🧪 A Retrospective Tool Comparison (No Fluff)
We went ahead and compared SprintRetro with a few popular names in the space:
- EasyRetro — clean, simple retro tool with templates
- Kollabe — beautiful interface with reactions and feedback
- Retrium — enterprise-style retros with facilitation options
These are all decent tools — if your goal is “run a retro.”
But if your goal is improve based on real sprint performance, SprintRetro takes the lead.
🥊 Feature Comparison Table
🧠 Why SprintRetro Wins (Especially for Jira Users)
1. The Only Retrospective Tool That Knows What Happened in the Sprint
While most tools rely on memory, SprintRetro shows you the sprint story — in data.
Including:
- Velocity (per sprint + trends)
- Sprint goal completion
- Scope creep (added vs removed vs completed)
- Spillover (and how many times!)
- Lead time + cycle time (per status and E2E)
- Status breakdowns
- Enhanced burndown chart with event timeline
🧪 All pulled directly from Jira — no copy/pasting charts, no tabs, no BS.
2. Built on Atlassian Forge — Which Means: Privacy First
Your team’s data stays in your Jira.
No external platforms.
No API syncing.
No third-party data exposure.
If you’re in a regulated industry or just care about compliance — this is a big deal.
3. Actually Fun to Use (Yes, Really)
Retros don’t need to be dry.
SprintRetro includes:
- 🧊 Icebreaker Mode
- ✅ Polls with unlimited questions
- 💬 Live sticky notes + reactions
- 🙌 Give Kudos to teammates
- 🎉 Emojis + built-in GIFs
- 🧠 Templates like 4Ls, Start/Stop/Continue, Mad/Sad/Glad
- 📝 Dynamic action item tracking (shown in next retro!)
🆓 Install in Seconds
- No credit card
- No trial limit
- No locked features
- Just add to Jira and go
🔗 👉 Install on Jira Marketplace
🌐 Explore features at sprintretro.co
🎮 Try the interactive demo
🙋 So… Which Retro Tool Should You Pick?
If your team uses Jira, and you want retros to be:
- Grounded in real sprint data
- Easy to run
- Private and secure
- Engaging for humans (not just robots)
👉 Then SprintRetro is the tool you’ve been waiting for.
Final Thought:
Retros aren’t broken.
The tools we’ve been using for them are.
Written by the team at Agile Pulse
Makers of PlanningPoker.org and SprintRetro