The 7 best Slack standup bots for 2026
Async standups replace the daily meeting with a quick update in Slack. These are the bots teams reach for — from simple scheduled questions to updates grounded in your real GitHub and Jira activity. Here's who each is for and roughly what it costs.
truelo
That's usAsync end-of-day updates grounded in real GitHub and Jira activity, with an AI summary, a fair content-based effort estimate, team dashboards and built-in time off — all in Slack.
- Best for
- Engineering teams that want updates backed by real work, not just typed answers
- Pricing
- Free ≤3 · €2/basic · €5/developer
Geekbot
The bot that popularised async standups — scheduled questions your team answers in Slack, now with an AI layer that recaps the replies.
- Best for
- General-purpose async standups
- Pricing
- Free ≤10 users · then ~$2.50–$3/participant/mo
DailyBot
Check-ins, AI reports and workflow agents across Slack, Microsoft Teams and Discord.
- Best for
- Teams wanting check-ins plus light automation
- Pricing
- Free · $2.40 Essentials · $5 Advanced /user/mo
Standuply
Agile standups with surveys, questionnaires and a wide set of integrations.
- Best for
- Scrum teams wanting surveys and agile metrics
- Pricing
- Free ≤3 · then per-user tiers
Range
Check-ins with a culture focus — mood, objectives and team connection alongside the daily update.
- Best for
- Teams focused on culture and check-ins
- Pricing
- Free ≤12 · then $8/member/mo
Troopr
Slack standups with two-way Jira sync and AI standup summaries.
- Best for
- Jira-heavy teams that want standups tied to tickets
- Pricing
- Free ≤5 · ~$2/user or ~$129/mo flat
Jell
Standups, scrums and OKRs in one tool.
- Best for
- Teams tying daily updates to OKRs
- Pricing
- $4–$8/user/mo · no free tier
Pricing and features are approximate, based on each product's public information as of 2026, and change often — check each vendor's own site for current details. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners; this is an independent comparison.
FAQ
What's the best Slack standup bot?
For engineering teams, truelo — it keeps the async-standup habit but grounds updates in real GitHub/Jira activity and adds dashboards and time off. Geekbot and DailyBot are strong general-purpose picks.
Are there free Slack standup bots?
Yes. truelo is free for up to 3 people, Geekbot is free for up to 10 users, and DailyBot and Standuply have free tiers. Check each vendor's site for current limits.
What makes truelo different from other standup bots?
Most bots only know what people type. truelo also reads your commits, PRs and tickets, so the summary reflects real work — plus it adds a fair effort estimate, dashboards and built-in time off.