Retrospective Tools

FigJam vs ScatterSpoke

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing, features and integrations to help you pick the right retrospective tool.

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FigJam

6.7

Figma's whiteboard with AI-assisted clustering, voting and a free tier that includes meaningful AI credits

FigJam is the whiteboard product inside Figma — sticky notes, voting, timer, audio, music, expressive cursor stamps, an AI co-pilot that clusters and summarises sticky notes, and dozens of community retro templates. Sits inside the Figma platform so design and product teams already living there get retros without buying a second tool, with Figma's strong SSO/SCIM and SOC 2 enterprise posture on Org+/Enterprise plans.

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ScatterSpoke

6.6

AI 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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Summary

FigJam scores 6.7 overall and is best for design and product teams already on Figma who want retros on the same platform as their design files, with playful engagement and AI clustering. It offers a free tier.

ScatterSpoke scores 6.6 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.

FigJam leads on fun factor, integrations and enterprise-grade. ScatterSpoke leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, value and AI & insights.

Across our seven scoring dimensions, FigJam edges ahead with an overall score of 6.7. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.

Scores compared

FigJam
Ease of Use 7.0
Retro Toolkit 4.5
Value 6.0
Fun Factor 9.0
AI & Insights 5.0
Integrations 6.0
Enterprise-grade 9.5
ScatterSpoke
Ease of Use 8.0
Retro Toolkit 7.0
Value 8.0
Fun Factor 4.0
AI & Insights 8.5
Integrations 5.0
Enterprise-grade 6.0
Detail FigJam ScatterSpoke
Category Whiteboard Retrospectives
Team size Mid-market Mid-market
Free tier Yes Yes
Free limit Unlimited FigJam files on Starter, 150 AI credits/day (500/month), community templates 1 team, 10 users, unlimited retros, 20 AI reports/month, 90-day history
Starting price $3/user/mo (Collab seat) $50/mo
Est. 3 teams × 8 people $120/mo $50/mo
Enterprise Yes Yes
Founded 2012 2014
HQ San Francisco, US USA
Data residency United States
Languages English only English only
Features 37 29
Integrations 6 3

Feature & integration comparison

Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.

Capability FigJam ScatterSpoke
Features
AI Summaries
AI grouping/clustering
AI action items
Action tracking
Team Insights
Polling
Action dashboard
Custom templates
Anonymous input
Independent voting
Async mode
Agile Estimations note
Health Checks
Team Kudos note
Whiteboard
Integrations
Asana
Azure DevOps
Confluence
GitHub
Jira
Linear
Microsoft Teams
Slack
Trello
Security & Privacy
SOC 2 note
GDPR
SSO / SAML note note
SCIM provisioning note note
ISO 27001
On-premises
Public API
Webhooks

FigJam — pros

  • + Generous free tier with real AI credits (150/day, 500/month) baked in
  • + Same login and platform as Figma — zero friction for design-led teams
  • + Playful, engaging UX (audio, music, stamps, expressive cursors) lifts retro fun factor
  • + AI clustering, summary and template suggestions are well integrated
  • + Strong enterprise posture inherited from Figma: SAML, SCIM, SOC 2, ISO 27001

FigJam — cons

  • No native action-item tracking, recurring retros or health checks
  • Anonymous mode is weak — no built-in 'private until reveal' equivalent
  • No Microsoft Teams or Azure DevOps integration
  • Pricing is per-seat across Figma plans — paying for a full editor seat ($16+/mo) just to host retros is expensive
  • Built primarily for designers; agile coaches sometimes find the canvas paradigm fiddly for structured retros

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
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