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Homebase vs Sling: which is more reliable? (2026)
Homebase is more reliable than Sling, scoring 96.9 vs 94.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Homebase reported 2 incidents and Sling reported 2, with effective uptime of 99.99% and 99.97% respectively. Homebase resolves incidents faster on average (59m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Homebase | Sling |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 96.9 | 94.5 |
| Rank (employee scheduling apps) | #5 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.99% | 99.97% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 59m | 1h 53m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Homebase and Sling differ
- Homebase fixes problems faster: 59m on average, against 1h 53m for Sling.
- Homebase's longest outage on record lasted 23m (May 11, 2026); Sling's lasted 3h 20m (Oct 14, 2026).
90-day uptime
Homebase
Sling
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Homebase incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 59m
Affected: Sign In / Sign Up / Upgrade, Billing, Hiring, Messaging, Cash Out, Payroll +2 more
- InformationalAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 17m
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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