GoRetro
7.3Make every sprint impactful, efficient, and fun
GoRetro is a sprint-centric retro and estimation suite combining retrospectives, planning poker, capacity planning and a Jira-fed sprint monitor, with a generous free tier and per-team paid plans.
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NimbleRetro
4.4Time-boxed retros with 5-Why root cause analysis
NimbleRetro is the retrospective module inside NimbleWork's broader Nimble agile platform. It runs structured, time-bound retros through Ideate, Group, Vote, Discuss, and Feedback stages, with anonymous input, action item tracking, and a 5-Why root cause workflow. Mobile apps for iOS and Android complement the web product, and action items convert directly into Nimble workitems.
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GoRetro scores 7.3 overall and is best for scrum teams that live in Jira and want a polished retro plus planning-poker bundle priced per team. It offers paid plans from $29/mo.
NimbleRetro scores 4.4 overall and is best for small agile teams that want a no-frills retro with built-in root cause analysis and a mobile companion app, especially teams already using the wider NimbleWork (SwiftKanban / Nimble) suite. It offers paid plans from $7/user/mo.
GoRetro leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, value, fun factor, AI & insights, integrations and enterprise-grade.
Across our seven scoring dimensions, GoRetro edges ahead with an overall score of 7.3. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | GoRetro | NimbleRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Retrospectives | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Any | Small |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Free limit | 30-day free trial of all paid features, no credit card required | Free trial only; no permanent free tier publicly disclosed for the retro module |
| Starting price | $29/mo | $7/user/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | $29/mo | $168/mo |
| Enterprise | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2020 | — |
| HQ | Israel | Bengaluru, India |
| Features | 34 | 11 |
| Integrations | 2 | 2 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | GoRetro | NimbleRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | ✓ note | — |
| AI grouping/clustering | — | — |
| AI action items | — | — |
| Action tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Insights | ✓ note | — |
| Polling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Action dashboard | ✓ | ✓ note |
| Custom templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anonymous input | ✓ | ✓ |
| Independent voting | ✓ | — |
| Async mode | — | — |
| Agile Estimations | ✓ note | — |
| Health Checks | ✓ note | — |
| Team Kudos | — | — |
| Whiteboard | — | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Asana | — | — |
| Azure DevOps | — | — |
| Confluence | — | — |
| GitHub | — | — |
| Jira | ✓ | — |
| Linear | — | — |
| Microsoft Teams | — | ✓ note |
| Slack | ✓ note | ✓ note |
| Trello | — | — |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | ✓ | — |
| GDPR | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO/SAML/SCIM | ✓ note | — |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Data residency (US/EU) | — | — |
GoRetro — Pros
- + Generous free tier with unlimited public boards and team members
- + Polished, real-time facilitation UX with strong template library
- + Bundles planning poker, capacity calculator and sprint monitor with retros
- + Tight Jira Cloud integration for sprint-data-driven discussions
- + SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and SAML SSO available on Organization tier
GoRetro — Cons
- − Slack integration sits behind paid tiers; SAML SSO requires Organization tier
- − Integration breadth is narrow: no native MS Teams, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Linear, Confluence or Trello
- − AI story is thin: 'Joker cards' and meeting recap export rather than real AI clustering, summaries or sentiment
- − No async mode, no whiteboard, no scheduling/recurring retros
- − Per-team pricing scales unevenly across many squads, and cross-team rollups are thin
NimbleRetro — Pros
- + Structured 5-Why root cause workflow built into the retro flow
- + Anonymous input and time-bound stages keep retros focused
- + Native iOS and Android apps for mobile participation
- + GDPR compliant; sits under NimbleWork's ISO 27001 / SOC umbrella at the platform level
NimbleRetro — Cons
- − Only four templates with limited customisation of stages
- − No SSO/SAML, SCIM, or SOC 2 Type 2 attestation specific to the retro product
- − No AI features (clustering, summaries, sentiment) at the time of review
- − Thin direct-integration story for the agile stack — no documented Jira, GitHub, Linear, or Azure DevOps hooks for the retro module
- − Pricing not transparently published; demo-gated