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What do you like best about Sling?

- The clock-in/clock out feature is great for time and attendance tracking.

- Sends notifications when employees miss a clock in or out.

- Keeps track of everyone's hours Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

I have always enjoyed Sling and there's really nothing I do not like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

- Quick timesheets edits makes my job ten times accurate.

- Its quick to track and update schedules in this app.

- excellet way to request someone to cover my shift. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sling Overview

What is Sling?

Sling is a scheduling, time tracking and communication software for companies where employees work in shifts. Sling incorporates scheduling, messaging, time tracking, task management and reporting functionalities and allows managers and employees alike to organize all aspects of their work on a single platform.

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Sling is a shift scheduling and communication software that shifts, messages, newsfeeds and tasks to help managers organize all aspects of their work on a single platform.


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Recent Sling Reviews

Daniel A.
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Daniel A.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great schedule tool!"
The most useful about Sling is that you can create different shifts at different times but also you can also leave notes when you want to let someo...
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Mohsin D.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Real fast app to send updates about shift trades"
- The clock-in/clock out feature is great for time and attendance tracking. - Sends notifications when employees miss a clock in or out. - Ke...
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Good application for management working shifts"
I can check everything about the working shift and others' shifts within one application. We also communicate with each other via Sling, create a g...
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Sling Media

Sling Demo - Schedule faster, communicate better, get things done
From scheduling to payroll, Sling makes it possible to organize and manage all your work from a single platform.
Sling Demo - Employee scheduling
Build your employees' schedules and manage their time off, availability, and shift trade requests.
Sling Demo - Time tracking
Easily track employee hours either from the designated time clock terminal or right from their mobile apps.
Sling Demo - Labor costs
Optimize your labor spending as you schedule, avoid exceeding your budget and scheduling overtime.
Sling Demo - Communication
Send messages in group or private conversations, keep everyone informed, and build a better company culture,
Sling Demo - Task management
Clarify everyone's jobs during their shifts, ensuring employees are aligned on their to-dos and all tasks get completed on time.
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Daniel A.
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Sling?

The most useful about Sling is that you can create different shifts at different times but also you can also leave notes when you want to let someone know that you couldn't take lunch time or you had to leave earlier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

Something that Sling can improve is its interface so that it can be a little bit funnier when it comes to pictures and profiles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sling hasn't showed problems so far. Everything's working fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Sling?

It is helpful with schedule planning on the fly.

it's good I can have it on my laptop and phone.

shift updates are instant; staff can see changes immediately and they can request time off via the app.

I love the format and easy-to-use style. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

I am on the free version and I must confess this is better than some paid versions of similar apps.

I don't think I dislike anything about this app; If anything I dislike (my company) not being able to afford the Pro version because I am sure there are many more helpful features on Sling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Scheduling issues

communication issues; staff have no excuse to say they forgot due to the shift reminders via the app.

it is easier to make schedules and update them after they have been published: staff are alerted of changes instantly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Sling?

I can check everything about the working shift and others' shifts within one application. We also communicate with each other via Sling, create a group chat, find contacts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

Sometimes, the application was frozen or kept loading. So I need to restart the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

They have a push notification to notify me before my shift starts in an hour. It is very useful because my working time is not fixed. Sling also has a function to add unavailable days by myself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Sling?

I like being able to communicate and share photos/documents easily with coworkers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

Sometimes there are a lot of notifications for chats I'm not really involved in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allows us to communicate important information from anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gunnar S.
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What do you like best about Sling?

Being able to create repeating shifts, to be able to visualize what any given should look like, saves a lot of time and energy when planning a shift schedule. It gives a great overview of your business. I have never had to explain the software to my employees, as it is very intuitive. When we have hired new staff, we simply add them into Sling, and their shifts show up on their smartphone apps. I love to be able to keep an overview of all my currently active employees, as well as keep a log of former employees through the deactivated accounts. I feel you get extremely much functionality out of the free version of the software. I highly enjoy being able to see the schedule through different filters, or views. For example viewing only a certain group of employees (part-time employees for example), and seeing each day isolated, so I can get an overview of exactly which person is at work during which time of the day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

Every now and then there are some minor hiccups or bugs. But nothing serious has been wrong. Some actions require relatively many clicks to accomplish. I do feel the software is quite "intelligent" in guessing, what kind of action you want to make. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

I enjoy being able to schedule shifts from a centralised place, where my employees can enter their unavailable times beforehand, so the schedules can be made to fit all of my employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Sling?

Simplifies scheduling. (Works great for business owners AND employees like it too!) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

Wish wording was changed (or made editable) so that the "shift acceptance" feature could be used as "shift acknowledgment." ie: "I'm aware of the shift" INSTEAD OF "I'll accept the shift." Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Scheduling is so simple now! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Market Research
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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Sling?

Extremely useful software, I use it to schedule every resource requirement at my current company. It has increased efficiency and reduced overlap errors in scheduling time. The platform is especially helpful with adhoc requests that require immediate planning & resource allocation. Also love the fact that they have pre-made templates for different industries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

There isn't much that I dislike about the software, except that a few features can be hard to locate on the dashboard, while for a few, the functionality can difficult to decipher. They can probably enhance their user experience a bit more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has helped me solve the problem of scheduling an immense number of workforce that I used to earlier do manually. The time clock functionality also helps me account for payables quicker, and the transparent communication mechanism within the software has made life easier for the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Sling?

When I come across scenarios of needing a certain feature I've never used before- it has already been thought of and is available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

A better way to add "notes". I like the current feature, but it would be nice to the option to have a block appearance that Looks like scheduled shifts/employees Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

no idea Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matthew D.
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President | Sales Leader
Computer Software
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What do you like best about Sling?

Simple to learn and manage, Sling is quickly adopted by our entire team, leading to informed and empowered crew members. It is excellent for team messaging, individual messaging, keeping employees in the loop via "News feed", tracking PTO/requests, and detailed labor $ tracking Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

We have tried numerous scheduling tools. Sling has out performed our expectations and is used daily by all members of our team. It is our core communication tool and is enjoyed by all team members. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

Informed and empowered team members. Push and SMS notifications in advance of shifts ensure team members are well-aware of their expected arrival times. No outside tools needed for systemwide, group, or individual team messaging. Google Cal. integration. Excellent PTO and labor cost tracking capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Danielle E.
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What do you like best about Sling?

Sling makes it easy to connect with coworkers especially in different departments. It is helpful for managing schedules and sending important information. It is very user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sling?

It is a bit difficult to filter conversations if you have a lot of messages going on with a lot of different people at one time. It would also be nice to have the time clock system built in here since the schedule is there already. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Sling:

It is easy to use and the app is also user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sling solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows us to share information with a whole department or the whole team at once and give updates on real time. Also everyone can see who is scheduled for the day so you know who is working. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.