truelo vs Sup
Sup pairs async standups with basic vacation tracking in one Slack bot — a similar two-sided scope to truelo, but without the GitHub/Jira grounding or effort metrics.
Why teams choose truelo over Sup
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 page is an independent comparison.
The verdict
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.
truelo vs Sup — 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.