Jell
Jell is a paid collaboration tool that automates daily standups and check-ins for teams working asynchronously across time zones and countries.
What Jell is
Jell is a paid collaboration tool that automates daily standups and check-ins for teams working asynchronously across time zones and countries. Teams can schedule standups by weekday or date and create questions in text, list, multiple-choice, or number formats. Custom check-ins can cover progress, metrics, one-on-one preparation, and management updates. Jell also supports sharing OKRs and long-term goals, tracking progress, and connecting daily work to those goals. Real-time and historical views show tasks and accomplishments. Integrations include Slack, Microsoft Teams, GitHub, and Jira. GitHub issues can be searched and linked to daily plans, while Jira searches can be restricted to selected projects. Microsoft Teams receives standup reminders and team updates. The service runs on web, Android, and iOS. Essentials is listed at $4 a year with an annual subscription; Advanced is $8 a year annually and adds goals, OKRs, and private teams. Enterprise includes onboarding, training, a dedicated customer success manager, and custom integrations. A 14-day trial is available.
Good
- Automated standup reminders
- Custom check-ins and questions
- Goal and OKR tracking
- Slack, Teams, GitHub, and Jira integrations
- 14-day trial
Watch out
- No free plan
- Paid plans start at $4 a year
Who it suits
Jell suits distributed or asynchronous teams that need recurring updates, goal tracking, and connected task views. It is available to teams using web, Android, or iOS.
Verdict
Jell organizes standups, check-ins, goals, and connected work across common team platforms. Its paid plans and lack of a free tier should be considered first.
Plans and prices
From Jell's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $4 a year | Automated daily standup meeting reminders · Check-In templates · Custom check-ins for teams & individuals · Microsoft Teams & Slack integrations · Annual subscription |
| Essentials | $5 a month | Automated daily standup meeting reminders · Check-In templates · Custom check-ins for teams & individuals · Microsoft Teams & Slack integrations · Monthly subscription |
| Advanced | $8 a year | Automated daily standup meeting reminders · Check-In templates · Custom check-ins for teams & individuals · Microsoft Teams & Slack integrations · Manage goals & OKRs · Private teams · Annual subscription |
| Advanced | $10 a month | Automated daily standup meeting reminders · Check-In templates · Custom check-ins for teams & individuals · Microsoft Teams & Slack integrations · Manage goals & OKRs · Private teams · Monthly subscription |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Automated daily standup meeting reminders · Check-In templates · Custom check-ins for teams & individuals · Microsoft Teams & Slack integrations · Manage goals & OKRs · Private teams · Personalized onboarding & training · Dedicated customer success manager · Support for custom integrations · Annual subscription |
The facts
Each one read from Jell's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Jell describes itself as a collaboration tool for teams working asynchronously across time zones and country borders.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Check-ins
- Teams can create custom check-ins to share general progress, metrics, one-on-one preparation, and management updates.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Enterprise options
- The Enterprise plan includes personalized onboarding and training, a dedicated customer success manager, and support for custom integrations.checked 5 Oct 2001
- GitHub integration
- The GitHub integration lets teams search issues and link them to daily plans, which can be reviewed on the web, Slack, or Microsoft Teams.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Goals
- Jell lets teams share OKRs and long-term goals, track progress, and connect daily work to goals.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- Jell says it integrates with Slack, Microsoft Teams, GitHub, and Jira.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Jira integration
- The Jira integration lets teams search tickets in Jell and limit teams to specific Jira projects.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- Jell's privacy policy says it does not sell personal or document data and that users can request account data copies or deletion.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Product
- Jell automates daily standups and check-ins for teams, including distributed teams.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Security
- Jell says it uses physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard website data, while noting that internet transmission cannot be guaranteed secure.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Standups
- Jell lets teams set standup schedules by weekdays or specific dates and customize questions using text, list, multiple-choice, or number formats.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Support
- Jell's support site offers a knowledge base and a form to submit a support ticket.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Views
- Jell provides real-time and historic views of ongoing tasks and accomplishments.checked 5 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2001
- Microsoft Teams
- Jell sends standup reminders and posts team updates directly in Microsoft Teams.checked 5 Oct 2001
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