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Buddy Punch vs Deputy: which is more reliable? (2026)
Buddy Punch is more reliable than Deputy, scoring 100.0 vs 95.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Buddy Punch reported 0 incidents and Deputy reported 3, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.98% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Buddy Punch | Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 95.5 |
| Rank (employee scheduling apps) | #1 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.98% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 52m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Buddy Punch and Deputy differ
- Buddy Punch reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Deputy reported 3.
- Deputy had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Buddy Punch.
- Buddy Punch's longest incident on record lasted 5h 4m (Nov 18, 2025); Deputy's lasted 4h 20m (Apr 6, 2026).
90-day uptime
Buddy Punch
Deputy
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Buddy Punch incidents
No incidents reported by Buddy Punch in the last 90 days.
Recent Deputy incidents
- InformationalOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 2h 30m
- Partial outageAug 7, 2026 · resolved in 52m
Analytics failing to load with "Invalid control source"
Affected: Deputy - UK
- InformationalAug 5, 2026 · resolved in 2h 12m
Other employee scheduling apps to consider
- Connecteam · #2 · 100% uptime
- QuickBooks Time · #3 · 100% uptime
- Shiftboard · #4 · 100% uptime
- Homebase · #5 · 99.99% uptime
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