IdeaBoardz
2.9Free shared brainstorming boards
IdeaBoardz is a long-standing free brainstorming and retrospective board: pick 1-10 sections, name them yourself, share the URL, add ideas anonymously, upvote, and export to PDF or Excel. The app still works and is still in daily use, but development stopped years ago — the public source repository's last feature commits date to April 2020 and the Terms have not been revised since.
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RetroTeam
4.7AI retrospective tool for high-performing teams
RetroTeam is a focused, AI-first retrospective app that runs teams through a structured capture, group, vote, and action-items flow with Jira sync.
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IdeaBoardz scores 2.9 overall and is best for throwaway retros and quick distributed brainstorms when nobody wants to sign up. It offers a free tier.
RetroTeam scores 4.7 overall and is best for small to mid-size agile teams who want lightweight AI-assisted retros and Jira hand-off without enterprise overhead. It offers a free tier.
IdeaBoardz leads on open platform. RetroTeam leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, fun factor, AI & insights, integrations and enterprise-grade.
Across our eight scoring dimensions, RetroTeam edges ahead with an overall score of 4.7. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | IdeaBoardz | RetroTeam |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Retrospectives | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Small | Small |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Free limit | Fully free, no paid tier | 1 team, 10 users, 10 boards, 10 AI credits |
| Starting price | Free | $10/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | Free (no paid tier) | $30/mo (Pro — 5 teams, 50 users; Premium's 2-team / 20-user cap doesn't fit 3 teams of 8) |
| Enterprise | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2010 | 2022 |
| HQ | Pune, India | Oakland, California, US |
| Data residency | — | United States |
| Languages | English only | English only |
| Export formats | PDF · Excel | |
| Features | 9 | 20 |
| Integrations | 0 | 1 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | IdeaBoardz | RetroTeam |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | — | ✓ |
| AI grouping/clustering | — | ✓ |
| AI action items | — | ✓ |
| Action tracking | — | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | ✓ |
| Polling | — | — |
| Action dashboard | — | ✓ |
| Custom templates | ✓note | ✓note |
| Anonymous input | ✓ | ✓ |
| Independent voting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Async mode | ✓ | — |
| Agile Estimations | — | — |
| Health Checks | — | — |
| Team Kudos | — | — |
| Whiteboard | — | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Asana | — | — |
| Azure DevOps | — | — |
| Basecamp | — | — |
| ClickUp | — | — |
| Confluence | — | — |
| GitHub | — | — |
| GitLab | — | — |
| Jira | — | ✓ |
| Linear | — | — |
| Microsoft Teams | — | — |
| Monday.com | — | — |
| Notion | — | — |
| Shortcut | — | — |
| Slack | — | — |
| Trello | — | — |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | — | ✓note |
| SSO / SAML | — | — |
| SCIM provisioning | — | — |
| ISO 27001 | — | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Public API | ✓note | — |
| Webhooks | — | — |
| MCP server | — | — |
IdeaBoardz — pros
- + Genuinely free — no paywall, no paid tier, no trial clock
- + No signup required to participate — just share the URL
- + 1-10 free-text sections build Start/Stop/Continue, 4Ls or Six Thinking Hats by hand
- + Drag one sticky onto another to merge them; the votes are added together
- + PDF and Excel export on every board, plus a working phone view
IdeaBoardz — cons
- − No templates at all — the only format choice is how many sections you want
- − No timer, no phases, no action items, no grouping beyond merging two stickies into one
- − Unlimited anonymous upvotes with no per-person vote budget
- − Zero integrations, no SSO, no SOC 2 and no published privacy policy — the URL is the only access control
- − No product work since April 2020; support is a Gmail address and a Twitter handle
RetroTeam — pros
- + Tight, opinionated retro flow — capture, AI group, vote, act — with a timer on every stage
- + AI grouping suggestions are accept/reject per card, not applied over your head
- + Flat plan pricing: $30/mo covers 5 teams and 50 users, well under per-seat rivals
- + Participants join by link with no account required
- + Org-wide action dashboard with owner, status and due date, plus one-way Jira links
RetroTeam — cons
- − Jira is the only integration — no Slack, Teams, GitHub, Linear or Azure DevOps, and no public API or webhooks
- − No health checks, kudos, or longitudinal team-pulse tracking
- − Four built-in templates only; the custom builder fills the gap, but there's no template library
- − No SSO, SCIM, SOC 2 or audit logs, and hosting is US-only with no EU residency option
- − AI is credit-metered — 50/mo on Premium, 150 on Pro, then an upgrade or a one-off credit top-up
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