Geekbot

YES

Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent.

Runs asynchronous standups in chat: it asks each person the same questions on a schedule and posts the answers to a channel.

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Build an asynchronous standup bot.

STACK
- A small worker, SQLite, your chat platform's API

ASKING
- A standup is a list of questions, a schedule, and participants each with a time zone
- Ask in a direct message at the participant's local time, not the team's

COLLECTING
- One row per answer, keyed by participant and date
- A reminder once if nothing arrives within two hours, and then nothing — chasing twice is why people disable these

POSTING
- One message to the channel with everyone's answers, after a cut-off
- Missing people are listed plainly, without comment

HISTORY
- Everything appended; a search across past standups is often the only reason anyone opens it later

Include the schedule, the reminder rule and the digest format.

What you lose

Integrations with each chat platform, maintained as their APIs change
Reports on participation and mood over time
Timezone-aware scheduling per participant

If you would rather not build

A scheduled message and a thread, which is free
Any chat platform's workflow builder
A shared document updated daily

The escape hatch

open source · no votes, no paid placement

Mattermost

Self-hosted chat with a plugin system for building the bot into it.

mattermost/mattermostfree · open source

n8n

Schedules the questions and posts the digest with no bot code.

n8n-io/n8nfree · open source

Why this verdict

our own opinion · changed only by a person

89/100

Verdict yes at 89. A cron job and a chat API. Asking at the participant's local time and only reminding once are the two decisions that matter.

History

tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten

Interest · last 30 days

Nothing recorded yet. This chart fills in once the page has visitors, votes or prompt copies — it will not draw a flat line to look busy.

Questions about Geekbot

answered from the record above

Is Geekbot free?

No — the plan we track is $2.50 a month. Around $2.50 per participant per month billed monthly, cheaper annually.

Can you replace Geekbot by building your own?

YES. Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent. Replacement score 89 out of 100, build time one session. Read what you lose before you decide.

How much does Geekbot cost?

$2.50 a month on Standard — $30 a year. Recorded 10 Aug 2026.

What do you lose by replacing Geekbot?

Integrations with each chat platform, maintained as their APIs change; Reports on participation and mood over time; Timezone-aware scheduling per participant. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Geekbot?

Yes: Mattermost, n8n. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.

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