# Page 3 | Sling Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is Sling the right Employee Scheduling solution for you? Explore 208 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 (208) [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 3 - Reviews of Sling ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 208 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use 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 CK Camille K. Executive Executive Office Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Sling Review" February 19, 2025 5.0 Overall, I had a positive experience with Sling! I appreciated how organized and visually aesthetic the app is, and notifications about shift conditions (started, changed, removed) was nice. Pros I loved how easy it was to see my schedule and communicate with my team. Cons While this may vary based on what organization is using Sling, it was difficult at times to put in for time-off or swap shifts with others. 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 SG Shauna G. Packager Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Happy with sling" January 22, 2025 4.0 Overall I like the app easy to use and understand. Pros Like being able to see everyone work schedule. Cons Sometimes u have to close the app and open it back up. Review Source MM Melinda M. Recreational Director Sports Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great employee scheduling system!" November 7, 2024 5.0 Nothing bad to say about this software. Meets the needs of our company very well. It keeps staff organized and informed in a quick efficient manner. Pros Easy to use and quick to learn. The payroll and time sheet feature are my favourite! Cons Set up takes a little time. Adding employees when you first start up can be tedious. Review Source hM heather M. co-owner Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Not a good scheduling app for me " December 2, 2024 2.0 I used briefly for about 6 months in a studio setting. This was difficult for instructors to use and staff. I really disliked that you had to input the entire schedule manually and it did not sync. Pros I was not a fan of this product for the most part Cons It is not user friendly and has very limited capabilities. Review Source DC Dianne C. Owner Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great for a small business owners" October 21, 2024 4.0 Sling was the best platform I found to be able to schedule workers and communicate with them. It also integrated well with our payroll platform. Pros It made the tasks of scheduling workers and communicating with them much easier Cons It's a little bit expensive, otherwise not a lot of downside 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 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 SJ Sam J. Server Food & Beverages Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Sling - Simplistic, Yet Effective" August 19, 2024 4.0 Great experience. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I have used other apps that work just as good as this one that had maybe one or two more features. Other than that, I am very happy with sling and how easy it is to use. Pros The ease of use for this app is great. It is very simple and your eyes are directed at exactly what you're looking for. Simplistic look is what I'm trying to say. Not just the looks are simple, though. It is very easy to navigate, review schedules, timecards, communicate with your team, etc. Cons I genuinely can't think of anything off the top of my head. 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 rR robyn R. DIRECTOR Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "We love Sling!" July 30, 2024 5.0 quality product that does what it says it will for a reasonable cost. Pros Easy of use, quality service and no down time. Cons nothing, great program and offers a lot for the money 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 MM Martha M. owner Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We LOVE using Sling" July 17, 2023 5.0 Overall, we love everything about Sling! Pros Sling makes my scheduling task a breeze. I especially like: 1) being able to copy a previously posted schedule into a future period 2) employees being able to post unavailability 3) employees being able to make time off requests 4) employees being able to view who they are working with on a scheduled day 5) the ease in changing a schedule when a sick call comes in or an employee emergency happens Cons I really can't think of anything I do not like about Sling. Reason for choosing Sling My IT support technician gave me an article listing the top tested app based scheduling softwares after I reviewed many and was having a difficult time making a decision. Sling was his overall recommendation. Our choice was made first because of FEATURES and second because of PRICE. Features have improved since we started using Sling in July 2018. 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 HP Hunter P. Owner Restaurants Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review" August 10, 2023 5.0 Sling has scratched an itch I didn't know I had. It does everything I need it to at a decent price. Pros Great software that ties into my pos. Free for staff makes it even better. Easy to use and easy to teach Cons The only thing I can think to improve would be the ability to look over various saved schedule templates easily. Switched from [HotSchedules](https://www.capterra.com/p/52611/HotSchedules/) Cheaper and doesn't need staff to pay for the app. 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 CH Chad H. Customer Service Manager Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "User Friendly" June 11, 2021 5.0 I believe Sling has reduced the amount of employees missing work or being late for work. Ability to make announcements to all of our employees to ensure our message gets out. Pros Being able to copy and paste the schedule weekly saves time when making a schedule. In my department alone I have 87 employees. The unavailability feature is great so that as managers we can ensure we are scheduling people when they are available. This reduces the amount of time we would need to make adjustments to schedules if we scheduled someone when they were not available. The messaging and announcement feature is great so that we can send out a group message to get an announcement out to all associates. Also being able to send private messages to employees is great so we do not have to give our personal phone number out to all employees. Cons Not being able to delete private messages. We can archive the messages but cannot delete them. We have to archive each one individually which is time consuming. Also when we want to delete an announcement we have to check two boxes and then hit delete. Would be better if we could just click on the announcement or multiple announcements and hit delete. Alternatives considered [Deputy](https://www.capterra.com/p/167811/Deputy/) Reason for choosing Sling When we started the process of opening our store knowing that we would have close to 600 employees throughout multiple departments I knew we would need some sort of scheduling software. Our other location which is much smaller in operation was using Excel for each department. I had roughly 200 associates in my department when we first opened. I searched online for a scheduling software and came across Sling. After using the free version I realized this would be perfect for our store. I brought it to our General Manager and he agreed that we should use this software. We have been using it store wide in all departments now for about a year and a half. 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 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 ZM Zack M. Pharmacy Manager Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Extremely easy, inexpensive, and comprehensive scheduling tool" July 14, 2022 5.0 Extremely positive; we were lacking an online scheduler and mobile access for about 2 to 3 years and the use of Sling made scheduling much easier (versus pen and paper) and reduced issues due to accidental missed shifts. Pros I looked through several scheduling tools before settling on Sling. This included simple Excel sheets, Homebase, and When I Work. I settled on Sling because of the wide array of features for no cost and mobile app access. The mobile app experience, per my team, was easy and extremely convenient. I personally was impressed with the ease of the drag-and-drop scheduler. Cons About the only issues I had with the software was the occasional challenge to invite a new user. We haven't used it in a while now, but the only problem was that it seemed hard to resend the invite email to download the app. That being said, I think it was only because there are a lot of features in the software, and it can be a little challenging to do once specific task simply because it can take a minute to find it. Alternatives considered [When I Work](https://www.capterra.com/p/121248/When-I-Work/)[Homebase](https://www.capterra.com/p/153076/Homebase/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Reason for choosing Sling More features for no cost; it was important that it not cost anything as it was a temporary product during a company transition. Review Source CM Courtney M. Manager Government Relations Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Sling Software Saved Me So Much Time!" June 3, 2021 4.0 I have used Sling for a few years now -- it meets my needs and goes above an beyond for the products it offers to the user. Sling support staff have been responsive to my needs and questions. A Great Product! Pros Above all, I love that Sling has saved me so much time when making the schedule for my employees! Used to take 3-4 hours, now it only takes me approximately 1 hour to create a weekly schedule. Sling is accessible by computer and by mobile application. I love that it has many different colors for the different shifts that I need to create. Love that I can copy and paste shifts. Cons I wish that the mobile application gave me a total count of hours for each employee. When approving an employee to pick up an extra shift, I currently need to go to a computer to see to total count of hours for that individual before I can approve. Wish I could see total count of hours on my phone, so that I can approve when I am initially notified (which is usually an app notification to my phone). Reason for choosing Sling I liked the color associated with the shifts and the price point. :) 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 LL LINDA L. ED Office and Billing Coordinator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ED SLING SCHEDULING" January 8, 2024 5.0 It works with a staff of over 50 associates and makes scheduling much simpler with that number of staff. Covering 12- 15 different shifts per day in a 24/7 department. Pros The ease all the staff can enter the dates they want to work, so schedules can be covered. Cuts down on phone calls of management to see who is available for uncovered shits and days. Cons I would like the Staff- Off that day Days to be at the top of the Schedule so the person doing the scheduling would know who not to look for on that shift. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) New Manger found the product and tried it and it worked well. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Employee Scheduling](https://www.capterra.com/employee-scheduling-software/)[Nurse Scheduling](https://www.capterra.com/nurse-scheduling-software/)[Time Clock](https://www.capterra.com/time-clock-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.