Dailybot vs Standup Jack (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dailybot grades higher than Standup Jack: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dailybot grades higher on features and platforms. Standup Jack grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
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
Standup Jack
Slack bot that runs daily standups by direct message
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 Standup Jack if
- Fits if your team lives in Slack and wants a written daily update
- Works for remote teams spread across time zones
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you do not use Slack, as no other chat system is supported
- Tight if you want a free plan, since the bot hibernates after 14 days
- Too light for anything beyond standups, with no tasks or goals
- Watch out: setup and changes happen by chatting with the bot, not in a dashboard
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADailybotFair | 2.2GPAStandup JackFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | A$1 a user a month, under 60% of the $3 the cheaper quarter of team chat tools charge. |
| 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. | C14 days free, then the bot stops until you upgrade. No free plan. The listing does not say whether a card is needed. |
| 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. | DOne narrow job, standups, and it needs Slack to run at all. Custom questions, time zones and vacations are covered. |
| 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. | CNo rating on record. You add the bot to Slack and set it up by chatting with it. |
| 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. | CSlack only. The FAQ says other chat systems are not supported yet. |
| Best for | written standups inside the chat you already use | daily standups inside Slack |
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 Standup Jack. 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. Standup Jack starts at $1 a month for each person and scores 1.7.
Dailybot scores higher, and starts $1.40 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 7 score higher than Dailybot for less, and 12 score higher than Standup Jack 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 and forms.
- Standup Jack also covers team chat.
At a glance
| Dailybot | Standup Jack | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $2.40 per active user / month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly) | $1 per user / month after a 14-day trial |
| 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14 days free; after that the bot hibernates until you upgrade or remove it. |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Dailybot Inc. | Standup Jack |
| Price read from | dailybot.com | standupjack.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
Standup Jack
- Works only inside Slack; the FAQ says other chat systems are not supported yet.
- There is no free plan: after 14 days the bot stops until you upgrade.
- Set up and changes happen by chatting with the bot, not through a separate dashboard.
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.
Standup Jack
- Daily update prompts
- Jack messages each person at the time they picked and asks a few questions about their day.
- Team post
- On weekdays Jack posts everyone's responses to the Slack channel chosen for the standup, including private groups after an invite.
- Custom questions and schedule
- Add, change or delete questions, pick weekdays, and change the update time or standup channel by messaging Jack.
- Time zone support
- Jack reads the time zone in each person's Slack profile so a 10am prompt is not sent in the middle of the night.
- Vacation handling
- Setting a Slack status such as OOO, PTO or sick stops prompts while the person is away.
- Multiple standups per team
- Create separate standups with their own participants, questions and posting channel.
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.
Standup Jack
Standup Jack$1
per user / month
One plan after the 14-day trial: multiple standups per team, custom questions, time zones and vacation handling.
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.
Standup Jack
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dailybot or Standup Jack?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Standup Jack is cheaper to start with: $1 a month for each person, against $2.40 a month for each person for Dailybot. Dailybot starts at $2.40 per active user / month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly), and Standup Jack starts at $1 per user / month after a 14-day trial.
Which has a free plan, Dailybot or Standup Jack?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Dailybot has a free plan. Standup Jack does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Dailybot and Standup Jack run on?
As of Nov 13, 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.