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LotHours vs Deputy

Deputy is the most compliance-deep tool in this comparison: a facial-recognition iPad kiosk, robust labor-compliance and award-interpretation features, and — uniquely among these competitors — an Apple Watch app for starting shifts and breaks. It's a serious platform. What it isn't is dealership-native: there's no flat-rate technician pay model, and no Wear OS app for the Android side of your team. LotHours is built only for dealerships, handles flat-rate-tech FLSA overtime, and ships both Apple Watch and Wear OS clock-in.

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LotHours vs Deputy, feature by feature

An honest, side-by-side look. We credit Deputywhere it's strong and lead with what LotHours does that a general-purpose tool can't.

Capability
LotHours
Deputy
Built for car dealerships
Yes — designed only for dealerships (lots, service drive, BDC, test-drive corridors).
General-purpose; strong in healthcare, hospitality, and retail.
Flat-rate technician payroll
Yes — pays booked/flagged hours, and computes overtime and minimum-wage true-up on real clock hours via the FLSA half-time method.
No flat-rate technician pay model.
Geofencing
Multi-zone polygon geofences on satellite imagery, including a test-drive corridor that suppresses auto-clock-out. Multi-lot / multi-site.
Location-aware clock-in; facial-recognition iPad kiosk.
Smartwatch apps
Apple Watch and Wear OS — clock in/out from either platform.
Apple Watch app (start shift/breaks); no Wear OS app.
Messaging
In-app 1:1 and group chat with read receipts, plus two-way employee SMS (sick/late/break, AI-routed to the right manager).
In-app news feed and team communication.
Scheduling
PTO requests/approval, availability, and open-shift cover claims.
Strong scheduling and shift management.
Payroll
Payroll-ready exports (ADP, Paychex, Gusto, QuickBooks). Direct ADP/Paychex push on the roadmap.
Deep labor-compliance plus payroll integrations.
Pricing model
Per site/rooftop — Free, Pro $79/site/mo, Enterprise custom. Not per employee.
Per user.

When Deputy is the better fit

No tool is right for everyone. Deputy is a strong choice if:

But if you run a car dealership — with flat-rate technicians, multiple lots, and a service drive — LotHours is the only option here built for exactly that.

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