Schedulefly vs Sling by Toast (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Schedulefly if

• Fits if you run a restaurant and want a rota, shift trades and a manager logbook
• Works for a single venue, as the price is set by staff count

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need a time clock, as the pages read do not list one
• Not for you if you work outside restaurants and hospitality, as the site does not address them
• Watch out: the price steps up by staff count, from $30 to $60, and larger teams get a quote
• Watch out: the vendor's pricing page could not be read, so the prices come from its home page

Pick Sling by Toast if

• Fits if you have up to 30 staff and want scheduling for nothing
• Works for restaurants already on Toast or Square that build schedules weeks ahead

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need a time clock on the free plan, as clocking in starts on Premium
• Skip it if your payroll isn't Toast, since that's the only payroll link it names
• Pricey if you want the shared kiosk clock, PTO or wage reports, which need Business at $3.40 a user
• Too light for teams past 30 on the free plan, which stops at 30 users
• Watch out: Sling is owned by Toast, and Toast customers buy it through the Toast Shop, not Sling's pricing page

Schedulefly

• The price follows staff count in steps of 20, from $30 up to $60 at 60 to 79 staff; larger teams get a quote.
• The pages read describe scheduling, messaging and labor cost, and do not list a time clock.
• It is built for restaurants and hospitality; the site does not address other industries.
• The site pricing page could not be read, so the prices come from the pricing section and FAQ on the home page.

Sling by Toast

• The Free plan stops at 30 users and has no time clock; time tracking, labor costs and overtime tracking start on Premium.
• The kiosk clock, PTO tracking and payroll-ready hours and wage reports need the Business plan.
• Integrations are mostly restaurant point-of-sale systems: Toast, Square, Harbortouch, Restaurant Manager and POSiTouch, with timesheet export to Toast Payroll.
• Sling is now owned by Toast, and Toast customers buy it through the Toast Shop rather than on Sling's pricing page.

Schedulefly

Schedule builder

Schedules are created, copied and published quickly, and staff get schedules and changes by text and email.

Shift trades and time off

Employees can give up, pick up and trade shifts with manager approval, and managers see availability and time-off requests while building the schedule.

Labor cost preview

Entering forecast sales shows scheduled labor dollars and projected labor cost as a percentage of sales before publishing.

Team messaging

Announcements, reminders and schedule updates go out by text and email instead of group chats.

Manager logbook and crib sheet

Fly Notes is a shared manager logbook, and the Daily Crib Sheet summarizes who is working, manager notes, reminders and staff birthdays.

Multi-location dashboard

One login moves between every restaurant in a group, with communication across locations.

Sling by Toast

Schedules and templates

Managers build schedules months ahead from shift and weekly templates, around staff unavailability, with day parts, custom tags and several slots per shift.

Auto-assigning shifts

Sling can assign open shifts automatically, and mandatory meal and rest breaks are added to the shifts they apply to.

Shift offers, swaps and alarms

Employees offer shifts to coworkers, swap shifts and pick up available ones, and alarms remind them of upcoming shifts by push or SMS.

Time clock and labor costs

Paid plans add clock-in from phones, and Business adds a shared kiosk. Labor costs and overtime are tracked as the schedule is built and compared with sales.

Messaging and newsfeed

Private and group messages, announcements and newsfeed pages aimed at chosen groups of staff.

Task management

Tasks can be assigned to a shift or to an employee and tracked from the app.

Schedulefly

• Up to 19 staff$30

  per month for up to 19 staff

  All features included, month to month with no contract.

• 20-39 staff$40

  per month for up to 39 staff

  Same features. The price rises with the number of staff.

• 40-59 staff$50

  per month for up to 59 staff

  Same features. The price rises with the number of staff.

• 60-79 staff$60

  per month for up to 79 staff

  Same features. Restaurants with 80 or more staff are asked to call for a quote.

Sling by Toast

• Free$0

  Up to 30 users: shift scheduling, time-off requests, available shifts, long-term scheduling, news sharing and private messaging.

• Premium$1.70

  per user / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly)

  Adds mobile time tracking, labor costs compared against sales, overtime tracking, group messaging and calendar sync.

• Business$3.40

  per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)

  Adds a shared-device kiosk time clock, hours and wage reports, no-show and sick call-out tracking, and PTO management. Recommended.

Schedulefly

No public discounts listed.

Sling by Toast

• Annual discount

  Save 15% with annual billing

  Annual billing brings Premium to $1.70 and Business to $3.40 per user a month, against $2 and $4 billed monthly.