Employee scheduling Category leader

Sling

Free shift scheduling and team messaging for hourly teams

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Sling, now Sling by Toast, is employee scheduling software with shift planning, team messaging and time tracking on web, iOS and Android. It has a free plan for up to 30 users and paid plans that add labour cost management, time clock features and auto-assigning of shifts.

  • Drag-and-drop schedule builder (not listed)
  • Shift swap and cover requests
  • Availability and time-off requests
  • Labour cost forecasting
  • Auto-scheduling (not listed)
  • Schedule notifications

Also includes

  • Schedule templates
  • Overtime warnings
  • Open shifts
  • Team messaging
  • Built-in time clock
  • Payroll export
  • Labour reports
  • Break scheduling
  • Calendar sync
  • Shift task lists

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7shifts

Free plan 2–500 people

Scheduling, time clocking and payroll built for restaurants

Key features

  • Shift swap and cover requests
  • Availability and time-off requests
  • Labour cost forecasting

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Planday

Paid 2–500+ people

Shift scheduling, time tracking and team communication

Key features

  • Auto-scheduling

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When I Work

$2.50/user/mo 2–500 people

Employee scheduling with shift swaps, open shifts and team messaging

Key features

  • Shift swap and cover requests
  • Auto-scheduling