Temporra vs Deputy

Deputy is a polished, scheduling-led time & attendance platform used across many industries. Temporra is narrower on purpose — built around UK construction and trades. Here's a fair, side-by-side comparison.

At a glance

	Temporra	Deputy
Built for	UK construction, trades & field service	Shift-based businesses across many sectors (retail, hospitality, healthcare, etc.)
Core strength	Site time tracking + construction compliance	Advanced auto-scheduling and rota management
Pricing model	Flat monthly fee by team-size band — every feature included	Per-user, per-month tiers (with a monthly minimum spend)
UK-first (CIS, £, en-GB)	Yes — CIS statements, GBP, UK payroll in mind	UK-aware (Working Time Regulations, £ pricing); not construction/CIS-specific
GPS geofenced clock-in	Yes — set the site by postcode, choose the radius	Yes — geofenced time clock
Facial-recognition ID	Yes — biometric check to stop buddy punching	Photo/kiosk verification rather than facial match
Digital permits & CSCS tracking	Yes — permits, certificate expiry alerts	Not a built-in feature
CIS subcontractor statements	Yes	Not a built-in feature
Job costing	Yes — labour cost vs project budget	Limited; via reporting/integrations
Free trial	14 days, no card	Free trial available

Deputy details are summarised from their public pricing page as of June 2026 and may change — always confirm current features and pricing at deputy.com/pricing.

Where Deputy is strong

Scheduling. Its auto-scheduling engine — factoring budgets, breaks, qualifications and fair-hour rules — is genuinely capable and a key reason teams pick it.
Cross-industry polish. A mature product with a large user base across retail, hospitality and healthcare.
Integrations. A wide ecosystem of payroll and POS connections.

Where Temporra is different

Construction compliance built in. Permits, CSCS/certificate expiry tracking, job costing and CIS statements — not add-ons or workarounds.
Facial-recognition clock-in aimed squarely at site-level time fraud.
Flat pricing. A single fee per team-size band rather than per-user — costs stay predictable as crews grow and shrink between jobs.
CIS-aware payment & deduction statements for UK subcontractor work.

Who should choose what

Choose Deputy if complex shift scheduling across a multi-sector or rota-heavy workforce is your main need and construction-specific compliance isn't.

Choose Temporra if you're a UK construction or trades business that wants permits, CIS, job costing and facial-recognition clock-in, with flat, predictable pricing.

Try Temporra free for 14 days