IdeaBoardz
3.6Free shared brainstorming boards
IdeaBoardz is a long-standing free brainstorming and retrospective board where anyone can spin up a shared URL, add ideas in customisable sections, vote, and export to PDF or Excel. The site is still online and the app still works, but the product appears to be in maintenance mode at best — Terms were last updated in April 2020 and there is no blog, changelog or roadmap to suggest active development.
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TeleRetro
7.0Fun, engaging retrospectives your team will love
TeleRetro is a remote-first retrospective tool built around team engagement — animated GIF reactions, icebreaker games, planning poker and a clean facilitation flow. It targets small to mid-size agile teams who want retros that feel lively rather than mechanical.
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IdeaBoardz scores 3.6 overall and is best for throwaway retros and quick distributed brainstorms when nobody wants to sign up. It offers a free tier.
TeleRetro scores 7.0 overall and is best for remote and hybrid agile teams who prioritise engagement and fun alongside a solid retrospective facilitation workflow. It offers a free tier.
TeleRetro leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, fun factor, AI & insights, integrations and enterprise-grade.
Across our seven scoring dimensions, TeleRetro edges ahead with an overall score of 7.0. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | IdeaBoardz | TeleRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Retrospectives | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Small | Small |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Free limit | Fully free, no paid tier | 1 team, 3 retros, 14-day retro access, limited AI Bot access |
| Starting price | Free | £26/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | Custom | £26/mo |
| Enterprise | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2012 | 2020 |
| HQ | Pune, India | UK |
| Features | 6 | 33 |
| Integrations | 0 | 3 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | IdeaBoardz | TeleRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | — | ✓ note |
| AI grouping/clustering | — | — |
| AI action items | — | — |
| Action tracking | — | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | — |
| Polling | — | — |
| Action dashboard | — | ✓ |
| Custom templates | ✓ note | ✓ |
| Anonymous input | ✓ | ✓ |
| Independent voting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Async mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agile Estimations | — | ✓ |
| Health Checks | — | — |
| Team Kudos | — | — |
| Whiteboard | — | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Asana | — | — |
| Azure DevOps | — | — |
| Confluence | — | — |
| GitHub | — | — |
| Jira | — | ✓ |
| Linear | — | — |
| Microsoft Teams | — | ✓ |
| Slack | — | ✓ |
| Trello | — | — |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | — | ✓ |
| SSO/SAML/SCIM | — | ✓ note |
| ISO 27001 | — | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Data residency (US/EU) | — | — |
IdeaBoardz — Pros
- + Genuinely free, no paywall, no paid tier
- + No signup required to participate — just share a URL
- + 1-10 customisable sections cover most retro formats (Start/Stop/Continue, 4Ls, etc.)
- + PDF and Excel export built in
- + Voting and async input out of the box
IdeaBoardz — Cons
- − UI is unchanged from the early 2010s and shows it
- − No timer, no facilitation phases, no drag-and-drop grouping
- − Zero integrations with the agile stack (Jira, Slack, Teams, Confluence, etc.)
- − No prebuilt templates, no health checks, no AI features
- − Boards are public-by-URL with no SSO, SOC 2, or stated privacy controls
- − Apparently in maintenance mode — Terms last updated April 2020, no changelog or blog
TeleRetro — Pros
- + Standout engagement features — animated GIF reactions and icebreaker games make retros genuinely enjoyable
- + Clean, low-friction facilitation flow with timer, voting, grouping and action items in one place
- + Async mode lets distributed teams contribute before the live session
- + Action carry-over keeps previous items visible so nothing gets lost between sprints
- + Generous free tier — unlimited retros for small teams with no credit card required
TeleRetro — Cons
- − No native health-check or longitudinal pulse module
- − AI limited to a beta board-summary feature — no grouping, action extraction or sentiment
- − Integration set is narrow — no Confluence, GitHub, Linear or Azure DevOps
- − No SCIM, audit logs or advanced enterprise controls; SSO gated to higher plans
- − No cross-team reporting or org-level dashboards