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7shifts vs Sling: which is more reliable? (2026)
Sling is more reliable than 7shifts, scoring 94.5 vs 59.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days 7shifts reported 3 incidents and Sling reported 2, with effective uptime of 99.29% and 99.97% respectively. Sling resolves incidents faster on average (1h 53m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | 7shifts | Sling |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 59.8 | 94.5 |
| Rank (employee scheduling apps) | #10 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.29% | 99.97% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 55m | 1h 53m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where 7shifts and Sling differ
- 7shifts reported 50% more incidents than Sling over the last 90 days (3 vs 2).
- 7shifts had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Sling.
- Sling fixes problems faster: 1h 53m on average, against 16h 55m for 7shifts (9.0× quicker).
- 7shifts's longest outage on record lasted 1d (Jul 1, 2026); Sling's lasted 3h 20m (Oct 14, 2026).
90-day uptime
7shifts
Sling
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent 7shifts incidents
- MaintenanceOct 23, 2026 · ongoing
We will be performing planned database maintenance impacting 7shifts payroll only
Affected: 7shifts Payroll
- Degraded performanceOct 7, 2026 · resolved in 21m
Delays in schedule data updating
Affected: App
- Degraded performanceOct 3, 2026 · resolved in 1d 4h
Delayed sales and labor integration data
Affected: SpotOn, Square, Touchbistro, Qu POS, Revel, Toast
- MaintenanceSep 14, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: Revel, App, 7shifts Payroll, iOS App, Tip Payouts, Status Page +14 more
- Partial outageAug 31, 2026 · resolved in 21h 30m
Login Unavailable for Some Usersofficial update ↗
Affected: App, Android App, iOS App
Recent Sling incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 25m
Affected: Sling by Toast Scheduling
- Degraded performanceOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 3h 20m
10/14/2026 - Sling Latency Issues
Affected: Sling by Toast Scheduling
Other employee scheduling apps to consider
- Buddy Punch · #1 · 100% uptime
- Connecteam · #2 · 100% uptime
- QuickBooks Time · #3 · 100% uptime
- Shiftboard · #4 · 100% uptime
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