NimbleRetro
3.6Time-boxed retros with 5-Why root cause analysis
NimbleRetro is the retrospective module inside NimbleWork's broader Nimble agile platform. It runs structured, time-bound retros through Icebreaker, Ideation, Grouping, Voting, and Root Cause Analysis stages, with anonymous input, action item tracking, and a 5-Why root cause workflow. Native iOS and Android apps complement the web product, and action items convert directly into Nimble workitems (user stories and cards).
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ScatterSpoke
6.3AI copilot for team feedback
ScatterSpoke is an AI feedback platform that turns retrospectives, standups and surveys into themes, sentiment and prioritised action items — and, since ScatterSpoke 3.0, exposes the whole survey lifecycle to AI agents over an official MCP server.
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NimbleRetro scores 3.6 overall and is best for small agile teams that want a no-frills retro with built-in root cause analysis and a mobile companion app, especially teams already using the wider NimbleWork (SwiftKanban / Nimble) suite. It offers paid plans from $10/user/mo (Nimble Team tier, USD; standalone NimbleRetro is quote-only).
ScatterSpoke scores 6.3 overall and is best for engineering orgs in Jira/Slack that want AI synthesis across many retros — or agent builders who need a survey backend over MCP. It offers a free tier.
NimbleRetro leads on value. ScatterSpoke leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, fun factor, AI & insights, integrations, open platform and enterprise-grade.
Across our eight scoring dimensions, ScatterSpoke edges ahead with an overall score of 6.3. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | NimbleRetro | ScatterSpoke |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Retrospectives | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Small | Mid-market |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Free limit | Free trial only; no permanent free tier published for the retro module. A $0 Nimble suite plan (10 users / 10 projects) appears in a secondary table on the suite pricing page, but it does not list Retrospectives among its features | 1 seat, unlimited static surveys and responses, 10 Agent Surveys and 50 Ask credits (one-time), basic signal detection, MCP access, social logins |
| Starting price | $10/user/mo (Nimble Team tier, USD; standalone NimbleRetro is quote-only) | $29/user/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | $240/mo (24 users x $10/user/mo Nimble Team tier); standalone NimbleRetro is quote-only | $814/mo on Business (includes 5 seats; 19 extra seats at $35/seat/mo) |
| Enterprise | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2002 | 2019 |
| HQ | Cupertino, CA, United States | USA |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | English only | English only |
| Export formats | — | PDF · CSV · Email · Jira · Confluence |
| Features | 16 | 38 |
| Integrations | 2 | 4 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | NimbleRetro | ScatterSpoke |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | — | ✓ |
| AI grouping/clustering | — | ✓ |
| AI action items | — | ✓ |
| Action tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | ✓ |
| Polling | ✓ | ✓note |
| Action dashboard | ✓note | ✓ |
| Custom templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anonymous input | ✓ | ✓ |
| Independent voting | — | ✓ |
| Async mode | — | ✓ |
| Agile Estimations | — | — |
| Health Checks | — | ✓note |
| Team Kudos | — | — |
| Whiteboard | — | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Asana | — | — |
| Azure DevOps | — | — |
| Basecamp | — | — |
| ClickUp | — | — |
| Confluence | — | — |
| GitHub | — | — |
| GitLab | — | — |
| Jira | — | ✓ |
| Linear | — | — |
| Microsoft Teams | ✓note | ✓ |
| Monday.com | — | — |
| Notion | — | — |
| Shortcut | — | — |
| Slack | ✓note | ✓ |
| Trello | — | ✓note |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | ✓note | ✓note |
| GDPR | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO / SAML | ✓note | ✓note |
| SCIM provisioning | — | ✓note |
| ISO 27001 | ✓note | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Public API | ✓note | ✓note |
| Webhooks | ✓note | ✓note |
| MCP server | — | ✓ |
NimbleRetro — pros
- + Structured 5-Why root cause workflow built into the retro flow
- + Anonymous input and time-bound stages keep retros focused
- + Native iOS and Android apps for mobile participation
- + NimbleWork runs an annual SOC 2 Type II audit and an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 audit, with SAMLv2/ADFSv3 SSO at the platform level
- + Action items convert directly into Nimble work items, so follow-up lands in the same backlog the team already works from
NimbleRetro — cons
- − Only four templates, and custom templates cap out at four columns
- − No SCIM provisioning or audit logs documented; SSO and the SOC 2 / ISO 27001 attestations sit at the NimbleWork platform level, not the retro module
- − Comparison pages tick 'Generative AI' for NimbleRetro, but no retro AI (clustering, summaries, sentiment) is documented — NimbleWork's AI Agents are a separately licensed add-on aimed at Nimble cards and analytics
- − No documented export of a retro board in any format
- − Thin direct-integration story for the agile stack — no documented Jira, GitHub, Linear, or Azure DevOps hooks for the retro module
- − Participants are limited to members of the Nimble project the retro is created from
- − NimbleRetro's own pricing page is demo-gated; the only published rate card is the Nimble suite's ($10/user/mo Team, $26/user/mo Business)
ScatterSpoke — pros
- + Official MCP server on every tier, including Free — agents can create, distribute and query surveys
- + AI theme extraction, issue detection, sentiment over time and adaptive AI-moderated interviews
- + SOC 2 Type II since launch, with annual penetration testing
- + 20+ retro formats, guided phases, and cross-team/program rollups
ScatterSpoke — cons
- − $814/mo for 3 teams of 8 on Business — 5 seats included, then $35/seat
- − Free tier is a single seat, so it can no longer run a team retro
- − No dedicated health-check model, team radars or psychological-safety survey
- − Integrations stop at Jira, Slack and Teams — no GitHub, Azure DevOps or Linear
- − The 3.0 pricing tiers never mention retrospectives; help-centre release notes stop at Sept 2024
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