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Comparison · HR
Ashby vs Deputy
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Ashby and Deputy — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Ashby vs Deputy: at a glance
What is Ashby?
Ashby summarizes a candidate's history with citations inside its Chrome sourcing extension.
Ashby's recent releases split between governance controls and AI help for recruiters. In the last week it added Audit Logs, org-wide AI Notetaker settings, configurable data-retention triggers and private-by-default internal interview invites. On the AI side, the Chrome extension now summarizes a candidate's past applications, interviews and outreach, with links to the source records.
What is Deputy?
Deputy is hardening pay-data permissions while Australian super rules claim release slots.
Deputy's recent work splits between access control and Australian payroll compliance. A rebuilt access-level system in late April introduced custom roles with finer-grained control over what people can see and do, followed in June by permissions that restrict visibility of pay rates and labour costs. July's release adapted Deputy Payroll to PayDay Super, the Australian employer reporting requirement. Scheduling picked up one visible change: the open/empty shift row can be pinned while managers scroll.
Ashby vs Deputy: editorial side-by-side
Ashby
5.0HR
Ashby summarizes a candidate's history with citations inside its Chrome sourcing extension.
◆ Current state
Ashby's recent releases split between governance controls and AI help for recruiters. In the last week it added Audit Logs, org-wide AI Notetaker settings, configurable data-retention triggers and private-by-default internal interview invites. On the AI side, the Chrome extension now summarizes a candidate's past applications, interviews and outreach, with links to the source records.
◆ Where it's heading
Admin controls keep arriving at a steady clip, which points to Ashby selling harder into larger, compliance-minded recruiting teams. Its AI features are being placed inside existing workflows, such as notes, sourcing and history, and cite their sources rather than standing alone.
◆ Prediction
Expect more admin-level defaults and policy settings for AI features, following the org-wide Notetaker controls and retention configuration.
Deputy
0.0HR
Deputy is hardening pay-data permissions while Australian super rules claim release slots.
◆ Current state
Deputy's recent work splits between access control and Australian payroll compliance. A rebuilt access-level system in late April introduced custom roles with finer-grained control over what people can see and do, followed in June by permissions that restrict visibility of pay rates and labour costs. July's release adapted Deputy Payroll to PayDay Super, the Australian employer reporting requirement. Scheduling picked up one visible change: the open/empty shift row can be pinned while managers scroll.
◆ Where it's heading
Permissions are the throughline — custom roles first, then sensitive pay data placed behind them — which is the shape of a product answering harder questions from larger, multi-site customers. Compliance work anchors Deputy to the Australian market its payroll product serves, and that regulatory calendar will keep taking release capacity. Scheduling itself, the core surface, is getting refinement rather than rethinking. The feed also carries the same release twice under slightly different titles, so apparent cadence runs ahead of actual shipping.
◆ Prediction
Expect further permission scoping across cost and pay surfaces, and follow-up work as PayDay Super reporting beds in. The entries show nothing about roadmap outside Australia and scheduling.
Alternatives to Ashby and Deputy
Other HR products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Ashby or Deputy.
Frappe HR
Frappe HR spends October tightening permissions and payroll edge cases on both v15 and v16.
Teamtailor
Teamtailor adds multi-value and country filters to requisitions after a week of division settings.
Employment Hero
Employment Hero's feed stays on career and wellbeing advice after its 2026 product recap.
Tanda
Tanda locks bank-detail edits to payroll staff and seals payslips against tampering.
TriNet
TriNet HR Plus adds a John Hancock 401(k) feed, its second retirement provider link.
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Recent activity from Ashby and Deputy
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoAshbyCancel and reschedule scheduling requests without deleting the interview
- 4d agoAshbyCandidate application visibility is now enabled
- 7d agoAshbyUnderstand past candidate interactions with AI Candidate History Summary in the Chrome Extension
- 8d agoAshbyMake internal interview invites private by default
- 8d agoAshbyUse candidate activity to calculate data retention more accurately
- 8d agoAshbyDisable AI Notetaker auto-fill and personal instructions
- 4mo agoDeputyPayDay Super for Deputy Payroll
- 4mo agoDeputySensitive Data Permissions for Pay Rates
- 6mo agoDeputyCustom Access Levels
- 6mo agoDeputyCustom access levels
- 6mo agoDeputyFreeze Empty/Open Shift Row in Schedule Employee Views
- 6mo agoDeputyOpen/empty shift row can be pinned in schedule views
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Ashby and Deputy?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Ashby is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Ashby better than Deputy?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Ashby is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other HR products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Ashby?
Top Ashby alternatives in HR are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Ashby alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/ashby for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Deputy?
Top Deputy alternatives in HR are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Deputy alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/deputy for the full list with editorial commentary on each.