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Guru alternatives
The best Guru alternatives in team collaboration tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Nov 14, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Guru? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in team collaboration tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, Guru shipped 1 meaningful update in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 6.3 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Guru
Guru's Knowledge Agents stop waiting for a schedule and start reacting to events.
Guru's Knowledge Agent Automations can now fire on events, such as a card being verified or a new call recording arriving from a connected source, not only on a timer. Admins also get an API-only log of every call made to Guru's MCP server, gated by a new permission, and the card editor gains superscript and subscript. This sits on October's governance work: DLP masking on typed input, per-agent chat retention and SCIM-filled profile attributes.
Velocity 6.3 · Last update 3d ago
Top 12 alternatives to Guru
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
COLLAB
Double turns a recorded Chrome session into an agent that repeats the task.
COLLAB
Teable adds Get Started guides to templates and shareable artifacts from the CLI.
COLLAB
Softr's AI App Builder generates the database, roles, workflows and frontend from one prompt.
COLLAB
Mattermost v12.1 puts bots and burn-after-reading messages under the same access rules.
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Asana lets Division admins run their own custom roles, on top Enterprise plans only.
COLLAB
Hive turns reporting into a planning tool: shared inputs, grouped values, per-person drill-downs.
DEVOPS
GitLab's week is guides: Jira tickets to merge requests, and cleaning up leaked agent secrets.
COLLAB
CryptPad rebuilt its server and swapped its office engine; now it is patching the fallout.
COLLAB
Readwise launches Books, its own ebook store and reading app, a week after unbundling.
COMMS
Slack now hosts any A2A agent without Slack-specific code.
COLLAB
Interact opens its intranet to outside AI assistants and uses Claude to attack its own platform.
Guru vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guru (baseline) | 6.3 | 1 | knowledge-agentsagent-automationmcp | Automations Can Now Run on Source and Card Events |
| GitHub | 10.0 | 0 | copilotcode-securityactions | — |
| Double | 8.8 | 3 | ai-agentsaccountingtask recording | Double records a task in Chrome and turns it into an agent |
| Teable | 8.8 | 0 | no-code-databaseai-agentstemplates | — |
| Softr | 7.5 | 2 | no-codeai app builderdatabase | AI App Builder |
| Mattermost | 6.3 | 1 | access controlzero trustdefense | Mattermost v12: Agents Are Doing the Work. Now Control What They Can See. |
| Asana | 6.3 | 1 | work-managementgovernancepermissions | Introducing: Tables |
| Hive | 6.3 | 0 | project managementreportingbulk actions | — |
| GitLab | 6.3 | 1 | ai agentsduo agent platformsecrets | GitLab Orbit is GA: Higher agent accuracy, lower token cost |
| CryptPad | 6.3 | 1 | self-hostingencryptionoffice-suite | 🍂 Autumn Release (2026.10.0) |
| Readwise | 6.3 | 1 | ebook-storereading-appspricing | Readwise launches Books, an ebook store and reading app |
| Slack | 6.3 | 1 | agentsa2amcp | Bring your A2A agents to Slack |
| Interact | 5.0 | 0 | intranetmcpagentic-ai | — |
The 12 best Guru alternatives, in depth
1. GitHub · velocity 10.0
GitHub sets a December 8 cutoff for ARM32 Actions runners and opens AI Scan to the API.
Over the last 30 days GitHub shipped 0 meaningful updates vs Guru's 1. Its velocity score of 10.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, GitHub focuses on copilot, code security and actions.
GitHub has shipped fewer meaningful updates than Guru in the last 30 days, so weigh it on fit and feature depth rather than recent pace.
2. Double · velocity 8.8
Double turns a recorded Chrome session into an agent that repeats the task.
Over the last 30 days Double shipped 3 meaningful updates vs Guru's 1, most recently “Double records a task in Chrome and turns it into an agent”. Its velocity score of 8.8/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, Double focuses on ai agents, accounting and task recording.
Over the last 30 days Double has been shipping faster than Guru — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
3. Teable · velocity 8.8
Teable adds Get Started guides to templates and shareable artifacts from the CLI.
Over the last 30 days Teable shipped 0 meaningful updates vs Guru's 1. Its velocity score of 8.8/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, Teable focuses on no code database, ai agents and templates.
Teable has shipped fewer meaningful updates than Guru in the last 30 days, so weigh it on fit and feature depth rather than recent pace.
4. Softr · velocity 7.5
Softr's AI App Builder generates the database, roles, workflows and frontend from one prompt.
Over the last 30 days Softr shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Guru's 1, most recently “AI App Builder”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, Softr focuses on no code, ai app builder and database.
Over the last 30 days Softr has been shipping faster than Guru — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
5. Mattermost · velocity 6.3
Mattermost v12.1 puts bots and burn-after-reading messages under the same access rules.
Over the last 30 days Mattermost shipped 1 meaningful update vs Guru's 1, most recently “Mattermost v12: Agents Are Doing the Work. Now Control What They Can See.”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, Mattermost focuses on access control, zero trust and defense.
Mattermost and Guru have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
6. Asana · velocity 6.3
Asana lets Division admins run their own custom roles, on top Enterprise plans only.
Over the last 30 days Asana shipped 1 meaningful update vs Guru's 1, most recently “Introducing: Tables”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, Asana focuses on work management, governance and permissions.
Asana and Guru have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
7. Hive · velocity 6.3
Hive turns reporting into a planning tool: shared inputs, grouped values, per-person drill-downs.
Over the last 30 days Hive shipped 0 meaningful updates vs Guru's 1. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, Hive focuses on project management, reporting and bulk actions.
Hive has shipped fewer meaningful updates than Guru in the last 30 days, so weigh it on fit and feature depth rather than recent pace.
8. GitLab · velocity 6.3
GitLab's week is guides: Jira tickets to merge requests, and cleaning up leaked agent secrets.
Over the last 30 days GitLab shipped 1 meaningful update vs Guru's 1, most recently “GitLab Orbit is GA: Higher agent accuracy, lower token cost”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, GitLab focuses on ai agents, duo agent platform and secrets.
GitLab and Guru have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. CryptPad · velocity 6.3
CryptPad rebuilt its server and swapped its office engine; now it is patching the fallout.
Over the last 30 days CryptPad shipped 1 meaningful update vs Guru's 1, most recently “🍂 Autumn Release (2026.10.0)”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, CryptPad focuses on self hosting, encryption and office suite.
CryptPad and Guru have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
10. Readwise · velocity 6.3
Readwise launches Books, its own ebook store and reading app, a week after unbundling.
Over the last 30 days Readwise shipped 1 meaningful update vs Guru's 1, most recently “Readwise launches Books, an ebook store and reading app”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, Readwise focuses on ebook store, reading apps and pricing.
Readwise and Guru have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. Slack · velocity 6.3
Slack now hosts any A2A agent without Slack-specific code.
Over the last 30 days Slack shipped 1 meaningful update vs Guru's 1, most recently “Bring your A2A agents to Slack”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, Slack focuses on agents, a2a and mcp.
Slack and Guru have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
12. Interact · velocity 5.0
Interact opens its intranet to outside AI assistants and uses Claude to attack its own platform.
Over the last 30 days Interact shipped 0 meaningful updates vs Guru's 1. Its velocity score of 5.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Guru leans on knowledge agents, agent automation and mcp, Interact focuses on intranet, mcp and agentic ai.
Interact has shipped fewer meaningful updates than Guru in the last 30 days, so weigh it on fit and feature depth rather than recent pace.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Guru?
The top Guru alternatives we currently track in team collaboration tools are GitHub, Double, Teable, Softr, Mattermost, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Guru alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Guru directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Guru" link to a side-by-side /compare page.