Is Sling really free?

Sling’s Free plan is free for up to 30 users and covers scheduling, templates, open shifts, time-off requests and messaging. It doesn’t include a time clock, shift swaps or labor cost tools; those need Premium or Business.

Is Rosterly cheaper than Sling?

Not always. For 25 staff, Sling Premium is 25 × US$2.00 = US$50 a month on monthly billing, while Rosterly’s Team plan is A$59 a month including GST, with every feature included. Prices are in different currencies, so compare them in yours.

Does Sling have a time clock?

Yes, on paid plans. Premium includes mobile time tracking, timesheets and geofencing, and Business adds kiosk time tracking on a shared device. The Free plan has no time clock. Rosterly includes a one-tap clock on every plan.

Can I switch from Sling to Rosterly?

Yes. Create a workspace, add your locations, invite staff by email and rebuild a typical week from your Sling schedule, then copy it forward. Approved hours export as a CSV for your payroll provider.

Honest comparison · facts checked 2 November 2026

Rosterly vs Sling

Sling offers a free scheduling plan for up to 30 users and low per-user prices for its time clock and labor cost tools. Rosterly charges one flat price per workspace with the time clock, leave and team updates on every plan.

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At a glance: 25 staff, 2 locations

Rosterly

A$59 a month

Team plan, flat, incl. GST

Sling

US$50 a month

Premium, per user, monthly billing × 25

Sling price as listed on 2 November 2026 in US$. Different currencies are not converted.

The short answer

Choose Sling if

You only need a shared schedule and messaging for up to 30 people, and the free plan covers it.

You want a native iPhone app today.

You need geofenced clock-in (Premium) or a shared kiosk (Business).

You already use Toast and want to buy scheduling through Toast Shop.

Choose Rosterly if

You want the time clock, swaps and leave on every plan, for one flat monthly price.

Shifts need a particular skill, checked before anyone is assigned.

You want a shift to stay covered until a manager approves the swap.

You run several locations, possibly in different time zones or currencies.

What Sling does well

A genuinely free plan

Sling’s Free plan covers scheduling, templates, open shifts, time-off requests and messaging for up to 30 users. Rosterly has no free plan, only a 14-day free trial.

Low per-user prices

Premium is $2.00 per user a month ($1.70 billed annually), so a small team pays very little for mobile time tracking and labor cost tools.

Geofencing and kiosks

Premium adds geofenced clock-in and early clock-in prevention; Business adds kiosk time tracking on a shared device. Rosterly’s clock is one tap on the phone, on server time, with no location tracking.

Apps everywhere

Sling runs on the web, iOS and Android. Rosterly works in any browser and has an Android app on Google Play, with no iPhone app yet.

Rosterly vs Sling, feature by feature

Pricing, scheduling, time and pay, team tools and platform. Sling details are from its public pages on 2 November 2026.

Rosterly

Sling

How you pay

Flat per workspace: A$29 (10 staff), A$59 (25), A$119 (60), incl. GST

Per user: $2.00 Premium, $4.00 Business a month (US$)

Free plan

No free plan; 14-day free trial

Free for up to 30 users, scheduling and messaging only

Free trial

14 days, every feature, no card

15-day trial of paid plans

Templates and repeat weeks

Copy a week forward; copies arrive unassigned

Shift templates on every plan

Shift swaps

Original person stays rostered until a manager approves

Premium and Business only

Auto-fill open shifts

Picks free, skilled people under a weekly hour limit

Auto-assigning on Business

Time clock

One tap, server time, unpaid breaks removed, every plan

Mobile on Premium, kiosk on Business, none on Free

Geofencing

No location tracking

Geofencing on Premium and Business

Labour cost tracking

Base-wage estimate while you build

Labor cost management and budgeting on Premium

Payroll

CSV of approved hours

Payroll reports on Business

Messaging

Announcements with read receipts, tasks

Private messaging on Free; group messaging on paid plans

Leave

Leave requests and approvals on every plan

Time-off requests on Free; PTO management on Business

Mobile

Any browser; Android app on Google Play; no iPhone app

Web, iOS and Android

Included

Limited, extra cost or charged per person

Not available

How much does Sling cost compared with Rosterly?

Sling: Free plan for up to 30 users; paid plans per user, per month. Rosterly: one flat monthly price per workspace by team size, every location included, staff never pay.

Sling plans

Free · Free for up to 30 users

Shift scheduling, templates, open (available) shifts, time-off requests, announcements and private messaging. No time clock, shift swaps or labor cost tools.

Premium · $2.00 per user / month ($1.70 billed annually)

Adds shift swaps, unavailability, mobile time tracking, timesheets and approvals, overtime tracking, labor cost management, geofencing and budgeting.

Business · $4.00 per user / month ($3.40 billed annually)

Adds kiosk time tracking, payroll, labor and attendance reports, PTO management, employee documents and auto-assigning.

· Annual billing saves 15%.

· Paid plans are prorated when a team member leaves or is deactivated.

· Toast customers can view plans in Toast Shop.

· 15-day free trial of the paid plans; the Free plan has no time limit.

What a month costs

10 staff, 1 location

A$29

Rosterly Starter

US$20

Sling Premium: US$2 per user, monthly billing (cheapest plan with a time clock) × 10

25 staff, 2 locations

A$59

Rosterly Team

US$50

Sling Premium: US$2 per user, monthly billing × 25

60 staff, 3 locations

A$119

Rosterly Business

US$240

Sling Business: US$4 per user, monthly billing (kiosk and payroll reports) × 60

Rosterly prices in Australian dollars, including GST. Sling prices in US$ as listed on 2 November 2026, before add-ons; currencies are not converted.

Staff on your team

Hours a week you spend on the roster

Your hourly cost as a manager

$

Per-person price you pay today (optional)

$

Rosterly for 25 staff

Team: A$59 a month, flat

Up to 25 staff, every feature, staff never pay.

Your time on the roster today: about $390 a month.

Your per-person tool for 25 staff: about $50 a month, growing with every hire.

Your figures stay in your browser. Rosterly prices are in Australian dollars, including GST.

Why teams switch to Rosterly

Your bill doesn’t grow with every hire

One price per workspace by team size, every feature on every plan, and staff never pay.

The right person on every shift

Skills are checked before anyone is assigned, and auto-fill only picks people who have them.

No shift left empty by a swap

Whoever asks to swap stays rostered until a manager approves the person covering.

Every location in its own time and currency

Run sites across cities or countries from one workspace, with shifts in local time.

Set up in minutes

Add your business in about a minute and invite staff by email. Nothing to install: it works in any browser.

No ads, no tracking

No advertising and no third-party analytics or tracking. Delete your account in the app at any time.

How to switch from Sling

01

Create your Rosterly workspace and add each location.

02

Invite your team by email and tag skills such as keyholder or barista.

03

Rebuild a typical week from your Sling schedule, copy it forward and publish.

04

Send your payroll provider Rosterly’s CSV of approved hours.

Questions, answered.

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