7shifts vs. Sling

7shifts

7shifts

13 Reviews and Ratings

Sling

Sling

14 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
7shifts	Score 9.9 out of 10	N/A	7shifts is a restaurant workforce and scheduling management application, which also features collaboration features, from the Canadian company of the same name.	$0
Sling	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	Sling, from the company of the same name in Brooklyn, is presented by the vendor as an easy way to schedule and communicate with non-desk employees. It allows users to organize, communicate, and administer all aspects of a business, to stay on top of things and keep everything in one place without juggling multiple platforms.	$2 per user, per month

Pricing

7shifts

Sling

Editions & Modules

Free: $0.00
Appetizer: $19.99
per location/per month
Entree: $43.99
per location/per month
The Works: $74.97
per location/per month
Gourmet: Contact sales team

Premium: $2.00
per user, per month
Business: $4.00
per user, per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
7shifts	Sling
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	7shifts	Sling
Considered Both Products	7shifts AL Arthur Li CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Chose 7shifts HotSchedules and ScheduleFly Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose 7shifts We used When I Work when it first debuted, but 7Shifts technology is much more advanced than When I Work's was at that time. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose 7shifts Slack is great for communicating and you can add photos, but 7shifts seems like it was built for our business model (restaurant/bar). It’s easy to use by staff and management and can be mobile or desktop. 7shifts also has the best prompt questions/bubbles that keep you … Incentivized Helpful? Jayelynn Willman General Manager Chose 7shifts For me, 7Shifts has the same amount of functionality, but for a much better price. The app functionality of 7shifts was easier to navigate and allowed me to do more than HotSchedules. I've recommended it to several other local businesses who have implemented it as well and had … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose 7shifts I prefer the customer service, implementation and the constant add-ons and improvements 7shifts make in comparison to Hot Schedules. Incentivized Helpful?	Sling Verified User Anonymous Chose Sling (it has been 3+ years since I evaluated other programs, I don't recall the names) Incentivized Helpful? SH Susan Heutmaker Staffing Coordinator Chose Sling We had a few meetings with OnShift marketing to go over features and everything but our management team is very satisfied with the free version on Sling. Sling has been the easiest and best for payroll. OnShift was very spendy for our budget and didn't have messaging built in. … Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	7shifts	Sling
Small Businesses	PowerDMS by NEOGOV Score 7.0 out of 10	7shifts Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	PowerDMS by NEOGOV Score 7.0 out of 10	PowerDMS by NEOGOV Score 7.0 out of 10
Enterprises	Zoho People Score 8.4 out of 10	Zoho People Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
	7shifts	Sling
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (0 ratings)	7.3 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	7shifts	Sling
Likelihood to Recommend	7Shifts is ideal for a broad number of restaurant clients, whether it is a single unit, independent location or multi-unit, multi-jurisdiction group like ours. Pricing is very reasonable, and as mentioned earlier, a lightweight and intuitive platform makes it easy to implement and maintain, and scalable for growth Incentivized AL Arthur Li CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Read full review	Sling has been our best option for communication and scheduling. We looked into OnShift and other scheduling systems that aren't free. Sling has been our best option. Our schedule is a beast and Sling has made my job much easier and for our on-call staff as well. You can change the color of positions (which we love) and we love to use green for bonus money shifts! Incentivized SH Susan Heutmaker Staffing Coordinator Read full review
Pros	Staff can easily access fellow team members' contact info (phone & email). Staff can easily enter availability or time off. Managers have a log book to share issues or updates from the days’ shift so quick action can be completed easily if needed. Being able to communicate with managers only, with a specific department, or with the entire staff easily is very helpful. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Desktop application for more detailed assignment of shifts. Simple App for the workforce deployment that shows shifts and offers communication. Ability for users to schedule themselves off work. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	iPhone app: I'm not able to change the preset time frames so I have to manually enter the shifts When working from the app it doesn't block out the time off as it does on the desktop so I have to make sure I haven't approved anyone first before I start doing the schedule Incentivized Jayelynn Willman General Manager Read full review	Bring back the forever repeating shifts, they currently only repeat for 1 year so I have to go through every shift once a year & reset them. Our staff liked when they had birthday notifications for staff. Wish there was a way for admins to be managers of managers. What I mean by that is when management requests time off I do not get a notification so they have to let me know separately. Incentivized SH Susan Heutmaker Staffing Coordinator Read full review
Support Rating	Support - whether via email or chat - has generally been prompt, reliable, courteous and effective. Support follows-up and works proactively to ensure our questions and issues are addressed. 7Shifts also genuinely cares about customer success, which is important to us Incentivized AL Arthur Li CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	We used When I Work when it first debuted, but 7Shifts technology is much more advanced than When I Work's was at that time. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	(it has been 3+ years since I evaluated other programs, I don't recall the names) Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	I have worked in the service industry before where we just had a phone directory and copy of the schedule posted on a cork board by the office. It was a nightmare! I would say 7shifts has made a major impact on ensuring proper coverage for different meal hours and special events. We do not run short staffed very often anymore. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I spend 50% less time scheduling my employees My employees are 100% happier We use the free version, so we save 100% of cost! Incentivized MN Mike Nitroy Store Manager Read full review
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