Top 5 alternatives to Sling 2026
Sling (United States): Free up to 30 users, but without time tracking. Premium at $2 per user per month ($1.70 annually) adds mobile time tracking, Business at $4 adds the time clock and reports.
Pricing of Sling
Per-user monthly billing, free up to 30 people.
Historical target customer
US teams of 10 to 30 people mainly looking to schedule.
Squadra Planning
Flat $29 per month, unlimited staff and locations.
Strengths of Sling
- The most generous free plan on the market: 30 people.
- Built-in team messaging.
- Clear per-user pricing.
Limitations that push customers to look for an alternative
- Every employee must install the app and create an account.
- Time tracking is not in the free plan, it requires an upgrade.
- The bill grows with every person added.
The top 5 alternatives
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Squadra Planning
Squadra is the only solution on the market with a flat $29 per month price, unlimited employees and stores. For a team of 100, that is roughly $5,000 a year you do not spend versus per-employee pricing.
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Why Squadra is the #1 alternative
Transparent flat pricing
$29 per month for your whole company, no per-employee or per-store cost.
Built for more than one location
One view across locations, managers scoped to their own, consolidated reports.
Native anti-fraud iPad time clock
Server-stamped photo, geolocation, watermark burned in the image.
Your team opens it from a link
No account to create, no app to install, no work email needed.
14-day no-commit trial
No credit card. Try real conditions before paying.