Fit
Who each product is best for
Choose Talstor if…
- You have 100 or fewer people and want one predictable bill.
- You bill jobs as well as staff them, and want quoting through invoicing included.
- You want everyone in the system, including office staff, without paying per login.
- You want to be running this afternoon, not after an implementation project.
Choose Deputy if…
- You run many locations or thousands of shifts a week.
- Award interpretation and labour law rules are central to your payroll.
- You need demand forecasting driven by sales data.
- A certified payroll integration is a hard requirement.
Side by side
How the two compare
| Area | Talstor | Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | Simple headcount bands with everything included, and a 30 day free trial. | Per user per month across separate products, with add ons and minimums. |
| What every plan includes | The whole platform. | Split across plans and products, advanced controls on higher tiers. |
| Compliance | Overtime alerts, approvals and a full audit history. | Deep award interpretation and labour law rule engines. |
| Quoting and invoicing | Estimates, work orders, job costing and invoices included. | Not offered. |
| Payroll | Payroll ready CSV and XLSX exports. | Certified integrations with major payroll providers. |
Deputy details are summarised from their public product and pricing pages and can change at any time, so check their pricing page before you decide. Deputy is a trademark of its owner and we are not affiliated with them.
Pricing
What you actually pay
Talstor
One company subscription by team size. Free: $0/month (1 – 5 employees); Small team: $59/month (6 – 10 employees); Growing team: $99/month (11 – 20 employees); Established team: $149/month (21 – 50 employees); Large team: $249/month (51 – 100 employees); Multi-location: $399/month (101 – 200 employees). Monthly, six-month and annual billing are available. Every paid plan starts with a 30 day free trial.
See the full pricing breakdownDeputy
Per user per month, with scheduling and time tracking sold as separate products, a combined premium plan and add ons. Minimum monthly spend can apply.
Check current Deputy pricingTalstor advantages
Why service teams choose Talstor
1. Growth does not raise the bill
Per user pricing quietly punishes you for hiring and pushes managers to leave part timers out of the system. Talstor charges by headcount band, so a new hire does not change the invoice until you cross a band, and everyone has a login from day one.
2. The billing side comes with it
Deputy stops at labour. Talstor carries the same record from estimate to schedule to clock in to job cost to invoice. If you staff shifts and bill work, you do not need a second subscription to close the loop.
Where they win
Where Deputy is the better buy
Deputy is genuinely stronger on compliance and scale: award rules, break compliance, demand forecasting and certified payroll integrations. Talstor exports payroll ready files instead of syncing directly. If you are compliance heavy or growing well past 100 people, Deputy is the safer buy.