Sling (Getsling)
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run hourly shift teams . restaurants, retail, healthcare . and want free-to-cheap scheduling with a time clock.
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Sling (Getsling) lands on Worth it, and Connecteam lands on Depends.
Buy if you run hourly shift teams . restaurants, retail, healthcare . and want free-to-cheap scheduling with a time clock.
Buy it if you run a deskless crew and want scheduling, time clocks, and team chat in one app.
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| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | Restaurants, retail, healthcare shift teams | Deskless/frontline teams |
| Who it's not for | Teams needing built-in payroll | Office-only teams . Slack or Teams fit better |
| Privacy | Official GDPR and security pages exist, but Hudson Rock reports 3,355 infostealer credentials tied to.⁷ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Email-first support; complaint-site listings exist | Praised in testimonials; mixed elsewhere |
| Public sentiment | Sling averages 4.5/5 with 2.1K+ reviews on its own site, 4.7/5 on the Apple App Store, and 4.4 stars across 88 G2 reviews.¹ | Users praise the all-in-one convenience and support, though some small-business owners left over plan limits and pricing.13 |
| Biggest gotcha | Hudson Rock flags 3,355 infostealer credentials on; enforce 2FA on manager accounts⁷ | Each hub (Operations, Communications, HR & Skills) is priced separately . costs stack fast |