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Comparison

Shiftboard vs Sling

No leader: the top candidate Sling has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Shiftboard full profile →Sling full profile →
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Shiftboard22
Sling75
Score
Vioscale score
Shiftboard22 / 100low · 30%
Sling75 / 100low · 26%
Pricing
Free tier
Shiftboard✗
Sling✓
Model
Shiftboardcommercial
Slingfreemium
Price level
Shiftboardunknown
Slinglow
Starting price
Shiftboard–
Sling$2
Transparent
Shiftboard✗
Sling✓
Integrations
Count
Shiftboard8
Sling3
Security
Gdpr
Shiftboard✓
Sling–
Soc2
Shiftboard✓
Sling–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for employee scheduling. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Algorithmic auto scheduling
Shiftboard-
Sling-
Mobile app shift swapping
Shiftboard-
Sling-
Open shift bidding marketplace
Shiftboard-
Sling-
Labor law overtime compliance alerts
Shiftboard-
Sling-
Gps geofenced mobile clock in
Shiftboard-
Sling-
Kiosk facial recognition clock in
Shiftboard-
Sling-
Sales labor forecasting
Shiftboard-
Sling-
Point of sale POS integration
Shiftboard-
Sling-
Payroll adp gusto integration
Shiftboard-
Sling-
SOC2 type ii
Shiftboard-
Sling-
ISO 27001
Shiftboard-
Sling-
Pricing model
Shiftboard-
Sling-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Shiftboard

An automated workforce scheduling platform that helps manufacturing, energy, and corrections industries create compliant employee schedules while managing labor regulations and union agreement requirements.

Independently observed

Sling

A workforce management solution that helps businesses create schedules, track employee hours, manage labor costs, communicate with teams, and handle shift management across single or multiple locations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Shiftboard

Subscription
as of verify ↗

Sling

from $2/user/moSubscriptionFree tier15-day trial

Free tier for up to 30 users. Premium from $2.00/user/month. Business from $4.00/user/month. 15% discount for annual billing. 15-day free trial.

  • FreeFree
    • Shift scheduling
    • Time-off requests
    • Available shifts
    • News sharing
    • Long-term scheduling
    • +1 more
  • Premium$2.00/user/month ($1.70/user/month annually)
    • Mobile time tracking
    • Labor cost management
    • Overtime tracking
    • Private and group messaging
    • Calendar synchronization
    • +2 more
  • Business$4.00/user/month ($3.40/user/month annually)
    • Kiosk time tracking
    • No-shows tracking
    • Sick call-outs tracking
    • PTO management
    • Mobile time tracking
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Shiftboard✓
Sling✓
iOS
Shiftboard✓
Sling✓
Android
Shiftboard✓
Sling✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Shiftboard✓
Sling✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Shiftboard

8 total
  • UKG Workforce Central
  • UKG Pro Workforce
  • Okta
  • Google
  • Shibboleth
  • ADFS
  • OneLogin
  • Ping Identity
Independently observed

Sling

3 total
  • Harbortouch
  • Payroll systems
  • Calendar applications
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.