Geekbot vs Polly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Geekbot and Polly share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about value for money, where Geekbot grades higher, or the free plan and ease of use, where Polly does.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
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.
Geekbot
Async standups, polls and surveys in Slack and Microsoft Teams
Which one is for you
Pick Geekbot if
- Fits if your team of 10 or fewer already runs standups in Slack or Microsoft Teams
- Works for managers who want written check-ins posted to one channel instead of a daily meeting
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your team isn't on Slack or Microsoft Teams, since it only works inside those
- Tight if you pass 10 active participants or want more than 3 months of reporting history for free
- Not for you if you want anonymous reporting, the API, Geekbot AI or CSV exports for free, as all sit on Basic
- Pricey if you poll the whole company often, because polls cost $0.75 a respondent on top of standups
- Watch out: the Jira, Google Calendar and Asana integrations are listed under Enterprise, which has no published price
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
| 2.4GPAGeekbotFair | 2.4GPAPollyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStandups are $2.50 per participant a month on the annual plan, $3 monthly, which undercuts the standup bots it lists itself against apart from Dailybot at $2.40. Polls are billed separately at $0.75 a respondent, and API access, Geekbot AI and CSV exports all need Basic. | 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 but stops at 10 active participants and keeps 3 months of reporting history, so a growing team walks into it. There's a 30-day trial of Basic as well, card-free, if you want to see the AI and the API. | 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 covers its own job: standups in each person's local time, out-of-office pauses, polls and surveys with anonymous voting, blocker and sentiment reports, 25-plus templates, an MCP server and a CLI. But that job is a slice of team chat, not the whole thing, and it needs Slack or Teams to run at all. | 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. Setting it up is real work, if not hard work: connect Slack or Teams, pick from the 25-odd templates, choose participants and set the schedule before the first question goes out. | 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 | BThere's no Geekbot app to install: it runs inside Slack or Microsoft Teams, and its own web side is for setup, analytics and billing. Jira, Google Calendar and Asana are listed under Enterprise. API access comes with Basic, along with an MCP server and a CLI. | 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 | async standups in Slack or Microsoft Teams | 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: Geekbot and Polly. How we grade
Price against what you get
Geekbot starts at $2.50 a month 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 $16.50 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 5 score higher than Geekbot 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
- Geekbot also covers templates and reports.
- Polly also covers workflow automation and team chat.
At a glance
| Geekbot | Polly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $2.50 per standup participant / month on the annual plan ($3 monthly) | $19 per license / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Starter plan: free for teams of up to 10 active participants, with unlimited standups, reports, polls and surveys and up to 3 months of reporting history. | Free plan for Slack: unlimited responses, polls sent to any channel, voting links, and 45 days of results history. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the Basic plan, no credit card required | 7-day free trial on paid plans; the card is charged automatically unless cancelled |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Geekbot Ltd | Polly |
| Price read from | geekbot.com | polly.ai |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Geekbot
- Geekbot works inside Slack or Microsoft Teams, so a team needs one of them; its own web dashboard is for setup, analytics and billing.
- The free Starter plan covers up to 10 active participants and keeps up to 3 months of reporting history.
- API access, Geekbot AI, anonymous reporting, engagement summaries and CSV exports are listed under the Basic plan.
- Standups and polls are billed separately: standups per participant, polls and surveys per respondent.
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
Geekbot
- Asynchronous standups
- The bot messages each participant in Slack or Teams with the standup questions, collects the replies and broadcasts every report in a chosen channel.
- Schedules across time zones
- Questions arrive in each person's local time, participants can set their own reporting times, and out-of-office periods pause the standup.
- Polls and surveys
- Instant polls and recurring surveys go to channels or DMs, with anonymous voting, AI-generated answer options and results shown as charts.
- Insights and analytics
- Reporting insights cover participation rates, categories of blockers and team sentiment, and a dashboard tracks reported tasks and projects over time.
- Templates
- More than 25 pre-built templates include a daily standup, a retrospective, a sales report and an employee NPS survey.
- API, MCP server and CLI
- The Basic plan includes API access, and an MCP server and a command-line tool connect Geekbot to AI agents.
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
Geekbot
Starter$0
Up to 10 users. Unlimited standups, reports, polls and surveys, schedule customization, reporting insights and an analytics dashboard.
Basic$2.50
per standup participant / month, annual plan ($3 monthly)
Adds threaded reports, engagement summaries, anonymous reporting, API access, Geekbot AI and CSV exports. Polls cost $0.75 per respondent ($1 monthly).
EnterpriseCustom
Volume discounts, integration with Jira, Google Calendar and Asana, a dedicated database instance, managed cloud deployment and custom security assessments.
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
Geekbot
- Annual discount
17% off standups on the annual plan
Standups cost $2.50 per participant / month on the annual plan against $3 monthly, and polls and surveys cost $0.75 per respondent against $1, a 25% saving.
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, Geekbot or Polly?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Geekbot starts at $2.50 per standup participant / month on the annual plan ($3 monthly), and Polly starts at $19 per license / month, billed annually. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Geekbot or Polly?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Geekbot and Polly have a free plan.
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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.