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CAKE POS vs Sling

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CAKE POS

Food & Restaurant

Point of sale made for restaurants

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sling

Food & Restaurant

Free employee scheduling software

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Sling has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: CAKE POS the pricing page names three plans, Core, Growth and Scale, and publishes no monthly figure for any of them, offering only a phone and email sales contact; Sling the free plan is limited to 30 users
  • They diverge on capability: CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, Sling covers Employee scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CAKE POS and Sling actually diverge.

Attributes where CAKE POS and Sling differ
AttributeCAKE POSSling
Starting price$69/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsIos, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20102015

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 CAKE POS

  • Tableside ordering
  • Online ordering
  • Guest management
  • Menu management
  • Reporting
  • Kitchen display
  • DoorDash
  • Grubhub

Only in Sling

  • Employee scheduling
  • Time tracking
  • Team messaging
  • Task management
  • Shift swapping
  • Labor cost tracking
  • Toast
  • Square

Both cover

  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CAKE POS

  • Point of Salenot Sling
  • Order Managementnot Sling
  • Inventory Controlnot Sling
  • Staff Schedulingnot Sling

Sling

  • Building and publishing shift schedules for hourly staffnot CAKE POS
  • Tracking clock in and clock out and labour costnot CAKE POS
  • Messaging and announcements across a shift based teamnot CAKE POS

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CAKE POS

  • The pricing page names three plans, Core, Growth and Scale, and publishes no monthly figure for any of them, offering only a phone and email sales contact

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

CAKE POS

$69/month
  • Essentials$69/month
    • POS
    • Online ordering
  • Professional$125/month
    • Guest management
    • Advanced features

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 CAKE POS if

  • You need tableside ordering.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want online ordering.
CAKE POS review

Choose Sling if

  • You need employee scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want time tracking.
Sling review

Questions people ask

Is CAKE POS or Sling better?
Neither clearly leads. CAKE POS starts at $69/month and Sling at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CAKE POS or Sling?
Sling has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $69/month for CAKE POS and Free for Sling.
Does CAKE POS or Sling run on more platforms?
CAKE POS runs on Ios, Android. 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. CAKE POS starts at $69/month.
What is CAKE POS best used for?
CAKE POS is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what Sling is typically brought in for.
What can CAKE POS do that Sling cannot?
CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, Online ordering, Guest management, Menu management. Sling covers Employee scheduling, Time tracking, Team messaging, Task management. Both handle Ios support, Android support.
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