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Sling
Free employee scheduling software
As of 30 August 2026, Sling has a free plan and paid plans start at $2/month. Sling is a free employee scheduling and communication platform for restaurants and shift-based businesses. Softwr lists it under Restaurants. Sling is made by Sling Inc. (Toast), launched in 2015, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Sling does
Sling is a free employee scheduling and communication platform for restaurants and shift-based businesses. It offers shift scheduling, time tracking, task management, and team messaging. Sling helps reduce scheduling conflicts and improve team coordination.
What people use it for
- Building and publishing shift schedules for hourly staff
- Tracking clock in and clock out and labour cost
- Messaging and announcements across a shift based team
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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
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Pricing
What Sling costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Up to 30 users
- Shift scheduling
- Time-off requests
- News sharing
- Private messaging
Premium
$2 /mo
- Mobile time tracking
- Labor cost management
- Overtime tracking
- Group messaging
- 15% discount with annual billing
Business
$4 /mo
- Kiosk time tracking
- Comprehensive reports
- No-show tracking
- Sick call-out management
- PTO management
- 15% discount with annual billing
Capabilities
Features
Employee scheduling
Time tracking
Team messaging
Task management
Shift swapping
Labor cost tracking
Toast
Integration with Toast
Square
Integration with Square
Gusto
Integration with Gusto
Web support
Available on web
Ios support
Available on ios
Android support
Available on android
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does Sling cost?
Sling offers a free tier supporting up to 30 users. Premium plans start at $2.00 per user per month (or $1.70 with annual billing), and Business plans cost $4.00 per user per month (or $3.40 with annual billing). Both paid tiers offer a 15% discount for annual billing.
SourceDoes Sling offer a free trial?
Yes, Sling offers a free plan supporting unlimited scheduling features for up to 30 users. Additionally, Premium and Business plans include 15-day free trials with no credit card required to start.
SourceWhat does Sling's Business plan include?
Sling's Business plan, marked as recommended, costs $4.00 per user per month (or $3.40 with annual billing). It includes kiosk time tracking, comprehensive reports, no-show tracking, sick call-out management, and PTO management. Users only pay for active team members with prorated charges when employees are deactivated.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Sling
- Company
- Sling Inc. (Toast)
- Based in
- New York, New York
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- Square for Restaurants
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- 7shifts
- Restaurant365
- Lavu
- Deputy
- Revel Systems
- Talech
- Uber Eats
- Flipdish
- Foodics
- Galley Solutions
- Jolt
- Lineup.ai
- HotSchedules
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