Sling
Toast
Free shift scheduling for up to 30 staff, from the Toast team
Sling builds shift schedules, handles time-off requests and open shifts, and messages staff. It is free for up to 30 users; Premium adds time tracking and labor costs for $1.70 per user a month billed yearly ($2 monthly), and Business at $3.40 adds a kiosk time clock and payroll reports. Sling is for a restaurant or shop scheduling hourly staff. A business that books customer appointments needs a different tool.
Cost at your size
Team size
For 6 people: free.
Sling costs $25.50 less than the median scheduling tool for 6 people ($25.50).
Figures from the vendor's published prices. How we calculate prices
What Sling connects to
Sling's integrations list names none of the payroll & HR tools in our catalog.
Payroll & HR tools in our catalog
Getting help with Sling
- How to reach them
- Email: plans not stated
- Help center: every plan
- Hours
- Hours not published
We found no public status page for Toast.
From Toast's support and pricing pages, October 2026 · checked by us 2026-10-14 · How we gather this
Sources
- getsling.com/pricing/, read 2026-10-13
- support.getsling.com/en/, read 2026-10-13
- Email: “Help center Contact support Feature request” (getsling.com/pricing/)
- Help center: “Advice and answers from the Sling Team” (support.getsling.com/en/)
What reviewers say about Sling
- Capterra4.6 / 5 · 212 reviews
- G2See reviews on G2
- US App Store (iPhone app)4.7 / 5 · 27,436 ratings
- Google Play (Android app)4.2 / 5 · 10,323 ratings
Each site has its own reviewers, so we show the scores side by side and never average them. App ratings cover the mobile app only. Scores read Oct 28, 2026. How we show reviews
Why people pick it
- Free scheduling for up to 30 people
- Paid tiers from $1.70 per user
Where it falls short
- Time tracking starts on Premium
- No customer appointment booking
Alternatives in scheduling
Homebase Scheduling
Free up to 10 users
Shift scheduling and a time clock, free for up to 10 employees
Calendly
From $10/person
Appointment booking links for client-facing work
Jobber
From $29/mo
Quoting, scheduling, and invoicing for field service
Connecteam
Free up to 10 users
Shift scheduling, time clock, and chat for deskless teams
Are you Toast? Feature Sling at the top of scheduling, or sponsor it in search and the quiz, from $99 a month. You can also manage its links or correct the listing.