AsyncUp vs DailyStandup

AsyncUp is a free, open-source, self-hosted tool for asynchronous daily standups in Google Chat. Each workday it sends participants a direct-message card with three questions and a mood selector, then posts replies in a dated team-space thread. Teams can customize questions and make participants mandatory or optional. People set their own time zones, while optional Google Calendar out-of-office synchronization marks them away. AsyncUp tracks blockers, supports acknowledgments and updates, and sends nudges or escalation messages for stale items. Its web app includes Google sign-in, guided setup, standups, blockers, reports, team settings, and personal pages. Reporting provides chat trends, eight-week participation, mood, and blocker charts, weekly digests, and CSV export. SAML 2.0 sign-in covers Google Workspace, Okta, Entra, and OneLogin, with a SCIM 2.0 provisioning endpoint. Deployment uses Docker with embedded SQLite or configurable PostgreSQL. Google Chat is supported; Slack and Microsoft Teams are planned.

DailyStandup is a web-based async standup tool that connects work tools and drafts team updates. Its AI Activity Log draws on commits, pull requests, tickets, and messages to prepare structured drafts. Teams can also submit manual check-ins about yesterday, today, blockers, and mood; these are designed to take about 60 seconds. Users can edit a draft or write their own update. AI summaries include blocker severity, owner tracking, and open questions, while organization-level summaries bring team progress, blockers, and health into one view. Teams can set a daily standup time and timezone, with reminders before the standup closes. Native integrations are listed for GitHub, Linear, and Slack; Jira and Figma are marked coming soon. Activity events can also be sent through a REST API or connected through MCP, which works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and compatible clients. The free plan supports up to five members on one team with seven-day history. Pro costs $8 a month, billed annually.