The Steady Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Steady in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Steady
The Insider’s Guide
Async check-ins, goal updates and digests for people and AI agents
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among team communication apps, read from Steady’s own pages.
Made by Steady Space Corp · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Steady’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Steady’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 0 of the 33 other team communication apps we grade
Steady is an async coordination tool from the makers of Status Hero. Team members, and AI agents added as teammates, post short check-ins on plans and progress, and Steady combines them with activity from connected tools such as GitHub and Jira into goal updates and a personal daily digest. It is priced by usage credits instead of seats, with unlimited users and every feature included.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Steady, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for keeping several teams lined up on shared goals
There's no free plan, deliveries stop when credits run out, and phones get a web app only.
- 2
Paid plans start at $25 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $25 per month for 500 credits, with unlimited users.
- 3
You can try it first
Free starting credits plus 100 credits for each user added; a credit subscription is needed once they run out
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, macOS and Windows.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
Daily Digest
A personalized digest of check-ins, goal updates and activity, delivered where people work: Slack, Microsoft Teams, email or the Steady apps.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 0 of 33
That is against the other team communication apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Steady you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Steady at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $25 per month for 500 credits, with unlimited users
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free starting credits plus 100 credits for each user added; a credit subscription is needed once they run out
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows
- Made by
- Steady Space Corp
- Category
- Team Communication
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for keeping several teams lined up on shared goals
Steady swaps status meetings for short written check-ins, mixes them with activity from tools like GitHub and Jira and sends everyone a daily digest, and AI agents can check in like teammates. You buy credits, not seats, from $25 a month for 500, and each delivery spends a credit per recipient, so a team of eight checking in daily needs roughly a $100 pack. There's no free plan, deliveries stop when credits run out, and phones get a web app only.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | The 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 | C | No 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 | C | For 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 | C | No 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 | B | Native 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Steady is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Distributed teams replacing daily standups and status meetings with written updates
- Organizations coordinating several teams around shared goals
- Teams that run AI coding agents and want them reporting alongside people
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$25
A month to start
Steady is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $25 per month for 500 credits, with unlimited users.
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+ credits
Custom
Custom pricing for workspaces that need 50,000 credits a month or more.
Trying it first
Free starting credits plus 100 credits for each user added; a credit subscription is needed once they run out
Read from runsteady.com on Oct 6, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, macOS and Windows
Async check-ins, goal updates and digests for people and AI agents. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, goals, AI agents, reports.
That job is a slice of this category, not the whole of it.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
What it works with
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- GitHub
- Jira
- Linear
- Asana
- Google Calendar
- Zoom
Steady is made by Steady Space Corp.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/33
Other team communication apps it is graded above
Steady's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 33 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 1 of 33) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $7 for the category: 24 of the 28 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 34 team communication apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Steady’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 33
- CFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 33
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 33
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 33
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 33
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 31 team communication apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Steady is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Steady you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 32 of the 33 other team communication apps grade higher. It costs $300 a year.
What you could make
- Goals and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Slack, Microsoft Teams and GitHub among them, and has an API.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on, SCIM and SOC 2.
What this rests on. Steady’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Geekbot, Range and Dailybot
The 3 tools Steady is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Geekbot
Free plan · from $2.50/mo
Async standups, polls and surveys in Slack and Microsoft Teams.
- Geekbot has a free plan. Steady does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Steady lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Steady also covers goals and AI agents.
- 2.2GPA
Range
Free plan · from $8/mo
Async check-ins, meeting agendas and goal tracking for teams.
- Range has a free plan. Steady does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Steady lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Range lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
Dailybot
Free plan · from $2.40/mo
Async standups, check-ins and kudos inside your team chat.
- Dailybot has a free plan. Steady does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Steady lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Dailybot lists a browser extension.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Steady free?
No, Steady is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free starting credits plus 100 credits for each user added; a credit subscription is needed once they run out.
How much does Steady cost?
Steady lists 5 plans. 500 credits: $25 per month.
What platforms does Steady work on?
Steady is available on Web, macOS and Windows.
Does Steady have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Steady is listed for Web, macOS and Windows.
Does Steady have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Steady is listed for Web, macOS and Windows.
Is Steady open source?
Steady is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Does Steady have an API?
Yes. Steady offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Steady integrate with?
Steady's listing names Slack, Microsoft Teams, GitHub, Jira, Linear, Asana, Google Calendar and Zoom.
Who makes Steady?
Steady is made by Steady Space Corp.
What are the alternatives to Steady?
The closest alternatives to Steady in our directory are Geekbot, Range and Dailybot.
How does Steady compare with other team communication apps?
Steady's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 33 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 1.
Is Steady good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Steady D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $7 for the category: 24 of the 28 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Steady?
To replace Steady you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Steady’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Steady's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-07.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Steady Space Corp. Prices change, so check runsteady.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Steady, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/steady
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Steady’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Steady is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Steady Space Corp. Prices and plans change: check runsteady.com before you buy.