Range vs Standup Jack (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Range and Standup Jack share a 2.2 GPA, and only Range has a free plan.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Range 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.
Range
Async check-ins, meeting agendas and goal tracking for teams
Standup Jack
Slack bot that runs daily standups by direct message
Which one is for you
Pick Range if
- Fits if your remote team wants written check-ins in place of a daily standup call
- Works for teams of 12 or fewer who can live with 30 days of check-in history
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a chat app, as updates are posted to Slack or Microsoft Teams
- Tight if you're staying free, with 2 teams, 12 meeting agendas, 3 goals and 30 days of history
- Not for you if you write updates on your phone or want a desktop app, since only the web and a Chrome extension are listed
- Pricey if you just want standups, at $8 a member against $2.40 for Dailybot and $2.50 for Geekbot
- Watch out: private check-ins and guests need Pro, and Okta or OneLogin sign-on needs Enterprise, priced by quote
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
| 2.2GPARangeFair | 2.2GPAStandup JackFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $8 a team member, billed month to month with no annual rate on offer. That's about the going rate for team chat, but three times what the other standup tools it lists itself against charge: Dailybot $2.40, Geekbot $2.50. Okta and OneLogin sign-on is Enterprise-only. | A$1 a user a month, under 60% of the $3 the cheaper quarter of team chat tools charge. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for up to 12 users with every integration included. Then the caps: 2 teams, 12 meeting agendas, 3 goals and 30 days of check-in history, so last month's updates are gone. A 14-day card-free trial of Pro shows you the rest. | 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 covers its own job: check-ins pulling activity in from 75-plus tools, mood tracking with trend graphs, meeting agendas with owners and action items, hierarchical goals with KPIs and a team directory. But that job is a slice of this category, and the updates themselves go out through Slack or Teams. | 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, and there's a fair bit of setting up: connect the work tools, choose a check-in schedule, map teams and sub-teams in the directory and write the goals before the first update lands. | CNo rating on record. You add the bot to Slack and set it up by chatting with it. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app and a Chrome extension, plus apps for Slack and Microsoft Teams, and the integrations list is long: Zoom, Google Calendar, GitHub, Jira, Asana, Zapier and 75-plus others. No desktop or mobile app of its own, so no writing a check-in on the bus. | CSlack only. The FAQ says other chat systems are not supported yet. |
| Best for | check-ins, agendas and goals that link up | 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: Range and Standup Jack. How we grade
Price against what you get
Range starts at $8 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.
Range scores higher, and starts $7 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 22 score higher than Range 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
- Range also covers meeting notes, templates and goals.
- Standup Jack also covers workflow automation, team chat and reports.
At a glance
| Range | Standup Jack | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8 per team member, billed month to month | $1 per user / month after a 14-day trial |
| Free plan | Free for up to 12 users: check-ins with 30 days of history, up to 2 teams, 12 meeting agendas, 3 goals, and all integrations including Slack and Microsoft Teams. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Range Pro for every workspace, no credit card required | 14 days free; after that the bot hibernates until you upgrade or remove it. |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Range Labs, Inc. | Standup Jack |
| Price read from | range.co | standupjack.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Range
- The Free plan is capped at 12 users, 2 teams, 12 meeting agendas, 3 goals and 30 days of check-in history.
- Private check-ins, private agenda items and guest users need the Pro plan.
- Okta and OneLogin single sign-on are limited to the Enterprise plan.
- Range runs only in a web browser, alongside a Chrome extension and apps for Slack and Microsoft Teams; no desktop or mobile app is listed.
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
Range
- Async check-ins
- Teammates post what they did and what they plan to do on a daily, weekly or custom schedule, with reminders by email or Slack when an update is due.
- Work pulled in from connected tools
- Range gathers recent activity from 75+ tools such as GitHub, Jira, Asana and Google Drive, so tasks and documents can be added to a check-in with one click.
- Mood sharing and team questions
- A check-in can include how the person is feeling and an answer to one of 350+ team-building questions, and trend graphs track team mood over time.
- Meeting agendas and notes
- Build a shared agenda, give each topic an owner and a time limit, capture notes and action items, and send the takeaways by email or Slack when the meeting ends.
- Goals
- Set hierarchical goals with owners, timelines and KPIs, link check-ins to a goal with a hashtag, and get reminders in Slack when a status update is due.
- Team Directory
- Map teams and sub-teams, and open a page for each one showing its recent check-ins, goals, blockers, mood and meeting load.
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
Range
Free$0
Up to 12 users and 2 teams, check-ins with 30 days of history, 12 meeting agendas, 3 goals and unlimited integrations.
Pro$8
per team member; billed month to month per the pricing FAQ
Unlimited teams, goals, agendas and check-in history, plus private check-ins, private agenda items, guest users and restricted admin roles.
EnterpriseCustom
Recommended for 100+ users: Okta and OneLogin SSO, advanced user management, custom invoicing, a premium SLA and priority account support.
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
Range
- Education
Education plans on request
Range's pricing FAQ says it has education plans and asks schools to contact the company. The price is not published.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit discounts on request
The same pricing FAQ says nonprofit discounts are available by contacting Range. The amount is not published.
Standup Jack
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Range or Standup Jack?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Standup Jack is cheaper to start with: $1 a month for each person, against $8 a month for each person for Range. Range starts at $8 per team member, billed month to month, and Standup Jack starts at $1 per user / month after a 14-day trial.
Which has a free plan, Range or Standup Jack?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Range has a free plan. Standup Jack does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Range and Standup Jack run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Range 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.