Connecteam vs Sling

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

Compare	ConnecteamConnecteam	SlingToast
In one line	Shift scheduling, time clock, and chat for deskless teams	Free shift scheduling for up to 30 staff, from the Toast team
Starting price	Free up to 10 users	Free up to 30 users
Six-person team	$0/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Free for up to 10 users (all hubs); Operations hub (scheduling, time clock): Basic $29/mo, Advanced $49/mo, Expert $99/mo for the first 30 users, billed yearly (monthly $35/$59/$119); extra users from $0.80/mo	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	14 days	15 days
Users	Up to 10 free; 30 per paid plan	Up to 30 free
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll	None in our catalog
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	None listed
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7	Not published
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Connecteam's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	We found no public status page for Toast.
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 5,318 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 212 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.7 / 5 from 1,914 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	85	82
Fit: Restaurant or café	88	92
Fit: Service business	80	65
Fit: Agency or studio	30	40
Fit: Trades or contractor	90	60
Fit: Online store	35	35
Why people pick it	Free for 10 users Flat price for 30 users	Free scheduling for up to 30 people Paid tiers from $1.70 per user
Where it falls short	Modules sold separately above Basic Lots of features to turn off	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

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