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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SprintRetro
4.8Free sprint retros, embedded in Jira
SprintRetro is a free <strong>Atlassian Forge</strong> app from Agile Pulse that runs sprint retrospectives directly inside Jira Cloud. It pulls live sprint metrics (velocity, predictability, scope change, carryover, cycle time) into a collaborative retro board with templates, anonymous voting, action items that carry over between retros, GIF reactions, kudos, polls, and icebreakers.
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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.
SprintRetro scores 4.8 overall and is best for scrum teams already living in Jira Cloud who want a no-cost, no-friction sprint retro tool with sprint metrics baked in. It offers a free tier.
GoRetro leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, fun factor, AI & insights, integrations and enterprise-grade. SprintRetro leads on value.
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 | SprintRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Retrospectives | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Any | Small |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Free limit | 30-day free trial of all paid features, no credit card required | Free for unlimited users on a Jira instance |
| Starting price | $29/mo | Free |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | $29/mo | Custom |
| Enterprise | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2020 | — |
| HQ | Israel | Waterlooville, United Kingdom |
| Features | 34 | 14 |
| Integrations | 2 | 1 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | GoRetro | SprintRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | ✓ note | — |
| AI grouping/clustering | — | — |
| AI action items | — | — |
| Action tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Insights | ✓ note | — |
| Polling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Action dashboard | ✓ | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| Slack | ✓ 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
SprintRetro — Pros
- + Genuinely free with unlimited users on your Jira instance
- + Pulls <strong>real sprint metrics</strong> (velocity, predictability, scope change, carryover, cycle time) into the retro context
- + Built on Atlassian Forge — runs entirely inside Jira Cloud, no external data egress
- + Action items carry over automatically into the next retro for follow-up
- + Covers the engagement basics: templates, voting, action items, GIFs, polls, kudos, icebreakers
SprintRetro — Cons
- − Jira Cloud only — no Slack, Teams, GitHub, Linear, Confluence, or standalone web app
- − No AI features (no clustering, summaries, sentiment, or action extraction)
- − No timer, drag-and-drop grouping, async mode, presentation mode, or scheduling
- − No SSO, SCIM, SOC 2, audit logs, or cross-team reporting
- − Young product (launched Sept 2025) with a small install base — fine for one team, less proven at scale