“Most Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters run in circles fixing superficial symptoms. Time to use psychology to sustainably foster mindset change - through the Echometer retro tool."
"Metro Retro is a digital whiteboard optimized for software and product teams."
 Echometer Review | 🆚 Metro Retro Review | |
|---|---|---|
Interactive Online Retros | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Facilitation support (Check-In or Icebreaker Generator etc.) | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Partially |
Organizing Action Items | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Echometer Retro Board | 🆚 Metro Retro Board | |
Effective Timer | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Optional anonymity | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Integrated online whiteboards | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Mobile device support for on-site retros | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Voting (Prioritization) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
No login required for external guests | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (depending on pricing model) |
Collecting feedback before retros (optional) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Echometer Team Development | 🆚 Metro Retro Team Development | |
Agile Health Check surveys | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Team development measured over time | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Health Check item pool with nudges (food for thought) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Organizational Health Checks | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Retro templates for every level of maturity | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
ROTI (Return on Time Invest) KPI | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Echometer Pricing | 🆚 Metro Retro Pricing Model & Subscription | |
Data protection (developed and hosted in Europe) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
No login required to test tool | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Free version after test | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (max. 3000 board items) |
Pricing | Starting at €5.5/team member/month | From 6$/team member/month |
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Metro Retro is a (whiteboard) online tool that can be used for conducting agile team workshops aka Retrospectives online. It is primarily used by virtual or remote teams, who often work (according to the Scrum Framework) in sprints and prefer to use varying retro templates at the end of their iteration.
The MetroRetro Alternative Echometer is a retrospective tool with a stronger focus on holistic team development.
The Metro Retro website can be found at https://metroretro.io/.
The website of the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer is https://echometerapp.com/.
No, Metro Retro is not open source.
Behind Metro Retro is the private company Deqo Software Limited based in England. The founders are Jamie Hanratty and Stephen Whitfield.
The Metro Retro Alternative Echometer belongs predominantly to the three founders Robin Roschlau (Software Developer), Jean Michel Diaz (Business Economist) and Christian Heidemeyer (Psychologist). You can find more about our story in the linked post – "3 reasons for (not) another retro tool".
Metro Retro was founded by Jamie Hanratty and Stephen Whitfield. Neither of them give themselves the title “CEO” on LinkedIn.
The Metro Retro Alternative Echometer belongs predominantly to the three founders Robin Roschlau (Software Developer), Jean Michel Diaz (Business Economist) and Christian Heidemeyer (Psychologist). You can find more about our story in the linked post – "3 reasons for (not) another retro tool".
Other Metro Retro competitors include Echometer. In addition to Echometer, Neatro or Retrium can be named as typical Metro Retro alternatives. Metro Retro is also similar to EasyRetro or TeamRetro, although all of these solutions, apart from Echometer, do not include a whiteboard. You can find an overview of the various Metro Retro competitors in our Retro Tool Comparison.
Yes and no: You can use Metro Retro for free if you do not exceed a certain number of board objects on the Retro Board (digital whiteboard) and have a maximum of 30 people in the team. After that, however, you will have to pay for the Metro Retro Tool. Prices start from 6$ per team member per month.
The Metro Retro Alternative Echometer is free forever for up to 2 teams, find more on this in our Pricing.
The Metro Retro subscription comes in three tiers: Free (limited features in the tool), Team (6$/team member/month) and Host (e.g. for individual projects or consultants). Depending on the tier, SSO or inviting guests is included, for example. Visit the company's website for a full overview of the Metro Retro subscription.
The MetroRetro Alternative Echometer is free forever for up to 2 teams, after that it starts from 5.5€ per user per month – see also our Pricing.
MetroRetro has taken some measures for app security, privacy and data protection. Data is stored in the EU (Amsterdam) via the US service "Digital Ocean". Access to the infrastructure is protected from intruders by public/private keys and/or 2FA.
A full overview of security, privacy and data protection measures can be found on the company's website.
The MetroRetro io Alternative Echometer is GDPR compliant and hosted in Germany. It meets the highest standards of data protection and security. Detailed information can be found on our website at GDPR and Security.
No, there is no official way to download Metro Retro io.
Nevertheless, Metro Retro can be called an app or application, since it is a computer program that works browser-based.
So far there is only an unofficial download for the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer on web catalogue.
There is a Metro Retro demo in the form of a 2 minute video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axLkzlrNWrs. You cannot currently book a personal call on the company's website.
You can find a short video on how the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer works on our "How it Works" site. If you would like a personal presentation or demo, you are welcome to book a free online demo with us following the link.
You can find the Metro Retro LinkedIn profile on this page: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/metroretro. In fall 2022, Metro Retro has around 350 followers.
You can find the LinkedIn profile of the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer following this link. In autumn 2022, Echometer had around 2600 followers.
There is a Metro Retro Tutorial in the form of a video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axLkzlrNWrs.
There is also a help center that answers the most important questions about setting up the tool: https://docs.metroretro.io/.
You can find a video of how the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer works on our "How it Works" site. In our Help Center we give a detailed overview on how you can take the first steps in the Echometer Retro Tool.
If you would like a personal online demo, you are welcome to book a free online demo with Christian or Jean following the link.
There is a Metro Retro Help Center at this link: https://docs.metroretro.io/. You can also write to the Metro Retro Support directly via their email: contact@metroretro.io
You can easily find support for the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer in the chat (bottom left of our website) or via this Website by writing a message. Alternatively, you can send a message via email to support at echometerapp dot com. Jean or Christian will get back to you as soon as possible 🙂
If you are logged into the Echometer tool, you can even send us a message through the tool (below on the left, behind the question mark).
No, Metro Retro hasn't published any webinars yet, but there are some video tutorials of the tool on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axLkzlrNWrs.
With the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer you book a personal call or webinar following this link at any time.
If you are interested in the topics "20+ tips for retros" or "Change team mindset in 12 steps", take a look at our free eBooks.
Yes, you can export your Retro Board data in Metro Retro, for example as CSV or HTML file. Simply right-click on the Retro Board and select "Export".
No, Metro Retro does not have an API and currently does not offer any integrations.
The Metro Retro Login, Metro Retro Registration or Metro Retro Sign-Up all happen on the https://metroretro.io/login page.
With the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer you can also have a retrospective without login on the linked page. The sign-up or the Registration for a full free account is behind the links.
Yes, that's probably Metro Retro's greatest strength: the interactive whiteboard. The Metro Retro Alternative Echometer also has an optional online whiteboard. Echometer is highly recommended for remote or virtual teams, and even on-site teams
You can try Metro Retro io for free on their website. There is an official Metro Retro tutorial on their website to help you with this: https://docs.metroretro.io/.
You can find a video of how the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer works on our "How it Works" site. In our Help Center we give a detailed overview on how you can take the first steps in the Echometer Retro Tool.
Yes, Metro Retro can be used anonymously. The Metro Retro Alternative Echometer even allows anonymous feedback on both the Retro Board and the included Retro Whiteboard.
No, Metro Retro does not have a Jira integration. The Metro Retro Alternative Echometer has an integration into Jira that allows you to transfer action items into Jira projects.
Metro Retro had about 30 retrospective formats in October 2022, while the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer has hundreds of retrospective methods in the form of freely combinable retro games, agile health checks or team radars and classic retrospective questions. Thus, you can end every Scrum Sprint with fun in Echometer.
No, Metro Retro currently has no Team Radar or Health Check retrospectives, while the Metro Retro Alternative Echometer offers hundreds of freely combinable Team Radar Retros. Echometer also works on both a team and cross-team level. Your development can be tracked over many sprints, regardless of whether you are a virtual remote team or work on site.
Yes, the Sailboat Retro can be conducted in Metro Retro. In the MetroRetro io alternative Echometer the sailboat retro can be conducted and even be enriched with other whiteboard retro games. The retro format is suitable for virtual remote teams, for teams in the office as well as for hybrid teams.
Yes, Metro Retro offers "Single Sign On" or SSO, but only in the paid version. The Metro Retro Alternative Echometer also offers SSO.