About RetroTools

Our Mission

There are a lot of retro tools out there. Some are purpose-built for retrospectives, others are whiteboards that kind of work if you squint. We built RetroTools because we kept running into the same problem: outdated comparison posts, affiliate-stuffed listicles, and no one actually testing the tools they recommended. Every review here is based on real usage.

How We Evaluate Tools

We score each tool across six dimensions:

• Feature set - Templates, anonymous feedback, action items, AI features. The basics and beyond.
• Ease of use - Can a facilitator set up a retro in under a minute? Do participants need a tutorial?
• Pricing value - What do you actually get for free, and is the paid plan worth it?
• Integrations - Jira, Slack, GitHub, Linear. We check what actually connects vs. what's just on the marketing page.
• Team scalability - Works for a 5-person team. Still works at 500.
• Innovation - Is the product actively improving? We look at release cadence, AI features, and async support.

Who Built This

I'm a scrum master who has run hundreds of retrospectives across startups and mid-size companies. I got tired of Googling "best retro tools" and landing on the same recycled lists where half the tools had changed their pricing or pivoted entirely. So I built this. No paid placements. No affiliate deals. Just honest notes from someone who actually runs retros every week.

Get in Touch

Spotted something wrong? Building a retro tool you want reviewed?

• Submit a tool for review
• Email: hello@retrotools.io

Reviews get updated quarterly, or sooner if a tool ships a major change.