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Deputy vs Homebase: which is more reliable? (2026)
Deputy and Homebase are effectively tied on reliability (95.5 vs 96.9). Over the last 90 days Deputy reported 3 incidents and Homebase reported 2, with effective uptime of 99.98% and 99.99% respectively. Deputy resolves incidents faster on average (52m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Deputy | Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 95.5 | 96.9 |
| Rank (employee scheduling apps) | #7 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.98% | 99.99% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 52m | 59m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Deputy and Homebase differ
- Deputy reported 50% more incidents than Homebase over the last 90 days (3 vs 2).
- Deputy had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Homebase.
- Deputy's longest outage on record lasted 4h 20m (Apr 6, 2026); Homebase's lasted 23m (May 11, 2026).
90-day uptime
Deputy
Homebase
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
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
Recent Homebase incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 59m
Affected: Payroll, Scheduling, Timesheets & Time Clock, Sign In / Sign Up / Upgrade, Billing, Hiring +2 more
- InformationalAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 17m
Other employee scheduling apps to consider
- Buddy Punch · #1 · 100% uptime
- Connecteam · #2 · 100% uptime
- QuickBooks Time · #3 · 100% uptime
- Shiftboard · #4 · 100% uptime
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