How is EasyRetro vs Echometer Retrospective software?

Both the Echometer Retrospective software and EasyRetro allow you to conduct interactive online retrospectives. Some features overlap in both tools:

• Both offer a Google login and login via email
• Both offer a retro board for grouping and tuning feedback
• Both offer Jira integration for saving measures

In principle, both tools allow you to carry out good online or remote retrospectives. However, Echometer goes one step further and offers icebreakers, action reviews and a checkout (ROTI score) in addition to the retro board. In addition to the retro, Echometer also has supplementary functions such as team surveys and team Health Check dashboards.

Therefore, as the name suggests, EasyRetro is actually just a very simple retro tool, while Echometer is a more comprehensive team development tool, of which the retrospective is a central part.

Unlike Echometer, EasyRetro only allows a limited number of team members in the free version. With Echometer, the number of team members is unlimited, even in the free plan.

EasyRetro has significantly fewer features overall than Echometer, for example no integrated online whiteboards and no templates for health checks - for example for measuring psychological safety. Finally, Echometer’s generous free trial version is also outstanding.

Tip: If you’re thinking about trying out the EasyRetro retrospective software tool, take a quick look at the free version of the Echometer retro tool. The special thing about Echometer is that you can open the retrospective templates and the Echometer retro board immediately, free of charge and without having to log in: Echometer Access without login.