Sling alternative: ScheduleSolve compared
Sling has free shift scheduling for up to 30 users, and paid plans per user with time tracking, labor costs and auto-assigning on Business. ScheduleSolve has no free plan for teams: it is $0.50 per person per month with a $10 minimum. It drafts the whole schedule from your Must and Try to rules, explains its choices and tells only the people a change affects. It has no time clock and no messaging.
Written by Maren Vellory, Operations Manager · Updated October 19, 2026
Prices checked October 19, 2026 from getsling.com. Prices change; check their page for today’s price.
Price for 10, 25 and 50 people
One location, paid monthly, before tax, in USD. For Sling, each row uses the cheapest plan on their pricing page that fits the team.
| Team | ScheduleSolve | Sling | Sling plan and formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 people | $10.00 | $0.00 | Free: Free |
| 25 people | $12.50 | $0.00 | Free: Free |
| 50 people | $25.00 | $100.00 | Premium: $2 per user per month |
- ScheduleSolve: $0.50 per person per month, with a $10 minimum that covers up to 20 people (USD). Every feature is included. Paid yearly, it is 25% less. See pricing.
- Sling, as printed: Free: “Free, for up to 30 users”; Premium: “$2.00 per user per month, billed monthly”.
- Sling says: “Shift scheduling with Sling is free for up to 30 users.” Time tracking and shift swaps start on Premium.
- Paid yearly, Premium is $1.70 and Business $3.40 per user per month. Business is $4.00 paid monthly and lists “Auto-assigning”.
- Sling offers a 15-day free trial. “All prices displayed are USD.”
Features
Only rows we could check on the Sling pricing page. Where a feature is on some plans only, the note says which.
| Feature | ScheduleSolve | Sling | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Builds the schedule for you | Yes | Yes | “Auto-assigning” on Business |
| Time clock | No | Yes | “Mobile time tracking” from Premium |
| Shift swaps | Yes | Yes | From Premium; shift offers on Free |
| Team messaging | No | Yes | “Private messaging” on Free |
| Labor costs | No | Yes | “Labor cost management” from Premium |
Sling has features ScheduleSolve does not have: free shift scheduling for up to 30 users, time tracking, with a kiosk on Business, private and group messaging, and labor cost management and budgets.
What ScheduleSolve does differently
Your rules drive the draft
You write rules in two words: a Must rule always holds, a Try to rule holds when it can. “Must: at least 11 hours of rest between shifts.” “Try to: weekends are shared fairly over 12 weeks.” Press Draft and ScheduleSolve fills every shift it can by those rules. If the needs cannot be met, it leaves a gap with the reason, not a broken rule.
It explains its choices
Tap Why? on any cell to see why that person is there, or why a shift is open. Ask “Who is working Tuesday?” and the grid shows them. Each of these also works without AI, and nothing changes until a person taps to confirm.
Only the people affected are told
Post once and each person gets their shifts by email and in the staff app. After a change, only the people whose shifts changed are told, with what changed. Nobody gets a new copy of the whole schedule for one swap.
Timesheets by pay code
At the end of each pay period, ScheduleSolve shows the hours by pay code and exports them, with layouts for UKG Pro WFM (Dimensions) and Workforce Central (Kronos) and a generic CSV. It does not run payroll and has no time clock.
Which one fits your team
When ScheduleSolve fits better
- You want the whole period drafted from your rules: rest, days in a row, skills by area and fair weekends, with every Must rule kept.
- You want a plain answer to “Why is this person on this shift?” and gaps that come with a reason.
- You want only the people affected told after a change.
- You export hours by pay code to a time system such as UKG or Kronos.
When Sling fits better
- You have up to 30 people and want free shift scheduling.
- You want time tracking and team messaging in the same app.
- You want labor cost budgets next to the schedule.
How to switch
- Export your schedule from Sling as a spreadsheet, or copy it into Excel.
- Upload the file to ScheduleSolve. It reads the people and shifts, and asks about anything it cannot work out.
- Set your rules, press Draft, check it and post. Each person gets their shifts by email and in the staff app.
Not ready to switch? Try the free schedule maker with your own people and shifts first, with no account.
Questions
Sling is free for up to 30 users. Why pay for ScheduleSolve?
If you build the schedule by hand and Sling’s free plan meets your needs, it costs less. ScheduleSolve drafts the schedule for you from your rules, which Sling lists as “Auto-assigning” on Business. ScheduleSolve is $10 a month up to 20 people.
How do the prices compare at 50 people?
At the prices we checked, Sling Premium is $2.00 per user per month paid monthly: $100 for 50 people. Business is $200. ScheduleSolve is $25 for 50 people.
Does ScheduleSolve have team chat?
No. ScheduleSolve tells people about their shifts by email and in the staff app, but it has no chat.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, 7 days with no card. The free schedule maker needs no account.
Sling is a trademark of its owner. ScheduleSolve is not affiliated with it.
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