Sling vs SpotOn Teamwork

Sling is employee scheduling software with time tracking, team messaging, task lists and labour cost tracking. SpotOn Teamwork is restaurant workforce software from SpotOn that builds schedules from POS sales data, syncs timecards, and handles tip pooling, payroll export and a staff mobile app. Both are listed under Employee Scheduling & Rostering. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    Each vendor that publishes a price gives a starting figure: Sling at USD 2 per user per month; SpotOn Teamwork at USD 3 per employee per month. The currency and billing basis match.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Sling: Restaurants, bars and cafes; SpotOn Teamwork: SpotOn POS restaurants.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Sling: Web, iOS, Android; SpotOn Teamwork: Web.

  • integrations

    Sling names 8 integrations and SpotOn Teamwork names 6 integrations. 1 partner appears in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Sling, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; SpotOn Teamwork, San Francisco, United States.

Side by side

Sling vs SpotOn Teamwork: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldSlingSpotOn Teamwork
What it isSling is employee scheduling software with time tracking, team messaging, task lists and labour cost tracking.SpotOn Teamwork is restaurant workforce software from SpotOn that builds schedules from POS sales data, syncs timecards, and handles tip pooling, payroll export and a staff mobile app.
Best forRestaurants, bars and cafes; Restaurants that run Toast POS; Small teams that only need scheduling; Businesses with several locationsSpotOn POS restaurants; Restaurants controlling labour cost; Multi-location operators; Tipped-staff restaurants
Pricing modelSubscription per userSubscription per employee
Starting priceUSD 2 per user per monthUSD 3 per employee per month
Free planYesNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNot publishedSet in the quote's subscription period
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesNot publishedUnited States
LanguagesEnglishNot published
Number of integrations86
CertificationsGDPRNot published
Security practicesData stored in Amazon cloud, with role-based, least-privilege staff accessNot published
Founded2015Not published
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesSan Francisco, United States
OwnerToast (the site banner reads 'Sling is now Sling by Toast')Not published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Gusto

Named only by Sling

  • Harbortouch
  • POSiTouch
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Shopify
  • Square
  • Toast
  • Toast Payroll

Named only by SpotOn Teamwork

  • ADP
  • Paychex
  • Paylocity
  • RUN Powered by ADP
  • SpotOn POS

Which to choose

Sling

Choose Sling if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants, bars and cafes; Restaurants that run Toast POS; Small teams that only need scheduling.

SpotOn Teamwork

Choose SpotOn Teamwork if you are in one of these groups: SpotOn POS restaurants; Restaurants controlling labour cost; Multi-location operators.

What we could not confirm

Sling

  • Date and terms of the acquisition by Toast
  • Whether the Boston address in the site footer is Sling's own office or its parent's; the about page says Sling was founded in Reykjavik, Iceland and later opened a New York office
  • Team size
  • Countries where Sling is sold and supported; only a 150-country usage claim is given
  • Languages of the web app beyond English (the App Store lists English only)
  • Security certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001; none stated
  • Minimum term, renewal and cancellation terms
  • Support hours and whether support differs by plan
  • Whether the ADP integration shown in older site URLs is still offered
  • Funding history before the acquisition

SpotOn Teamwork

  • Whether Teamwork works without SpotOn POS and its price for non-SpotOn customers
  • Founding year, team size and funding
  • App Store and Google Play listings for the employee app and DayCheck
  • Countries beyond the United States
  • Security certifications

Go further

Sling profileSpotOn Teamwork profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Sling, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, features, Toast banner, customer quoteshttps://getsling.com/
  2. Plans, prices, trial, plan feature gridhttps://getsling.com/pricing/
  3. POS and payroll integrationshttps://getsling.com/integrations/
  4. Restaurant fit, integrations namedhttps://getsling.com/restaurant-scheduling-software/
  5. Toast integration, platformshttps://getsling.com/toast/
  6. Time clock featureshttps://getsling.com/employee-time-clock/
  7. Timesheets and payroll exporthttps://getsling.com/payroll/
  8. Founding, founder, address, countries claimhttps://getsling.com/about-us/
  9. Security and GDPR statementshttps://getsling.com/security-faq/
  10. Page discoveryhttps://getsling.com/page-sitemap.xml
  11. iOS app listing, developer, languagehttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/sling-employee-scheduling-app/id922995624
  12. Google Play listinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gangverk.sling