Retrospective Tools

ScatterSpoke vs SprintRetro

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

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ScatterSpoke

6.1

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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SprintRetro

4.4

Free sprint retros, embedded in Jira

SprintRetro is a free Atlassian Forge app from Agile Pulse that runs sprint retrospectives directly inside Jira Cloud. It pulls live sprint metrics (velocity, predictability, scope change, carryover, cycle time) into a collaborative retro board and — since a mid-2026 expansion — adds an infinite whiteboard, anonymous team-health pulse checks, timers, and an AI facilitator, alongside templates, anonymous voting, action items that carry over between retros, GIFs, kudos, polls, and icebreakers. A separate paid Pro listing exists for advanced features.

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Summary

ScatterSpoke scores 6.1 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.

SprintRetro scores 4.4 overall and is best for scrum teams already living in Jira Cloud who want a no-cost, no-friction sprint retro tool with sprint metrics baked in. It offers a free tier.

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

Across our eight scoring dimensions, ScatterSpoke edges ahead with an overall score of 6.1. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.

Scores compared

ScatterSpoke
Ease of Use8.0
Retro Toolkit7.0
Value8.0
Fun Factor4.0
AI & Insights8.5
Integrations5.0
Open Platform2.0
Enterprise-grade6.0
SprintRetro
Ease of Use7.5
Retro Toolkit5.5
Value9.0
Fun Factor6.0
AI & Insights2.0
Integrations3.0
Open Platform0.0
Enterprise-grade2.0
DetailScatterSpokeSprintRetro
CategoryRetrospectivesRetrospectives
Team sizeMid-marketSmall
Free tierYesYes
Free limit1 team, 10 users, unlimited retros, 20 AI reports/month, 90-day historyFree for unlimited users on a Jira instance (free app listing)
Starting price$50/moFree
Est. 3 teams × 8 people$50/mo (Starter covers up to 5 teams / 100 users, so 3 teams of 8 fits)Free (within free tier)
EnterpriseYesNo
Founded2014
HQUSAWaterlooville, United Kingdom
Data residency
LanguagesEnglish onlyEnglish only
Export formatsPDF · CSV · Email · Jira · Confluence
Features2921
Integrations31

Feature & integration comparison

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

CapabilityScatterSpokeSprintRetro
Features
AI Summariesnote
AI grouping/clusteringnote
AI action itemsnote
Action tracking
Team Insights
Polling
Action dashboard
Custom templates
Anonymous input
Independent voting
Async mode
Agile Estimations
Health Checksnote
Team Kudos
Whiteboard
Integrations
Asana
Azure DevOps
Basecamp
ClickUp
Confluence
GitHub
GitLab
Jira
Linear
Microsoft Teams
Monday.com
Notion
Shortcut
Slack
Trello
Security & Privacy
SOC 2note
GDPR
SSO / SAMLnote
SCIM provisioningnote
ISO 27001
On-premises
Public API
Webhooks
MCP server

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/OIDC SSO and SCIM are Enterprise tier only; Business gets social logins + MFA

SprintRetro — pros

  • + Genuinely free with unlimited users on your Jira instance (free app listing)
  • + Pulls <strong>real sprint metrics</strong> (velocity, predictability, scope change, carryover, cycle time) into the retro context
  • + Built on Atlassian Forge — runs entirely inside Jira Cloud, no external data egress
  • + Expanded fast: now adds an infinite whiteboard, timers, anonymous team-health pulse checks, and an AI facilitator
  • + Action items carry over automatically into the next retro for follow-up

SprintRetro — cons

  • Jira Cloud only — no Slack, Teams, GitHub, Linear, Confluence, or standalone web app
  • AI facilitation is thin and may be gated behind the paid <strong>Pro</strong> listing (~$210/yr for 25 Jira users) — the feature split between free and Pro isn't clearly documented
  • No async mode, presentation mode, drag-and-drop grouping, or scheduled/recurring retros
  • No SSO, SCIM, SOC 2, audit logs, or cross-team reporting
  • Young product (launched Sept 2025); ~682 free-app installs — fine for one team, less proven at scale

Keep comparing

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