Free Retrospective Tools for Scrum: Most Comprehensive List 2026

Looking for trustworthy free retrospective tools for Scrum? Then this article is for you, because here you’ll find the most comprehensive market overview of tools with which Scrum teams can confidently run free sprint retrospectives online in 2026. We’ve excluded all tools whose websites are no longer current in 2026 or whose free plan is only a limited-time trial period.

That was also the reason for this article, by the way: there are many lists of free retro tools online, but they are often outdated or refer to abandoned projects. One example is awesome-retrospective on GitHub.

The retrospective-tool landscape changes quickly. Some tools change their free plans, some disappear, others are newly added. That’s why we try to keep this list current and as complete as possible, but we may still miss individual tools or short-term price changes.

Which tools do we include in this list?

A tool is included in this list if it meets these criteria:

  • Truly free: It offers a permanently free plan or a freely usable open-source version.
  • Currently maintained: The minimum requirement here is that the website is current, maintained, and secure.
  • Not generic software: The tool must be built specifically for retrospectives, agile team reflection, or Scrum retros.
  • Trustworthiness: There should at least be an imprint stating who is behind the product.

All four criteria led to plenty of exclusions in our research. So it’s better to use this prequalified list of free retro tools than to manually qualify all the search results yourself again.

No desire for the full list? Here are the quick picks

Here’s a shortcut to the right free retrospective tool for your use case:

Use case Recommended tool
Start directly without logging in Echometer
Open source or self-hostable Parabol
Hybrid or partly on site Echometer
Very simple retro board Kollabe
Scrum teams with recurring sprint retrospectives Echometer
Teams with a team health focus Echometer

The complete list of free retrospective tools for Scrum in 2026

Echometer

Echometer is a retrospective and team health tool for agile teams that combines retros, action items, and health checks. Echometer is especially suitable for small teams when retros are meant to be more than just a board and instead flow into continuous team development. Echometer Website

EasyRetro

EasyRetro is a well-known retro board tool for simple online retrospectives with columns, cards, and voting. The tool is especially obvious when teams are looking for a classic digital retro board experience. EasyRetro Website

Parabol

Parabol offers retrospectives, check-ins, and sprint poker in one meeting tool for agile teams. According to the pricing page, the Starter plan is free for up to two teams and supports retrospectives. Parabol Pricing

Spreo (previously Ludi and Metro Retro)

Spreo is a visual retrospective tool with templates, moderator features, and collaboration for remote, hybrid, and on-site workshops. According to the pricing page, there is a free plan with usage limits. Spreo Pricing

TeleRetro

TeleRetro is a retro tool with formats, icebreakers, pulse surveys, and team features. The pricing page lists a free plan with one team and a limited number of retros. TeleRetro Pricing

Scrumlr

Scrumlr is a free online retro tool that can be started without registration. The website also describes Scrumlr as open source and hosted in Germany. Scrumlr Website

QuickRetro

QuickRetro is a free, open-source tool for online sprint retrospectives. It is especially well suited for teams looking for a self-hosted solution with a classic retro board. QuickRetro Website

RetroTool

RetroTool is a simple tool for remote retrospectives. It is one of the leaner options when teams are looking for a focused retro board rather than a large tool suite. RetroTool Website

Reetro

Reetro is an online retrospective tool with a board, voting, action items, and templates. It positions itself as a simple solution for distributed agile teams. Reetro Website

Kollabe

Kollabe is an agile meeting tool for retrospectives, Planning Poker, and standups. The free plan is especially interesting for small teams looking for a simple retro board without signup and with a limited meeting history. Kollabe Pricing

Neatro

Neatro is a retrospective tool with templates, moderation features, team radars, and action tracking. The free plan supports small teams with usage limits and is especially suitable when teams are looking for a visually guided retro experience with many templates. Neatro Pricing

Teaminal

Teaminal combines asynchronous standups, retrospectives, and sprint planning for distributed teams. It is especially a good fit when retrospectives are to be embedded in an asynchronous team rhythm. Teaminal Website

ScatterSpoke

ScatterSpoke is a retrospective tool with boards, export, and team features. It appears in several retrospective tool lists and is especially relevant for teams looking for a structured online retro. ScatterSpoke Website

Evetro

Evetro is a digital retrospective tool with mobile and collaborative features. It is a smaller option in the market, but can be interesting for teams deliberately looking for alternatives to the well-known tools. Evetro Website

Free retrospective tools for Scrum as a table

Here again are all free retrospective tools in table format with a link to the website, a short description, and country of origin.

Tool Website Short description Origin
Echometer Echometer Website Retrospectives, team health checks, and actions in one workflow Germany 🇪🇺
EasyRetro EasyRetro Website Simple online retro board with voting Brazil 🇧🇷
Parabol Parabol Pricing Agile meetings, retrospectives, and sprint poker USA 🇺🇸
Spreo (formerly Ludi and Metro Retro) Spreo Pricing Visual retro boards for remote and hybrid teams United Kingdom 🇬🇧
TeleRetro TeleRetro Pricing Retros with icebreakers, pulse surveys, and team features United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Scrumlr Scrumlr Website Free retro board without registration Germany 🇪🇺
QuickRetro QuickRetro Website Free open-source online retro tool India 🇮🇳
RetroTool RetroTool Website Simple remote retro board Poland 🇪🇺
Reetro Reetro Website Online retro tool with voting, action items, and templates Denmark 🇪🇺
Kollabe Kollabe Pricing Agile meetings with retrospectives, Planning Poker, and standups Australia 🇦🇺
Neatro Neatro Pricing Retrospectives, templates, team radars, and action tracking Canada 🇨🇦
Teaminal Teaminal Website Async standups, retros, and sprint planning USA 🇺🇸
ScatterSpoke ScatterSpoke Website Online retrospectives with boards and export USA 🇺🇸
Evetro Evetro Website Digital retro tool for agile teams Norway 🇪🇺

Which free retro tools are missing?

This list is intentionally limited to genuine retrospective tools in 2026. If you know a tool that can be used free of charge permanently and was specifically developed for retrospectives, let us know and we will add it.

If you would rather have a narrower recommendation instead of the most comprehensive list, you can find our curated comparison here: The best online retrospective tools for agile teams.

If you are not just putting together retrospectives, but your entire agile tool setup, this broader overview is the next step: The best free agile tools in 2026.

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FAQs about Retrospective Tool

Top answers for anyone exploring our Retrospective Tool.

Do I have to register to test the Retro Tool?

No, you do not need to log in to Echometer or register to test the Retro Board and Retro Tool in Echometer.

You can try out Echometer’s Retro Board via the following link without logging in: Try a Practice Round

How can I buy Echometer's retro tool?

First, simply register for free in Echometer. Then navigate to the workspace for which you would like to purchase the retro tool. If you haven’t already done so, you can do so here: Create account in Echometer 1:1 tool

You can then manage your subscription (for both the retro tool and the 1:1 software) within the workspace settings.

You can choose from various payment methods when upgrading.

If you do not have access to your company’s credit card yourself, you can simply add a buyer as a workspace admin in your Echometer workspace so that this admin can carry out the upgrade for you.

What is the difference between the Retrospective tool and the 1:1 software?

In Echometer there are two separate software solutions that are available within each workspace in Echometer:

  • 1:1 tool: Software for planning and conducting 1:1 meetings and tracking employee development
  • Retrospective tool: Software for planning and moderating retrospectives and tracking team development through team health checks

Both are independent software solutions, so they can be used separately from each other.

However, they work according to the same principles and aim to achieve the same added value: The continuous improvement of agile teams. In this respect, the simultaneous use of both software solutions is recommended.

Can I appoint several admins in Echometer?

Yes, you can assign administration rights to any number of users at both team level and workspace level. Please note the following:

  • Only workspace admins can take out and manage a Echometer subscription for a Echometer workspace.
  • Only workspace admins can create additional teams and name or remove additional workspace admins.
  • Team admins can appoint and remove additional team admins and team members for their team
What is the structure of retrospectives in Echometer?

The Echometer Retrospective software is designed to guide teams through the retrospective process with maximum ease and effectiveness, following best practices.

The steps and their sequence can be customized using the navigation within the retro. By default, a retrospective in Echometer is structured in this way:

  • Icebreaker
  • Review of open measures from past retros
  • Collect feedback (first Health Checks, then open questions)
  • Prioritization of feedback
  • Deriving action items
  • Concluding the retrospective with the “ROTI score” (Return on Time Invested)

Additional whiteboards (e.g. for workshops, for analyzing problems or for brainstorming measures) can also be added spontaneously at any point using the Retrospective navigation.

Is there an analysis dashboard to identify trends?

Yes, the Echometer Retrospective software has various detailed dashboards for monitoring the continuous improvement process of your agile team:

  • On the one hand, you can get a quick overview of past team retrospectives in the retro archive.
  • On the other hand, you can use the ROTI score and the Health Check items, which you can use as a regular happiness check, to visualize mood trends in the team based on specific KPIs or agile metrics.
  • There are also other activity trends

Echometer distinguishes between Team Health and Workspace Health in the Health Checks:

  • Results from Team Health are only ever made transparent within the team
  • Results from Workspace Health are made transparent across all teams