Sling by Toast
Free shift scheduling for up to 30 users, with paid time clock tiers
Sling by Toast report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for free scheduling for teams up to 30
Sling gives you proper shift scheduling free for up to 30 people: open shifts, time-off requests, schedules months ahead and messaging. Paying is cheap too, at $1.70 a person for the time clock. Its connections are mostly restaurant tills, though, and the only payroll it names is Toast's.
Who Sling by Toast is for
- Great if you have up to 30 staff and want scheduling for nothing
- Handy when you build schedules weeks or months ahead
- Good for restaurants already on Toast or Square
Who Sling by Toast is not for
- 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, which needs Business at $3.40 a user
Why Sling by Toast gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyPremium is $1.70 a user a month billed yearly, so 15 staff pay $25.50 for the time clock and labor costs. For a team that size that's in the cheapest quarter of this category, and scheduling alone is free.
- BFree plan and trialFree for up to 30 users with scheduling, time-off requests, open shifts, schedules built months ahead and messaging. The one big thing missing is the time clock, which starts on Premium.
- BFeaturesTemplates, auto-assigned open shifts, breaks added for you, swaps and offers, a time clock with labor costs against sales, PTO and tasks across its plans. That covers the whole job, with the kiosk on Business.
- CEase of useWe have no App Store rating on record for it. A schedule needs staff, positions and templates set up first, so give it an afternoon.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with till links to Toast, Square, Harbortouch, Restaurant Manager and POSiTouch. The only payroll it names is Toast Payroll, and there's no desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sling's own pages on 18 October 2026. Sling's pricing page sent our reader a robot check on 18 October 2026, so its prices are as the listing has them. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/sling#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/sling.svg" alt="Sling by Toast: 2.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Sling by Toast stands among shift scheduling apps
Sling by Toast's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 8 of the 12 other shift scheduling apps we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 9 of 12) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $1.70 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.65 for the category: 0 of the 12 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 13 shift scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sling by Toast’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 9 of 12, level with 3
- BFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 12, level with 5
- BFeaturesAbove 4 of 12, level with 8
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 12, level with 5
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 12, level with 11
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 13 shift scheduling apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Sling by Toast, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Sling by Toast you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 8 of the 12 other shift scheduling apps we grade. It costs $20.40 a year.
What you could make
- Time off and tasks: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
- A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts.
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- A scheduler that rearranges your day as things move.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Toast, Toast Payroll and Square among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Sling by Toast’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Sling by Toast?
Sling, now Sling by Toast, is an employee scheduling app for restaurants, retail, healthcare and other shift-based teams. Scheduling, time-off requests, open shifts and messaging are free for up to 30 users, and paid plans add a mobile time clock, labor cost tracking against sales, a kiosk clock and payroll reports.
Sling by Toast has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.70 per user / month, billed annually (Premium). See every plan
Good for
- Teams of up to 30 that want free scheduling and messaging
- Restaurants using Toast, Square or Harbortouch point of sale
- Managers who build schedules weeks or months in advance
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Sling by Toast pricing
- Starts at
- $1.70 per user / month, billed annually (Premium)
- Free plan
- Free plan for up to 30 users: shift scheduling, time-off requests, open shifts, schedules built months ahead, a team newsfeed and one-to-one messaging.
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial of the paid plans
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 30 users: shift scheduling, time-off requests, available shifts, long-term scheduling, news sharing and private messaging. |
| Premium | $1.70per user / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly) | Adds mobile time tracking, labor costs compared against sales, overtime tracking, group messaging and calendar sync. |
| Business | $3.40per 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. |
Read from getsling.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sling by Toast before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 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.
Stated on getsling.com
Works with
- Toast
- Toast Payroll
- Square
- Harbortouch
- Restaurant Manager
- POSiTouch
Sling by Toast alternatives
- Sling by Toast vs When I Work
Free trial · from $2.50/mo
- Sling by Toast vs Homebase
Free plan · from $24/mo
- Sling by Toast vs 7shifts
Free plan · from $39.99/mo
- Sling by Toast vs Connecteam
Free plan · from $29/mo
- Sling by Toast vs Deputy
Free trial · from $5/mo
Common questions
Is Sling by Toast free?
Sling by Toast has a free plan. Free plan for up to 30 users: shift scheduling, time-off requests, open shifts, schedules built months ahead, a team newsfeed and one-to-one messaging. Paid plans start at $1.70 per user / month, billed annually (Premium).
How much does Sling by Toast cost?
Sling by Toast lists 3 plans. Free: $0. Premium: $1.70 per user / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly). Business: $3.40 per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly). Prices were read from getsling.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Sling by Toast work on?
Sling by Toast is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Sling by Toast offer any discounts?
Sling by Toast publicly lists the following: Save 15% with annual billing.
Does Sling by Toast have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Sling by Toast is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Sling by Toast have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Sling by Toast is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Sling by Toast open source?
Sling by Toast is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Sling by Toast integrate with?
Sling by Toast's listing names Toast, Toast Payroll, Square, Harbortouch, Restaurant Manager and POSiTouch. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Sling by Toast have a free trial?
Yes. 15-day free trial of the paid plans.
Who makes Sling by Toast?
Sling by Toast is made by Sling, Inc. (Toast).
What are the alternatives to Sling by Toast?
The closest alternatives to Sling by Toast in our directory are When I Work, Homebase, 7shifts, Connecteam and Deputy. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Sling by Toast.
How does Sling by Toast compare with other shift scheduling apps?
Sling by Toast's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 8 of the 12 other shift scheduling apps we grade, and level with 1. It stands best on value for money (B, above 9 of 12) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Is Sling by Toast good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Sling by Toast B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $1.70 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.65 for the category: 0 of the 12 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Could I make my own version of Sling by Toast?
To replace Sling by Toast you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 8 of the 12 other shift scheduling apps we grade. It costs $20.40 a year. What you could not make: Chat that a whole team counts on staying up. A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts. Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when. A scheduler that rearranges your day as things move. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.