truelo vs Spock
Spock is a Slack leave tracker — request time off, sync calendars, see who's away and pull leave reports. Like Vacation Tracker it's PTO-only; truelo does the same time off and adds end-of-day summaries and dev dashboards.
Why teams choose truelo over Spock
You get PTO and end-of-day engineering visibility in one bot, not two subscriptions.
Full leave depth — accruals, carryover, TOIL, notice periods, per-country holidays and half-days — plus Google/Outlook/iCal sync.
Birthdays and work anniversaries are celebrated automatically, with a who's-off digest.
And the daily story of what shipped, grounded in real GitHub/Jira activity with a fair effort read.
truelo vs Spock, feature by feature
| Feature | truelo | Spock |
|---|---|---|
| Where updates come from | Auto from GitHub + Jira, plus a 30-second /wrap | Leave requests only |
| AI end-of-day summary | ||
| Effort estimate (from what changed, not lines of code) | ||
| Team dashboards + delivery / cycle-time metrics | ||
| Time off / PTO built in (calendar + approvals) | Yes — this is its focus | |
| No stack-ranking · everyone sees their own numbers | ||
| Time to first value | ~5 minutes | ~5 minutes |
| Pricing | Free ≤3 · €2/basic · €5/developer (or €1/person for time off only) | Free · then $19.90/mo + ~$1/user |
Comparison reflects each product's public positioning at the time of writing. Spock is a trademark of its respective owner; this page is an independent comparison.
The verdict
If you only need leave tracking in Slack, Spock is focused and cheap. If you also want to see what engineering shipped each day, truelo gives you both for one price.
truelo vs Spock — FAQ
Is truelo a Spock alternative?
Yes for time off, and more: truelo covers requests, approvals, accruals, TOIL, per-country holidays and calendar sync, and adds end-of-day summaries and dev dashboards in the same Slack bot.
Can I use truelo just for time off?
Yes — the Time Off plan is €1/person and covers the full leave workflow. Most teams add it for the end-of-day summaries and dashboards too.
Does it sync to Google Calendar?
Yes — approved leave syncs to Google and Outlook, and there's an iCal subscribe feed.