Sling

Sling is employee scheduling software with time tracking, team messaging, task lists and labour cost tracking. Its website now presents it as Sling by Toast, following its acquisition by the restaurant POS company Toast. It is sold to shift-based businesses in many industries, including restaurants, bars and cafes, with a free plan for up to 30 users and paid plans priced per user.

Last reviewed

Visit website
Home page of Sling's website
Sling's website on 30 September 2026
Best for
Restaurants, bars and cafes, Restaurants that run Toast POS
Pricing
From USD 2 per user per month
Runs on
Web, iOS, Android

Who it is for

  • Restaurants, bars and cafes

    Schedules can be built from templates, staff can swap shifts and pick up open ones, and shifts can be assigned by location.

  • Restaurants that run Toast POS

    Employee profiles sync from Toast, Toast sales data is compared with labour cost, and timesheets export to Toast Payroll.

  • Small teams that only need scheduling

    Shift scheduling, time-off requests, open shifts, news sharing and private messaging are free for up to 30 users.

  • Businesses with several locations

    The vendor says Sling suits both small teams and franchises with multiple locations, with scheduling and communication across sites.

What it does

  • Shift scheduling

    Schedules are built with shift and weekly templates and can be planned months in advance.

  • Availability and time-off requests

    Managers schedule around employee unavailability and approve or deny time-off requests.

  • Shift swaps, offers and open shifts

    Employees can offer or swap shifts with co-workers and pick up shifts that still need filling.

  • Auto-assigning

    Sling can assign shifts to employees automatically.

  • Shift reminders

    Shift alarms remind employees of upcoming shifts, including by SMS.

  • Mobile time clock with geofencing

    Employees clock in and out from their phones, and geofencing checks they are on site.

  • Kiosk time tracking

    A shared device can act as a clock-in terminal (Business plan).

  • Timesheets and approvals

    Timesheets record hours worked, keep a history of edits and can be approved before payroll, with custom pay periods.

  • Early clock-in prevention and auto clock-out

    Employees can be stopped from clocking in early and are clocked out automatically if they forget.

  • Breaks and break attestation

    Meal and rest breaks can be applied to shifts automatically, and employees confirm before clocking out whether they took their break.

  • Labour cost management and budgeting

    Labour cost is tracked while scheduling, compared with sales and held against a budget.

  • Overtime tracking

    Overtime is tracked and flagged so that schedules can be changed before it accrues.

  • Rest-time rules between shifts (clopening)

    Helps comply with local rules on rest time between a closing and an opening shift.

  • PTO management

    Paid time off is capped by leave type and requests are approved against remaining allowances (Business plan).

  • Attendance tracking

    No-shows, sick call-outs and late arrivals are recorded and reported (Business plan).

  • Reports

    Labour, payroll and sales reports show hours worked and wages earned and compare projected with actual sales.

  • Team messaging and announcements

    Private and group messages, announcements and a newsfeed keep staff informed.

  • Task management

    Tasks and checklists can be attached to shifts or employees, with templates for recurring work.

  • Employee documents

    Employee documents are stored with expiry alerts.

  • Calendar synchronisation

    Scheduled shifts can be shown in an external calendar app.

Pricing

Starting price
From USD 2 per user per month
Pricing model
Subscription per user
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
Yes

Three plans. Free covers shift scheduling for up to 30 users. Premium is $2.00 per user per month billed monthly or $1.70 billed annually. Business is $4.00 per user per month billed monthly or $3.40 billed annually. Paid plans have a 15-day free trial. Toast customers are directed to buy through the Toast Shop.

How it compares

Compared with the 23 products in Employee Scheduling & Rostering that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • Names 8 integrations. The median in this category is 11.
  • Has a free plan. 6 of the 14 products in this category that say whether they have a free plan do.
  • Has a free trial. All 14 products in this category that say whether they have a free trial do.
  • One of 17 products in this category with an iOS app. One of 14 products in this category with an Android app. 22 products in this category state their platforms.
  • The category's 10 most-named integration partners are ADP, Lightspeed, Square, Toast, Clover, Gusto, Paychex, QuickBooks, Shopify, Tenzo. Of these, this product's listing names Square, Toast, Gusto, Shopify.

Works with

Payroll
Toast PayrollGusto
Point of sale
ToastSquareHarbortouchRestaurant ManagerPOSiTouchShopify

The footer links to an API. Gusto and Shopify are named on product pages but not described on the integrations page.

Where and how it runs

Languages
English
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Apps
Sling: Employee Scheduling App: Schedules, clock-in, messaging and tasks for managers and staff
Hardware
No dedicated hardware is required. Employees clock in on their own phones or on a shared device used as a kiosk.

Sling publishes no country list. The vendor says it is used by businesses in 150 countries and in every US state, and that its focus is the US market. Prices are shown in USD only.

The company

Company
Sling, Inc.
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Founders
Helgi Hermannsson
Customers named by the vendor
Sunday in Brooklyn, Vessel NOLA, The Market Line, Larry's II, The Musket Room, Keogh's Café, Expeditors, The Arches, ILoveKickboxing (franchise owner)

Security and support

Security and compliance
GDPR: vendor states its data handling and breach reporting meet GDPR requirements, Data stored in Amazon cloud, with role-based, least-privilege staff access
Support
An online help centre and a contact-support form are linked from the site. Support hours and channels per plan are not stated on the vendor's site.

Listing details

Built for
Restaurants
Focus
General-purpose, used in food businesses
Status
Active
Website
getsling.com
Also listed in
Task Management & Digital Checklists

Alternatives to Sling

See all 45 in Employee Scheduling & Rostering

  • TimeForge

    TimeForge is labor management software for multi-unit restaurant, grocery and retail operators.

    Does not have a free plan. Sling does.

  • 7shifts

    7shifts is a restaurant team management platform built around employee scheduling, with time clocking, labor compliance, team messaging, tip management, hiring, training and (in the US) payroll.

    Names 26 integrations, against 8 for Sling.

  • Homebase

    Homebase is a web and mobile app for managing hourly staff.

    Names 17 integrations, against 8 for Sling.

  • Time Clock by Homebase (Clover)

    Time Clock by Homebase is the Homebase time clock app that runs on Clover point-of-sale devices and comes preinstalled on new Clover devices.

    Runs on Web and iOS, against Web, iOS and Android for Sling.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • 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

2 more not listed here.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  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