TeamRetro
USD 16.66/month per team with annual discount
Unlimited team members
Annual cost$600
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The Echometer alternative with scheduled retros and SOC 2 security
See why agile teams and their leaders choose TeamRetro over Echometer.
Why choose TeamRetro over Echometer?
Intuitive and easy to use
Get ready to go templates, guided steps and user first design that lets you facilitate with ease.
Focus on actions
Run smarter meetings that stay on track, stay efficient, and finish with a clear set of actions.
Data driven insights
Boost team performance and support ongoing improvement with meaningful insights.
TeamRetro is a strong Echometer alternative that pairs health checks with a full retrospective and estimation suite. Where Echometer stops short on scheduling and planning poker, TeamRetro adds scheduled retros, 200+ templates, planning poker and SOC 2 Type 2 security.
Echometer is built around psychology-backed health checks, and that’s genuinely its strength — recurring pulses grounded in University of Münster research. But teams that want the retrospective itself to go further tend to hit its edges. Sessions start manually, with no scheduling or recurring cadence; the template library sits around 50; and there’s no planning poker for estimation. Chat integrations are thin, too — Jira, but no Slack or MS Teams.
Moving across is straightforward: there’s nothing to migrate. Start your next retrospective from one of 200+ templates, invite the team by link, and carry any open actions forward so nothing slips between sessions. Pricing is a flat rate per team with unlimited members — no per-seat minimums to work around — and you’re covered by SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR, hosted in the US or EU.
Echometer is the better fit if your priority is psychology-informed team development: recurring health-check pulses backed by research, with EU-only data residency. TeamRetro is the better fit if retrospectives are a recurring ritual you want structured, measured and actioned — with health checks, agile estimation and reporting in one place.
See how TeamRetro compares to Echometer
TeamRetro is a safe, reliable and easy to use agile retrospective, health check and estimation tool. With simple to use features, facilitated meetings and a UI that makes meetings flow with ease. Capture actions that you can track over time. Create continuous improvements and build great teams.
Try TeamRetro Now for Free| Feature area | TeamRetro | Echometer |
|---|---|---|
| Retrospective templates | 200+ Templates, organization and team wide. User first design. | 50+ templates |
| SOC 2 Type 2 certified | SOC 2 Type 2 | Not SOC 2 certified |
| Health checks survey/radars | Heat map, trend lines & summaries | Additional cost |
| Planning poker / agile estimation | Free tool and in-app | Not supported |
| Action dashboard | Action dashboard and insights | Kanban task board |
| 1:1 meetings | Not supported | Additional cost |
| Icebreakers, check in/out questions | Built in for quick pulse checks | Supported |
| Set future or recurring retros | Schedule in advance | Not supported |
| Propose/suggest actions | Get buy-in before committing actions | Not supported |
| Team Sentiment Analysis | Drill down word clouds, time line annotations & executive summaries | Not supported |
| AI template suggestions | Faster meeting setup | Not supported |
| AI action suggestions | Insight-driven actions | Not supported |
| AI meeting summaries | Instant meeting recaps | Not supported |
References: Echometer pricing · Echometer features · Echometer security (GDPR)
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Retrospective featuresHealth check featuresEstimation features
Create your perfect retro
Start from 200+ templates or build your own.
Set the stage
Warm up with an icebreaker or check-in question.
Rich facilitation at your fingertips
Guide every step with timers, prompts and presentation mode.
Vote privately and discuss openly
Independent dot voting surfaces what matters most.
Propose, capture and track actions
Turn discussion into owned, trackable next steps.
Generate and share summaries instantly
AI-written summaries ready to share the moment you wrap up.
Discover insights, trends and patterns
Track team sentiment and agile metrics over time.
Survey team health
Run health checks and radars to see how the team is really doing.
Save time and gain focus
Automatically group ideas, highlight key themes, suggest next steps, and generate clear summaries with a little help from AI.
Explore our retrospective template gallery
A sample of the 200+ ready-to-run formats your team can start with — classic columns, illustrated and themed boards, and dark mode for late-day retros.
Agile retrospective
Scrum values retrospective
Psychological safety retrospective
Rollercoaster retrospective
Energy levels in dark mode
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Case Study:Based on 3 teams with 10 people each over 1 year on a standard plan.
Echometer
USD 40/month per team (Retrospective only)
Billed per user + $40 /seat min 3 seats
Annual cost$1,440
Enterprise-grade security, compliance, and control
TeamRetro is SOC 2 Type 2 accredited by an independent auditor who has evaluated our policies, product, platform, and infrastructure in accordance with the Standard on Assurance Engagements (ASAE 3150).
GDPR compliance and regional hosting (US & EU)
Single Sign-On (SSO) via SAML
SCIM for scalable user provisioning
Audit logs available on request
We maintain 99.9% uptime, with fast-response SLAs to ensure your teams stay productive and supported.Status dashboard
Frequently asked questions
What is Echometer and how does it work?
Echometer is a browser-based tool that supports agile retrospectives, 1:1 meetings, and team health checks using psychological survey prompts and guided facilitation. TeamRetro also supports agile retrospectives, polling, health checks, team radars with built in icebreakers and also supports AI features to enhance productivity. TeamRetro's interface is purpose-built for smooth facilitation, no extra setup or learning curve required.
Who is Echometer designed for?
Echometer was predominantly a polling app and now targets agile coaches, change managers, and HR teams looking to drive continuous improvement through regular surveys and structured 1:1s. TeamRetro is built to support self-empowered agile teams, Scrum Masters, leadership teams and executives, regardless of industry. It provides meeting summaries, overall team health checks, sentiment and topic analysis and insightful reports and analytics for decision making.
Is Echometer free?
Echometer offers limited free starter plans for both its tools—Retrospectives and 1:1 Health Check Meetings—but with notable restrictions. For 1:1 meetings, the free plan allows a manager to run up to two 1:1 series with two people. For retrospectives, the free version lets one team run just one retro per month. Teams will quickly need to upgrade to access more functionality once the free 21 day trial is over. TeamRetro offers a 30 day free trial with full features and no limitations. You can facilitate as many meetings and have multiple teams, retros and health checks.
What is Echometer’s pricing or subscription plans?
Echometer has separate pricing for its 1:1 Meeting Tool and Retrospective Tool, and both come with a 21-day free trial before any subscription fee is charged. For retrospectives, the Pro plan costs ~$40 USD per month per team, while the Business plan is ~$70 USD per month per team, offering extras like SSO support, domain filtering, and priority support. For 1:1 meetings, a paid seat at ~$40 USD per month per facilitator with a minimum of 3 seats ie. 120USD per month. In comparison, TeamRetro offers a much simpler and more affordable option— at just $25 USD per month per team for unlimited users, unlimited retrospectives, health checks, integrations, and advanced facilitation tools. No complex tiers, and everything is included under one flat rate. The price per team drops as the number of teams increase (Volume based pricing) allowing you to scale more easily.
Can Echometer integrate with other tools (like Jira)?
Yes, Echometer integrates with Jira, but setup and options are limited and generally tied to their Business plan or above. TeamRetro also supports direct Jira and Confluence integrations, along with Slack, MS Teams, and much more. See the full integration list here.
Do surveys remain anonymous?
In Echometer, feedback is anonymous by default—especially during retrospectives and peer feedback. When team members (peers) give feedback, their names are hidden and responses are grouped so no one can tell who said what. However, if a manager gives feedback, their name might be visible depending on how the session is set up. On the other hand, TeamRetro offers 3 options when it comes to anonymous feedback. One is fully named where all names are displayed. The next is alias, where pseudo-avatars are given to participants, and the last is fully anonymous. This makes TeamRetro a more flexible and trust-building option for teams that value open and honest reflection.
Is my data secured and protected with Echometer?
Echometer uses standard security practices including TLS encryption, ISO 27001-certified data centers, secure password hashing, and optional SSO on higher-tier plans. It is also GDPR compliant. However, Echometer is not SOC 2 Type 2 certified, which may be a consideration for organizations that require independently audited security controls. TeamRetro on the other hand, is built with enterprise-grade security from the ground up. It is SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliant and can be hosted in either the US or the EU on AWS Servers.
What TeamRetro users say
The interface is clean and super intuitive and the flow was easy to navigate. I love the different options for retro types and the sticky note and dot voting experience was great. And finally, the ability to create actions was a fantastic finish. Your team should be SO PROUD.
In software development and consultancy, human factors can be the difference between ‘okay’ and ‘awesome.’ That’s why we hold weekly check-ins, and TeamRetro lets team members share their thoughts before meetings.
TeamRetro is a product where every detail is considered – simple usage, and good design. different flows for different needs, highly customizable, real-time features. It allows you to enter a retrospective or health check meeting comfortably and be ready for the meeting as a team leader.
It is intuitive, easy to use, and helps the team tremendously to perform a constructive retrospective. Also, the health check fully meets our requirements.
I love TeamRetro because it allows my team and me to focus on our topics without worrying about security or the tools we use, thanks to its amazing UI/UX. I started using it for retrospectives and health checks at my previous company, and now I also use it for planning poker.
TeamRetro’s Team Health Check feature allowed us to run quick surveys, providing a pulse on how our teams felt about aspects like communication and workload.
Probably one of the best applications we’ve used to conduct a retrospective. Seeing everyone interact with the board and share their opinions was awesome! The integrations with our Jira board is great. Allows us to track our goals and ensure they’re owned. Thank You, thumbs up from me👍
TeamRetro helped our teams effectively manage retrospective meetings, even in a remote setup, saving time and increasing productivity.
With the step-by-step framework TeamRetro provides, it enables small teams to hold regular retrospectives with alternating team members in the facilitating role.
Excellent, it’s exactly what we expected and even more, we liked very much the idea of incorporating in the report not only the current retro actions but also the pending ones from earlier retros.
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