Comparisons · 4 min read
Lockit vs LockyBot: Two Slack Bots for Locking Shared Resources
Lockit Team · 2026-11-04
The short answer: if you only need Slack, have more than 100 resources, and want one published price, LockyBot Pro is the simpler buy. If you want locks that free themselves, alerts and takeover requests when something is taken, Discord, or an API your CI pipeline and AI agents can call, pick Lockit. If you have fewer than 100 resources and only need the basics, either will do the job, and the free tiers are the same size, so try both.
Disclosure: we make Lockit. LockyBot is a separate product by an independent developer, vinoth. The names are similar, but they're different products and different companies.
Everything about LockyBot below comes from its own site, lockybot.com, read on 4 November 2026. Where that site doesn't say something, we've written "not documented" rather than guessed. That doesn't mean the feature is missing, only that we couldn't confirm it.
What they have in common
The two bots work in much the same way, so the choice is narrower than it looks:
- Both live in Slack, and you talk to them by mentioning the bot in a channel:
@LockyBot newor@Lockit newto add a resource, thenlock,release,list,editanddelete. - A lock is for a set time. LockyBot asks you for one if you leave it out; Lockit falls back to a default.
- Each resource can be tied to a channel, so the team sees lock and release updates there.
- Both are free for up to 2 resources and charge a flat monthly price above that, with unlimited members and locks.
Side by side
| Feature | Lockit | LockyBot |
|---|---|---|
| Works in Slack | Yes | Yes |
| Works in Discord | Yes | Not documentedThe site describes a Slack bot only. |
| Works in Microsoft Teams | On requestNot self-serve yet. Email us and we set it up with you. | Not documentedThe site describes a Slack bot only. |
| Lock for a set time | Yes | YesGive a resource name and a time, or the bot asks you for one. |
| Locks release themselves when time is up | YesUses your duration, else the resource or workspace default, else 48 hours. | Locks have an end timeThe list shows when each lock is due for release. The site doesn't say what happens at that time. |
| Alert me when it's released | Yes | Not documented |
| Ask the holder to hand it over | Yes | Not documented |
| Lock and release posts in a channel | Yes | YesEach resource can be assigned to a channel for subscriptions. |
| REST API (for CI and scripts) | Paid plans | Not documented |
| MCP server (for AI coding agents) | Paid plans | Not documented |
| Book dates in advance (calendar) | NoA lock starts now and has an end time. There's no calendar for future dates. | Not documented |
| Free plan | Up to 2 resources | Up to 2 resources |
| Paid plan | Starter $17/mo for up to 100 resources; Custom for unlimited20% off with annual billing; 15-day free trial. | Pro $19/mo for unlimited resourcesAlso unlimited members and locks, and priority support. Annual billing is offered; its price isn't listed. |
Where LockyBot is the better pick
- Lots of resources, one price. LockyBot Pro is $19 a month for unlimited resources. Lockit Starter stops at 100 resources, and above that you're on our Custom plan, which doesn't have a published price. If you have 150 test devices or licences to track, LockyBot is the easier decision.
- Priority support on the standard paid plan. LockyBot Pro includes it. On Lockit, priority support comes with Custom, not Starter.
- A single, simple plan. One free tier, one paid plan, no plan comparison to read. If all you need is lock, release and a list in Slack, there's nothing extra to learn.
If that describes your team, LockyBot is a sensible choice, and we'd rather you pick the tool that fits.
Where Lockit is the better pick
- Forgotten locks free themselves. Every Lockit lock ends: at the time you gave, else the resource's default, else the workspace default, else 48 hours (how durations work). LockyBot's list shows when each lock is due for release, but its site doesn't say what happens at that moment.
- Something's taken and you need it. Lockit shows who holds it and offers Alert When Released and Ask for Takeover; the holder gets Release and Approve and Reject Request buttons (alerts and takeovers). LockyBot's site doesn't describe either.
- Pipelines and AI agents share the same locks. On paid plans, a REST API lets a CI job lock staging before it deploys and release it after, and an MCP server lets Claude Code or Cursor do the same. If people and pipelines both collide on your staging environment, this is the main difference. LockyBot's site doesn't mention an API.
- More than Slack. Lockit also runs in Discord. Microsoft Teams is available on request, not self-serve yet: email us and we'll set it up with you.
- Slightly cheaper up to 100 resources. Starter is $17 a month against LockyBot Pro's $19, and annual billing takes 20% off (pricing).
What neither does
Neither bot is a calendar. A lock starts now and has an end time; you can't book an environment for a date three weeks out, and there are no approval workflows or release calendars. If that's what you need, look at the environment management tools in our roundup of tools for reserving shared environments.
And if only your pipelines collide, not people, you may not need either: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Jenkins all have a built-in lock for that (GitHub Actions concurrency vs environment locks).
Switching
Neither site documents an import or export of resources, so moving from one to the other means adding your resources again with @Lockit new (or @LockyBot new). With the 2-resource free tiers, you can run both side by side for a week before deciding.
FAQ
Is LockyBot the same product as Lockit?
No. LockyBot is made by an independent developer; Lockit is made by Saasly Technologies. They're separate apps you install separately.
Which is cheaper?
Up to 100 resources, Lockit Starter at $17 a month. Above 100, LockyBot Pro at $19 a month, because it has no resource cap and Lockit's Custom plan has no published price. Both are free for 2 resources.
Can I use either one from a CI pipeline?
Lockit, on a paid plan, through its REST API; our guide to locking staging from CI/CD has working examples. LockyBot's site doesn't mention an API.
We make Lockit, so we try hard to be fair to everyone else on this page. If we’ve got something wrong about your product, or it’s changed since we checked, email us and we’ll correct it.