Sling
8.2#1 in workforce management - enterprise softwareFree planFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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Workforce.com
7.9#1 in forecasting softwareFrom C$12.80 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Sling | Workforce.com |
|---|---|---|
| API | Sling publishes an OAS 2.0 API with a /v1 base URL and OAuth2 endpoints for clients, authorization, tokens and userinfo. | The public API exposes data-stream, data-stream-join, store-stat and predicted-store-stat endpoints for importing demand data. |
| Company ownership | Sling's privacy statement identifies Sling, Inc. as a Toast company. | Workforce.com describes itself as independently owned; its terms identify the contracting entity as Workforce.com Inc. |
| Company reach | Sling says it serves tens of thousands of businesses across more than 30 industries and 150 countries. | LinkedIn says the company serves more than 6,000 customers in about 80 countries and 10 languages. |
| Documentation depth | The help center lists hundreds of articles across schedules, time clock, reports, labor costs, integrations, employee profiles and legal topics. | The help center lists hundreds of articles covering HR, permissions, mobile, time clocks, schedules, leave, timesheets, compliance, integrations, reports, security and payroll. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | Official integration documentation covers Toast synchronization, schedule import, projected-sales forecasting and Toast time-clock features. | Official integrations include ADP, Azure, Gusto, Indeed, QuickBooks, Oracle, Paychex, Paycom, Shopify, Square, Toast, UKG, Workday and Xero. |
| Licence | Sling is offered as hosted SaaS with paid per-user subscriptions; the reviewed pages do not state an open-source licence or self-hosted edition. | Terms grant customers a limited, non-transferable SaaS usage licence and reserve intellectual-property ownership to Workforce.com, so the product is proprietary rather than open source. |
| Mobile apps | Yes | Yes |
| Praise: ease of use | G2 and Capterra reviewers repeatedly describe Sling as easy to learn, user friendly and quick for creating and viewing schedules. | GetApp reviewers repeatedly describe scheduling as easy, navigation as clear and the core feature set as reliable. |
| Praise: scheduling workflow | GetApp reviewers praise drag-and-drop templates, color-coded positions, repeat scheduling and straightforward time-off communication. | A Gartner reviewer praised real-time scheduling, drag-and-drop editing, staff communication and a user-friendly dashboard. |
| Product | Sling is an employee scheduling, communication, and workforce management platform intended to help teams improve efficiency and manage labor costs. | Workforce.com is an all-in-one payroll, HR, and workforce management system. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.4 out of 5 from 88 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 135 reviews |
Sling plans
- FreeFree
- Premium—
- Business—
Workforce.com plans
- All-in-One Plan (Canada)C$12.80 a month
- All-in-OnePriced on request
- HRPriced on request
- PayrollPriced on request
- SchedulingPriced on request
Pick Sling if…
Sling suits small and medium-sized businesses that need to schedule staff, coordinate availability, or track labor. Its audience spans businesses in more than 30 industries.
Pick Workforce.com if…
Workforce.com may suit shift-based employers in hospitality, retail, or care that need scheduling, HR, and payroll tools together. Its mobile app is available to staff using phones or tablets.