Buddy Punch vs. Sling

Sling

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Buddy Punch	Score 9.1 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	Buddy Punch is an online time tracking, scheduling, and payroll application. Track time, time off, locations, and jobs. The solution aims to help make punching in and out intuitive for employees and easy for users to view and export time. Employees can clock in using a browser or the Buddy Punch Google, iOS, and Android apps. Users can view who's working, their GPS position, or even limit where they can punch. The solution integrates with QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, and SurePayroll, to name a…	$5.49 per month per user
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

Buddy Punch

Sling

Editions & Modules

Starter: $5.49
per month per user
Pro: $6.99
per month per user
Enterprise: $11.99
per month per user

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

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Buddy Punch	Sling
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Three plans are available via a monthly or annual payment option. Each plan has a per user price and a base fee of $19. There are no startup, cancellation, support, or additional fees of any kind. A discount is available for the annual payment option.

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Community Pulse
	Buddy Punch	Sling
Considered Both Products	Buddy Punch JC John Carlo Castelo Supervisor Chose Buddy Punch It features a feature that Connecteam dislikes: GPS tracking, PTO monitoring, and photo capture when someone logs in and out. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch It's been over 15 years where I had to punch in for work. I did this with two different companies. Prior to this, both of those companies had their own personal punching system. It was much harder to use than this when it came to editing or entering in PTO. Even though I … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch I really like everything about Buddy Punch. Incentivized Helpful? Tony Factor The Specialist Chose Buddy Punch going from Paychex Flex to Buddy Punch has been a huge improvement! For peace of mind and time management. As a manager, it's streamlined for me with the website being easy to use and navigate. I am very thankful for the move. Incentivized Helpful? MM Molly Mindy Attorney at Law Chose Buddy Punch This was the first platform this organization has tried to implement. I cannot remember if we used a trial on another company like this. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch I would prefer Buddy Punch, every day, any time. Incentivized Helpful? JC Jake Cowden Operations Manager Chose Buddy Punch When we decided to try Buddy Punch we were using a normal time clock and needed to have a better way to track time. I reviewed a few products, but went with Buddy Punch and have been happy ever since. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch Buddy Punch was chosen for it's security. In the past service we used had a breach in their user base, i.e., it was hacked. We found Buddy Punch easy to access and edit. Incentivized Helpful? MT Marilyn Talbott psychotherapist Chose Buddy Punch Sign in was sometimes difficult if working at the school, in the community, at hospital. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch I have not used any other product that I can remember. I used whatever system the retail stores had when I worked there short term and part time 6,7, 8 years ago. Incentivized Helpful? TC Thomas Carson Marketing Chose Buddy Punch I have not reviewed or evaluated any other similar products and this is the first time I am using this type of product. I have been a salaried employee for 25 years and this is my first contract position, but Buddy Punch has made the time tracking very simple and efficient. Incentivized Helpful? Tiffany Greenwood Payroll Manager Chose Buddy Punch I did not use a system prior to Buddy, but when comparing they were the best price and had all the features I needed. Incentivized Helpful? SK Stephen Kidd Client Account Manager Chose Buddy Punch I was not involved in the selection process. Much easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? JJ Joy Jones Owner Chose Buddy Punch We originally scheduled and ran payroll through Homebase, but in the last few months the software became very buggy, customer service was slow and when they did respond, was not helpful. When we cancelled our account they didn't even try to make things right. We are so happy … Incentivized Helpful? TM Tiffany Mecham, MHA, FACMPE Administrator Chose Buddy Punch QB Time didn't even get back to me about inquiry until AFTER Buddy Punch already responded and were implementing! 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?

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User Ratings
	Buddy Punch	Sling
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (0 ratings)	7.3 (0 ratings)
Usability	9.1 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Buddy Punch	Sling
Likelihood to Recommend	I think that is very convenient as far as tracking your employees when they are punching in or out to ensure they are physically at the location they are supposed to be for that shift. I also think that the option to download this app to your personal phone is amazing, it makes it more convenient to punch in or out when you aren't near a laptop or a residence to use one. The feature of being able to attach a note with your punches explaining possible late punchers or absences is very beneficial to the employee allows show proof if needed. Nicole Segebart DSP 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	Customer service is the best we've seen! Their knowledge base is clear, and when we do have a question it can't answer, we get a quick, informed solution. The software allows us to schedule our staff seamlessly for work in more than one department in a day, so tracking how many payroll hours are being used in each department is easy. The reporting for Payroll hours is easy and fast. Incentivized JJ Joy Jones Owner 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	the simplicity can go to far in that direction. So it seems a bit sparse at times. Theres a lot of dead space on some page landings. update on colors to be more vibrant and fun. menu buttons to go to particular specifics like vacation and sick submissions Incentivized Tony Factor The Specialist 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
Usability	Buddy Punch is really easy to use. It's easy to punch in and out when needed as it's on the home page. It's also easy to track your colleagues who are on leave so you know how to plan for coverage. This makes it easy for us to adjust accordingly. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	I have not reviewed or evaluated any other similar products and this is the first time I am using this type of product. I have been a salaried employee for 25 years and this is my first contract position, but Buddy Punch has made the time tracking very simple and efficient. Incentivized TC Thomas Carson Marketing 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	Improved Efficiency: Allows us to track time when employees are on site. Reduced Costs: Able to avoid unnecessary OT due to employees getting alerts. Reduced Costs: No longer paying an employee to tally hours like when we used a regular time clock. Incentivized JC Jake Cowden Operations Manager 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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