Sling vs Vagaro

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

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Sling costs less for a six-person team.
Sling fits retail shop, restaurant or café, agency or studio, trades or contractor, online store.
Vagaro fits service business.

Compare	SlingToast	VagaroVagaro
In one line	Free shift scheduling for up to 30 staff, from the Toast team	Salon and spa booking from $30 a month per location
Starting price	Free up to 30 users	From $30/mo + $10/extra person
Six-person team	$0/mo	$80/mo
Plans	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)	Per location: $30/mo for 1 calendar ($23.99 for the first 6 months); +$10/mo per extra calendar; 7 or more calendars $90/mo; 1,000 emails/mo included; 30-day trial; card fees not listed on the pricing page
Pricing model	Free tier	Free trial
Free trial	15 days	30 days
Users	Up to 30 free	1 calendar on base
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	None in our catalog	Gusto
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	Plans not stated
Live chat	None listed	Plans not stated
Support hours	Not published	Phone: 24/7
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Toast.	1 incident posted on Vagaro's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Vagaro. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 212 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 3,681 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	3.5 / 5 from 717 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	82	30
Fit: Restaurant or café	92	10
Fit: Service business	65	88
Fit: Agency or studio	40	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	60	20
Fit: Online store	35	15
Why people pick it	Free scheduling for up to 30 people Paid tiers from $1.70 per user	Built for salons and spas Price stops rising at seven calendars
Where it falls short	Time tracking starts on Premium No customer appointment booking	Intro price rises after six months Card fees not on the pricing page
	Visit Sling	Visit Vagaro

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

Sling vs Vagaro

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