Neatro
6.5Structured retros built around psychological safety
Neatro runs retrospectives through a guided four-step framework with anonymous brainstorming, ROTI feedback, and Team Radar health checks aimed at distributed agile teams.
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Retrium
6.2Guided retrospectives and Team Radars for scrum and agile teams
Retrium is a long-running, retrospectives-only tool that emphasises guided five-phase facilitation, anonymous brainstorming, voting, a persistent action plan, and Team Radar health checks for distributed teams.
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Neatro scores 6.5 overall and is best for scrum Masters who want a guided, safety-first facilitation flow with built-in team health tracking. It offers a free tier.
Retrium scores 6.2 overall and is best for scrum masters and agile coaches who want a focused, retro-only tool with strong facilitation guardrails and a built-in Team Radar. It offers paid plans from $39/mo.
Neatro leads on ease of use, value, fun factor and integrations. Retrium leads on enterprise-grade.
Across our seven scoring dimensions, Neatro edges ahead with an overall score of 6.5. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | Neatro | Retrium |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Retrospectives | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Mid-market | Enterprise |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Free limit | Free forever for up to 10 members, unlimited retrospectives, 70+ templates, 30-day data history | 30-day free trial (column techniques and Team Radar), no credit card required |
| Starting price | $23/mo | $39/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | $23/mo | $39/mo |
| Enterprise | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2020 | 2014 |
| HQ | Quebec, Canada | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Features | 27 | 23 |
| Integrations | 4 | 2 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | Neatro | Retrium |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | — | — |
| AI grouping/clustering | — | — |
| AI action items | — | — |
| Action tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | — |
| Polling | — | — |
| Action dashboard | ✓ | ✓ note |
| Custom templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anonymous input | ✓ | ✓ |
| Independent voting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Async mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agile Estimations | — | — |
| Health Checks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Kudos | — | — |
| Whiteboard | — | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Asana | ✓ | — |
| Azure DevOps | ✓ | — |
| Confluence | — | — |
| GitHub | ✓ | — |
| Jira | ✓ | ✓ note |
| Linear | — | — |
| Microsoft Teams | — | — |
| Slack | — | ✓ note |
| Trello | — | — |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | — | ✓ |
| GDPR | — | ✓ |
| SSO/SAML/SCIM | ✓ note | ✓ note |
| ISO 27001 | — | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Data residency (US/EU) | ✓ note | — |
Neatro — Pros
- + Guided four-step framework that reliably produces psychological safety
- + Team Radar is a proper recurring health check, not a repurposed template
- + Automatic ROTI survey on every retro closes the feedback loop
- + Action carryover and a Kanban tracker keep follow-through visible between sessions
- + Generous free tier (up to 10 members, 70+ templates) and active blog/facilitation content
Neatro — Cons
- − No native Slack or Microsoft Teams integration for notifications or reminders
- − No AI features at all — no clustering, summaries, sentiment, or action-item extraction
- − Per-team pricing model gets awkward as the org scales beyond a handful of squads
- − Not independently SOC 2, ISO 27001 or GDPR certified — relies on Azure's underlying certifications
- − No cross-team rollups, org-level dashboard, SCIM, or audit logs
Retrium — Pros
- + Battle-tested five-phase guided facilitation flow
- + Anonymous brainstorming and grouping by design
- + Persistent team-room action plan that carries forward between retros
- + Team Radar covers psychological safety and custom health checks
- + Per-team-room pricing with unlimited users on every plan
Retrium — Cons
- − No free tier; 30-day trial only
- − Integrations are thin beyond Jira Cloud and a <em>still-beta</em> Slack app
- − <strong>No AI features at all</strong> — no summary, clustering, action-item extraction or insights
- − No native Microsoft Teams, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Linear or Confluence integration
- − Public shipping cadence has slowed — no 2025 changelog or product blog activity visible
- − Retro-only scope; no planning poker, kudos, icebreakers or whiteboard