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Jibble: time tracking that's truly different
I’m Asim Qureshi, CEO of Jibble, and a former Vice President at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.
Listen, I didn’t leave all that behind just to build another time tracking software! Jibble is truly different, and I’m going to tell you why in most cases, choosing Deputy over Jibble simply doesn’t add up. Let me briefly give you an overview of why your team needs to be jibbling, not deputy-ing… not only because it rolls off the tongue way better, but because Jibble offers you so much more. -
Why seek Deputy alternatives?
Explore better time tracking solutions
No doubt, Deputy is a pretty well-designed tool for time tracking, time tracking, attendance, and workforce management. However, design is one thing and application is another, and the Deputy experience is marred by glitchy performance across all platforms, a lot of bugs, slow loading times, and time tracking inconsistencies such as failure to track overtime hours correctly by classifying them as regular hours.
Its scheduling capabilities are also riddled with inconsistencies such as difficulties in copying and pasting schedules, preferences being overridden by pre-programmed schedule options, and significant lags in grabbing, starting, and ending shifts. Considering the amount of hype they’ve built around this functionality, it’s kind of ironic that it fails so spectacularly when put to the real-world test.
Their GPS tracking also leaves a lot to be desired. It is severely challenged in correctly locating employees and managing large, complex, and multi-location operations. Since Deputy is used mostly by industries with on-the-ground and on-the-go workforces such as retail, healthcare, hospitality, and restaurants, such a function is crucial and any deviation has the potential to be wildly problematic for businesses. And while we’re at it, I also have to say that Deputy has very limited mobile functions, and is difficult to use on smartphones — much more so on Android. This also takes away from its usability for on-site work.
In addition to all of that, its reporting capabilities are quite basic, and it lacks invoicing and payroll modules.
Now, it’s still a great tool for basic time tracking, but these things point clearly to the importance of looking for a more reliable Deputy alternative. Dive into my honest review of Deputy to understand its strengths and weaknesses even better.
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Why choose Jibble?
It’s your best choice as the ultimate Deputy alternative
Jibble's Upgrade PlansJibble is a time tracking solution that shares many similar features to Deputy, but we do them even better. We’re 100% focused on time tracking, which is why we’re so good at it. That’s why many of our users have switched over from Deputy, because they appreciate the amount of care we’ve put into ensuring that they have a high-quality experience in using our product.
Jibble is designed around the concept of straightforward usage with maximum impact which is reflected in our clean and uncluttered interface, the simplicity of operation, and the lack of complicated processes in our features. Plus, we’re built on clean architecture, which means significantly fewer bugs than Deputy.
Our scheduling system is fully customizable to accommodate dynamic business requirements and adapt to changing needs. And, unlike Deputy, it’s so much easier to use, and so much more reliable.
In addition to that, our GPS tracking system is top-notch and capable of pinpointing the whereabouts of employees accurately while they’re on the clock. You also don’t have to worry about mobile functionality, because Jibble has fully functional and feature-rich mobile apps that allow you to work on anything, anytime, anywhere.
Now, in comparison to Deputy’s reporting capabilities, Jibble’s insights are far more advanced, giving you an advantage for a better understanding of how time is spent in your business. We also have powerful payroll and invoicing capabilities that significantly reduce admin time and ultimately save you resources.
Best of all? Our 100% FREE forever plan serves the needs of small businesses well without them spending a single cent. That includes the location-based industries that use Deputy, plus desk-based industries and freelancers too.
We’re also continuously working on Jibble to ensure that our product performs optimally at all times, and that our features can address dynamically changing needs. Check out our product portal to find out more about what we released over the last couple of months and what we have planned!
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Higher ratings on review platforms
And more recognition where it matters
Deputy has respectable ratings on Capterra (4.7/5), GetApp (4.6/5), Software Advice (4.6/5), and the App Store (4.7/5), but Jibble outshines it in the same platforms with higher ratings. We’re rated 4.8/5 on Capterra, 4.8/5 on GetApp, 4.8/5 on Software Advice, and 4.8/5 on the App Store.
We’re also more likely to be recommended by users on GetApp and Capterra. Plus, we’re also recognized as a Category Leader in Time Tracking, Time Clock, Attendance Tracking, Workforce Management, and Leave management System categories on GetApp, and we’re featured on the Capterra Shortlist™ in the categories of Time Tracking Software and Attendance Tracking Software for 2023, Time Clock Software for 2021 and 2023, and Leave Management System Software of 2022.
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Lower Pricing Structure
Significantly bigger savings and less confusing feature segmentation
Deputy has four major plan variants and a seasonal plan. The entry-level plans divide feature focus into two, namely the Scheduling and Time and Attendance. Both come at $3.50 per user per month, and both come without robust reporting capabilities. The Premium plan combines the power of both entry-level plans plus reporting for $4.20 per user per month. For seasonal needs, the Deputy Flexi Weekly plan allows users to access Premium features for $2.50 per active user per week and $0.50 per inactive user per week, billed monthly. For more complex needs and teams of 250 and above, Deputy offers an Enterprise plan with custom pricing. It doesn’t have a free plan, but it does offer a 31-day free trial period.
All of that can be quite confusing, and the feature segmentation is unnecessary.
Jibble offers a simpler pricing scheme that makes so much more sense. Our 100% free forever plan adequately covers the needs of most small businesses without costing them a single cent, and is available for unlimited users. While that’s enough for quite a lot of happy users, they can have even more power by upgrading to the Premium plan at only $2.49 per user per month for enhanced time tracking capabilities with detailed reports and overtime calculations, and our Ultimate plan is only $4.99 per user per month for limitless time tracking with project and client-based tracking designed for teams that require advanced time tracking features.
By choosing Jibble as a Deputy alternative, you’re saving more and getting more features at the same time!
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Track time from anywhere
On mobile, desktops, laptops and tablets
Work can take you to places you’ve never been before, so you gotta have multiple options for time tracking from the comfort of your desk to the rigors of the road.
With Jibble, you can clock in and out of work using our web app, track time straight from the browser tab you’re working on with the extension, on-site with a shared kiosk, or with mobile apps for Android and iOS when you’re out and about. Unlike the faulty Deputy apps, our mobile apps are feature-rich, stable, and truly reliable for work on the go.
When you choose Jibble as a Deputy alternative, there’s no more reason not to capture every minute of working time, no matter where you may be. Have the confidence to go where work takes you, or take work with you wherever you go… even to places where there’s no internet connection!
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Next-level technology
With face recognition and GPS tracking
To ensure that the right person is checking in at the right location, Jibble offers next-level security measures with facial recognition and GPS tracking.
The facial recognition functionality compares the facial features of the person clocking in with the unique facial landmarks of the person in the profile photo for the account stored in the system and flags any mismatches to prevent unauthorized entry. The geolocation system accurately captures the user’s location upon checking in and monitors their whereabouts while they are on the clock. Unlike Deputy’s less-than-reliable geolocation feature that struggles to pin down employee locations, especially for large and multilocation operations, Jibble ensures that managers can keep a keen eye on their teams’ locations throughout the workday.
Together, these features help eliminate buddy punching and other time theft shenanigans that drain you of precious resources. They also help ensure that you have visibility of everyone’s locations while helping inculcate the value of accountability across the ranks in the process.
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Track time within Microsoft Teams and Slack
Jibble’s unique advantage
Another reason to look for a Deputy alternative is because of its lack of options to clock in with these modern workplace essentials. Sure, it works fine for on-site work, but it’s limiting for industries with mostly desk-based operations such as marketing and advertising, information technology and services, and remote freelancers.
Jibble allows you to take your time tracking experience to the next level by revolutionizing the way you manage work hours. You can track time from within MS Teams and Slack directly, and with ease. With just a few clicks, managers can see who’s in and working on which projects, and gain visibility on progress as it happens.
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Real-time visibility
…so you never miss a thing
Deputy does a fair job at keeping records of who clocked in our out when, but it doesn’t quite have the depth of visibility that Jibble offers.
Real-time entry recording with Jibble means that you have a clear and up-to-the-minute picture of your work. Gain real-time visibility into your team’s presence, absence, or leaves, and access essential time entry details such as entry method, device usage, locations, selfies, and flagged entries.
With that much power right at your fingertips, you’ll always be on top of everything that goes on in your business.
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Automated timesheet calculations
…and streamlined approvals so payroll is never late
With Jibble, timesheets are updated in real-time with data tracked from user activities. Worked hours, breaks, and overtime are automatically categorized and populated into timesheets, which are then auto-calculated according to easily configurable rates. Jibble saves you a lot of time (and money!) by doing all the heavy lifting and number-crunching.
All that’s left to do is for employees to verify their entries and once confirmed correct, managers can approve them for payroll. The best thing about it? They can do all of these using only one app from anywhere and on any device!This smooth and efficient automated process ensures that payroll is on time, every time. And if you ever need additional calculations, timesheets can be exported in CSV or XLS formats to your payroll and accounting software, or use the open API for even more possibilities.
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Comprehensive Scheduling
Customized work schedules for seamless operations
Aside from time tracking and timesheet calculations, scheduling is also a very important part of keeping your business truly organized and productive. Deputy has auto-scheduling and meal and break planning features, but they’re not available for the Attendance and Time Tracking package. Plus, they’ve been reportedly difficult to use according to less-than-satisfied users — the cumbersome process of publishing copied shifts and timesheet management for absent employees can be a real pain at times.
With Jibble, you can kiss these challenges goodbye using our straightforward scheduling functionalities that simplify how schedules are made. Decide who works when, how long breaks should be, and have the power to change anything and everything according to dynamically changing business needs and resource availability.
Sure, all the bells and whistles in Deputy’s scheduling really make it look awesome, but the true measure is in its reliability for real-world usage… and that’s where Jibble shines.
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Seamless leave tracking
….and it’s 100% FREE!
Scheduling works great, now what? Now you have to ensure that your team members are getting the time off they deserve so they can be at their best… and so your business remains compliant with state and federal leave legislations.
Here at Jibble, we understand the importance of leave management for precise time tracking. That’s why we came up with an integral and dedicated suite of time-off management features to streamline requests and approvals.
Jibble’s PTO tracker is not only free but also incredibly user-friendly. Employees can apply for various leave types that managers can approve in a matter of clicks on any device. No more chasing signatures and awkward negotiations for well-deserved time off!
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Powerful reporting and analytics
For data-driven decision-making
Good reports are the backbone of great business decisions. That’s why it’s important to have access to analytic tools when you’re managing abusiness. Especially when you have dreams of making it big. \
The lack of robust reporting features in Deputy’s entry-level plans is another reason why you should look for a more comprehensive Deputy alternative. Jibble allows you to dive deep into productivity and attendance reports to analyze attendance patterns and time allocation so you can identify areas for improvement. Explore detailed data, from clock-in locations and device utilization to selfie captures and offline entries, all at your fingertips.
Engaging visual charts and insightful reports dive deep into the data to give you a clear view of how projects and tasks are progressing, how productive teams and individual employees are, how much resources are spent to achieve your goals, and how to best address challenges that pose a threat to productivity.
Best of all, our reports are highly customizable and can be configured to unique analytic structures for unique business needs so you can see the data you need in the way that makes the most sense to you. These can also be exported as CSV or XLS files for further processing and even more power. -
Integrate Jibble with your favorite tools
…and we’re adding more to our list!
Integrate Jibble with popular project management platforms, messaging tools, and accounting or payroll software including QuickBooks and Deel. Sync time data across your apps with ease and utilize Jibble’s open API for limitless integration possibilities.
Best of all, these integrations are all 100% FREE!
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Experience the Jibble difference
Migrate to Jibble today and unleash your full potential!
I want to start onboarding my team now!By choosing Jibble, you’re choosing the best Deputy alternative so you can do even more things with just one powerful tool. Invite your employees via email, SMS, or a shareable link, and you’re all set.
We’ll guide you through the process when you sign up and get started with Jibble’s FREE version. And if you ever need assistance, our world-class customer support team is just one chat away, ready to help you in your journey. We’re with you every step of the way.
Tens of thousands love Jibble's time tracking software
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Fabulous app for tracking time for legal services
Fabulous app for tracking time for legal services... we don't end up missing out on income due to lack of detail in timesheets. It's simple to use, easy to learn, and quick and painless to implement in our office. Everyone got on board quickly! The management loves the detailed notes about time spent.
I really like how easy it is to use
Positive experience, I really like how easy it is to use, and the level of customization.
Jibble Rocks!
Jibble Rocks! So far, I've tried multiple platforms but I've stuck with Jibble as it is easy to use. Also, it sends me daily, weekly updates on the team's timesheet.
Great tool for remote employees
Great tool for remote employees. I love the automated reports that show who on my team is logged in, the reminders when you have been logged in for a certain number of hours each day, and the weekly team recap. After trying several others, Jibble turned out to be the ideal fit for our needs. My team is in Slack all day and it makes it very easy to clock in and out each day by going to the Jibble Channel in Slack. It's super convenient.
Simply no other competitor that is close
Easy and awesome customer support. Fantastic, and a big problem solver for my small team. This is the type of company that will be successful. We've used Jibble since we were on Slack and then moved to MS Teams. The ease of use makes it an amazing tool.. and there is simply no other competitor that is close!
Jibble makes managing time and billing clients pain and stress free
The slack integration is very useful, and also the reporting makes it easy to see numbers and understand how much to bill clients quickly and easily using my accounting software, Xero. I also think the architecture of the front end of the web app is very clear and intuitive.
Super efficient and easy to use time billing software
The easier way to log in hours for different clients and track improvement of workflows. Jibble allows you to create a team and create clients, which for our business, being able to log in hours for each specific client is crucial and a huge help for time billing, estimating workflow success and improving and optimizing workflow strategies. Being able to know how many hours we've spent in a certain project is essential for our improvement as a tech team. We use Slack a lot and I love that you can log in and out from slack directly, you don't even need to open Jibble. Super efficient and easy to use.
Frankly, no other software got even close
Wonderful time management software. This has been a lovely experience right from the start. Simple-to-understand set-up, lots of personal support on hand, a useful 'onboarding' session to explore features and help me with exports. We needed a system for tracking consultants' time in contracts broken down by tasks. Jibble is the solution and frankly, no other software that I looked at got even close in terms of ease of use and price.
FAQs
Some frequently asked questions...
Jibble is the new standard in time tracking and is the ultimate alternative to Deputy. While both Deputy and Jibble excel in time tracking, there are several key distinctions:
- User Experience – Jibble is built on clean architecture which means significantly fewer bugs. This ensures that it operates smoother, and causes you less frustrations and delay suchas when dealing with functionalities that aren’t working as they’re supposed to.
- Powerful plans with better prices – Jibble has a free plan that accommodates an unlimited number of users, ensuring accessibility for businesses of all sizes. Deputy does not. And if you ever need more power than what our free plan currently offers, you could always upgrade to the Premium plan at only $2.49 per user per month, or the Ultimate plan at only $4.99 per user per month. That;s a whole lot lower than Deputy’s entry level plans that cost at $3.50 per user per month (without robust reporting capabilities) and their Premium plan that costs $4.20 per user per month!
- Precision and Data Accuracy – Jibble places a strong emphasis on data accuracy, incorporating advanced features like face recognition, geolocation tracking, face spoofing prevention, and device lock. These security measures offer a higher level of data integrity compared to Deputy, which is known to have problems with its geolocation.
- Reporting and Analytics – Jibble’s advanced reporting and analytics provide valuable insights into aspects like clock-in locations and device usage, empowering data-driven decision-making. Our reports are also so much more customizable than Deputy, and allows for more unique analytical structure needs so you can get your data presented in a way that feels most appropriate for your purposes.
Apart from Jibble’s comprehensive set of features, Jibble is also higher rated than Deputy among popular independent software review platforms. We’re rated 4.8/5 on Capterra, 4.8/5 on GetApp, 4.8/5 on Software Advice, and 4.8/5 on the App Store, compared to Deputy’s ratings on the same platforms: Capterra (4.7/5), GetApp (4.6/5), Software Advice (4.6/5), and the App Store (4.7/5).
We’re also more likely to be recommended by users on GetApp and Capterra. Plus, we’re also recognized as a Category Leader in Time Tracking, Time Clock, Attendance Tracking, Workforce Management, and Leave management System categories on GetApp, and we’re featured on the Capterra Shortlist™ in the categories of Time Tracking Software and Attendance Tracking Software for 2023, Time Clock Software for 2021 and 2023, and Leave Management System Software of 2022.
Deputy does not have a free plan, just a free trial period of 31 days. Jibble’s 100% FREE forever plan stands out in comparison, offering several advantages:
- Unlimited Users – Jibble’s free plan allows for an unlimited number of users, making it an excellent choice for businesses of all sizes.
- Comprehensive Attendance Management – Jibble’s free plan goes beyond basic time tracking and includes comprehensive attendance management features. This means you can not only track time, but also monitor who is present, absent, or on leave in real-time.
- Notifications and Alerts – Jibble’s free plan incorporates notifications and alerts via email and push notifications to keep you informed about significant events, including timely clock-ins and reminders.
- Leave Management – Jibble offers leave management options even on its free plan, giving managers the ability to approve or reject leave requests on any device.
- Integrations – Both Jibble and Deputy offer integrations with popular tools, but not all of Deputy’s integrations may be available on the free plan. In contrast, Jibble offers all integrations completely free of charge.
Certainly! Jibble is a 100% FREE alternative to Deputy.
Jibble’s free plan offers robust time tracking and attendance management features without any costs, making it a viable option for those seeking a no-cost alternative to Deputy that still allows them to enjoy a comprehensive set of features.
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