Food & Restaurant · head to head
BentoBox vs Sling
B
BentoBox
Food & Restaurant
Restaurant websites and marketing platform
- From
- $99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Sling has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: BentoBox bentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers; Sling the free plan is limited to 30 users
- They diverge on capability: BentoBox covers Website builder, Sling covers Employee scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which BentoBox and Sling actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Food & Restaurant).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in BentoBox
- Website builder
- Online ordering
- Email marketing
- Gift cards
- Catering
- Event management
- OpenTable
- Resy
Only in Sling
- Employee scheduling
- Time tracking
- Team messaging
- Task management
- Shift swapping
- Labor cost tracking
- Gusto
- Ios support
Both cover
- Toast
- Square
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
BentoBox
- Restaurant websites with integrated online orderingnot Sling
- Gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own sitenot Sling
- Marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on Clover POSnot Sling
Sling
- Building and publishing shift schedules for hourly staffnot BentoBox
- Tracking clock in and clock out and labour costnot BentoBox
- Messaging and announcements across a shift based teamnot BentoBox
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
BentoBox
- BentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers
- The pricing page publishes no plan price, setup fee, online ordering commission or contract length
- Existing customers wanting to add services are directed to a customer success manager or an email address rather than a self serve price
Sling
- The free plan is limited to 30 users
- Time tracking on mobile, labour cost tracking and overtime analysis require the Premium plan
- Kiosk time clock, hours and wages reporting, no show tracking, sick leave and PTO tracking require the Business plan
- The lowest advertised per user rates of $1.70 and $3.40 require annual billing
Pricing, plan by plan
BentoBox
$99/month- Starter$99/month
- Website
- Basic features
- Essential$199/month
- Online ordering
- Marketing
- Pro$399/month
- Full features
- Catering
Sling
Free- FreeFree
- Scheduling
- Messaging
- Basic features
- Premium$2/user/month
- Time tracking
- Overtime alerts
- Business$4/user/month
- Labor costs
- Reporting
Which should you pick?
Choose Sling if
- You need employee scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want time tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is BentoBox or Sling better?
- Neither clearly leads. BentoBox starts at $99/month and Sling at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, BentoBox or Sling?
- Sling has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/month for BentoBox and Free for Sling.
- Does BentoBox or Sling run on more platforms?
- BentoBox runs on Web. Sling runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Sling for free?
- Yes. Sling has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BentoBox starts at $99/month.
- What is BentoBox best used for?
- BentoBox is most often used for restaurant websites with integrated online ordering, gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site, marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on clover pos. Of those, restaurant websites with integrated online ordering and gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site are not what Sling is typically brought in for.
- What can BentoBox do that Sling cannot?
- BentoBox covers Website builder, Online ordering, Email marketing, Gift cards. Sling covers Employee scheduling, Time tracking, Team messaging, Task management. Both handle Toast, Square, Web support.