StandlyA Geekbot alternative for Microsoft Teams.
Standly is a Geekbot alternative for organizations that work only in Microsoft Teams, especially teams on Azure DevOps; Geekbot is the better choice if you also use Slack, want polls and surveys, or want more history on the free plan.
Last checked 2026-09-13 on Geekbot's own website. We make Standly. Spotted something out of date? Email support@standly.io and we will correct it.
Standly and Geekbot side by side
| Criterion | Geekbot | Standly |
|---|---|---|
| Chat platforms | Slack and Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams only |
| How people answer in Teams | By messaging Geekbot in a direct message | On a form card in a private chat, with Submit and Snooze 2h buttons |
| Where standups are set up | Geekbot's web dashboard | A Standly tab inside the Teams channel |
| Free plan | Up to 10 users, 3 months of report history | Up to 10 active participants, 30 days of history |
| Paid plans | Basic: $2.50 per participant per month billed annually, with a 30-day trial. Enterprise on request | Core: $2.50 per active participant per month or $25 a year. Premium: $5 or $50 a year. One-month trial on both |
| Azure DevOps | Not listed | Premium: answers pre-filled from work items, notes written back as work item comments |
| Jira and GitHub | No native integration listed; API on Basic | Not supported |
| Beyond standups | Polls and surveys (Slack only), retro templates, 25+ templates, anonymous reporting | Standups only |
| AI | Geekbot AI on Basic | Digest summary on Premium |
| In market | Started on Slack around 2015 | New in 2026; Teams store listing in Microsoft certification |
Where they differ
Answering in Teams
Geekbot asks its questions in a direct message and people reply with messages. Some commands differ from Slack: the skip command is Slack only, so Teams users type none or - instead. Standly sends all the questions on one card in a private chat. People fill in the fields and press Submit, and the card flips to show what they sent. Anyone who has not answered gets one reminder.
Features that are Slack only on Geekbot
Geekbot's polls and surveys, and posting reports as threaded replies, work only in Slack. Standups work on both platforms. If your team is on Teams and polls are the reason you are looking at Geekbot, check that list first.
Azure DevOps
Geekbot does not list an Azure DevOps integration. On Standly Premium, each person's What did you do? answer is drafted from the work items they changed, and any work item mentioned as #1234 or AB#1234 gets their note as a comment. How that works.
Price for 25 people, billed yearly
- Geekbot Basic: $750 a year ($2.50 × 25 × 12).
- Standly Core: $625 a year ($25 × 25).
- Standly Premium, with Azure DevOps: $1,250 a year ($50 × 25).
Up to 10 people, both are free. Geekbot's free plan keeps 3 months of history, Standly's keeps 30 days.
Who should pick Geekbot
- Organizations with teams on Slack as well as Teams.
- Teams that want polls, surveys, retro templates or anonymous reporting next to standups.
- Small teams that want 3 months of history for free.
- Buyers who want a vendor with a long track record.
Who should pick Standly
- Organizations that work only in Microsoft Teams and want setup inside a Teams tab.
- Teams on Azure DevOps that want standup notes on their work items.
- Teams that prefer answering on a form card to replying message by message.
Weighing more tools? See the comparison of nine standup bots for Microsoft Teams, or read how Standly works as a standup bot for Microsoft Teams.