Shiftboard vs. Sling

Shiftboard

Shiftboard

7 Reviews and Ratings

Sling

Sling

14 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Shiftboard	Score 6.6 out of 10	Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)	Shiftboard offers a full-service employee scheduling software solution targeted for industries as diverse as hospitality and security to event planning and business services. This solution enables companies to manage employee schedules across job sites, geographies, and different employee types. The vendor says their user-friendly iPhone and Android apps help employees easily access their schedules anywhere. Additionally, the vendor says the are responsible for…	$45 up to 35 employees
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

Shiftboard

Sling

Editions & Modules

Lite: $45 per month
up to 35 employees
Standard: $120 per month
up to 70 employees
Plus: $276 per month
up to 125 employees

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

Offerings

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

Entry-level Setup Fee

Required

No setup fee

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Shiftboard	Sling
Considered Both Products	Shiftboard Rachel Blankenship CX Trainer Chose Shiftboard We have not used another product like Shiftboard at our company. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Shiftboard Similar to HotSchedules, Xytech and ScheduAll both are highly tailored to the TV industry, and better for our business, with Xytech as the best based on our evaluation. 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
	Shiftboard	Sling
Small Businesses	7shifts Score 9.9 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
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Shiftboard	Sling
Likelihood to Recommend	6.3 (0 ratings)	7.3 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	2.1 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Shiftboard	Sling
Likelihood to Recommend	Shiftboard is very well suited for service industries—restaurants, hospitality, etc. In those workplaces, Shiftboard should have enough ability for customization, and its mobile accessibility should be advantageous. For TV and other production environments, particularly those with frequent schedule changes, Shiftboard does not work as well, as it requires too many clicks to change a schedule. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous 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	It shows the user exactly what time a meeting starts and ends. It shows the user exactly what time a break starts and ends. Searchable by group. Incentivized Keysha Chapman Fit Expert 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	Shiftboard can be difficult to navigate, and when an agent bookmarks the tool it stays on their schedule for that specific date, often causing confusion. For example, mine is stuck on January 27th, 2017. It's difficult to get to your specific schedule. The overview of schedules within one week is also very difficult to read. Incentivized Rachel Blankenship CX Trainer 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	I never sought out Shiftboard support. Incentivized Keysha Chapman Fit Expert Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	We have not used another product like Shiftboard at our company. Incentivized Rachel Blankenship CX Trainer 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	Lower overtime costs. The ability to access schedules remotely. More flexibility in the scheduling process. Incentivized Jared Hammond Technology Development 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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