Fit
Who each product is best for
Choose Talstor if…
- You run 100 or fewer people and want one predictable bill rather than a per user meter.
- You bill jobs as well as staff them and want quoting through invoicing included.
- You want everyone in the account, including office staff, without adding cost per login.
- You would rather set up in an afternoon than run an implementation project.
Choose Deputy if…
- You operate across many locations or several thousand shifts a week.
- Award interpretation, break compliance and labour law rules are central to your payroll.
- You need demand forecasting driven by sales or footfall data.
- A certified two way payroll integration is a hard requirement.
Side by side
How the two compare
| Area | Talstor | Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Headcount bands, every feature included. Free up to 10 people and free for everyone during beta. | Per user per month across separate scheduling and time products, with add ons and minimums. |
| Feature access | Whole platform on every plan. | Capabilities split across plans and products, advanced controls on higher tiers. |
| Compliance | Overtime alerts, break tracking, approvals and audit history. | Deep award interpretation and labour law rule engines. |
| Quoting and invoicing | Estimates, work orders, job costing and invoices included. | Not offered, handled by separate software. |
| 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
Priced only by how many people use it. Free up to 10 employees, then $15/mo for 25 people, $30/mo for 50 and $60/mo for 100, with custom pricing above that. Every plan includes the whole platform. During beta every plan is free.
See the full pricing breakdownDeputy
Priced per user per month, with separate scheduling and time tracking products, a combined premium plan and an enterprise tier. Add ons and minimum monthly spend can apply, so the total moves with headcount.
We do not publish their exact figures here because they change, so price your own configuration on their site.
Honest advantages
The two things we genuinely do better
1. Headcount pricing instead of a per user meter
Per user pricing quietly punishes growth and pushes managers to leave part timers or office staff out of the system. Talstor charges by headcount band, so a hire does not change your invoice until you cross a band, and everyone can have a login from day one.
2. The work 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, so a business that both staffs shifts and bills work does not need a second subscription to close the loop.
Where they win
Where Deputy is the better buy
Deputy is stronger at scale and at compliance. Award interpretation, break rules, demand based forecasting, multi location controls and certified payroll integrations are all more mature there. Talstor exports payroll ready files rather than syncing directly. If you are compliance heavy or growing well past 100 people, Deputy is the safer buy.