Miro
7.1Innovation Workspace where retros happen on the same canvas as discovery and planning
Miro is the dominant online whiteboard, now repositioned as an AI-powered Innovation Workspace. It pairs an infinite canvas with 5,000+ retro templates, AI clustering by sentiment/keyword/author, Sidekicks (AI teammates) and Flows (multi-step AI workflows), real-time + async collaboration, and a 250+ app marketplace including Jira, Azure DevOps, Asana, Confluence, Slack and Microsoft Teams.
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RetroTeam
5.3AI 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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Miro scores 7.1 overall and is best for large product, design and engineering orgs that already run discovery, planning and retros on one canvas and want AI clustering plus deep Jira/Azure DevOps/Asana sync. It offers a free tier.
RetroTeam scores 5.3 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.
Miro leads on fun factor, AI & insights, integrations and enterprise-grade. RetroTeam leads on ease of use and value.
Across our seven scoring dimensions, Miro edges ahead with an overall score of 7.1. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | Miro | RetroTeam |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Whiteboard | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Enterprise | Small |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Free limit | 3 editable boards, 10 AI credits/mo per team, full template library, 250+ app marketplace | 1 team, 10 users, 10 boards, 10 AI credits |
| Starting price | $8/user/mo (billed annually; $10 monthly) | $10/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | $192/mo billed annually (Starter, 24 seats) | $30/mo |
| Enterprise | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2011 | 2022 |
| HQ | Amsterdam, NL | — |
| Data residency | United States · European Union · Australia | — |
| Languages | 8 (English, Spanish, German, …) | English only |
| Features | 37 | 18 |
| Integrations | 10 | 1 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | Miro | RetroTeam |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI grouping/clustering | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI action items | — | ✓ |
| Action tracking | ✓note | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | ✓ |
| Polling | ✓note | ✓note |
| Action dashboard | — | ✓ |
| Custom templates | ✓ | ✓note |
| Anonymous input | ✓note | ✓ |
| Independent voting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Async mode | ✓ | — |
| Agile Estimations | ✓note | — |
| Health Checks | — | — |
| Team Kudos | — | — |
| Whiteboard | ✓ | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Asana | ✓note | — |
| Azure DevOps | ✓note | — |
| Basecamp | — | — |
| ClickUp | ✓ | — |
| Confluence | ✓ | — |
| GitHub | ✓note | — |
| GitLab | — | — |
| Jira | ✓note | ✓ |
| Linear | — | — |
| Microsoft Teams | ✓ | — |
| Monday.com | — | — |
| Notion | ✓ | — |
| Shortcut | — | — |
| Slack | ✓ | — |
| Trello | ✓note | — |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | ✓ | — |
| GDPR | ✓ | — |
| SSO / SAML | ✓note | — |
| SCIM provisioning | ✓note | — |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Public API | ✓ | — |
| Webhooks | ✓note | — |
Miro — pros
- + Enormous template library (5,000+) and Miroverse community for retro formats
- + AI clustering groups sticky notes by sentiment, tag, author and keyword; Sidekicks and Flows extend AI deeper into the canvas
- + Best-in-class integration catalog (Jira, Azure DevOps, Asana, Confluence, Slack, Teams) with two-way sync
- + Enterprise-grade SSO, SCIM, audit logs, ISO 27001, ISO 42001 (AI governance) and EU/US/AU data residency
- + Same canvas works for discovery, planning and retros — no context switching
Miro — cons
- − Per-seat pricing: a 24-person org pays ~$192/mo on the Starter tier (annual), well above retro-native tools at that headcount
- − No native health checks, mood tracking or longitudinal team-pulse
- − No recurring retros, scheduling, action carryover or cross-team rollup — facilitators rebuild structure each sprint
- − Jira/Azure DevOps/Asana sync and SSO sit behind the $20/user/mo Business tier; SCIM and audit logs only on Enterprise (30-seat min)
- − No built-in retro report or action-tracker dashboard
RetroTeam — pros
- + Strong AI grouping and action-item generation
- + Flat per-team pricing scales well for small squads
- + Tight, opinionated retro flow (capture, group, vote, act)
- + Direct Jira sync for action items
- + Active product — weekly blog cadence through late March 2026
- + Custom template builder for teams that outgrow the four presets
RetroTeam — cons
- − Integration set is Jira-only; Slack, Teams, GitHub, Linear, Azure DevOps not advertised
- − No health checks, kudos, or longitudinal team-pulse tracking
- − Light on enterprise controls (SSO, SCIM, SOC 2, audit logs not mentioned publicly)
- − AI is credit-gated — Premium ships 50 credits/mo, Pro 150; heavy use forces an upgrade
- − Only 4 built-in templates (custom builder fills the gap, but no template library)