# Sling Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Sling the right Employee Scheduling solution for you? Explore 206 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/142542/Sling/reviews --- Sling 4.6 (206) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/142542/Sling/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Sling Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.4 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Hallye N General ManagerEntertainment, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It’s a solid 4-star app—it does exactly what it needs to do for scheduling, though a smoother mobile experience would make it perfect.“ January 5, 2026 HL Hikmet L Medical Assistance SpecialistHospital & Health Care, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “New employees have a steep learning curve, and due to the bugs and the occasional failures of the notifications, it is possible to miss the shift alerts.“ February 14, 2026 MA Marilyn A Customer Service SupervisorConsumer Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Time tracking, request days off, PTO, vacation time, swaps, I was able to do everything there, it is self-explanatory. And we were able to access it from our phones, works for remote work.“ October 13, 2024 CV Cheryl V VP of AdministrationPublic Safety, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “We also didn’t have the functionality to have a document repository that was app based for the staff- the app was limited.“ July 5, 2025 RT Ronnie T CEONon-Profit Organization Management, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It was not until we implemented Sling that we were able to effectively manage our employees schedule to provide us with the most return on our investment and our customers with the best service.“ September 25, 2024 CD Carla D Finance and Operations ManagerMarketing and Advertising, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Notifications can be overwhelming, and it’s mildly tedious to create recurring shifts. But without that issue, it's good.“ June 12, 2025 MN Muna N EntreprenueshipHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “It makes shift planning and communication more efficient.“ January 22, 2026 MS Maggie S Front Desk AssistantEducation Management, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “There is not much about Sling that I did not like other than when multiple schedules are input there are occasional errors.“ July 8, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 206 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Sarah C. Speech Language Pathologist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Features, functions, and fabulous" November 9, 2021 4.0 Despite the desperate cheerleader narratives about every, single one of their features (we get it, it's cool guys), some of their offerings really are innovative and a welcome addition to business management software that you can't find in any of their competitors (geofencing clock in/out is possibly the best thing I've ever heard), their costs are the lowest I've ever seen and their easy to navigate platform is the most comprehensive I've ever found. Even if they charged 5 or 10x what they are, it would still be an easy choice. Pros This software was easy to use and implement, intuitive, colorful, well labeled, directive, fluid, and flexible. There are a lot of options available and it offers a lot od customization during both set up and operation. I especially loved that the process to use sling, and the web application, was fast and understandable trying to get a small start up off the ground has me already spread thin on time and money, so sling really packs a punch for it's cost, which literally made my jaw drop, unparalleled! Cons The company website (not the web application itself) was cumbersome and their prose was annoyingly perky. Seeing as they rambled on and on in long, overly adulating paragraphs about each one of their features, by the time I got to the "what's included in all packages/price points" section, I was a little disappointed about all the features not included (successful marketing ploy) but disappointing nonetheless. Reason for choosing Sling Price is lower Features are better, more varied, well thought out Interface is bright, colorful, friendly, not intimidating Company believes in its product and wants you to also, I'd rather have somebody care too much than not at all Review Source AM Angelika M. Company Owner Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "great schedule software" May 23, 2025 5.0 My overall experience with Sling is great from the schedules to tracking time to communicate with my employees. Pros I love how sling allows me to manage the schedule for employees to work around their schedules. sling is a great platform and easy to use with a lot of benefits. Cons Nothing. Sling works incredible and i use it almost daily. it offers great benefits and has a lot of things you can use to improve your business. Review Source KH Koko H. HR Coordinator Sports Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great for Small Businesses" April 21, 2025 3.0 Sling did its job for us but our growing company needed more. We needed a software that could encompass more features in one hub. Pros The app had a very basic visual appeal on desktop and was easy to use for communication. Liked the use of repeating shifts and creating chats. Cons I felt the app has features that could be updated for better usage like employee adjust shift with management approval, forms, etc. Review Source MN Muna N. Entreprenueship Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "My experience with Sling" January 22, 2026 5.0 my overall experience is very nice and i satisfied and i like i have become organized which make my life efficient. Pros Sling is simple and easy to use for scheduling. It makes shift planning and communication more efficient. Notifications help employees stay updated on schedule changes. Cons Some features are limited in the free version. The app can feel slow or glitchy at times. Customization options are somewhat limited. Review Source TF Tracy F. Membership Engagement Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Wonderful Scheduling app & very user friendly" March 19, 2025 4.0 Overall, I love utilizing Sling for my job. I wish the free account had more slots available. Pros I use this program for scheduling my front desk staff and aquatic staff. It's been working really well and it's very easy to use. My older staff are equally able to figure out the program without much issue which is really nice. I also like that it's available on an app as well as the website. Cons I wish the free user accounts didn't keep it at 50 users. Sling keeps downsizing and I'm over my limit already and can't add any more! I'm using the trial of the business premium & love the geofencing/clock-in feature, however, I found that if you accidently clock out, you cannot edit the clock out or clock back in until your next shift. There should be a way to edit the clock-out like there is the clock-in. Review Source CO CHRIS O. Operations Manager Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Sling is Fantastic." May 23, 2025 5.0 I love it, it has been very helpful and has streamline our shift scheduling with young people greatly. On rare occasion I need to contact customer service, they're very helpful. Pros Easy to manage, easy bulk entry. Easy data management. Has a user friendly mobile app. Integrates with other calendars if you like. Cons Views of schedule get a little wonky when you try to look longer than week. Some functions like call-ins can be cumbersome to go back to roster view. Review Source CD Carla D. Finance and Operations Manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### " Sling enabled us to sync schedules creatively across campaigns." June 12, 2025 5.0 It imposed an agenda on the chaotic scheduling in our agency. We no longer cause/overlap due dates and we prevent burnout by trying to evenly distribute the work among staff. Pros With drag-and-drop shift planning and team communication tools, Sling makes it simple to keep track of who will be working where – even when those campaign deadlines start to pile up. I like that I can see in real time what’s happening and request time off. Cons Notifications can be overwhelming, and it’s mildly tedious to create recurring shifts. But without that issue, it's good. Review Source SM Steve M. EMT Events Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool for setting up you work schedule " June 9, 2025 5.0 We use this to schedule multiple positions at multiple sites. Workers only have to see the shift and roles at sites they work at. Having the ability to set workers up like this has really made our team happy- they used to have to see all shift everywhere now they only see the shift they are eligible for. Pros Sling is easy to setup and allows for varied roles within the schedule - workers only see the shifts that work for them. Cons Got this purely for scheduling and found that to do much reporting required upgrading to higher tiered product. Review Source AC Amanda C. Office Manager Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good program- cheap and user friendly" July 24, 2025 4.0 Pros Cheap and user friendly for both administration and staff using the program for scheduling (clocking in and out) Cons We would have to deactivate users as it was paid per user. To save money in slower seasons, we would deactivate staff Review Source SF Samantha F. Events Department Leader Events Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Sling is great for communication and separation of teams " July 16, 2025 4.0 Pros Very easy to communicate with staff members. Teams were buildable and easily managed. Individual boards made communication between teams easier. Cons I have no complaints about sling. I would go back to it if I could. I think the biggest issue we had as a business was the amount of staff allowed for the price Review Source CT Courtney T. HR Director Food & Beverages Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to Use" September 23, 2024 5.0 It's been great. Need to adjust some of the messaging settings, but overall it's been an easy transition for all. Pros The best thing about Sling is the ease of use. It is very user friendly and easy to understand. Cons I don't like how easy it is for the staff to send out messages to everyone in the building. Switched from [HotSchedules](https://www.capterra.com/p/52611/HotSchedules/) We ended up switching our POS system to Toast from Aloha and this required us to switch over to Sling from Hotschedules. Review Source SL Susan L. Accounting Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A Streamlined Timeclock System for Billable Contractor Hours" March 26, 2024 5.0 Pros The timeclock system is very easy to use, and you can effortlessly apply filters to execute payroll and AR procedures. Cons The customer service leaves a lot to be desired. Not all agents are bad \[Thank you \[sensitive content hidden\] for saving us!\], but most of the time the responses are generic, and provide no real solution. Alternatives considered [Workday Adaptive Planning](https://www.capterra.com/p/130072/Adaptive-Insights/) Reason for choosing Sling The walkthrough and trial period Sling provided allowed us to test run their system, and identify that they were a match - thank you \[sensitive content hidden\]! Switched from [QuickBooks Time](https://www.capterra.com/p/151722/TSheets/) Quickbooks Times is a clumsy system. There's too many modifications you need to make to execute payroll efficiently, and that affects billing for those contractor hours as well. Review Source RR Rebecca R. Owner/Operator Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using Sling changed my life" January 20, 2022 5.0 Sling has been absolutely, hands down the best software we have ever adopted. I never feel frustrated with it and it helps save me time and irritations. My employees love it too! Best decision ever! Pros I love how easy it is to create a schedule and see what employees are not available, it makes completing the schedule painless and quick. I also love that you can complete it as non-published then once you are ready publish it to your employees. The notification feature telling employees when you schedule them and then again reminding them they are schedule is fantastic; my employees love that feature also. Being able to use the integrated time clock is also a great feature. There are just so many feature and customizations that it would be an asset for any type of business at any size. Cons I absolutely love this software. The only thing that would be nice to add is the ability for an employee to put their availability in addition to the current feature of unavailability. Because we have many employees who work "as needed" and "very part time" this would save a lot of time on their part on entering information. We could easily see when these "flex" employees would be available to work without them having to put in an excessive amount of unavailable entries as they do now. Switched from [Paychex Flex](https://www.capterra.com/p/119841/Paychex-Flex/)[Google Sheets](https://www.capterra.com/p/169718/Google-Sheets/) I needed something easier to use for employees and for us that kept track of time as well. Review Source JI Jackie I. Event Sales Coordinator Restaurants Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Sling Review" May 17, 2025 5.0 Pros I love how it’s an easy form of communication between an internal teaming! Helping to stay connected to people in the company easier is key! Cons I can’t think of something I don’t like about it! Perhaps if it had a calling option! Review Source TH Toylin H. Seasoning Blends Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Sling love" September 13, 2024 5.0 I love watching my favorite television shows and streaming Pros Sling is very entertaining allows to to have various streams and choices of shows to watch on the app Cons not much to dislike Sling is a very good app Review Source EW Elaine W. Veterinary Field Veterinary Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Use it every day " September 27, 2024 5.0 Overall we really enjoy this product, it can be accessed anywhere on your phone so easy to check when your shift is. Pros It's easy to use, it even gives text reminders for your shift if you enable it. There's a messaging system on it that allows staff to communicate. Cons I wish there were more options for taking time off requests. Review Source AN Ayishatu N. Community engagement Manager Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for all!" October 16, 2024 5.0 I enjoyed it for my team! it wasn't hard to maneuver Pros Very user friendly and accessible for all employees Cons Too much accessibility to all employees. Review Source DE Danielle E. Client Care Coordinator Veterinary Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Sling Review" August 25, 2024 5.0 Pros It is easy to see everyone’s work schedule and request time off. Also like the ability to message particular coworkers or groups of coworkers. Cons I get lots of notifications on the mobile app. Review Source PR Priscilla R. Circulation Services Librarian Libraries Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Singing Sling's Praises " August 16, 2024 5.0 I have recommended this app to a couple of other employers, because of the ease of it. With multiple departments for a company, this is a gamechanger. Pros This is great for tracking hours and making sure employees are getting those hours on the schedule and repeating shifts. You are able to continue for an entire year and it's easy to fix when employees have to shift hours due to life's little emergencies happening. Being able to color code for each department is a wonderful plus. Cons This is actually the hardest to figure out. i really haven't had any problems that couldn't be figured out in just a minute or two. Review Source DP Dave P. Recreation Supervisor Recreational Facilities and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Outstanding scheduling app!" August 13, 2024 5.0 It's been a real game changer for my small operation. Couldn't be happier! Pros Free scheduling and easy to use, great for my small operation. Cons There's nothing I don't like about Sling! Review Source JM Jasmine M. Operations Analyst Investment Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Sling Review" September 10, 2024 5.0 Pros I like that I can easily see who is working what shifts with me when. I also like that different roles can be color coded. Cons The mobile app can be difficult to navigate at time, but the online website is very accessible. Review Source RM Rosalina M. Executive Assistant/ Freelancer Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### ""Boosting Your Business Efficiency with Sling: An In-Depth Review"" March 2, 2023 4.0 Generally speaking, Sling is an extensive representative planning programming that offers a scope of elements to assist organizations with dealing with their labor force all the more proficiently. While there are a few restrictions as far as revealing choices and customization, the reasonable evaluating and adjustable settings make it a solid competitor for organizations hoping to smooth out their planning processes. Likewise with any product, it's essential to painstakingly assess your choices and consider your particular business needs prior to pursuing a choice. Pros Simple to utilize: Sling is easy to understand and natural, in any event, for non-educated clients. The point of interaction is basic and direct, making it simple to explore and get to highlights.Complete booking highlights: Sling offers a scope of planning highlights, for example, shift planning, time following, and errand the executives, making it an all inclusive resource for organizations hoping to smooth out their booking processes.Reasonable evaluating: Sling offers a scope of valuing plans to fit different business needs and spending plans, including a let loose arrangement that backings to five clients and essential booking highlights.Joining choices: Sling coordinates with a scope of different instruments, including finance programming, HR programming, and undertaking the executives programming, making it simple to smooth out your work process.Adjustable settings: Sling offers adaptable settings, for example, additional time rules and shift inclinations, making it simple to fit the product to fit the particular requirements of your business. Cons Restricted detailing choices: While Sling offers fundamental announcing highlights, a few clients have revealed restricted choices as far as cutting edge investigation and information representation.Restricted customization choices: While Sling offers some customization choices, for example, shift inclinations, a few clients have detailed restricted choices regarding marking and appearance.Expectation to learn and adapt for certain elements: While Sling is by and large easy to use, a few clients have revealed an expectation to absorb information as far as setting up and tweaking specific highlights, for example, time following.Restricted correspondence highlights: While Sling offers some correspondence highlights, like informing and newsfeed, a few clients have detailed that they are not generally so strong as those presented by other representative planning programming.Restricted free arrangement: While Sling offers a free arrangement, it is restricted as far as the quantity of clients and elements accessible. Review Source LQ Leila Q. National Director Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Sling will make your life easier. " July 3, 2023 5.0 It solved the problem of errors in scheduling, errors in timesheet/ payroll reporting, etc. Staff being able to communicate directly with one another to fill or swap shifts made management's life easier. Pros Everything about this product streamlined what we were already doing in a way that increased productivity and decreased time bleed. Cons It would be nice if it could be integrated easily into my Google suite as well. I still have to download spreadsheets and copy/ paste them into google sheets for my business. Reason for choosing Sling Sling was easy to set up, and super easy for the staff to learn how to use. My scheduling went from 5 hours of pain to 1 hour of ease. Staff being able to enter all of their unavailability ahead of time and the person scheduling being able to see it was a life saver. I have very rarely needed customer support, and when I did they were absolutely stellar. Review Source MK Marlesha K. Math Learning Center Specialist Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "GREAT for managing many employees with unusual/atypical Shifts. Very scaleable, efficiency improves." September 8, 2017 5.0 Pros So many 'Pros'!! -- - supports multiple work sites/locations. - supports different employee roles/titles. - supports large (unlimited?) number of employees. - can 'deactivate' employees & then reinstate them at a later date (no need to delete the employee's entire profile). - There are even more 'Pros' that we haven't fully explored yet, such as employees communicating with each other through the app to arrange shift swaps, etc. So much potential!! I work at a college Math Learning Center where we provide additional assistance to students seeking extra math support. Having a scheduling app/software that can manage many employees with atypical/changing/unusual shifts is crucial!! We employ both full-time permanent staff and temporary students tutors and with our temporary staff we have a lot of turnover as students come-and-go. Thus we have changes to the schedule constantly. So for us, a dynamic system is a must. The Sling support staff is also very responsive and open to suggestions and ideas. Some of my suggestions have been incorporated, such as being able to included a 'break' duration for a shift which then is subtracted from the shift hour total. These changes have made Sling even more useful! I am so thrilled to have found this FREE scheduling web application. We don't have the budget to pay for a scheduling software/app, yet we needed a tool that could handle our very specific and complicated needs. We found it in Sling!! Cons \- Would like to be able to add more details about each employee, such as customized checkboxes for employee 'expertise'. (There is a 'notes' section for each employee profile, which is nice.) - Be able to make tags/notes for certain dates, such as 'holiday' or 'extended day' to remind the scheduler of different scheduling needs. - Have a shift-responsibilities designation option, such as 'Opener' or 'Closer' - Would like to be able to 'collapse' some of the hours from view and/or designate a viewing window that shows only when our center is open (must be unique by location). Though being able to schedule shifts beyond 'operating hours' is needed (set-up, take-down time) but many hours before and after our operating hours don't need to be displayed. - Would like there to be a way to designate general staff 'types' (i.e. permanent vs temporary) not just different employee position. A Permanent staff member had additional responsibilities and must be staffed at all times, so being able to look at the shifts of just Permanent staff would be beneficial. - More customizable options for the print-view. All these cons, if addressed, would just be icing on the cake. The app, as it is now, is completely functional and covers all the necessities and more! Review Source JM Jane M. Quality Assurance Analyst Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Recommended for team communication!" June 4, 2024 5.0 So far, Sling has been very reliable from being a communication tool to a scheduling tool. Pros I love you can easily communicate with either a co worker to the higher management with just a few clicks. Cons Nothing really. I loved the overall product experience. 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