and gaps — the data foundation is now in place. A logical next step is surfacing skill match scores during the Hire stage, closing the loop between recruiting and scheduling.
Alternatives to Deputy and Tanda
Other HR products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Deputy or Tanda.
Workable
Workable's AI agent goes bulk—and gets the enterprise controls to match.
Envoy
Envoy brings ID verification in-house with native AI document analysis, drops third-party vendor
Ashby
Ashby is adding agentic automation to recruiting ops — Scheduled Agents ship recurring AI work to Slack and email.
Bonusly
Bonusly embeds AI coaching into recognition writing and manager 1:1 workflows
Pinpoint
Pinpoint ships monthly product spotlights, but entry content lacks detail for deeper analysis
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Recent activity from Deputy and Tanda
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 22h agoTandaSend HR Items after a Number of Worked Shifts
- 22h agoTandaJunior Rate Phase-Out Automated for Retail, Fast Food, and Pharmacy Awards
- 23h agoTandaBulk HR Document Importer
- 1d agoTandaSingle-Day Quick Availability Changes
- 1d agoTandaAutomatic Rejection for Screening Question Answers (Tanda Hire)
- 3d agoTandaHire: Minimum Age Rejection Criteria
- 2mo agoDeputyPayDay Super for Deputy Payroll
- 3mo agoDeputySensitive Data Permissions for Pay Rates
- 5mo agoDeputyCustom Access Levels
- 5mo agoDeputyCustom access levels
- 5mo agoDeputyFreeze Empty/Open Shift Row in Schedule Employee Views
- 5mo agoDeputyOpen/empty shift row can be pinned in schedule views
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Deputy and Tanda?
Both compete on the same themes — payroll-compliance — within HR. Tanda is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 8.8 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Deputy better than Tanda?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Tanda is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 8.8 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other HR products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Deputy?
Top Deputy alternatives in HR are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Deputy alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/deputy for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Tanda?
Top Tanda alternatives in HR are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Tanda alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/tanda for the full list with editorial commentary on each.