# Page 2 | Sling Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Sling the right Employee Scheduling solution for you? Explore 205 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 (205) [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 # Page 2 - Reviews of Sling ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 205 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use BJ Britta J. Media Producer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Effective team coordination " November 3, 2025 4.0 Pros I work in a large team. In sling, my manager was able to identify different members of the team in groups. I then could filter by team and only see the schedules of my close team members vs scrolling through everyone in our department. Cons When my manager was updating our schedules on a quarterly basis, our phones would be spammed by countless notifications about schedule changes. This could be remedied by turning off notifications during this period of time, however this made it a risk for forgetting to turn notifications back on and missing important future communication. Review Source Hallye N. General Manager Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Reliable scheduling and easy shift swaps, but the mobile app can be laggy." January 5, 2026 4.0 Overall, Sling has made my work life much more organized. I use it daily to check my shifts and clock in. It’s very user-friendly, and I didn't really need a "tutorial" to figure out how to use it. 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. Pros I love that I get instant alerts when a new schedule is posted or if a shift changes, so I never have to guess when I'm working. It's really easy to put a shift up for grabs or trade with a coworker without having to text everyone individually. Having the schedule, my time clock, and team messages all in one app is much better than using multiple platforms. Cons The app can sometimes be a bit slow to load or "cramped" on a smaller screen compared to the desktop version. Occasionally, there’s a slight delay in notifications or syncing when my manager makes a last-minute change. On the mobile app, it can sometimes be hard to see the "big picture" of the whole team's schedule for the week compared to looking at it on a computer. Review Source MS Maggie S. Front Desk Assistant Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Adaptable Platform" July 8, 2025 4.0 Sling is a very useful and adaptable app for scheduling. Want to let people switch their own shifts? Turn on the setting! Want to approve each switch change? You can do that too. Want to look at a few people's schedules? It is very easy to do so. Pros Sling has a feature in which you can view your own schedule or you can view the entire schedule, including other people's. This makes it very easy to see what you want to see - your schedule, or who is working next, before you, or on a shift you might prefer. Sling also provides an ability to switch shifts with individuals rather than everyone on the team which reduces clutter to those who cannot work that shift. Cons There is not much about Sling that I did not like other than when multiple schedules are input there are occasional errors. Sometimes the shifts at my job overlap for different responsibilities, which we schedule into Sling. When scheduling those roles or switching shifts among people, Sling sometimes errors out or states that there is an overlap multiple times before allowing us to schedule. Switched from [Connecteam](https://www.capterra.com/p/153140/Connecteam/) Connectteam did not offer the features we wanted to start using. Review Source HL Hikmet L. Medical Assistance Specialist Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Planning our medical reaction forces." February 14, 2026 5.0 Coverage is very important as a specialist. I use this to schedule staff. It is essential to task management yet it takes time to be set up in the beginning. Pros Our team management features enable us to organize 24/7 shifts of our medical dispatch center and make sure that each emergency call is addressed promptly. Cons 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. Review Source AP Alyse P. Manager Sports Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "BEST for Staff Communication (time off, messages, notices, meetings)" January 15, 2025 5.0 We needed something to help communicate with all of our staff, and we tried lots of other systems. With Sling's many ways to communicate, via pages, messages, and the scheduling portion, we found it the most useful. We love that you can like or comment on posts to ensure staff know what they are doing, and that you can pin high priority topics at the top of the page to best find them when you need access quickly. Pros We love the time off request- the ability to do it by day or by the hour is a great feature for our type of work where employees are scheduled by the hour. We love how you can see if it has been approved or is pending, and the notifications to all management when a staff requests off is a great feature to keep everyone in the know! Cons We are working with the free version only, so under 50 employees, but we do have seasonal hiring, so in the summer months we go over that number. We make it work, but it would be great to have flexibility to sometimes go over that number if needed to keep it a free user system. Alternatives considered [Time Tracker](https://www.capterra.com/p/122309/eBillity-Time-Tracker/)[Schedulefly](https://www.capterra.com/p/76735/Schedulefly/) Reason for choosing Sling Cost and communication tool for our staff Switched from [Facebook Apps and Tabs](https://www.capterra.com/p/160208/Facebook-Apps-and-Tabs/) not all staff wanted to be on Facebook or had Facebook. 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 CM Cameron M. Manager Consumer Goods Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Scheduling made simple…" September 29, 2025 5.0 Overall I would go back should need be, I would also recommend! Scheduling made simple. Top 3 softwares for sure! Pros I tried sling for a short time but it was okay to work with at the time! A pro was it’s easy to understand, like most. Cons Technical errors? Sometimes I wasn’t sure if it was me but I had trouble in certain areas but not consistent. Switched from [Google Sheets](https://www.capterra.com/p/169718/Google-Sheets/) To try something different!! Our sheets was getting overwhelming as the staff grew! Review Source RS Rich S. Lead Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for our NGO. Highly recommended. " January 26, 2025 5.0 We use Sling for our NGO and it is amazing. The sling team are always helpful and implement features that are requested (conflicts!). Thanks to Sling for making amazing software. Pros We use Sling for our NGO (Care Alliamce) and it is amazing. The sling team are always helpful and implement features that are requested (conflicts!). Thanks to Sling for making amazing software. Cons None that come to mind. Would be handy if it integrated into Xero booking/accounting software, I guess! Alternatives considered [Deputy](https://www.capterra.com/p/167811/Deputy/) Reason for choosing Sling Sling product is perfect and they were helpful since we are an NGO. Review Source CV Cheryl V. VP of Administration Public Safety Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to use with a minimal learning curve" July 5, 2025 3.0 It was positive, but we moved to another product that gave us more flexibility and options to manage the team. Pros The ease of use. It was easy for us to figure out how to use and for the staff to get acquainted with. Cons That I couldn’t easily share task lists with the rest of the team that was working. We also didn’t have the functionality to have a document repository that was app based for the staff- the app was limited. Alternatives considered [Google Docs](https://www.capterra.com/p/160756/Google-Docs/) Reason for choosing Sling Because it would automate what we were doing manually in Google sheets. Review Source MW Mark W. Pub Operator Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Perfect Solution Hospitality" January 18, 2025 5.0 Perfect. Everyday ease of Holiday and opening up to other staff Pros Budgeting Wages against Takings, Rotas and Clock in / Out Cons Not Being able to Link it to Bright, Could Be Slightly Cheaper for Full Version Alternatives considered [Bright](https://www.capterra.com/p/126242/BrightPay/) Reason for choosing Sling Too Expenive to Start with, As i Used Sling in its free capacity 1st Review Source AR Alec R. Owner Recreational Facilities and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Schedule Management App" April 14, 2025 5.0 I really enjoyed it overall, and I appreciated its integration with our Gusto account. My team was shrinking in size, so it became less necessary to use a separate app, but I would have kept using it if I had kept a larger staff. Pros Very easy to arrange and coordinate various schedules and staff calendars. Nice to have desktop and mobile friendly app to bounce between seamlessly. Cons This is mostly operator-influenced, but my staff has multiple calendars, so it became easy to conflate schedule commitments if the user doesn't pay close attention to which calendar they are working under. Review Source RM Rumela M. Clinical Lead Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy and simple platform" February 19, 2025 5.0 Easy to use and simple. Visually straightforward, not clunky and everything was clearly laid out for first time users. Pros Relatively straight forward to use. Can see overall view of upcoming shifts and easy to clock in/out with adjustments if needed. Also like the feature of seeing how many hours were worked each week so invoicing can be accurate. Cons No features I didn't like. I hardly used the chat function but did notice when it was being used, for example, for reporting sickness, there'd be multiple chat threads when maybe it could be populated in one stream? Review Source RT Ronnie T. CEO Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Sling Low, Sweet Chariot" September 25, 2024 5.0 I think the best way to describe our experience with Sling is by relaying the following series of events. We were aware that we were losing money due to inefficient scheduling, so much so that our board of directors authorized us to spend $500 for a consultant to come provide us with a better way to operate. While the consultant had some decent ideas, they were not actionable. We decided to try out Sling. Now that we have started using it and upgraded to the premium version, we are spending less annually to have all our scheduling handled by Sling than we paid a consultant for a day's worth of work. The cost of implementing Sling was far, far outweighed by the savings that it brought us. Pros Sling has taken away the need for us to have a dedicated employee spend 15-20 hours a week on employee scheduling. We are a relatively small non-profit, and as such we have multiple employees who routinely have to work outside their specialty/field of expertise in order to keep us afloat. One area that we have consistently had issues with is scheduling and tracking employees and volunteers. With multiple sites and multiple managers, we were losing money because we were doubling up on many shifts. 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. Cons We started out using the free version of Sling. Because we have less than 50 employees, this suited us fine at first, but there were options we did not have access to. We quickly realized that the limitations imposed by the free version could easily be solved by upgrading to the minimally priced premium version. Review Source KH Kali H. Hospital Manager Veterinary Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Works Well" March 11, 2025 3.0 Mostly good. Works well, but would benefit from newer features Pros Color coding employees, moving around schedules, able to print out month worth of shifts Cons Unable to assign admin employees, rotating matrix is hard, cant make our short days part of the set schedule Review Source KH Kelsey H. Guest Service Manager Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Love Free Sling" April 10, 2025 5.0 I used the free version as a manager and it worked great, I got several other departments to start using it as well. Pros I loved how easy it was to use, the color organization made it simple and visually pleasing. I liked that you could have different locations Cons I would get frustrated that when I moved a shift, it would un-publish it Review Source ES Ellie S. Customer Success II Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Employee Perspective" January 9, 2025 5.0 Sling is easy to navigate and use as an employee. Pros Allowing unavailability to be completely customized and overlaid with the schedule Cons The inability to edit time off requests. Review Source SH Suhail H. QA Member Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Perfectly working as a helper for QA inspection." April 17, 2025 4.0 It’s simplified planning QA inspections, helping me ensure we’re covered for critical production runs while not crossing those scheduling paths. Pros I like Sling’s shift scheduling because I can coordinate my QA team across Suho Garmindo’s production floors, and see clearly who’s on duty. Cons Some automation features are lacking in the free version, and I sometimes have to spend additional time manually adjusting schedules for last-minute changes. Review Source JS Julia S. Coordinator Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Sling is good for small businesses! " February 2, 2025 4.0 Sling is a great time management platform that is user friendly for management and employees. Pros I like that I can schedule multiple position and how user friendly it is. Cons The price is quite expensive and it doesnt have as many features as its competitors. I also wish thay i could disable features, such as being able to post your shift Review Source DO Dana O. CSR Supervisor Veterinary Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Scheduling Tool Perfection" September 10, 2024 5.0 We tried to move from Sling to another product and ultimately went back to Sling. It is extremely user friendly, can handle the crazy scheduling needs for our complex hospital, as well offers an employee database. Pros Super easy to create recurring schedules for the team, keep track of time off requests, and fill in gaps in scheduling when necessary. Cons The only thing I wish Sling could do is copy singular shifts and "paste" them somewhere else. The app/website offers a repetitive function, but for the shifts that only re-occur occasionally this would make scheduling much more efficient. Alternatives considered [Factorial](https://www.capterra.com/p/168685/Factorial-HR-Software/) Reason for choosing Sling Sling met the needs of our complex hospital and was more user friendly. Review Source AH Andrea H. Clinic Supervisor Medical Practice Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Product- a must have! " March 7, 2025 5.0 love it! it works so great with our office. we can even text back and forth on the app Pros works like a charm. great product for staffing needs Cons you can not see what location the employee is at on the app 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 CO Carson O. Warehouse Manager Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Sling Review" February 24, 2025 4.0 Sling is a very easy app to use for time clock and time off Pros Easy scheduling for employees and time off requests Cons Limited in its uses. No ability to train inside the app Review Source MW Michael W. Public Safety Manager Public Safety Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SLING is Top of the Line" October 16, 2024 5.0 I have been using SLING for my teams (75+ Staff) scheduling now for several years. It is very user friendly and the few glitches and issues that I have come across do not overpower the usefulness of the program. Pros SLING is a very user friendly system that packs a powerful punch. Cons Sometimes it locks up when trying to make corrections or changes. Review Source PS Pawel S. Head of Retail Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Solid choice for scheduling " November 14, 2024 4.0 Overall I enjoyed using Sling and found it useful for whag I was trying to achieve. Scheduling was easy and team was notified of the shifts swiftly. Pros Ease of use and functionality. The scheduling part was good and loved the way it dealt with leave and absence. Cons Ui was not the best but it was not the worst one I've seen among all the scheduling apps. Switched from [Rotageek](https://www.capterra.com/p/162513/RotaGeek/) Too expensive but needed something similar Review Source MA Marilyn A. Customer Service Supervisor Consumer Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Good platform for scheduling management." October 13, 2024 5.0 Pros This platform is very easy to use. 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. Cons Nothing negative to mention. Good platform. Review Source Similar Products Featured