What Sprint Boards does

Sprint Boards operates a free, web-based retrospective tool designed for Agile Scrum development teams and distributed engineering organizations to run sprint retrospectives. The platform enables distributed teams to coordinate, discuss, and collaborate in real time, supporting standardized formats including Standard, Mad-Sad-Glad, Four L, and Starfish. Per the company's homepage, the product is used by thousands of developers worldwide, with disclosed metrics of 16,800 registered users, 30,500 boards created, and 282,000 cards created.

The platform is built as a React Single Page Application (SPA), introduced in the v2.0.0 release in July 2019, replacing the original v1.0.0 stack released January 2018. Architecture uses WebSocket-based real-time collaboration for simultaneous multi-user card editing, merging, and organization. Notable proprietary features include automatic AES-256-CBC board encryption (transparent to users, no passwords), a card masking feature designed to reduce peer-to-peer influence during idea collection, and an Actions Tracker dashboard providing company-wide visibility into resolved and unresolved action items. An external API is offered for programmatic access, with rate limiting in place.

Sprint Boards operates a freemium model: the free tier provides core retrospective functionality while a premium subscription unlocks encryption, Trello/Jira/Excel/CSV export, team management, card masking, Actions Tracker, and an ad-free experience. Payment processing is handled through Stripe; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The platform integrates natively with Slack for one-click team invitations and offers export to Trello and Jira, though the Trello and Jira integrations are flagged as currently non-functional due to external API changes as of v2.17.1 (February 2025). No funding rounds, parent organization, or management team are disclosed. The company is independently operated under Barbadian jurisdiction from a listed office in St. Thomas, Barbados.

Name

Sprint Boards

Legal name

Sprint Boards

Website

https://sprintboards.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sprint Boards offers a free online retrospective tool for Agile Scrum developers and distributed teams, enabling real-time collaborative sprint retrospectives. Its React-based web app integrates with Slack, Trello, and Jira, monetizing via premium subscriptions that unlock encryption, exports, and team management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleckheaton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Premium Subscription: Subscription-based model with free tier providing basic functionality and paid tier unlocking encryption, export features (Trello, Jira, Excel), team management, card masking, and no-ad experience. Terms mention Stripe as payment provider and indicate subscription-based pricing.
2. Free Tier / Freemium: Free online retrospective tool available to all users. Basic board creation, collaboration, and standard features are free. Premium features like board encryption, export capabilities, and advanced team management require subscription.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

Sprint Boards provides a free online retrospective tool that enables Agile and Scrum development teams to coordinate, discuss, and collaborate in real time during sprint cycles. The platform supports multiple retrospective formats including Standard, Mad-Sad-Glad, Four L, and Starfish, and offers premium features such as AES-256-CBC board encryption, card masking to reduce peer influence, Trello/Jira/Excel export, and team management.

Product overview

Sprint Boards is a single, unified online retrospective tool designed for Agile Scrum developers and distributed teams to conduct sprint retrospectives. The core product centers on the Retrospective Board itself, which supports multiple formats (Standard Retrospective, Mad-Sad-Glad, Four L Retrospective, and Starfish Retrospective). The platform integrates several complementary modules: the Actions Tracker for managing follow-up items company-wide, Board History for managing past retrospectives, Team Management for administering team access, Card Masking to prevent bias, Board Encryption (AES-256-CBC) for security, and export integrations with Slack, Trello, Jira, and Excel/CSV for workflow continuity. The platform operates as a free-to-use tool with optional subscription features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sprint Boards Retrospective Tool A free, browser-based retrospective board tool that allows Agile Scrum developers and distributed teams to create retrospective boards in seconds, invite unlimited participants, and collaborate in real time via WebSockets. Includes multiple built-in retrospective formats (Standard, Mad-Sad-Glad, Four L, Starfish), card masking to reduce peer influence, board locking, card merging, and a company-wide Actions Tracker for follow-up management. A premium subscription unlocks encryption, team management, and exports to Trello, Jira, and Excel/CSV.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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Yes

API docs

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Integration3 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JiracoreTechnology or Integration · 27 July 2019Export action items and cards to Jira projects for enterprise teams using Atlassian tools. Integrates retrospective outcomes into enterprise software development tracking. Note: Known issues (v2.17.0) indicate Trello/Jira integration may be non-functional due to external API changes.
• TrellocoreTechnology or Integration · 25 January 2019Export retrospective cards, particularly action items, directly to Trello boards. Allows teams to continue tracking follow-up work in their existing project management workflow. Feature available to subscribers only.
• SlackcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 July 2018Slack integration enables one-click sending of retrospective board invitations to team members. Subscribers can send invites to private Slack channels and the platform remembers the last channel selected. Part of core product functionality for team collaboration.
• Google AnalyticsminorOthersGoogle Analytics is used to collect anonymous information about website usage patterns, visitor sources, geographic distribution, browser types, and page access patterns. Used for website optimization and understanding traffic sources.
• TidiominorOthersTidio Chat platform used for customer support and feedback functionality. Was added in v1.25.0 (February 2019) as the chat platform for the site.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Reetro: Reetro is a retrospective platform with multiple templates, action item tracking, and integrations with tools like Jira and Slack, serving the same Agile retrospective market as Sprint Boards.
• Metro Retro: Metro Retro offers online retrospective boards with real-time collaboration, voting, and export to project management tools. It targets the same Scrum/Agile retrospective niche as Sprint Boards.
• GoRetro: GoRetro is a retrospective-focused SaaS product offering multiple board templates, anonymous voting, and Jira export — the same core feature mix Sprint Boards targets.
• Retrium: Retrium is a long-standing dedicated retrospective tool for Agile teams, offering real-time and asynchronous retrospectives, multiple formats, and integrations with Jira. It directly competes with Sprint Boards in the same single-use-case retrospective category.
• ScatterSpoke: ScatterSpoke is a retrospective tool originally acquired by Rally Software, focused on enabling Agile teams to run engaging sprint retrospectives with anonymous input and structured action items.
• EasyRetro (Ideaboardz): EasyRetro/Ideaboardz is a free-to-use retrospective tool that supports multiple formats and is popular among Scrum teams. It competes with Sprint Boards for the same Agile retrospective audience.
• Parabol: Parabol provides Agile retrospectives, standups, and check-ins as an open-source product. It overlaps directly with Sprint Boards on retrospective functionality while extending into broader meeting and feedback workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Jira (Atlassian): Jira is the dominant Agile project management platform and a target export destination for Sprint Boards. Atlassian could bundle retrospective capabilities natively, threatening Sprint Boards' standalone value proposition.
• Miro: Miro is a broad online collaborative whiteboard that offers retrospective templates and is widely adopted by distributed Agile teams. It competes with Sprint Boards as a more general-purpose alternative for retrospective facilitation.

Emerging players

• Leantime: Leantime is an open-source project management system for non-project managers that includes retrospective functionality alongside ideation, kanban, and milestone tracking — partially overlapping with Sprint Boards' Agile team audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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