Dailybot vs Polly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Dailybot and Polly share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Dailybot starts cheaper, at $2.40 a month for each person against $19 a month for each person.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dailybot grades higher on value for money. Polly grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dailybot
Async standups, check-ins and kudos inside your team chat
Which one is for you
Pick Dailybot if
- Fits if your team is spread over time zones and the live standup keeps losing people
- Works for teams already in Slack, Teams, Google Chat or Discord
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're after a chat app, because it only runs inside someone else's
- Tight if you're staying free, with 50 reports a month, 14 days of history and no AI summaries or integrations
- Pricey if half your workspace never answers, since every active member is billed until an admin deactivates them
- Watch out: the API, CLI, AI workflows, anonymous answers and 2FA need Advanced at $5 a user
- Not for you if you want a phone or desktop app, as it's a web dashboard and a Chrome extension
Pick Polly if
- Fits if you want quick polls in Slack without leaving the channel
- Works for HR and internal comms teams that run regular pulse surveys
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want surveys or standups, as they start at $19 per licence a month
- Tight if you stay free, since history stops at 45 days and some poll types are paid
- Skip it if you don't use Slack or Teams, as it runs inside them
- Watch out: the 7-day trial charges your card unless you cancel
- Watch out: the Teams version lists only Free, Pro and Enterprise, and the API and admin controls need Enterprise
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADailybotFair | 2.4GPAPollyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BEssentials is $2.40 per active user a month billed annually, $3 monthly, the cheapest of the standup bots it lists itself against: Geekbot $2.50, Range $8, Steady $25 a month for credits. Advanced, where the API and CLI live, is $5. Every active member is billed, answering or not. | DBasic is $19 per licence a month billed annually, above the $16.20 that marks the dearer quarter of team-chat tools. Pro is $29 and Team is $249 a month for 5 users. |
| Free plan and trial | CStarter is free for unlimited members in one workspace, but the caps bite early: 50 compiled reports a month for the whole organization, 14 days of history, 20 kudos a month, and no AI summaries, forms or integrations. | BFree in Slack gives unlimited responses, 3 poll types and 45 days of results history. Paid plans have a 7-day trial that charges the card automatically unless you cancel. |
| Features | CIt does its own job fully: scheduled check-ins across time zones, one report with blockers flagged, AI summaries, multi-step automations, forms, kudos, a CLI so coding agents report in. But that's a smaller job than running the chat, and it needs Slack, Teams, Google Chat or Discord to reach anybody. | CPolls, surveys, standups, quizzes, Q&A and presentations in Slack and Teams. It only adds feedback to chat and is not a chat app. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. The questions land in a chat your team already has open, so there's no new app to learn. But someone has to connect the workspace first, write the check-in questions and set the schedule before any of that happens. | BNo store rating on record, but it runs inside the Slack or Teams account you already have, so there is little to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web dashboard and a Chrome extension, running inside Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Discord, with Jira, GitHub, Linear and Zapier connected. No app of its own on desktop or phone, and the public API is on Advanced only. | BSlack, Teams, Google Chat, PowerPoint, Google Slides and Zoom, plus an API on Enterprise. No desktop or phone app of its own is listed. |
| Best for | written standups inside the chat you already use | polls and standups inside Slack and Teams |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dailybot and Polly. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dailybot starts at $2.40 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Polly starts at $19 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Polly scores higher, and starts $16.60 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 4 score higher than Dailybot for less, and 11 score higher than Polly for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Dailybot also covers templates, forms and reports.
- Polly also covers surveys and team chat.
At a glance
| Dailybot | Polly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $2.40 per active user / month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly) | $19 per license / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Starter: unlimited members in 1 workspace, standup check-ins and kudos, capped at 50 compiled check-in reports per organization a month and 14 days of history. | Free plan for Slack: unlimited responses, polls sent to any channel, voting links, and 45 days of results history. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial on paid plans; the card is charged automatically unless cancelled |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Dailybot Inc. | Polly |
| Price read from | dailybot.com | polly.ai |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dailybot
- Dailybot is not a standalone chat app: it runs inside Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat or Discord, with a web dashboard and a Chrome extension.
- Starter is capped at 50 compiled check-in reports a month and 14 days of history, and has no AI summaries, forms or integrations.
- Paid plans bill every member whose status is active, whether or not they use Dailybot; an admin has to deactivate people to stop paying for them.
- The public API, CLI, agent skill pack, AI workflows, anonymous responses and role-based access with 2FA are limited to Advanced.
Polly
- It runs inside Slack or Microsoft Teams and is not a standalone chat app; plans and features differ between the two versions.
- The Teams version lists only Free, Pro and Enterprise, and the Pro price there is $19 a month, billed $228 annually.
- Pairings is a $24 a month add-on, billed annually, and admin controls, API and IP access limits need Enterprise.
- The pricing page shows annual billing figures; no monthly-billed price is stated.
Key features
Dailybot
- Async check-ins
- Scheduled questions such as a daily standup or a retrospective reach each person in chat, across time zones, and the answers are compiled into one report with blockers flagged.
- AI summaries and reports
- AI summarizes standup responses and surfaces blockers on Essentials and Advanced. AI-generated reports on trends and team health are limited to Advanced.
- Automations
- Multi-step workflows run on a trigger such as a check-in response, form submission, schedule or webhook, then send messages, call APIs, update records or request approvals.
- Forms
- Define questions, share a form by link or embed it in chat, and filter, sort or export the responses. A new response can trigger an automation.
- Kudos
- Teammates give each other recognition in chat, tied to company values and tracked on a team leaderboard. Starter allows 20 kudos per organization each month.
- CLI and agent skill pack
- On Advanced, coding agents in Cursor, Claude Code or Codex use the CLI and skill pack to report progress, run check-ins and send updates alongside people.
Polly
- Polls and surveys in chat
- Polls are posted to any Slack channel, and surveys, pulse checks and standups can be scheduled, with results exported on paid plans.
- Presentations and live Q&A
- Polls, quizzes and Q&A can run inside PowerPoint and Google Slides, which the pricing page lists on the Pro plan.
- Quizzes and trivia
- Multiple-choice quizzes score automatically in Slack or on the web, and trivia games and team trivia are included on Basic and above.
- Anonymity and delivery options
- Pro adds anonymous responses, privacy settings and delivery by direct message.
- Workflows, API and MCP server
- Workflows are limited on Team and unlimited on Enterprise, which also adds an API with webhooks; the site lists an MCP server for AI assistants.
- Slack and Microsoft Teams versions
- Polly has separate apps and price lists for Slack and Microsoft Teams, and lists Google Chat and Zoom among its integrations.
Plans
Dailybot
Starter$0
Unlimited members in 1 workspace, standup check-ins and kudos, up to 50 compiled check-in reports a month and 14 days of history.
Essentials$2.40
per active user / month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly)
Unlimited check-in reports, custom questions, AI summaries and digests, participation metrics, integrations and 6 months of history, in 1 workspace.
Advanced$5
per active user / month, billed annually ($6.50 billed monthly)
Multiple workspaces, the public API, AI workflows and AI-generated reports, the Dailybot CLI and agent skill pack, anonymous responses and unlimited history.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Advanced plus SLAs, priority support, data protection agreements, guided onboarding and flexible billing.
Polly
Free$0
Unlimited responses, 3 poll types and 45 days of results history in Slack.
Basic$19
per license / month, billed annually
Adds surveys, standups, trivia, scheduling, exports and unlimited results history. Billed $228 a year for 1 license.
Pro$29
per license / month, billed annually
Adds presentations, quizzes, Q&A, anonymity options and custom branding. Billed $348 a year for 1 license.
Team$249
per month for 5 users, billed annually
Pro plus demographic filters, audience by email and 1 workflow for up to 100 users. Invoice payment is available.
EnterpriseCustom
Priced on team size or active usage, with admin dashboard, unlimited workflows, API and webhooks, and a dedicated CSM.
Ways to pay less
Dailybot
- Annual discount
20% or more off with annual billing
Essentials is $2.40 per active user / month billed annually against $3 monthly, and Advanced is $5 against $6.50, a saving of 20% and about 23%.
- Education
50% off paid plans for education
Accredited and nonprofit educational institutions, their student groups and school districts can apply by email for a permanent 50% discount on paid plans.
- Nonprofit
Discounted plans for nonprofits
Registered nonprofits and charities, such as US 501(c)(3) organizations, can apply by email for a discount code on paid plans. The amount is not published.
- Education
6 months free with the GitHub Student Pack
Students with a GitHub Student Developer Pack get six months of the full platform free for academic project teams of up to 10 members.
Polly
- Education
Education and nonprofit pricing on Teams
The Polly for Microsoft Teams pricing page shows a $10 a month Pro price for education and nonprofit organizations, billed annually.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dailybot or Polly?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Dailybot is cheaper to start with: $2.40 a month for each person, against $19 a month for each person for Polly. Dailybot starts at $2.40 per active user / month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly), and Polly starts at $19 per license / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Dailybot or Polly?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Dailybot and Polly have a free plan.
Which platforms do Dailybot and Polly run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Dailybot lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.