The best Sup alternative
Weighing up a Sup alternative? truelo keeps what teams like about Sup — standups + pto in slack — but grounds every update in real GitHub & Jira activity and adds an AI end-of-day summary, fair dev dashboards and built-in time off, in one Slack bot. Here's why teams switch.
Why teams switch from Sup to truelo
truelo grounds standups in real GitHub and Jira activity plus an AI summary, not just typed answers.
A fair, content-based effort estimate and delivery dashboards come standard.
Deeper time off — accruals, TOIL, per-country holidays, half-days and calendar sync — beyond basic vacation tracking.
Birthdays and work anniversaries are celebrated automatically.
truelo vs Sup, feature by feature
| Feature | truelo | Sup |
|---|---|---|
| Where updates come from | Auto from GitHub + Jira, plus a 30-second /wrap | Manual standups |
| AI end-of-day summary | ||
| Effort estimate (from what changed, not lines of code) | ||
| Team dashboards + delivery / cycle-time metrics | Basic reports | |
| Time off / PTO built in (calendar + approvals) | Yes — basic PTO | |
| No stack-ranking · everyone sees their own numbers | ||
| Time to first value | ~5 minutes | ~10 minutes |
| Pricing | Free ≤3 · €2/basic · €5/developer (or €1/person for time off only) | Free · ~$1–$2/user/mo |
Comparison reflects each product's public positioning at the time of writing. Sup is a trademark of its respective owner; this is an independent comparison.
Is truelo the right Sup alternative for you?
Sup is a tidy standups-plus-PTO bot for general teams. truelo is the upgrade for engineering teams that want the day grounded in real activity, fair effort and richer time off.
Sup alternative — FAQ
Sup vs truelo?
Both combine standups and time off. truelo grounds the standup in real dev activity, adds a fair effort estimate and delivery dashboards, and offers deeper PTO (accruals, TOIL, holidays).
Is truelo's time off as capable?
More so for engineering orgs: accruals, carryover, TOIL, notice periods, per-country holidays, half-days and Google/Outlook/iCal sync.
How long is setup?
About five minutes: add to Slack, connect GitHub/Jira, run /wrap.