Deputy charges per user with a $30 minimum and no free plan. Cloxbi charges by team size — every feature included, free up to 10 users, no minimums.
Deputy is built for enterprise compliance with demand forecasting. For a small team that just needs scheduling without a $30 minimum or per-user treadmill, Cloxbi is the focused fix.
From $29/mo for up to 30 users
One price covers your whole team — not per user, no minimums. Snap a photo of your existing schedule and we build it. Clone a week. Approve PTO. Ask Cloxbi™ to fill a gap in plain English.
No free plan · $5/user/mo Lite · $6.50/user/mo Core · $30/mo minimum
Deputy is a serious compliance platform with demand forecasting, labor budgeting, and enterprise-grade tools. But there's no free plan, and the $30/month minimum means small teams pay for empty seats. AI scheduling requires the Core plan.
One charges by team size with no minimums. One charges per user — and you pay even for unused seats.
Cloxbi focuses on scheduling simplicity. Deputy is built for enterprise compliance — but you pay for what you don't use.
| Feature | Cloxbi | Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| Shift scheduling | ✓ All plans | ✓ |
| Mobile apps (iOS & Android) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team messaging | ✓ All plans | ✓ |
| PTO / time-off management | ✓ All plans | ✓ |
| AI scheduling assistant | ✓ All plans — Ask Cloxbi™ | Core+ only ($6.50/user/mo) |
| First-party hosted MCP | ✓ All plans — app.cloxbi.com/mcp | ✗ Not advertised |
| Claude Coworker / Claude Desktop | ✓ HTTP MCP — all plans | ✗ Not advertised |
| ChatGPT MCP connector | ✓ Custom connector — all plans | ✗ Not advertised |
| Photo / snap-to-schedule import | ✓ All plans | ✗ Not available |
| Clone previous week | ✓ All plans | ✓ |
| Employee preferences & availability | ✓ All plans | ✓ |
| Time clock / time tracking | ◐ Focus on scheduling | ✓ Included |
| Demand forecasting | ✗ | ✓ Core+ |
| Multi-location support | ✓ Same plan price | ✓ |
| Free plan | ✓ Up to 10 users, unlimited locations | ✗ No free plan |
| 14-day free trial | ✓ No credit card | 31-day trial |
AI / MCP note: Deputy advertises in-app AI scheduling on Core+, but not MCP or Claude/ChatGPT connectors. Cloxbi publishes a first-party hosted MCP on all plans.
✓ Included · ◐ Partial or add-on · ✗ Not available
We're not the right fit for everyone. Here's when each makes sense.
14-day free trial. No credit card. Every feature unlocked from day one — snap a photo of your bulletin board and you're live in minutes.
Free forever for teams up to 10. Paid plans from $29/mo.
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