Roux

Deputy alternative

Roux vs Deputy: one price for your whole business

From 20% less than Deputy Lite for teams of 10+, with a cap at $249 +GST however big you grow, up to 100 staff.

Start free: 14 days of StarterBook a demo

Founding venues: 50% off your first 3 months — code ROUX50

Price by team size

Unique staffRoux (+GST)Deputy Lite (excl. taxes)Deputy Core (excl. taxes)Saving vs Lite
10$48.50 +GST$67.50$87.50
20$93.50 +GST$135$175
40$183.50 +GST$270$350
75$249 +GST$506.25$656.25
100$249 +GST$675$875

Deputy list prices per user per month, AUD excluding taxes, from deputy.com/au/pricing, checked 17 Oct 2026: Lite $6.75, Core $8.75, minimum $30/month. Deputy counts every user including admins. Roux counts unique employees; owners and accounting users are free. Roux prices exclude GST. Prices may change; check each site.

Roux: +GST/month

Deputy Lite: $135 excl. taxes/month

What's different

Per-business pricing with a cap

One price for your business, never more than $249 +GST a month up to 100 staff.

Staff counted once

Someone who works at two of your venues counts once.

Multiple locations on Starter

Run every venue from one workspace on Starter.

Wall iPad kiosk clock

Staff clock on with their name and a 4-digit PIN at kiosk.rouxdashboard.com.

Award management on Starter

Award management is included on Starter.

Approved clocks to Xero

Approved clocks are sent to Xero as a draft you approve.

Switching guide

  1. 1Export your staff CSV from Deputy.
  2. 2Start a Roux workspace (14-day Starter trial).
  3. 3Import the CSV and check profiles.
  4. 4Invite staff; they set their own PIN.
  5. 5Build and publish week one.
  6. 6Put kiosk.rouxdashboard.com on the wall iPad.
  7. 7Approve clocks and send them to Xero as a draft.

Run both for a pay cycle if you like. Cancel Deputy when you're happy.

More detail on pricing and the get started checklist.

Questions

Start free: 14 days of StarterBook a demo

Founding venues: 50% off your first 3 months — code ROUX50