Standuply vs Steady (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Standuply grades higher than Steady: 3.0 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Standuply grades higher on value for money, 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.
Standuply
Standup, retro and poll bot for Slack and Microsoft Teams
Steady
Async check-ins, goal updates and digests for people and AI agents
Which one is for you
Pick Standuply if
- Fits if a team wants standups without a meeting, inside Slack
- Works for teams that want retros and planning poker in the same bot
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are over 3 people on Starter, as Starter covers 3 users
- Skip it if you don't use Slack or Teams, since it is a bot that runs inside them
- Watch out: planning poker, 360 feedback and multi-admin need Business
- Watch out: a downgrade applies at the next billing term, with no refund or credit for the current one
- Watch out: plans above 500 employees go through sales
Pick Steady if
- Fits if your distributed team wants written updates in place of daily standups
- Works for teams that run AI coding agents and want them reporting next to people
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a bill you can predict per seat: each check-in costs a credit per recipient, and Goal Story and Echo posts cost 5
- Pricey if you just want standups, as eight people checking in daily need roughly $100 a month, against $2.50 a head for Geekbot
- Not for you if you want a chat app, as it delivers into Slack, Microsoft Teams or email
- Tight if credits run low, since deliveries stop until you add more, though updates are kept for 7 days
- Watch out: there's no free plan and no native phone app, as iPhone and Android get a progressive web app
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAStanduplyVery good | 2.0GPASteadyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ATeam is $1.5 per user a month billed annually for up to 5 users, $2.25 for 6 to 30. That is under 60% of the $3.50 that marks the cheaper quarter, though Business runs $3.5 to $4.25. | DThe smallest pack is $25 a month for 500 credits, and credits burn per recipient: one check-in sent to 5 people costs 5. A team of eight checking in daily chews through roughly a $100 pack. Against Geekbot at $2.50 a head and Dailybot at $2.40, that's the dear way to do standups. |
| Free plan and trial | BStarter is free for 3 users with customisable questions, surveys and manual standups, and a 30-day trial needs no card. A tiny team could live there. | CNo free plan. You get some starting credits plus 100 more for each person you add, then a credit subscription is required. When credits run out deliveries stop, though it keeps collecting updates for 7 days. |
| Features | CStandups, retros, planning poker, 360 feedback, polls and links to Jira, Trello and GitHub. Poker, 360 feedback and multiple admins need Business. | CFor its own job it covers check-ins with AI drafts and work attached from GitHub or Jira, Goal Stories keeping a running record per goal, a personal daily digest, Echoes answering a standing question on a schedule, and AI agents checking in like teammates. That job is a slice of this category, not the whole of it. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record, but it runs inside the Slack or Teams account you already have, so there is little to set up. | CNo rating on record. There's the usual setting up, connecting tools and choosing check-in days and goals, and then the credits to get your head round: what each delivery costs and how many you'll need in a month. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA bot for Slack and Teams with a web dashboard, plus Jira, Trello, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Asana links. No desktop or phone app of its own is listed. | BNative apps for Mac and Windows plus the web, and on iPhone and Android it's a progressive web app rather than a real one. Slack, Microsoft Teams, GitHub, Jira, Linear, Asana, Google Calendar and Zoom connect, with an MCP server, a REST API and a CLI behind them. |
| Best for | async standups and retros in Slack or Teams | keeping several teams lined up on shared goals |
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: Standuply and Steady. How we grade
Price against what you get
Standuply starts at $1.50 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Steady starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3.
Standuply scores higher and starts $23.50 a month lower. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, none scores higher than Standuply for less, and 24 score higher than Steady 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
- Standuply also covers workflow automation, surveys and team chat.
- Steady also covers goals and AI agents.
At a glance
| Standuply | Steady | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $1.5 per user / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly) | $25 per month for 500 credits, with unlimited users |
| Free plan | Starter plan: free for 3 users, with 3 respondents for automation, customizable questions, surveys, manual standups and unlimited to-dos. | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, no credit card required | Free starting credits plus 100 credits for each user added; a credit subscription is needed once they run out |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Standuply | Steady Space Corp |
| Price read from | standuply.com | runsteady.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Standuply
- It is a bot that runs inside Slack or Microsoft Teams, so it needs one of them; the web dashboard covers reports and billing.
- The free Starter plan covers 3 users; planning poker, 360 feedback and multi-admin need Business.
- Per-user prices rise by tier, and plans above 500 employees are sold through sales.
- Per the FAQ, a downgrade applies at the next billing term, with no refund or credit for the current one.
Steady
- Cost follows usage: a check-in delivered to 5 people spends 5 credits, and Goal Story updates and Echo answers cost 5 credits per recipient.
- When credits run out Steady stops deliveries until more are added, though it keeps collecting updates for 7 days.
- On iOS and Android Steady runs as a progressive web app; the native apps are for Mac and Windows only.
Key features
Standuply
- Asynchronous standups
- Standup reports run on a schedule or on demand, from templates or your own questions, and answers can include voice or video messages.
- Retrospectives and backlog refinement
- Retro notes and backlog checks are gathered through scheduled team surveys instead of a live meeting.
- Planning poker and 360 feedback
- Estimates and 360-degree feedback are collected from selected people and stored together; both are listed on the Business plan.
- Task tracker connections
- Jira, Trello, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Asana connect to the bot, which can build Agile charts such as burndown from that data.
- Polls and surveys
- One-time polls run from a slash command in Slack, and recurring surveys can use conditional questions or be anonymous.
- Per-user or flat pricing
- Teams choose either a price per active user or a flat monthly fee for unlimited users, up to 500 employees on published tiers.
Steady
- Smart Check-ins
- Teammates share plans and progress on the days their team chooses, with AI drafts and reminders, and work from connected apps is attached automatically.
- Goal Stories
- Each goal gets a running record of who is doing what and where things stand, and goal updates are delivered to the people following it.
- Daily Digest
- A personalized digest of check-ins, goal updates and activity, delivered where people work: Slack, Microsoft Teams, email or the Steady apps.
- Echoes
- AI agents that answer a recurring question on a schedule, such as which goals are slipping, drawing on check-ins, goals and connected tools.
- Agent teammates, MCP and API
- AI agents can join teams, check in and update goals like people. An MCP server connects Claude and ChatGPT, and a REST API and CLI are available.
- Insights and admin controls
- Insights charts teamwork trends such as progress on goals. SSO, SAML and SCIM are available, and the vendor reports SOC 2 Type 2 audits.
Plans
Standuply
Starter$0
Free for 3 users: customizable questions, video and voice messages, surveys and channel polls.
Team$1.5
per user / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly)
Price for up to 5 users; $2.25 for 6 to 30 users. Flat fee: $149 a month up to 200 employees. Adds web reports and analytics.
Business$3.5
per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)
Price for up to 5 users; $4.25 for 6 to 30 users. Flat fee: $249 a month up to 200 employees. Adds planning poker and 360 feedback.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom pricing with SSO, SIEM, a 99.99% uptime SLA, dedicated customer success and centralized account management.
Steady
500 credits$25
per month
Smallest credit pack, with unlimited users and all features. Packs of 1,000 and 2,000 credits cost $50 and $100 a month.
4,000 credits$200
per month
Includes a 5% credit bonus, as does the 8,000-credit pack at $400 a month.
15,000 credits$750
per month
Includes a 10% credit bonus, as does the 25,000-credit pack at $1,250 a month.
35,000 credits$1,750
per month
Includes a 15% credit bonus.
50,000+ creditsCustom
Custom pricing for workspaces that need 50,000 credits a month or more.
Ways to pay less
Standuply
- Annual discount
Annual billing lowers the monthly rate
Team is $1.5 per user a month billed annually against $2 billed monthly, and Business $3.5 against $4, for up to 5 users.
- Nonprofit
Special plans for non-profits and schools
The pricing FAQ says non-profit and educational organizations have special plans, available by contacting support.
Steady
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Standuply or Steady?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Standuply starts at $1.5 per user / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly), and Steady starts at $25 per month for 500 credits, with unlimited users. 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, Standuply or Steady?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Standuply has a free plan. Steady does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Standuply and Steady run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Steady lists macOS and Windows apps. 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.