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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 4 - Reviews of Sling

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AL

Angel L.  
Remote Office Mgr  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful time tracking tool for the team!"

June 28, 2023

5.0

Overall great experience! It's easy to use and very straight forward!

Pros

Sling has, overall, been a revelation for my team.Our workflow and productivity have been greatly improved by its user-friendly interface, strong scheduling capabilities, seamless communication features, and effective task management tools. Sling is the program to use if you want to increase efficiency while keeping things straightforward. 10/10, highly recommended!

Cons

I didn't really see any cons at the moment. Everything is seamless so far!

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MM

Matt M.  
Aquatic Programs Officer  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best roster software out there"

February 8, 2022

5.0

The best roster software I have used. It just works. It works for Managers and supervisors, it works for staff.

Pros

Easy to implement, staff take up was instant, support was as good as I have experienced.

Cons

Some features need development, but they do not impact the overall experience. Great responses to suggestion for changes to the system.

Alternatives considered

[Deputy](https://www.capterra.com/p/167811/Deputy/)[Microsoft Teams](https://www.capterra.com/p/168668/Microsoft-Teams/)

Reason for choosing Sling

Clean and effective. License fees are not dependent on number of users.

Switched from

[Shyft](https://www.capterra.com/p/167491/Shyft/)

Shyft was deteriorating as a platform. Support was non existent.

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JW

Jamie W.  
Coordinator of Production Services and Facilities  
Events Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great scheduling system for decentralized team"

October 12, 2017

4.0

Our schedule and our employees' availabilities are fluid. Sling! is able to keep up without even breaking a sweat. My employees love the mobile app, which can push reminders about scheduled shifts. I love that my employees show up on time, because Sling! can push reminders about scheduled shifts. I managed to get by before I discovered Sling!, but I honestly can't remember how. I'm able to spend so much more time doing the work now that I don't have to chase my employees down to get them scheduled to work.

Pros

The mobile app is what makes this package great. My employees love the push notifications when new shifts are posted. We have a variable schedule and a student workforce. Our MO is to post available shifts when we need people to work. Sling! lets our students apply for as many or as few shifts as they like. We can then approve individuals to put our team for the day together based on the skills of those who have applied and the needs of the tasks at hand.

Cons

There is no view available that visually groups like time blocks into shifts. Our shifts don't follow a set schedule, but we often need more than one person to work the same time block on a given day. There are now several features to help you save time when scheduling things like this. For example, you can copy shifts to avoid having to enter all of the same details multiple times, and you can select several different positions when creating a shift, but once created, each person shows up as their own event on the schedule. If I've got a half dozen different people working for each of four different time blocks on a single day, the calendar starts to get a little overwhelming with 24 separate events represented. If there was a way to group like time blocks into shifts with multiple employees assigned, this example would be down to 4 separate events, which is much easier to quickly get your head around.

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AT

Albert T.  
Admin Dirtector  
Staffing and Recruiting  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The Most Awesome Review Of The Month (Octagon Work Services)"

July 10, 2023

5.0

I Love It. If We Get Any Bigger I Have Thought About Partnering With Sling.

Pros

Sling Makes Employees Clock In. Employees Do Not Like To Clock In But We Can Make Them.

Cons

Maybe A Few Videos Should Be Made Available If There Aren't Any Already.

Reason for choosing Sling

Sling Seems To Consider That Not All Companies Are Raking In Millions. We Will Be With Sling For A Very Long Time As Long As This Mindset Is Continued.

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JE

Jim E.  
Managing Director/Owner Operator  
Security and Investigations  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Review of Sling by use of JE Solutions Pty Ltd"

June 2, 2021

5.0

Benefit is that most of my business requirements are all in one place, and can be managed anywhere.

Pros

Ease of entering scheduling and rosters, messaging software, location entry and description.

Cons

Could use the ability to enter licenses an qualifications into employees profile aw well as alerts when compliance, licenses etc are due to expire or need to be updated.

Alternatives considered

[Guardhouse](https://www.capterra.com/p/181579/Guardhouse/)

Reason for choosing Sling

Ease of access and us.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CFO  
Automotive  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Love and Hate Relationship"

October 5, 2021

3.0

We specifically chose this app because it integrated with Gusto, but the integration does not work well and the payroll report integration with gusto, does not work at all. Customer service is super hard to get hold of, they don't know what is going on, and it has been 3 months and the issue is still not fixed. It was difficult transferring everything over to sling and now we are stuck with them until we can switch over to a new company. Very disappointed with the integration and the lack of support. They have no phone number to call, it is only through a chat, that they take long to respond.

Pros

Creating, tracking and duplicating shifts works really well

Cons

Integration with Gusto and customer support.

Alternatives considered

[Homebase](https://www.capterra.com/p/153076/Homebase/)

Reason for choosing Sling

It looked more user friendly

Switched from

[Zoho People](https://www.capterra.com/p/110931/Zoho-People/)

Because Sling integrated with Gusto and Zoho People did not.

Review Source

HN

Hope N.  
General Manager  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Cuts down on times spent on scheduling"

January 16, 2024

5.0

Pros

Love the fact that I can look out months out to see who I have off and when. It let's those who are on vacation know what their schedule is without calling the store. We can communicate with our employee's when we have a store meeting, if we have shifts

Cons

My one and only issue is the cost. As a General Manager of one store, the overall company does not pay to use Sling so I am responsible for the bill. I am sure though, that a company as a whole would not have an issue with the cost.

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TL

Travis L.  
General Manager  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Restaraunt Scheduling"

February 26, 2024

4.0

Works great as a scheduling system, easy mobile app for employees, shift switches and covering works well.

Pros

Easy to use, clear color coded positions

Cons

Labor management tools are lacking, would like to see some sales projection tools

Alternatives considered

[HotSchedules](https://www.capterra.com/p/52611/HotSchedules/)

Reason for choosing Sling

Sling Scheduling came as a free integration with Toast POS

Review Source

RT

Robert T.  
Owner/Operator  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "This one's a GEM!"

June 3, 2021

5.0

FANTASTIC!

Pros

Easy to use along with automated schedule reminders for employees is GREAT!

Cons

"Shift Acceptance" tool should have the flexibility to use it as a "Shift Acknowledged" tool!

Review Source

SF

Sarah F.  
General Manager  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Good for what we need!"

December 24, 2022

4.0

Overall, I'm glad we made the switch from HotSchedules, which is what we used previously. The way that is syncs with Toast POS and payroll is seamless, and it's easy to keep udpated or make changes on the fly. The app sometimes malfunctions, but I anticipate that being upgraded over time.

Pros

As the person who makes the schedule for ~100 students working as part-time baristas, I like the functionality of making repeating shifts for a certain number of weeks. Color-coded shifts, job titles, and easily specifying tasks lists and job codes, makes for a clean look and clear communication for staff!

Cons

There are a few things that I look forward to Sling being able to do in the future. One of those is for employees having the capability to offer up portions of their shifts instead of all or nothing. I also wish I could add in templates for specific days of the week (i.e. a "weekends" template and a "weekday" template). When holidays fall on different days of the year, it would be nice to have a specific schedule template saved that can just be applied so that I don't have to manually enter shifts for each of those days.

Switched from

[HotSchedules](https://www.capterra.com/p/52611/HotSchedules/)

It was offered as a free addition with Toast Payroll, and there were some features of Sling that HotSchedules did not offer.

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nH

nikki H.  
Wellness director  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Sling"

July 6, 2023

5.0

Wonderful tool for communicating with staff

Pros

Ease of use, availability for all staff, great communication tool so everyone is on the same page.

Cons

Sometimes difficult to see full months on phone app

Review Source

CW

Carissa W.  
Assistant  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Sling makes schedule easy"

December 28, 2022

5.0

It been very helpful now rather than having make calendar Wright out each and everybody schedule.

Pros

Sling is easy to use app on your phone tells when you have to be at work and give notifications hour before shift. Easy to see who is all working And where they need to be.

Cons

There not much of anything I dislike about this software

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RG

Rhea G.  
COO  
Broadcast Media  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Use Sling For Research. "

May 9, 2023

5.0

Pros

Sling is a cheap cord cutting alternative. In our field we need to keep up with what is going on in the world. This is a great way to do it.

Cons

It doesn’t save your place in a show. It makes you find it, again.

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RFCM

Roberto Franco Carlo M.  
CEO  
Medical Practice  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best scheduling planner for free on the market, and premium has it all! "

February 6, 2023

4.0

Since we are using Sling, our employees have the big picture what is going on. Everybody ca control easily when and where to work, how much they worked and can change duties, ask for free time and more. It makes it simple and is easy accessible.

Pros

The scheduling works phantastic and is easy tu use. The mobile application is always syncronized, so people know immediately when things change. The interface is clear and well optimized. A great tool for everyday´s work.

Cons

It works only online, no cache used on mobile apps. So when you don´t have mobile coverage, no data shown. Sometimes old data are better tha no data.

Review Source

CK

Craig K.  
Managing Director  
Security and Investigations  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Fantastic"

October 5, 2023

5.0

We find sling easy to use, and have implemented it as an integral part of our staff planning

Pros

Sling is critical to the planning of deploying staff in a large scale environment of events. The ease of use for both users and managers alike.

Cons

Nothing. Sling is an all encompassing app / Website that we use on a daily basis

Alternatives considered

[Parim](https://www.capterra.com/p/135487/PARiM-Software/)[Timegate](https://www.capterra.com/p/67148/Timegate/)

Review Source

JG

Jamie G.  
Practice manager  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Sling is great!!!"

July 10, 2021

5.0

Prior to Sling we used a Google spreadsheet for scheduling and a communication app. Sling saved me SO MANY HOURS of building a schedule and has a built in communication app that can be customized to individual groups. We don't need anything else now.

Pros

Easy scheduling for a mid size team. Love the newsreel section to keep the team up to date on company information

Cons

No complaints at all. Love this application

Alternatives considered

[When I Work](https://www.capterra.com/p/121248/When-I-Work/)[Homebase](https://www.capterra.com/p/153076/Homebase/)

Reason for choosing Sling

Ease of use and it's an all in one app

Switched from

[Google Sheets](https://www.capterra.com/p/169718/Google-Sheets/)

More employees meant more time to make a schedule plus we had multiple apps. Sling saves me so much time and has everything we need in one app.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Owners  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Sling a must to check it out."

May 18, 2019

5.0

My personal feelings after having to pay such high prices for cable channels on the market we just had to drop them. Someone told us about sling and to try it. We love it. We will stick with sling for a long time. And to enjoy all the channels for cheap prices and affordable. Check it out and try it. Highly recommended Sling.

Pros

Sling is a great program. We have been with sling for 3 years now. We love sling. It better than spectrum for cable. Sling is way cheaper than any cable on market unless you go annetena. In order to use sling we had to buy roku to get sling for our tv. Sling programs offers very good rates for cable channels and more. Sling also offers dvr for any channel they have. My favorite channel is hallmark. Sling offers 3 hallmark channels that i never knew was on market. So being on a budget this was good buy and reasonable. Just to enjoy sling. I highly recommend it to anyone that is on a budget.

Cons

I don't have any complaints or downfall with sling. I am very happy and pleased with sling. I don't know what i do without sling program. It great program and you can't go wrong with sling.

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BA

Belinda A.  
OFFICE ASSISTANT  
Machinery  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Easy Timekeeping"

June 2, 2022

5.0

Pros

This software program was very easy to establish for our company. Since we travel frequently, it makes it very easy to assign locations to our employees. It also allows me to enter different time zones to help with getting them to work on time. Scheduling is done with a breeze as you can fill out for the whole week a repetitive shift. Labels and tags work great for payroll purposes. Reports are easy to pull and allocate for regular hours worked, overtime and double-time. Great way to communicate to all employees if projects change while they are out in the field.

Cons

Would like to have double-time calculated after the sixth day worked

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SH

Susan H.  
Staffing Coordinator  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Assisted Living Facility- We Love Sling!"

October 2, 2021

5.0

The customer service is great, they always reply within 10 mins. I think it's easy to do payroll with the different colored shifts & it's easy for our staff to use as well.

Pros

I like that the free version does everything we need it to do. Messaging (group/private), several locations/shifts ease of scheduling, opening shifts is easy. I could go on & on.

Cons

I wish they would bring back forever shifts, instead of having every single shift now expire yearly. It is very tasky when I have 30 shifts to schedule on Sling in any given day.

Alternatives considered

[OnShift](https://www.capterra.com/p/122212/OnShift/)

Reason for choosing Sling

Sling is free, OnShift is spendy & too confusing for our staff to integrate during a pandemic.

Review Source

KS

Katie S.  
Taproom Manager  
Restaurants  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Basic Sling is great "

January 31, 2024

5.0

Pros

Our company uses the basic level of Sling for scheduling. It’s nice to creat reoccurring shifts, allow employees to submit requests off, put daily notes in and to be able to trade shifts (with managementa approval). Not really sure how I put up with my previous way of scheduling. Sling has made it a breeze.

Cons

No cons on the basic level - maybe if we paid for it, there might be a con?…

Review Source

PS

Pam S.  
Office Manager  
Wine and Spirits  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Highly recommend for small businesses."

October 19, 2021

5.0

Sling has been a great addition to our business and has helped all employees stay up to date. Would highly recommend.

Pros

The scheduling and group messaging features are some of the best. We use this app mostly for scheduling and for messaging back and forth with managers or other team members. The group messaging is a great way to make sure everyone gets the same message. You can create several large groups, or many smaller groups. It has made notifying employees a breeze.

Cons

I wish there were more color options on the schedule. As an administration, having several location all using the same 3 colors for the shifts can become difficult to read.

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Radomir C.  
Lead o Global Service Operations Centre  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Using for Global Operations Centre "

February 23, 2021

4.0

Generally excellent tool to organize and coordinate shifts. Daily use, easy to follow and manage, flexibility and many options.

Pros

Free version suitable for small team to try and use + availability - flexibility to update in case of more requirements. App + web and notifications... Generally we have not found better product so far for 24/7 operations team.

Cons

Not really , suits our needs, if you need more reports you have to pay, what is normal and reasonable. Not sure if possible to have few different time zones in one schedule, based on location

Reason for choosing Sling

Free version suitable for small team

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SH

Samantha H.  
Manager  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Recent Changes"

July 18, 2023

5.0

Very good but I need the return of quarterly intervals.

Pros

I liked that I could record time at each quarter interval. This has been updated recently and is no longer useful to me as we calculate our payroll at each quarter interval. Please bring this functionality back.

Cons

Not applicable as I like the functionality that I utilise. Please return the quarterly intervals.

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GH

Gloria H.  
President  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Free Senior Fitness Classes"

January 15, 2023

5.0

Overall, this is a good employee scheduler

Pros

Appreciate the features offered in is free platform, and the efficiency for communicating to contractors.

Cons

The 2022 free trial has reduced much of the service originally offered. Makes it less useful to consider adding features.

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SB

Ste B.  
HR Manager  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent Scheduling Tool"

February 2, 2023

5.0

Excellent tool for managing our labour costs and ability to see bottlenecks in staffing.

Pros

The easiness of managing labour costs in real time.

Cons

Not being able to manually put someone in as late if we don't use the "time clock" feature within Sling.

Reason for choosing Sling

It best suited the needs of our business, which many other platforms didn't at the time. Was more able to customize Sling to the needs of our business, when other software was a more rigid in what they offfered.

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