Lucidspark
6.2Lucid Software's whiteboard with AI co-creation, breakout boards and tight Lucidchart integration
Lucidspark is the whiteboard product from Lucid Software (makers of Lucidchart) — an infinite canvas with sticky notes, voting, timer, breakout boards, AI sticky-note clustering and summary, and bidirectional sync with Lucidchart for diagrams. Strong enterprise posture inherited from Lucid: SSO/SAML, SCIM, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, GDPR and HIPAA-eligible deployments.
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TeamRetro
8.7Retrospectives, health checks and agile estimations in one suite
TeamRetro pairs structured retrospectives with longitudinal team health checks and planning-poker estimations, aimed at agile organisations running multiple teams under a coach or programme.
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Lucidspark scores 6.2 overall and is best for engineering and PM teams already on Lucidchart who want sticky-note retros and brainstorming on the same platform — and whose security review favours a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 vendor. It offers a free tier.
TeamRetro scores 8.7 overall and is best for agile coaches and engineering managers running ongoing health-check programmes alongside sprint retros. It offers paid plans from $25/mo.
TeamRetro leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, value, fun factor, AI & insights, integrations and enterprise-grade.
Across our seven scoring dimensions, TeamRetro edges ahead with an overall score of 8.7. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | Lucidspark | TeamRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Whiteboard | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Mid-market | Any |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Free limit | 3 editable boards, 100 shapes per board, basic templates, 1 AI sticky-note generation/day | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Starting price | $7.95/user/mo | $25/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | $216/mo billed annually | $50/mo billed annually |
| Enterprise | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2010 | 2017 |
| HQ | South Jordan, US | Australia |
| Data residency | United States · European Union | United States · European Union |
| Languages | 10 (English, Spanish, German, …) | 30 (English, Arabic, Bengali, …) |
| Features | 36 | 63 |
| Integrations | 6 | 9 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | Lucidspark | TeamRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI grouping/clustering | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI action items | — | ✓ |
| Action tracking | ✓ note | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | ✓ |
| Polling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Action dashboard | — | ✓ |
| Custom templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anonymous input | — | ✓ |
| Independent voting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Async mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agile Estimations | ✓ note | ✓ |
| Health Checks | — | ✓ |
| Team Kudos | — | ✓ |
| Whiteboard | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| Asana | ✓ | ✓ |
| Azure DevOps | ✓ | ✓ |
| Confluence | ✓ | ✓ |
| GitHub | — | ✓ |
| Jira | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linear | — | ✓ |
| Microsoft Teams | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trello | — | ✓ |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | ✓ | ✓ |
| GDPR | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO / SAML | ✓ note | ✓ |
| SCIM provisioning | ✓ note | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | ✓ note |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Public API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | — | — |
Lucidspark — pros
- + Tight integration with Lucidchart — switch between diagram and whiteboard on the same canvas
- + Breakout Boards let you split a workshop or retro into parallel rooms
- + Strong enterprise posture: SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA-eligible, SSO/SAML, SCIM
- + Generous integration set: Jira, Slack, Teams, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Asana
- + Free tier exists and is enough to evaluate the tool
Lucidspark — cons
- − No native anonymous voting — names always visible on stickies
- − No health checks, recurring retros, action carryover or cross-team rollup
- − AI features lag Miro and FigJam — clustering and summary are present but not as polished
- − Free tier is restrictive: 3 boards and 100 shapes/board limits real use beyond evaluation
- − Brand is best known for diagramming; retro template depth trails Miro and Mural
TeamRetro — pros
- + Health checks with custom models, longitudinal tracking and cross-team reporting
- + Three modules in one suite (retros, health checks, planning poker)
- + Enterprise stack that's actually complete: SSO, SCIM, audit logs, SOC 2 Type 2, US/EU data residency
- + AI grouping, template suggestions, action items and sentiment built in
- + Broad agile-tool integrations including Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Linear, Confluence
TeamRetro — cons
- − No free tier — 30-day trial only, then a paid plan is required
- − ISO 27001 is inherited via AWS, not held directly
- − Data residency limited to US and EU (no APAC region)