Deputy Discontinues Free Starter Plan, Shifts to 31-Day Trial Access for All Features
What happened
Between the Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025 captures of Deputy's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Starter free plan discontinued (was: Free with 100 shifts/month and 100 timesheets/month limit); Year-end promotional discount removed (Save 25% with Deputy Premium Annual Plan, ended Dec 31, 2024); Free tier model changed from Starter plan (100 shifts/month limit) to trial-based free access (31 days, all features). Pulse files it as a pricing change (plan removed, discount removed, freemium change) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Lite at $5, Core at $6.5, Pro at $9, Deputy Payroll enabled by Paycor at $8 and HR at $2.
Deputy's previous recorded change was "Deputy Introduces 25% Discount on Premium Annual Plan for New Customers with 50+ Users, Ending Dec 31, 2024" (Q4 2024). Deputy has been tracked since 2023-12-07.
In the same window 7shifts also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PlanPlan removed
Starter free plan discontinued (was: Free with 100 shifts/month and 100 timesheets/month limit)
- — · DiscountRemovedDiscountNo discount
- — · Free tierFreemium change
Free tier model changed from Starter plan (100 shifts/month limit) to trial-based free access (31 days, all features)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Plan | Starter free plan discontinued (was: Free with 100 shifts/month and 100 timesheets/month limit) | Plan removed | |
| — | Discount | Discount | No discount | Removed |
| — | Free tier | Free tier model changed from Starter plan (100 shifts/month limit) to trial-based free access (31 days, all features) | Freemium change | |
Values as written on Deputy's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Deputy's pricing page (deputy.com) from Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where the discount no longer appears.
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Deputy, the last 90 days
Full history- Jan 11, 2026packagingDeputy Introduces Messaging+ Add-On at $1.95/User/Month for Enhanced Team Communication and Role-Based Permissions
- Q3 2025packagingDeputy Discontinues Key Plans: Time & Attendance, Scheduling, and Premium Plans Removed in Major Pricing Restructure
- Q2 2025packagingDeputy Introduces Analytics+ Add-On at $1.50/User/Month, Enhancing Reporting with Enterprise-Grade Features
- Q1 2025packagingDeputy Discontinues Free Starter Plan, Shifts to 31-Day Trial Access for All Features · this change
- Q4 2024packagingDeputy Introduces 25% Discount on Premium Annual Plan for New Customers with 50+ Users, Ending Dec 31, 2024
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- 7shiftsJan 107shifts Introduces Per-Employee Pricing in Premium Plan, Reducing Flat Rate While Increasing Costs for Essentials and Pro Plans
- 7shiftsJan 107shifts Reduces Free Plan Employee Limit from 30 to 20, Impacting Smaller Businesses
- 7shiftsJan 107shifts Removes Payroll Add-on Pricing from Public Disclosure, Impacting Transparency for Users
- 7shiftsJan 107shifts Introduces Payroll Add-on at $39.99/month/location Plus $5/month per Employee
- 7shiftsJan 107shifts Introduces 17% Discount on Entrée Plan, Now Available for $29.99 from Original Price of $34.99
Questions about this change
Did Deputy raise prices in April 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: plan removed, discount removed, freemium change.
What changed on Deputy's pricing page between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025?
Starter free plan discontinued (was: Free with 100 shifts/month and 100 timesheets/month limit); discount: Discount → No discount, removed; Free tier model changed from Starter plan (100 shifts/month limit) to trial-based free access (31 days, all features). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Deputy change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Deputy in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Deputy Introduces 25% Discount on Premium Annual Plan for New Customers with 50+ Users, Ending Dec 31, 2024" in Q4 2024; Deputy has been tracked since 2023-12-07.