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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$4.50 1 User Per Month
Blink
Star Rating
(257)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Free Trial is available
Learn more about BlinkDeputy
Star Rating
(648)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.50 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansBlink vs Deputy
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Blink easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Deputy, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that Blink meets the needs of their business better than Deputy.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Blink is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Blink over Deputy.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Blink
Blink pricing
Contact Us
Enterprise discounts available POA
- News feed
- Content hub
- Secure chat
Deputy
Time & Attendance
$4.50
1 User Per Month
For those who need to track attendance and export timesheets to payroll
- Timesheets
- Payroll Integrations
- POS Integrations
Free Trial
Blink
Free Trial is available
Deputy
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
240
9.1
539
Ease of Use
9.3
240
9.2
548
Ease of Setup
9.1
152
9.2
454
Ease of Admin
9.0
135
9.1
230
Quality of Support
9.2
208
9.0
476
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
120
9.2
228
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
238
9.3
544
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
8.7
193
Logistics
Not enough data
8.6
198
Not enough data
8.6
195
Not enough data
8.5
188
Management
Not enough data
8.8
201
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
8.8
205
Not enough data
9.1
208
Not enough data
9.0
204
Not enough data
9.0
203
Not enough data
8.7
196
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
187
Not enough data
8.6
187
Not enough data
8.6
192
Business Instant Messaging
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.5
98
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
6.4
47
Not enough data
6.0
47
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.3
96
Not enough data
9.2
97
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Information Distribution
9.2
84
Not enough data
8.1
79
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
7.6
77
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
Employee Engagement
8.9
84
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
9.2
83
Not enough data
7.7
74
Not enough data
9.1
82
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Content Distribution - Employee Communications
9.4
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
Additional Features - Employee Communications
9.0
8
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Communications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
168
Not enough data
9.0
172
Not enough data
8.9
171
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.7
166
Not enough data
8.2
152
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
160
Not enough data
9.0
167
Not enough data
8.4
156
Not enough data
8.5
163
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Core Features
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
Additional Features-
8.2
19
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
Interoperability
8.9
20
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
8.2
28
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
9.3
33
Not enough data
9.2
31
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.0
30
Not enough data
Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
7.5
30
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
7.6
21
Not enough data
9.6
28
Not enough data
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
8.1
27
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
101
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.3
90
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.4
70
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
103
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
9.1
100
Not enough data
8.9
95
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
111
8.1
138
8.5
94
8.2
120
8.5
64
8.7
57
9.1
126
8.8
156
9.2
125
9.1
155
9.1
111
9.0
146
8.7
118
8.6
146
8.6
107
8.7
148
Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.4
226
Not enough data
9.0
195
Not enough data
8.7
182
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
142
Not enough data
7.8
136
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.2
191
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
169
Not enough data
8.7
174
Not enough data
8.7
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
189
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
183
Not enough data
8.3
148
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
9.0
186
Not enough data
8.9
177
Not enough data
7.8
132
Platform
8.5
111
8.1
138
8.5
94
8.2
120
8.5
64
8.7
57
9.1
126
8.8
156
9.2
125
9.1
155
9.1
111
9.0
146
8.7
118
8.6
146
8.6
107
8.7
148
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.4
189
Not enough data
9.3
213
Not enough data
9.3
208
Not enough data
8.8
204
Not enough data
8.3
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.4
173
Not enough data
8.8
183
Not enough data
8.8
198
Not enough data
8.8
198
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Blink and Deputy are categorized as Business Instant Messaging
Unique Categories
Deputy is categorized as Time & Attendance, Employee Scheduling, Workforce Management, and Time Tracking
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Blink
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Deputy
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
47.0%
Hospital & Health Care
8.7%
Logistics and Supply Chain
3.6%
Hospitality
3.2%
Real Estate
2.8%
Other
34.8%
Hospitality
15.3%
Retail
11.9%
Hospital & Health Care
8.4%
Food & Beverages
7.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.6%
Other
52.6%
Discussions
is there a way to set a folder up on the blink that only selected people can see
1 Comment
Official Response from Blink
Hi Robert, thanks for your question. Absolutely! Blink runs on the concept of teams and users will only see content (including folders) that is shared with...Read more
Is it possible to add a calendar in Hub that everyone could view so they know when events are?
1 Comment
Official Response from Blink
Hi Jenny,
thank you for getting in touch. Great to hear that you would like a company calendar to keep up to date with upcoming events. Unfortunately, it...Read more
Is it possible to add a calendar in Hub that everyone could view so they know when events are?
1 Comment
Official Response from Blink
Hello Jenny, Georgie here from the Blink Marketing team.
YES! This is possible - and very handy. Here is the help article to talk you through getting...Read more
What is Deputy used for?
1 Comment
DN
Deputy’s workforce management platform includes best-in-class employee scheduling, streamlined hiring and onboarding, time and attendance tracking, team...Read more
Deputy has no more discussions with answers
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