Standup bots
Geekbot, Standuply, and Range vs Commit Digests
Form bots ask people to type what they did. A commit digest summarizes what actually landed in GitHub. Here is when each one fits an engineering team.
Still holding a live standup next to the bot? Price it on the daily standup cost page, or open the meeting cost calculator.
Code as the source of truth
Geekbot, Standuply, and Range are all still on sale. Each one collects a status that a person writes. Geekbot and Standuply send questions in Slack or Microsoft Teams. Range is a check-in product: you write the update, and it can also pull items in from other tools.
Git Digest takes the other path. It turns GitHub activity into daily or weekly team commit digests for Slack and email. The source of truth is what landed, not what someone remembered to type. It is not Gitingest. Gitingest turns a repository into text for LLMs. Git Digest is a team digest.
Prices below are what each company published on its own site on 6 October 2026. Plans change. The links go to those pages.
What each product actually does
Geekbot asks standup questions in Slack or Microsoft Teams. People answer on their own schedule. Geekbot can use each person's timezone and send reminders. The pricing page lists a free Starter plan for up to 10 users. Standups on Basic are $3 per active participant per month, or $2.50 per participant per month on the annual plan. Polls and surveys are a separate charge: $1 per respondent per month, or $0.75 on the annual plan. A new team can start with a 30-day trial.
Standuply is also a Slack and Microsoft Teams bot. It runs standups as surveys, including text, voice, or video answers, plus retrospectives, backlog refinement, and planning poker. The homepage says it connects to Jira, GitHub, and other tools to build Agile charts. The standup itself is still something people answer. The pricing page lists a free Starter plan for 3 automation respondents, and a 30-day trial on the homepage. The Team plan is $2 per user per month for 1 to 4 users on monthly billing, and $1.50 per user per month for that band when billed annually. Larger bands cost more. Business starts at $4 per user per month for 1 to 4 users on monthly billing ($3.50 for that band annually). Enterprise is custom. Flat-fee plans are on the same page.
Range is a check-in and meetings product, not only a Slack bot. You share an async check-in, flag blockers, and can attach work from other apps. The GitHub app lets you add pull requests and issues to a check-in you still write. The pricing page lists a free plan for 12 users and up to 2 teams, Pro at $8 per team member on month-to-month billing, and a 14-day Pro trial. Slack and Microsoft Teams are included. Range also covers meetings, goals, and mood sharing, which a commit digest does not.
Form bots vs check-ins vs commit digests
| Topic | Form or status bot | Check-in app | Commit digest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who writes the update | Each person, into a bot | Each person, in a check-in | Nobody. The repository does |
| Source of truth | Whatever someone typed | What they wrote, plus items they attach | Commits and pull requests that landed |
| Timezones | The bot asks on a local schedule | People fill it in when they work | The digest waits until someone reads it |
| Work that is not in git | A custom question can cover it | A custom question can cover it | Invisible, unless someone notes it |
| Common failure | Unread answers and bot fatigue | Another form on top of the tools | A quiet repo looks like a quiet day |
Geekbot, Standuply, Range, and Git Digest
| Topic | Geekbot | Standuply | Range | Git Digest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | On sale | On sale | On sale | On sale |
| Where it runs | Slack and Microsoft Teams | Slack and Microsoft Teams | Range, Slack, and Microsoft Teams | Slack and email |
| The update | Answers to bot questions | Survey answers, including text, voice, or video | A check-in you write | A summary of what landed in GitHub |
| GitHub | Standup questions in Slack or Teams | Listed for charts and report data | Suggests issues, pull requests, and reviews to add | The digest is the GitHub activity |
| Free | Up to 10 users | 3 automation respondents | 12 users, up to 2 teams | See the homepage plan |
| Paid | $3 per participant per month, or $2.50 annually | Team from $2 per user per month (1 to 4 users) | $8 per team member, month to month | $29 per month, or $25 per month yearly |
Geekbot bills standups for active participants, not the whole Slack workspace. Standuply's per-user price rises in larger bands, and it also sells flat-fee plans. Range's free plan is limited to 12 users and 2 teams.
When to use which
Use Geekbot or Standuply when the team will answer a short form and the work is not already in git. That includes support, sales, hiring, and operations. Standuply is the broader Agile toolkit if you also want retrospectives, planning poker, or voice and video answers. Geekbot is the narrower standup and poll bot, with a free tier that covers a small team.
Use Range when you want the written check-in plus meetings, goals, and mood in one place, and you are willing to keep writing the update. Its GitHub connection helps you attach pull requests and issues. It does not remove the writing.
Use a commit digest when the engineering team already ships in GitHub and the standup has become a retelling of the pull requests. Git Digest posts that summary to Slack or email. Keep a one-line note for design, support, and hiring, because a quiet repository is not the same as a quiet day.
A five-person live standup at $100/hour fully loaded is $30,000 a year before overrun: 5 people × (15 ÷ 60) hours × 5 days a week × 48 working weeks × $100/hour. That is the same formula as the daily standup cost page, not a survey. Plug in your own salary on the meeting cost calculator.
Standup bot FAQ
Questions about form bots, Range check-ins, and replacing status meetings with GitHub digests.
What is the difference between a standup bot and a commit digest?
A standup bot asks each person to type an update. A commit digest summarizes what landed in GitHub and posts that to Slack or email. Geekbot and Standuply are question bots. Range is a check-in app: it can suggest GitHub pull requests and issues, and you still write the update. Git Digest does not ask you to retype the commit.
Are Geekbot, Standuply, and Range still available?
Yes. As of 6 October 2026, each product is sold on its own website and publishes a pricing page. Geekbot and Standuply run in Slack and Microsoft Teams. Range runs check-ins in its own app, and also in Slack and Microsoft Teams.
When is a form bot the better fit?
Use a form bot when the work is not in git. Support, sales, hiring, and operations often have nothing to commit. A custom question, such as a mood check, a sales number, or who is out tomorrow, is also a better fit for a bot or for Range. A commit digest cannot see work that never touches GitHub.
Does Range already read GitHub for you?
Range can suggest GitHub issues, pull requests, and reviews, and you add them to a check-in you write. That is a shortcut while filling in the update, not a digest of what the team shipped. Git Digest posts the team commit summary without asking each person to assemble it.
How much does keeping the live standup cost?
Use the same payroll formula as the daily standup cost page. Five people, 15 minutes, five days a week, 48 weeks, at $100/hour fully loaded, is $30,000 a year before overrun. The meeting cost calculator lets you change salary, attendance, and duration.
Is Git Digest the same as Gitingest?
No. Gitingest turns a repository into text for LLMs. Git Digest is a team product: daily or weekly GitHub commit digests for Slack and email that replace status meetings.
Replace the status form with GitHub digests
Connect GitHub and get daily or weekly team commit summaries in Slack and email. Keep a form bot if the work is not in git. Then price any meeting you still keep.
Start with GitHub