Calendly vs Sling

Two scheduling tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	CalendlyCalendly	SlingToast
In one line	Appointment booking links for client-facing work	Free shift scheduling for up to 30 staff, from the Toast team
Starting price	From $10/person	Free up to 30 users
Six-person team	$60/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Free for one event type; Standard $10/mo per seat	Free for up to 30 users (scheduling, messaging); per user: Premium $1.70/mo billed yearly, $2 monthly (time tracking, labor costs); Business $3.40 yearly, $4 monthly (kiosk clock, PTO, payroll reports)
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	—	15 days
Users	Per seat	Up to 30 free
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	None in our catalog150+ listed by the vendor	None in our catalog
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	Enterprise only	None listed
Live chat	Standard and up	None listed
Support hours	Email: 24/7 · Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: Monday through Friday, 9am–5pm EST	Not published
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Calendly's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	We found no public status page for Toast.
Capterra score	4.7 / 5 from 4,164 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 212 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.1 / 5 from 718 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	20	82
Fit: Restaurant or café	10	92
Fit: Service business	92	65
Fit: Agency or studio	88	40
Fit: Trades or contractor	70	60
Fit: Online store	20	35
Why people pick it	Clients know how to use it Payments on booking	Free scheduling for up to 30 people Paid tiers from $1.70 per user
Where it falls short	Per-seat pricing Not a shift scheduler	Time tracking starts on Premium No customer appointment booking
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices