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Landing Platform vs Deputy: rota, clock-in and HR in one
Deputy is a strong scheduling and time clock app, billed per user with HR, payroll and analytics as add-ons. Landing gives you a shift rota with kiosk clock-in and UK Working Time checks, plus HR, leave, reviews and the rest of the business, in one plan.
Landing suits you if
- You run shifts and want HR on the same record
- You want UK Working Time rules checked as you build the rota
- You want labour cost next to sales and budgets
Where the per-user bill grows.
Deputy schedules shifts well. HR, reporting and payroll are sold on top.
HR as an add-on
HR, payroll, messaging and analytics are each an extra per user on top of the plan.
A minimum every month
Monthly plans carry a minimum monthly spend per invoice.
The rest runs elsewhere
Your CRM, marketing, orders and helpdesk live in other tools, so labour cost never meets the revenue.
Landing Platform vs Deputy, line by line.
Landing matches Deputy on the rota and clock-in, and puts HR and the business around it.
| Feature | Landing Platform |  Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Builders for the people who run it every day; everyone else is a Member, at £4 to £9 a month | Per user, per month, plus add-ons |
| Shift rota | Rota per branch: drag to move, copy last week, publish with notifications, open shifts, swaps, availability and a coverage heatmapCore | Scheduling with AI auto-build and drag and drop |
| Clock-in | Kiosk PIN clock-in on a shared tablet, optional GPS radius and selfie check, and a live board of who is inCore | Kiosk and time clock apps |
| UK Working Time checks | Breaks, 11 hours' rest and the 48-hour average over a rolling 17 weeks, checked as you build | Labour rule compliance on time and attendance |
| Labour cost | Weekend, night and overtime premiums costed against budget as you plan, then exported for payroll | Analytics+ add-on |
| Time off | Balances, carryover, bank holidays and part-time patterns per person, approved in one click from the email, and approved leave lands on the timesheet by itselfCore | Leave requests and balances |
| Records and org chart | One record per person: role, manager, contract, documents and emergency contacts, with an org chart that draws itselfCore | HR add-on |
| Reviews, progression and pay | Reviews, goals and pay bands, and progression plans that apply the promotion and pay rise when every goal is metGrowth | Not included |
| CRM, quotes and invoices | Contacts, deals, quotes with e-signature, and invoices from hours, milestones or retainersCore | Not included |
| Helpdesk and live chat | One inbox for email and live chat, with a help centreCore | Not included |
Plan tags show where a feature starts on Landing: Core, Growth or Scale. Deputy details reflect its publicly available plans as of 2026; check current details on its own site.
What it costs, side by side.
Deputy bills per user and adds HR, payroll, messaging and analytics per user on top. On Landing your shift staff are Members, and HR is in the plan.
Deputy, as it lists it
How Deputy is sold, as its public pages describe it.
Figures as listed on their site, September 2026. And still to buy separately: reviews, a CRM, email marketing and a helpdesk.
a month on Landing, billed yearly, ex VAT
Includes the shift rota, kiosk clock-in, UK Working Time checks, labour cost, HR records, leave, timesheets and a payroll export.
Work out your own priceExample team: two managers who build the rota and run HR every day, thirty-eight shift staff who clock in, swap shifts and book leave. No marketing contacts. Credits for AI, SMS and lookups come from a shared pool each Builder adds to.
Switching is our job, not yours.
We move you over one tool a month, against success criteria we agree with you up front. You don't pay until we prove each one is ready.
We map your rota
Locations, shift patterns, pay premiums and the add-ons you use. We agree what "ready" means before you commit.
We move Deputy across
We move your data as part of the switch: staff, availability, leave balances and shift patterns, checked before the first published rota.
You sign it off
Your managers run a live week. Billing starts only once it meets the criteria you set.
But Deputy is built for shifts.
Fair. Here are the questions operations managers ask us most.
Can staff clock in on a shared tablet?
Yes. Kiosk PIN clock-in on a shared tablet, with an optional GPS radius and selfie check, and rostered against actual hours side by side.
Does the rota check UK rules as we build it?
Yes. Breaks, 11 hours' rest between shifts and the 48-hour average over a rolling 17 weeks are checked as you build, not after someone complains.
How does labour cost reach payroll?
Weekend, night and overtime premiums are costed against budget as you plan, then hours and premiums export as a file your payroll provider can take.
What does a shift worker cost?
Shift staff are Members, from £4 a month, with HR and leave included.
Planning next week's cover?
Start with the free staff rota template and plan shifts at a glance.
“We were running PR, social scheduling and the rest of our marketing across half a dozen tools that never talked. Now we plan, schedule and measure from a single screen.”
Build the rota where your people already live.
Thirty minutes on how you schedule today, with your price worked out before you hang up.