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Employee scheduling and attendance tracking solution

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Sling - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Sling overview

Based on 205 verified user reviews

What is Sling?

Sling is an employee scheduling program offering key features such as employee scheduling and mobile access, among others.

Who uses Sling?

Reviews for Sling come from a wide variety of industries, including health, wellness and fitness (10% of reviewers), hospital & health care (8%), and restaurants (7%). The most frequent use case for Sling cited by reviewers is employee scheduling (72% of reviewers).

What do users say about Sling pricing?

Most users consider Sling to deliver strong value for money, especially praising the free version for small teams. Most reviewers indicate that paid plans are affordable, but some users report disappointment with feature limitations and free account restrictions.

Starting price

2per user /
per month

Alternatives

with better value for money


Pros & Cons

Notifications

Team Collaboration

Messaging and Communication

Pricing

Sling’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Sling pros, cons and reviews insights

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
 
1-2(3)
3-4(68)
5(134)

What do users say about Sling?

Sling is an employee scheduling program offering key features such as employee scheduling and mobile access, among others.

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Who uses Sling?

Based on 205 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Entertainment
Hospital & Health Care
Events Services
Health, Wellness and Fitness
Others

Use cases

Employee Scheduling
Scheduling
Time Clock
Time Tracking
Team Communication

Sling's key features

GetApp's analysis of 40 verified user reviews collected between July 2021 and September 2024 identifies Sling's most critical features and summarizes user sentiment about those features.

Employee scheduling

Reviewers appreciate Sling's employee scheduling capabilities. They highlight the ease of drag-and-drop shift templates, color coding positions, and the repeat option. Users report that the platform is user-friendly for both employers and employees, making schedules easy to access and interpret. They find it valuable for communicating unavailability, time off requests, and direct roster changes. They say it simplifies shift swaps and recurring schedules, and many prefer it over more complex corporate systems. Of the 22 Sling users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Employee Scheduling, 95% rated this feature as important or highly important.

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“With drag-and-drop shift planning and team communication tools, Sling makes it simple to keep track of who will be working where – even when those campaign deadlines start to pile up.”
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Carla D.

Finance and Operations Manager

“I love that I get instant alerts when a new schedule is posted or if a shift changes, so I never have to guess when I'm working.”
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Hallye N.

General Manager

“Having the ability to set workers up like this has really made our team happy- they used to have to see all shift everywhere now they only see the shift they are eligible for.”
SM

Steve M.

EMT


Mobile access

Users report that Sling's mobile access is helpful for managing schedules on the go. They appreciate being able to check schedules, clock in and out, and receive notifications directly on their phones. However, reviewers indicate that the mobile app is limited compared to the desktop version, with some experiencing lag and errors. They find the app setup user-friendly but suggest improvements for a more seamless experience. They value the ability to manage shifts and communicate in real-time from mobile devices. Of the 26 Sling users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Mobile Access, 92% rated this feature as important or highly important.

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“We use Sling for team chat and mobile access.”
KN

Kristen N.

Coordinator

“Has a user friendly mobile app.”
CO

CHRIS O.

Operations Manager

“I get lots of notifications on the mobile app.”
DE

Danielle E.

Client Care Coordinator

“Sometimes difficult to see full months on phone app”
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nikki h.

Wellness director


All Sling features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Activity dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
API
Appointment scheduling
Approval process control
Attendance management
Attendance tracking
Automated scheduling
Availability management
Billable & non-billable hours
Calendar management
Clock in/out
Communication management
Compliance management
Customizable fields
Customizable reports
Dashboard
Data import/export
Direct deposit
Document management
Drag & drop
Email reminders
Employee database
Employee directory
Employee management
Employee portal
Employee profiles
File sharing
Forecasting
For nonprofits
Geofencing
Labor cost reporting
Labor forecasting
Labor management
Leave tracking
Messaging
Mobile alerts
Mobile app
Multi-Location
Onboarding
Online time clock
Online time tracking
Overtime calculation
Payroll management
Payroll reporting
Performance management
Physician management
Punch card
Real-Time chat
Real-Time data
Real-Time notifications
Real-Time reporting
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & statistics
Resource allocation
Schedule distribution
Shift management
Shift scheduling
Shift swapping
Sick leave tracking
Task management
Task scheduling
Tax compliance
Third-Party integrations
Time & attendance
Time Clock
Time off requests
Timesheet management
Time tracking
Training management
Vacation/Leave tracking
Workflow management

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Sling pricing

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Free

0.00

Features included:

  • Shift scheduling
  • Time-off requests
  • Available shifts
  • News sharing
  • Long-term scheduling
  • Private messaging

Premium

2

/user

Per month

Features included:

  • Mobile time tracking
  • Labor Cost Management
  • Overtime tracking
  • Private and group messaging
  • Calendar synchronization

Business

4

/user

Per month

Features included:

  • Kiosk time tracking
  • Reports
  • No-shows
  • Sick call-outs
  • PTO management

User opinions about Sling price and value

Value for money rating:

Of 25 reviews that provide robust commentary on Sling's price and value, mention it in a positive light.

Most users consider Sling to offer strong value for money, highlighting its free version as highly functional for small teams and startups with tight budgets. They indicate that upgrading to paid plans is affordable and provides additional features, with some appreciating the flexibility to scale as needs grow. Reviewers appreciate the reasonable pricing compared to competitors and the inclusion of free trials. Some users report that the free plan covers essential needs, while others note disappointment with certain features being locked behind paid tiers or limitations on free user accounts. A few reviewers feel the price is high relative to available features.

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Sling integrations (8)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 205 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Sling integrations and how users feel about them.

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Toast POS

Integration rating: 4.8 (5)

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Scott B.

President

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Gusto

Integration rating: 3.7 (3)

I am in the process of switching to gusto simply so we can have payroll software that integrates with Connecteam.

JS

Jazzmine S.

Executive Director

Integration rating: 5.0 (3)

I need my statuses updated when I am in meetings

DL

Dorle L.

Global Payroll Administrator

Integration rating: 4.5 (2)

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Sling support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Knowledge Base
Chat
FAQs/Forum
Email/Help Desk

Training options

Documentation
Live Online
Videos
In Person
Webinars

Sling FAQs

Q. What is Sling used for?

Sling is a staff scheduling and communication software for businesses where employees work in shifts. The software allows managers to assign shifts and tasks to employees across multiple work sites, using a single shared calendar. Sling is built around four central features, including tasks, shifts, messages and newsfeed, and allows managers to coordinate all scheduling tasks on one platform. Managers can create shift schedules, manage shift trade and time-off requests; chat with employees and share photos, links and videos; post information and updates to a company newsfeed, and create and assign tasks to employees. Shift templates can be saved and reused any number of times, saving time for scheduling managers. Within the template, data can be filtered by date, position or department to find out the total number of employees assigned to a particular task or department. Employees can submit time-off and shift trade requests via the employee portal, where they're sent to the location manager for approval and re-assignment to other staff members where necessary. Users can create to-do lists and tasks, then assign these to a single employee or a group of employees. Users can set task timelines which generate automatic SMS or email reminders a few days before the deadline. Employees can send messages, work files, photos, videos and links to each other via Sling, as well as search for past conversations using keywords. Retail and restaurant outlets that have used Sling include Subway, Aveda, The UPS Store, Applebee’s and Securitas.

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