Sup Bot

Sup Bot brings asynchronous stand-ups and paid-time-off tracking to teams that coordinate through chat. It is best suited to chat-first teams that want recurring updates and leave workflows alongside their existing tools. Its Free plan has a 15-member limit and one active follow-up; broader stand-up and leave features come at additional cost.

Overview

Sup combines asynchronous stand-ups with leave requests, approvals, and balance tracking. Recurring check-ins, forms, polls, and hybrid-work status workflows make it useful for more than daily status updates, while integrations with Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Webex keep it oriented toward teams already working in chat. Google Calendar and Google Sheets integrations extend that workflow into scheduling and reporting.

Stand-ups can use templates and recurring follow-ups, with blocker tracking, summaries, reports, and anonymous mood tracking. Leave workflows support custom leave types and balances, and approved leave and team holidays can sync to a shared Google Calendar. These capabilities make Sup a broader team-coordination tool than a stand-up bot alone, but access to key features depends on which plans or add-ons a team chooses.

Key features

• Async stand-ups: Recurring follow-ups and pre-built templates give teams a way to gather updates without relying on a live status meeting. Anonymous mood tracking and reporting add context, though these are part of the paid Stand-ups plan.
• Leave tracking: Employees can submit requests, managers can approve them, and teams can track custom leave types and balances. The Holidays / Leaves plan adds automatic approval and calendar integration.
• Forms, polls, and check-ins: These provide ways to collect team input beyond stand-ups. Unlimited forms, analytics, and anonymous responses are included in the Forms add-on.
• Hybrid-work status: The Workflows add-on is for teams that want work-from-home or work-from-office status tracked automatically.
• Privacy and data handling: Sup says data is transmitted using encryption and that its systems use technical and organizational protections. Workspace data and submitted follow-up reports are retained to provide the service; after an account deletion request, account data is deleted from production and backups within four working days. Sup also describes data access, correction, deletion, and portability rights and commits to complying with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR.

Pricing

Sup uses a freemium model. The 14-day free trial includes all features; after it ends, the account moves to the Free plan. The Free plan costs nothing and allows one active follow-up, up to 15 members, and unlimited responses. That is a useful starting point for a small team, but the 15-person cap and single active follow-up limit how much ongoing coordination it can support without an upgrade.

• Workflows add-on — $9 a month: Automatically tracks work-from-home and work-from-office status. It suits teams that need this workflow, but does not expand the Free plan’s follow-up or member limits.
• Forms add-on — $9 a month: Adds unlimited forms, analytics, and anonymous responses for teams that need richer or more confidential input collection.
• Stand-ups — $29 a month: Adds unlimited follow-ups, anonymous mood tracking, unlimited reporting history, and Google Sheets integration. This is the clearest fit for teams whose main constraint is the Free plan’s one-follow-up cap.
• Holidays / Leaves — $49 a month: Adds team-based PTO tracking, unlimited custom leave types, automatic leave approval, Google Calendar integration, and public holiday import. It is aimed at teams ready to manage leave inside Sup rather than only collect updates.

The add-ons and plans address distinct needs, so teams should match the paid tier to the workflow they actually need. Sup’s pricing note says paid plans start at $9/mo; the named options above are priced in USD per month.

Platforms

Sup is available on the web and integrates with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Google Calendar, and Google Sheets. Its web platform and chat integrations suit teams that want the workflow in their collaboration tools; teams seeking a standalone mobile or desktop app should look elsewhere.

Who it's for

Sup is a good fit for chat-first teams seeking async alignment, fewer status meetings, and a shared process for leave. It is less compelling for teams larger than 15 that want to remain on the Free plan, or for those needing multiple active follow-ups without paying for the Stand-ups plan.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Stand-ups, forms, polls, hybrid-work status, and leave tracking cover several recurring coordination tasks in one chat-oriented service.
• Pro: The Free plan permits unlimited responses, giving small teams room to collect input despite the cap on active follow-ups and members.
• Pro: Leave calendar sync and Google Sheets integration connect workflows to tools teams may already use.
• Con: Free use stops at 15 members and one active follow-up, so teams needing broader recurring updates must pay.
• Con: Stand-up reporting and mood tracking, automatic hybrid-work tracking, and richer forms are split across paid options rather than included in the basic plan.
• Con: The web-only platform may not suit people who specifically need a native desktop or mobile app.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, see Daily Standup Software.

• Geekbot is another freemium option with a free plan and a Basic — Standups plan priced at $2.50 a month on annual billing, billed at $ 2.5 /participant/month; choose it if per-participant stand-up pricing and its API and web platforms suit your team better.
• asyncmate is a freemium web alternative with a free plan for up to 10 active teammates; consider it if that smaller free-team limit fits your needs.
• DailyBot offers a free Starter plan with unlimited members and up to 50 compiled check-in reports per organization each month; it may suit teams prioritizing a higher free member allowance.
• DailyStand has a free, self-hosted-capable option limited to one team, five members, and seven days of history; consider it if those limits and self-hosting matter to you.
• DailyStandup offers a free plan for up to five members and one team, with daily AI summaries and seven-day history; it may fit a smaller team seeking those features in its free tier.
• Estimioo is a freemium web tool whose free plan includes basic retrospectives and stand-ups, alongside session and AI-estimate quotas; choose it if those activities matter more than Sup’s leave workflows.
• ScrumAI is a freemium web alternative with a free Beta plan for up to five teammates per workspace and Slack and Discord support.
• Standuply is a freemium alternative whose free Starter plan provides automation and Q&A for three users, unlimited free To-Dos, and three automation respondents.

Verdict

Sup Bot is a sensible choice for a chat-first team that wants asynchronous stand-ups and PTO workflows together, especially if Google Calendar or Sheets integration is useful. Its decisive trade-off is that the Free plan is tightly capped and core capabilities are divided among paid options. Choose Sup if those combined workflows justify the spend; look elsewhere if you need a larger free team or want more stand-up capacity without moving to a paid plan.