← All comparisons
General workforce scheduling
ActivityRoster vs Deputy
Powerful shift scheduling for any business — not built for RYA compliance.
Where Deputy is a good fit
- Hospitality, retail and healthcare shift patterns
- Auto-scheduling and demand forecasting
- Time & attendance with payroll integrations
Where ActivityRoster wins for RYA centres
- Deputy schedules shifts; it doesn't know a Dinghy Instructor from a Senior Instructor, or that a session needs a safety boat.
- ActivityRoster blocks an instructor who's missing a mandatory check or whose ticket has expired — with a recorded override if you must proceed.
- Courses run as multi-session bookings (a 5-day camp, a weekly club), not just individual shifts.
- Boats and kit are conflict-checked against sessions; youth and adult courses are separated everywhere.
| Capability | ActivityRoster | Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| RYA ratio & safety-boat cover checks | ||
| Blocks unqualified / expired instructors | ||
| Licence & ticket tracking with expiry alerts | ||
| DBS / safeguarding vetting enforced at assignment | ||
| Youth vs adult courses separated throughout | ||
| Course-based multi-session scheduling | ||
| Visual week calendar & planner | ||
| Bulk assign one instructor to many courses | ||
| Instructor availability collection | ||
| Clock in/out & payroll-ready hours | ||
| Printable weekly rota (PDF) | ||
| Equipment & boat conflict tracking | ||
| Per-centre data isolation | ||
| Built for RYA centres out of the box |
Built in Partial / add-on / manual Not reallyReflects typical offerings — check Deputy's current features.
Moving from Deputy
Export your staff list and paste your existing schedule into our importer (CSV or calendar). We turn each row into a draft session for you to review.
Try it with your own courses
Start a free month — no card required. Import your schedule and roster your first week with the safety checks on.