Sling

Pros

This software was easy to use and implement, intuitive, colorful, well labeled, directive, fluid, and flexible. There are a lot of options available and it offers a lot od customization during both set up and operation. I especially loved that the process to
use sling, and the web application, was fast and understandable trying to get a small start up off the ground has me already spread thin on time and money, so sling really packs a punch for it's cost, which literally made my jaw drop, unparalleled!

Cons

The company website (not the web application itself) was cumbersome and their prose was annoyingly perky. Seeing as they rambled on and on in long, overly adulating paragraphs about each one of their features, by the time I got to the "what's included in all packages/price points" section, I was a little disappointed about all the features not included (successful marketing ploy) but disappointing nonetheless.

Pros

We use Sling for our NGO (Care Alliamce) and it is amazing. The sling team are always helpful and implement features that are requested (conflicts!). Thanks to Sling for making amazing software.

Cons

None that come to mind. Would be handy if it integrated into Xero booking/accounting software, I guess!

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Reasons for Switching to Sling

Pros

Color coding employees, moving around schedules, able to print out month worth of shifts

Cons

Unable to assign admin employees, rotating matrix is hard, cant make our short days part of the set schedule

Pros

We love the time off request- the ability to do it by day or by the hour is a great feature for our type of work where employees are scheduled by the hour. We love how you can see if it has been approved or is pending, and the notifications to all management when a staff requests off is a great feature to keep everyone in the know!

Cons

We are working with the free version only, so under 50 employees, but we do have seasonal hiring, so in the summer months we go over that number. We make it work, but it would be great to have flexibility to sometimes go over that number if needed to keep it a free user system.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Choosing Sling

Switched From

Reasons for Switching to Sling

Pros

I use this program for scheduling my front desk staff and aquatic staff. It's been working really well and it's very easy to use. My older staff are equally able to figure out the program without much issue which is really nice. I also like that it's available on an app as well as the website.

Cons

I wish the free user accounts didn't keep it at 50 users. Sling keeps downsizing and I'm over my limit already and can't add any more! I'm using the trial of the business premium & love the geofencing/clock-in feature, however, I found that if you accidently clock out, you cannot edit the clock out or clock back in until your next shift. There should be a way to edit the clock-out like there is the clock-in.

Pros

Relatively straight forward to use. Can see overall view of upcoming shifts and easy to clock in/out with adjustments if needed. Also like the feature of seeing how many hours were worked each week so invoicing can be accurate.

Cons

No features I didn't like. I hardly used the chat function but did notice when it was being used, for example, for reporting sickness, there'd be multiple chat threads when maybe it could be populated in one stream?

Pros

I like that I can schedule multiple position and how user friendly it is.

Cons

The price is quite expensive and it doesnt have as many features as its competitors. I also wish thay i could disable features, such as being able to post your shift

Pros

Easy scheduling for employees and time off requests

Cons

Limited in its uses. No ability to train inside the app

Pros

works like a charm. great product for staffing needs

Cons

you can not see what location the employee is at on the app

Pros

I like that it is app driven and easy to communicate with coworkers.

Cons

Setting availability is confusing as you have to do it either by week or specific day. It is easy to mess up. It also starts on Sunday not on Mondays.

Pros

I love how easy it is to create a schedule and see what employees are not available, it makes completing the schedule painless and quick. I also love that you can complete it as non-published then once you are ready publish it to your employees. The notification feature telling employees when you schedule them and then again reminding them they are schedule is fantastic; my employees love that feature also. Being able to use the integrated time clock is also a great feature. There are just so many feature and customizations that it would be an asset for any type of business at any size.

Cons

I absolutely love this software. The only thing that would be nice to add is the ability for an employee to put their availability in addition to the current feature of unavailability. Because we have many employees who work "as needed" and "very part time" this would save a lot of time on their part on entering information. We could easily see when these "flex" employees would be available to work without them having to put in an excessive amount of unavailable entries as they do now.

Pros

SLING is a very user friendly system that packs a powerful punch.

Cons

Sometimes it locks up when trying to make corrections or changes.

Pros

It's easy to use, it even gives text reminders for your shift if you enable it. There's a messaging system on it that allows staff to communicate.

Cons

I wish there were more options for taking time off requests.

Pros

Sling is useful scheduling tool. As an employee, I like to be able to see available shifts, as well as be reminded of upcoming shifts. It's any easy way to communicate with co-workers, having all relevant employees able to see and message each other in one place.

Cons

There are so many things that Sling can do, but I do feel that it takes some getting used to find and master all the features.

Pros

Very user friendly and accessible for all employees

Cons

Too much accessibility to all employees.

Pros

It is very easy to use and navigate this app.

Cons

This app glitches a lot and has to be reset.

Pros

Having access to all the things I'm into anywhere I go.

Cons

Sometimes it can freeze up or have some minor UI bugs.

Pros

Sling is critical to the planning of deploying staff in a large scale environment of events. The ease of use for both users and managers alike.

Cons

Nothing. Sling is an all encompassing app / Website that we use on a daily basis

Alternatives Considered

Pros

We use Sling for team chat and mobile access. I like the software.

Cons

I have nothing to complain. Mobile access is nice.

Pros

I love you can easily communicate with either a co worker to the higher management with just a few clicks.

Cons

Nothing really. I loved the overall product experience.

Pros

Messaging features are decent, Tracking is easy to use

Cons

Blocking and tracking requests for holidays, Requested time off would be nice if you could set alerts or parameters,

Pros

I liked that I could record time at each quarter interval. This has been updated recently and is no longer useful to me as we calculate our payroll at each quarter interval. Please bring this functionality back.

Cons

Not applicable as I like the functionality that I utilise. Please return the quarterly intervals.

Pros

1. Communication Tool2. Optional parameters3. Integrates with my POS4. Easy to set up repeating shifts

Cons

There is not anything I do not like about Sling.

Pros

I like how easy it is to schedule employees

Cons

It’s harder to use on my ipad than on my computer b ut still very easy to use

Pros

Above all, I love that Sling has saved me so much time when making the schedule for my employees! Used to take 3-4 hours, now it only takes me approximately 1 hour to create a weekly schedule. Sling is accessible by computer and by mobile application. I love that it has many different colors for the different shifts that I need to create. Love that I can copy and paste shifts.

Cons

I wish that the mobile application gave me a total count of hours for each employee. When approving an employee to pick up an extra shift, I currently need to go to a computer to see to total count of hours for that individual before I can approve. Wish I could see total count of hours on my phone, so that I can approve when I am initially notified (which is usually an app notification to my phone).