TeamRetro
USD 16.66/month per team with annual discount
Unlimited
Annual cost$600
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The Metro Retro alternative, now that Metro Retro is Spreo
Metro Retro became Ludi, then Spreo. It now sells itself as online whiteboard software. TeamRetro still does one job: retrospectives that end in owned actions.
Why choose TeamRetro over Spreo (formerly Metro Retro)?
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 focused Metro Retro alternative built specifically for agile retrospectives and team health checks. Instead of a freeform canvas, it gives you guided, time-boxed facilitation, automated grouping, action tracking and SOC 2 Type 2 security on every plan.
First, the name. Metro Retro is now called Spreo. The product shipped as Metro Retro from 2019, was renamed Ludi in August 2025, and was renamed again to Spreo in July 2026. Same company (Deqo Software Ltd, London), same product, same accounts, and metroretro.io now redirects to spreo.io. If you remember Metro Retro, Spreo is where it went. Everything below compares TeamRetro with the product as it ships today.
The second change matters more. Spreo is now marketed as online whiteboard software for agile teams, with retrospectives sitting alongside sprint planning, refinement and workshops as one use case on the canvas. That is a reasonable place to compete, but it is a different product to the one you need if retrospectives are a standing team habit. A canvas gives you space; it does not run the session, remember last time’s actions, or tell you whether the team is getting better.
TeamRetro is built the other way around. You open your next retrospective from one of 275+ templates, the team joins with a single link, ideas group automatically, and open actions carry forward from where the last discussion ended. Health check radars trend the same questions sprint after sprint, so improvement is something you can see rather than something you assume. Switching is a clean start with nothing to export or migrate, pricing is flat and team-based rather than per member, and every plan includes SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance.
Spreo suits teams who want a visual, playful canvas for planning, refinement and the occasional workshop, and it is genuinely good at that: the facilitation gadgets, the shared jukebox and the illustrated stickies do lift the energy of a live session. TeamRetro is the better fit when retrospectives are a recurring ritual you want structured, measured and actioned.
Competitor facts on this page were checked against Spreo’s own website on 19 August 2026.
See how TeamRetro compares to Spreo (formerly Metro Retro)
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.
| Feature area | TeamRetro | Spreo (formerly Metro Retro) |
|---|---|---|
| Built for retrospectives | Retrospectives and team health are the product | Online whiteboard; retrospectives are one use case |
| Retrospective templates | 275+ templates. Organization and team wide. User first design. | 100+ board templates across retros, planning and workshops |
| Schedule future / recurring retrospectives | Fully supported | Not supported |
| SOC 2 Type 2 | SOC 2 Type 2 certified | Not certified. Its hosting provider holds the SOC 2 report. |
| GDPR compliance | GDPR compliant, hosted in the US or the EU | GDPR compliant, EU hosting only |
| Health checks survey/radars | Heat map, trend lines & summaries | Board templates only, no health check product |
| Planning poker / agile estimation | Free tool and in-app | Planning poker on the board |
| Collaborative whiteboard | Whiteboard online | Infinite canvas, the core product |
| AI productivity features | Auto grouping, summaries, analysis, action suggestion | Beta sticky-note clustering only. No summaries, actions or sentiment. |
| MCP server | Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini about your teams | Not supported |
| Integrations | Jira, Trello, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Linear and more | Jira only (two-way sync, Business plan and above) |
| Quick polling | Multiple poll options | Voting rounds plus poll templates |
| Icebreakers, check in/out questions | Built in tools | Built-in icebreaker activities; check in/out via board templates |
| Facilitated workflow | Guided stages you can customize | Host controls on a freeform board, no guided stages |
| Action tracking and carry-over | Propose actions, get buy-in, carry them into the next retro | Actions with owner, due date and email reminders. No carry-over between boards. |
| Team sentiment analysis | Drill down word clouds, time line annotations & executive summaries | Not supported |
| Presentation / screen share mode | Hide facilitator contributions | Presentation and spotlight controls |
| Track return on time invested (ROTI) | Track historical ratings | Board template only, no tracked history |
| Team agreements | Create team bonds | Board template only |
| Engagement extras (music, GIFs, reactions) | Built in | Jukebox music player, GIFs, emoji stamps, confetti and hats |
References: Spreo pricing · Spreo overview (formerly Metro Retro) · Spreo security · Metro Retro to Ludi rebrand · Ludi to Spreo rebrand
Get from idea to action faster than Spreo (formerly Metro Retro)
Get TeamRetro's toolkit designed to help you run effective, action-driven retrospectives, health checks and estimations.
Create your perfect retro
Start from 275+ 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. Then ask trAI, your in-meeting assistant, for anything else you need.
Explore our retrospective template gallery
A sample of the 275+ 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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Same teams, same year, side by side. Compare for yourself.
Case Study:Based on 3 teams with 10 people each over 1 year on a standard plan. Spreo's Starter plan covers only one team space, so three teams need its Business plan.
Spreo (formerly Metro Retro)
USD 6/month per member on the Business plan, billed annually
Billed per member
Annual cost$2,160
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 99.99% uptime, with fast-response SLAs to ensure your teams stay productive and supported.Status dashboard
Frequently asked questions
What happened to Metro Retro?
Metro Retro was renamed Ludi in August 2025, then renamed again to Spreo in July 2026. It is the same product from the same company, Deqo Software Ltd in London, with the same customer accounts. The old metroretro.io address now redirects to spreo.io. So if you are looking for Metro Retro, the tool you want is Spreo. This page compares TeamRetro with the product as it ships today under the Spreo name.
What is Spreo and how does it work?
Spreo describes itself as online whiteboard software for agile teams: an infinite canvas with sticky notes, live cursors, voting, timers and host controls, and a template library of 100+ boards covering retrospectives, sprint planning, refinement, planning poker and workshops. Retrospectives are one use case on that canvas rather than the whole product. TeamRetro is built the other way around. Retrospectives and team health checks are the product, so you get guided stages, automated grouping, action carry-over between sessions and health check radars that trend over time. If you want a blank canvas for occasional workshops, Spreo fits. If retrospectives are a recurring ritual you want structured and measured, TeamRetro fits.
Is Spreo free? What are the pricing plans?
Spreo has no free plan. You get a 30-day free trial, after which the account pauses to a read-only state until you pick a plan. Pricing is per member: the Starter plan is $4 per member per month billed annually ($5 monthly) and includes one team space, and the Business plan is $6 per member per month billed annually, which is where multiple team spaces, the Jira integration and SAML SSO live. Enterprise is custom priced. TeamRetro also offers a 30-day free trial with full access. After that, pricing starts at $20/month billed annually for the Single Team Plan, which supports up to 25 users. Plans scale by team, not by user count: a Small Org Plan at $50/month for 3 teams, and a Large Org Plan at $75/month for 6 teams, all with unlimited users. In short, Spreo charges per member while TeamRetro charges per team, which stays more predictable as a team grows.
Is my data secured and protected with Spreo?
Spreo hosts entirely in the EU (Amsterdam), encrypts data in transit with TLS and at rest with AES-256, and offers SAML SSO on paid plans. It is GDPR compliant. It is not SOC 2 certified itself: its published security page cites the SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS certifications of its data centre provider, which is a different thing from an audit of the vendor. TeamRetro holds its own SOC 2 Type 2 certification, is GDPR compliant, and can be hosted in either the US or the EU. Details are on the TeamRetro security page.
How do I run a voting round or collect feedback?
Spreo runs voting rounds on the board, with configurable votes per person and voting on grouped topics, plus a private writing mode so people write before anyone sees. TeamRetro builds voting into the facilitated flow: dot voting, votes set per person or per idea, unlimited facilitator votes, and independent voting to reduce bias. Votes are tallied and the discussion is presented in order of most voted, so the room moves straight to what matters.
Can Spreo integrate with Jira, Slack, or other tools?
Spreo integrates with Jira, with a two-way sync on the Business plan and above. That is the only product integration it lists. Slack, Google, GitHub and LinkedIn appear as sign-in providers rather than integrations. TeamRetro integrates with Jira, Trello, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Linear, Azure DevOps and more, so actions land where the work already lives.
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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