Sling

Overview

Sling is an employee scheduling, communication and labour-cost tool now branded “Sling by Toast”.^[7] Toast, the restaurant point-of-sale company, announced the acquisition on 7 July 2022, without disclosing terms, after a partnership that began in April 2021, and added Sling to its Payroll & Team Management suite.^[8] Toast customers can buy Sling plans through the Toast Shop.^[7]

Sling’s features include drag-and-drop scheduling, availability and leave, shift trading, labour-cost calculation while building rotas, a time clock, and messaging and newsfeed tools. Its free plan for up to 30 users covers core scheduling and communication, which is the most generous user allowance among the free tiers in this list.^[7]

Paid plans are Premium at US$2.00 per user per month billed monthly (US$1.70 annually) and Business at US$4.00 (US$3.40 annually), with a 15% saving for annual billing and a 15-day free trial. Customers pay only for active users, with prorated credit when someone leaves.^[7] The drawback is that its long-term roadmap is tied to Toast’s restaurant focus, which makes it a less natural fit for non-hospitality businesses that want payroll in the same system.

Sling features

• Drag-and-drop scheduling
• Labour-cost calculation while scheduling
• Shift trading and availability
• Time clock
• Messaging and newsfeed
• Integration with Toast POS and payroll

Sling pricing

Free: up to 30 users. Premium: US$2.00 per user per month monthly, US$1.70 annually. Business: US$4.00 monthly, US$3.40 annually. Active users only, prorated. 15-day trial on paid plans.

Sling strengths and limitations

Appears in

• Best Employee Scheduling Software in 2026 #5

Sling alternatives and competitors

Alternatives to Sling: companies ranked in the same lists.

• Deputy
• WIWhen I Work
• Homebase
• Connecteam
• PPlanday
• Shiftbase
• AAgendrix
• RotaCloud
• Humanity Schedule
• ZZoomShift
• Rotaready