Comparison · Updated May 2026
Sling vs My Friendly Staff
Sling is a free scheduling app for hourly teams (owned by Toast) with a basic hiring feature bundled in. Useful if you're already a Toast restaurant; very limited as a hiring tool on its own.
The short answer
Choose Sling when: You're a Toast POS customer who wants free scheduling with the same login, and your hiring volume is low enough that a basic web form is enough.
Choose My Friendly Staff when: You hire with any meaningful volume from phone calls, you need bilingual screening, or you want AI scoring — Sling's hiring tooling is essentially a job posting form, not a screening engine.
Pricing
Sling: free for the basic scheduling + hiring tier (May 2026); paid tiers $1.70–$3.40/user/mo for advanced features. My Friendly Staff: $100/mo flat for full hiring stack.
Side-by-side feature comparison
| Feature | My Friendly Staff | Sling | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $100/mo flat | Free–$3.40/user/mo | Competitor wins |
| Phone screening | Native AI voice | Not included | MFS wins |
| AI applicant scoring | Built in (Claude) | Not included | MFS wins |
| Bilingual EN/ES | Native | Posting only | MFS wins |
| Scheduling | Not included | Built in | Competitor wins |
| Toast POS integration | No direct integration | Native (same parent company) | Competitor wins |
Common questions about Sling vs My Friendly Staff
Is Sling actually free?
The basic scheduling and hiring tier is free. The advanced features (PTO tracking, labor cost, certain integrations) are paid. The free hiring tier is fine for occasional postings; it doesn't replace a real applicant intake system.
Why would I pay for MFS when Sling has free hiring?
Sling's "free hiring" is a job posting form. MFS gives you a dedicated phone number, an AI agent that conducts the screening, bilingual coverage, and ranked candidates delivered to text. They're solving different problems — Sling solves "I need to post a job"; MFS solves "I need to actually screen the people who respond."
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