Agendrix vs. Sling

At a glance

Best for

Best for Canadian small and mid-sized businesses that schedule shift staff and send hours to a Canadian payroll system.

Small and mid-sized

Best for

Best for restaurants, shops and other hourly teams that schedule by shift and want labour costs in view while they plan.

Small and mid-sized

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion	Agendrix	Sling
Starting price	From 3.50 dollars / user / month Essential plan billed monthly, or 3.15 dollars a month billed yearly. The pricing page shows the amounts with a dollar sign and does not name the currency. Time and Attendance is an add-on at 2.35 dollars per user per month.	Free up to 30 users; from $1.70 / user / month Premium is $1.70 per user per month billed annually or $2.00 billed monthly; Business is $3.40 annually or $4.00 monthly. Paid plans charge only for active users and prorate anyone deactivated.
Free trial	Up to 21 days of free trial, no credit card required	Free plan with core shift scheduling for up to 30 users; 15-day free trial of the paid plans
Users	Small and mid-sized businesses with shift staff; the vendor names retail, restaurants, clinics and health, pharmacies, retirement homes, hospitality and leisure	Hourly teams in restaurants, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, call centres, caregiving, entertainment, emergency services and non-profits
API	Yes, a documented API with OAuth access through a developer portal	Yes, a REST API documented at api.getsling.com
Hosting	Cloud on AWS in the ca-central-1 region, with iOS and Android apps	Cloud, on the web and in iOS and Android apps
Made in	Canada	Not stated
Shift planning and templates	Drag-and-drop schedule editing, copying from the latest schedule, mass editing, rotating shifts, reusable shift and work week templates, day, week and month views, multilocation management, training shifts, tasks within shifts, and automatic shift assignment that accounts for availability and leave	Shift scheduling, shift templates and long-term scheduling on the free plan; Premium adds reusable weekly schedule templates and day parts, and Business assigns shifts automatically
Shift swaps and open shifts	Shift transfers and swaps as employee requests, and open shifts that qualified employees can offer to take, assigned by the manager or first come first served, with an option to offer open shifts by seniority	Available shifts and shift offers on the free plan; Premium adds shift swaps and slots on available shifts, and Business adds shift acceptance
Availability and time off	Availability and preferred work hours, absence, vacation and paid or unpaid leave requests, and vacation and overtime banks per employee	Time-off requests on the free plan; Premium adds unavailability so schedules follow staff availability, and Business adds PTO management
Time clock and attendance	Time and Attendance add-on: clocking in and out on a computer, a tablet with or without photo verification, a phone with GPS, an RFID card or a barcode, automated timesheets checked against the schedule with discrepancies highlighted, and rounding and approval rules	A mobile time clock on Premium and a kiosk clock on a shared device on Business, with timesheets, timesheet approvals and edit history, geofencing, early clock-in prevention, auto clock-out, break attestation, and tracking of no-shows, sick call-outs and late arrivals
Labour cost and forecasting	A labour cost calculator that works out labour costs and scheduled hours automatically, plus a daily weather forecast on the schedule	Labour cost management against sales and budgeting while scheduling from Premium; Business imports projected sales data to compare with actual sales and adds labour reports
Breaks, overtime and labour rules	Paid and unpaid break management, an overtime tracker, automatic conflict detection when shifts overlap, availability is not respected or approved leave is forgotten, and in the add-on automatic overtime and break calculations	From Premium: mandatory meal and rest breaks applied to shifts, break attestation, overtime tracking, premium pay for missed breaks and clopening rules for mandated rest between shifts; Business adds holiday pay
Payroll export and integration	Timesheets exported to payroll through integrations with EmployerD, Nethris, Sage 50, Acomba, QuickBooks, Ceridian Powerpay, ADP Workforce Now, Payworks and Easypay; approved expenses can be exported with hours and premiums	Payroll reports on the Business plan that aggregate and sync hours for payroll processing, including sync to Toast Payroll
Team messaging and notifications	One-on-one and group chat, an internal news feed for announcements and documents with read receipts, push notifications when a schedule is published or changed, and a confirmation that an employee has seen an assigned shift	Private messaging, announcements, news sharing and shift alarms that remind staff of upcoming shifts on the free plan; Premium adds group messaging and SMS shift alarms, and Business BCC messages and newsfeed restrictions
Platforms and mobile app	Web app, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and kiosk apps for iOS and Android that turn a tablet or PC into a punch clock	Web, iOS and Android, with mobile time tracking from Premium and a kiosk clock on a shared device on Business
Integrations and API	API access with developer support listed in the plan comparison, OAuth access managed in the developer portal, and integrations with Lightspeed, BeLocum, Hopem and Azur besides the payroll systems	Point-of-sale and payroll integrations with Toast, Square, Harbortouch, Restaurant Manager and POSiTouch, calendar synchronisation, and a REST API documented at api.getsling.com
AI features	stated Yes	No
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS)	more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support	more entries Chat, Phone, Email helpdesk	Email helpdesk
Onboarding	more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding	Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials
Company size	Small and mid-sized	Small and mid-sized
Integrations	more entries EmployerD, Nethris, Sage 50, Acomba, QuickBooks, Ceridian Powerpay, ADP Workforce Now, Payworks, Easypay, Lightspeed, BeLocum, Hopem, Azur	Toast, Square, Harbortouch, Restaurant Manager, POSiTouch

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The short version

Key Differences

Starting price Agendrix From 3.50 dollars / user / month Sling Free up to 30 users; from $1.70 / user / month
Free trial Agendrix Up to 21 days of free trial, no credit card required Sling Free plan with core shift scheduling for up to 30 users; 15-day free trial of the paid plans
Deployment Agendrix Cloud (SaaS) Sling Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Hosting Agendrix Cloud on AWS in the ca-central-1 region, with iOS and Android apps Sling Cloud, on the web and in iOS and Android apps
Support Agendrix Chat, Phone, Email helpdesk Sling Email helpdesk

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Agendrix

Strengths

Up to 21 days of free trial with no credit card required
Payroll integrations with Canadian systems such as Nethris, EmployerD, Payworks and Ceridian Powerpay
Open shifts can be offered by seniority, one employee at a time
Kiosk apps turn an existing iPad, Android tablet or PC into a punch clock
The vendor cites ISO/IEC 27001 compliance and AWS hosting in the Canadian ca-central-1 region

Limitations

The pricing page does not name the currency of its amounts
Time clock and timesheets need the paid Time and Attendance add-on
HR records, surveys and permission customisation need the Plus plan or above
Enterprise pricing for businesses with 250+ employees is on request

Sling

Strengths

Shift scheduling is free for up to 30 users
Labour costs shown against sales while the schedule is being built
Point-of-sale integrations sync employees, timesheets and sales data
Only active users are billed, with proration when someone leaves

Limitations

Time tracking needs a paid plan; the free plan covers scheduling and communication
Kiosk time clock and reports are limited to the Business plan
No client invoicing or project-based time tracking

Plans

Pricing

Agendrix

Essential 3.50 dollars / user / month Billed monthly, or 3.15 dollars billed yearly; 5.85 dollars monthly or 5.27 dollars yearly with the Time and Attendance add-on. Currency not named on the page. Employee scheduling, communication, request management and reporting.
Plus 5.60 dollars / user / month Billed monthly, or 5.04 dollars billed yearly; 7.95 dollars monthly or 7.16 dollars yearly with the Time and Attendance add-on. Currency not named on the page. Adds HR management, surveys and permission customisation.
Enterprise Not stated For businesses with 250+ employees, with enhanced day-to-day support; price on request.

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Sling

Free $0 Up to 30 users. Shift scheduling, time-off requests, available shifts, long-term scheduling, news sharing and private messaging.
Premium $1.70 / user / month Billed annually, or $2.00 billed monthly. Adds mobile time tracking, labour cost management, overtime tracking, group messaging and calendar synchronisation.
Business $3.40 / user / month Billed annually, or $4.00 billed monthly. Adds kiosk time tracking, reports on hours and wages, no-show and sick call-out tracking and PTO management.

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What users say

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Agendrix

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Sling

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Where this comes from

Agendrix https://www.agendrix.com/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-07

Sling https://www.getsling.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-27

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.