RetroTool
4.4Anonymous online retrospectives, no login required
RetroTool is a low-friction online retrospective board built by NY/Poland software agency u2i as a side project. Free anonymous retros run from a unique URL with no signup; paid tiers add private boards, team management and longer retention. The product still works, but the site shows no shipped activity in years.
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ScatterSpoke
7.1AI copilot for team feedback
ScatterSpoke is an AI-powered feedback platform that turns retrospectives, standups and team feedback into themes, sentiment metrics and prioritised action items for engineering leaders.
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RetroTool scores 4.4 overall and is best for small or ad-hoc teams who want a free, no-signup retro board with secret voting and a few standard templates — provided you're comfortable using a tool that hasn't shipped visible updates in years. It offers a free tier.
ScatterSpoke scores 7.1 overall and is best for engineering orgs in Jira/Slack that want AI to surface themes and impact across many retros. It offers a free tier.
RetroTool leads on value. ScatterSpoke leads on retro toolkit, fun factor, AI & insights, integrations and enterprise-grade.
Across our seven scoring dimensions, ScatterSpoke 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 | RetroTool | ScatterSpoke |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Retrospectives | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Small | Mid-market |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Free limit | Anonymous boards, unlimited cards, columns, action points and participants; 12-month retention; basic facilitation | 1 team, 10 users, unlimited retros, 20 AI reports/month, 90-day history |
| Starting price | $10/mo | $50/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | $10/mo | $50/mo |
| Enterprise | No | Yes |
| Founded | — | 2014 |
| HQ | Poland | USA |
| Features | 13 | 29 |
| Integrations | 0 | 3 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | RetroTool | ScatterSpoke |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | — | ✓ |
| AI grouping/clustering | — | ✓ |
| AI action items | — | ✓ |
| Action tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | ✓ |
| Polling | — | — |
| Action dashboard | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom templates | ✓ note | ✓ |
| Anonymous input | ✓ note | ✓ |
| 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 | — | ✓ note |
| GDPR | ✓ note | ✓ |
| SSO/SAML/SCIM | — | ✓ note |
| ISO 27001 | — | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Data residency (US/EU) | — | — |
RetroTool — Pros
- + Genuinely free anonymous retros with no account required
- + Three-click setup — unique URL, share, run
- + Zero-knowledge encryption with custom passwords on Company plan
- + Per-team flat pricing ($10 or $20/team/mo) rather than per-seat
RetroTool — Cons
- − <strong>Apparently dormant</strong>: no blog, changelog or release notes; legal docs last updated 2020
- − No native integrations with Jira, Slack, Teams or any agile-stack tool
- − No AI features (clustering, summary, action extraction, sentiment)
- − No health checks, recurring retros, or cross-team reporting
- − Secret voting and private boards locked behind paid tiers
- − Not SOC 2; no SSO/SCIM/audit logs for enterprise buyers
ScatterSpoke — Pros
- + AI themes, sentiment scoring and impact analysis across retros
- + 20+ retro formats plus custom formats with real-time collaboration
- + Cross-team goals, metrics and executive-style rollups
- + Action items sync to Jira; standups and async feedback included
ScatterSpoke — Cons
- − Integration coverage is narrow (Jira, Slack, Teams only)
- − No native health checks, team radars or mood tracking
- − Tier-based pricing jumps sharply ($0 to $50 to $500/mo)
- − SAML and SCIM gated to Business/Enterprise tiers