Best Slack rotation bots in 2026
If your team rotates duties — on-call, triage, support, releases — you've probably outgrown spreadsheets and manual Slack user groups. Here's an honest look at the Slack rotation bots available right now, what they're good at, and what they cost.
I built one of these tools (Asyncbot), so I'm including it. But I'm also listing competitors I genuinely respect. The goal is to help you find the right fit, not to convince you mine is the only option.
Asyncbot
Slack-native duty rotations for on-call, triage, support, and releases.
I built Asyncbot because I was managing on-call with Slack workflows and Google Sheets for two years. It kept breaking — silent workflow failures, manual holiday updates, last-minute sick-day chaos. Asyncbot handles the scheduling logic so you don't have to.
What it does: Slash commands to create and manage rotations. Auto-posts "who's on duty" to your channel. Handles OOO, part-time schedules, and shift swaps without breaking the rotation order.
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 2 rotations, 10 members each |
| Pro | $29/mo | 10 rotations, unlimited members |
| Business | $79/mo | Unlimited rotations, priority support |
Best for: Teams that need more than scheduling — triage duty, release ownership, support shifts — in Slack. Per-workspace pricing, not per-user.
Limitations: Newer product, smaller user base than Tellspin or PagerDuty. No incident alerting (that's not what it's for).
Rotation App
Polished Slack rotation tool with auto-OOO detection and calendar sync.
Rotation App has the best onboarding experience in this category. Clean UI, thoughtful design, and a genuine 30-day trial of the full product. ISO 27001 certified, which matters if your security team needs to approve tools.
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 2 rotations, 5 users |
| Basic | $16/mo (annual) | 5 rotations, 15 users |
| Pro | $41/mo (annual) | 10 rotations, 50 users |
| Unlimited | $166/mo (annual) | Unlimited |
Best for: Teams that value polish and need auto-OOO detection. Good middle ground between simple and enterprise.
Limitations: Free tier is limited to 5 users. Unlimited tier at $166/mo is expensive for what it does.
Tellspin
Established rotation manager used by 1,000+ companies including Evernote and Datadog.
Tellspin has been around the longest in this space and has real enterprise adoption. If you need a rotation tool that your VP of Engineering has already heard of, this is probably it.
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Team | $25/mo | 15 users, 10 rotations |
| Business | $50/mo | 25 users, 20 rotations, PagerDuty sync |
| Enterprise | $250/mo | 100 users, unlimited rotations |
Best for: Teams that want an established vendor with enterprise cred. PagerDuty sync on Business tier.
Limitations: No free tier. Enterprise pricing jumps sharply. Flat per-tier pricing means you might pay for capacity you don't use.
Round Robin (by Simple Work Apps)
Slack rotation app with PagerDuty/OpsGenie import and generous annual pricing.
Round Robin stands out for its ability to import existing schedules from PagerDuty or OpsGenie — useful if you're migrating away from those platforms. The annual pricing ($19.95/mo) is competitive, though monthly ($59.99) is steep.
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 3 rotations, 8 users |
| Pro (annual) | $19.95/mo | Unlimited rotations, Enterprise Grid |
| Pro (monthly) | $59.99/mo | Same features |
Best for: Teams migrating from PagerDuty or OpsGenie who want to keep their existing schedules. Best free tier in the category (3 rotations, 8 users).
Limitations: Huge price gap between annual and monthly. Monthly pricing makes it hard to trial at full capacity.
Pagerly
Per-team pricing with rotation scheduling and basic task management.
Pagerly is the only tool in this list that bundles basic task management alongside rotations. Per-team pricing (not per-user) makes it cost-effective for larger teams. Also works on Microsoft Teams and Discord, not just Slack.
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $19/team/mo | Round-robin rotations |
| Starter | $39/team/mo | + PagerDuty/OpsGenie sync, task mgmt |
Best for: Larger teams that want per-team flat pricing. Multi-platform teams (Slack + Teams + Discord).
Limitations: No free tier. "Per team" pricing can be confusing with multiple rotation groups. Paging costs extra ($4/user/mo).
RosterBird
Budget-friendly per-user rotation scheduling with holiday management.
If per-user pricing matters to you, RosterBird is the cheapest option in this list at $1.59/user/month. Used by enterprise teams including ANZ Bank. Includes absence and country-specific holiday management.
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $1.59/user/mo | 100 users, 25 rosters |
| Pro | $2.49/user/mo | 250 users, unlimited rosters |
Best for: Cost-conscious teams that prefer per-user pricing. Good holiday management for international teams.
Limitations: No free tier. No PagerDuty sync. Data hosted in US only. Smaller company with less documentation.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Free tier | Cheapest paid | Pricing model | PagerDuty sync |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asyncbot | 2 rotations, 10 users | $29/mo | Per workspace | No |
| Rotation App | 2 rotations, 5 users | $16/mo | Per workspace | No |
| Tellspin | None | $25/mo | Per tier | Yes ($50/mo+) |
| Round Robin | 3 rotations, 8 users | $19.95/mo | Per workspace | Yes |
| Pagerly | None | $19/team/mo | Per team | Yes ($39/mo+) |
| RosterBird | None | $1.59/user/mo | Per user | No |
What about PagerDuty?
PagerDuty is an incident management platform that happens to include rotation scheduling. If you need alerting, escalation policies, and on-call paging, PagerDuty is excellent at that. But if you just need to know "who's on triage today" in Slack, PagerDuty starting at $21/user/month is significant overkill.
Several of the tools above (Tellspin, Round Robin, Pagerly) can sync with PagerDuty — so you can use both: PagerDuty for incidents, a lightweight rotation bot for daily duties.
For a deeper comparison, see Asyncbot vs PagerDuty.
What about doing it manually?
Spreadsheets, Google Calendar, and Slack user groups work fine for 2-3 people with one rotation. They start breaking when you add OOO handling, part-time schedules, and a second rotation. If you're still managing rotations manually and it's working — keep doing it. If it's not, that's what these tools solve.
For a longer take: Asyncbot vs spreadsheets, calendars, and Slack user groups.
A note on OpsGenie
Atlassian stopped selling OpsGenie to new customers in June 2025 and is shutting it down in April 2027. If you're currently on OpsGenie, you'll need to migrate to Jira Service Management or a different tool. Round Robin can import OpsGenie schedules, which might smooth the transition.
Try Asyncbot
Free for small teams — 2 rotations, up to 10 members. No email, no onboarding wizard. Just add it to Slack and type /rotation create.