Which Alternative is Better for Agile Teams? FunRetro aka EasyRetro is a good tool for retrospectives. But it is worth investigating if there are even better alternatives out there - like Echometer.
Both agile retrospectives tools have received very good reviews from users. However, the brief introductions of the tools reveal different objectives: Holistic development of a team (Echometer) vs. conducting simple agile retrospectives (FunRetro, now known as EasyRetro).
ECHOMETER REVIEW ON CAPTERRA:
Quick Intro Echometer
“Many Agile Coaches & Scrum Masters are going around in circles. They fix superficial symptoms. It's time to use psychology and get straight to the mindset - with the Echometer Retro Tool.”
EASYRETRO.IO REVIEW ON CAPTERRA:
Quick Intro FunRetro aka EasyRetro
“Improve with fun sprint retrospectives: Collaborate with your remote team and improve your work with a simple, intuitive and beautiful tool”
 Echometer Review | 🆚 FunRetro Review | |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive Online Retros | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Moderation support (check-in or icebreaker generator, etc.) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Organizing Action Items | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Effective Timer | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Optional anonymity | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Integrated online whiteboards | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Support for mobile devices </br>(for on-site or hybrid retros) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Voting (Prioritization) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| No login required for external guests | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Partially (for public retro boards) |
| Collecting feedback before retros (optional) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Agile Health Check surveys | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Team development measured over time | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Health Check Item Pool with Nudges (Food for thought) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Organizational Health Checks | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Retro templates for every level of maturity | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| ROTI (Return on Time Invest) KPI | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Privacy protection </br> (developed and hosted in Europe) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| No login required to test tool | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Free version after test | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Pricing | Starting at €5.5/team member/month | Starting at €26/team/month |
Would you like to include other retro tools in your comparison?
Individual Preview of Retro ToolsIncl. short introduction with screenshots & pros and cons list
If you want to see the FunRetro alternative in action, just start a retrospective in Echometer now:
"Echometer is like a combination of Miro and a clever Retro Board. It even provides KPIs on the impact of my coaching and makes it easy to spot trends in team development. I love this tool and recommend it to anyone who wants to make their retros even more effective!"
Duane Hill
Scrum Master
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Fun Retro is an online tool that supports the implementation of agile team workshops or retrospectives. It is primarily used online by virtual or remote teams who often work in sprints according to the Scrum framework and prefer various retro templates at the end of their iteration.
You can find the FunRetro website at https://easyretro.io/.
The website of the FunRetro alternative Echometer is https://echometerapp.com/.
No. According to founder Glauber Ramos, FunRetro started as a free open-source tool, but then developed into a commercial tool.
The FunRetro company is a private company based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The founder and owner of the company is software and user experience developer Glauber Ramos.
The FunRetro alternative Echometer is majority-owned by the three founders Robin Roschlau (software developer), Jean Michel Diaz (business economist) and Christian Heidemeyer (psychologist). You can find out more about our story - "3 reasons for (not) another retro tool".
The FunRetro CEO or founder is Glauber Ramos, although he does not describe himself as "CEO" (see LinkedIn).
The FunRetro alternative Echometer is majority-owned by the three founders Robin Roschlau (software developer), Jean Michel Diaz (business economist) and Christian Heidemeyer (psychologist). You can find out more about our story - "3 reasons for (not) another retro tool".
Other Fun Retro competitors include Echometer, for example. In addition to Echometer, Neatro or MetroRetro can be named as typical FunRetro alternatives. Retrium or TeamRetro are also similar to FunRetro. You can find an overview of the various FunRetro competitors in our Retro Tool Comparison.
Yes and no: There is a FunRetro Free version in which you can use 3 public retro boards per month free of charge with your agile teams. However, if you want to store data privately for your team, FunRetro is no longer free and starts from $26.00 per team per month.
The FunRetro alternative Echometer is free forever for up to 2 teams, see also our pricing model.
The FunRetro subscription is available in four versions: Free, Team ($25.00 monthly), Business ($60.00 monthly) and Enterprise ($90.00 monthly). Depending on the selection, you have different numbers of public and non-public boards, teams, surveys and team members. You can find a complete overview of the FunRetro subscriptions on the company's website.
The FunRetro alternative Echometer is free forever for up to 2 teams, then it starts at €5.5 per user per month - see also our pricing model.
FunRetro has taken some measures for the security of the app and data protection. According to their website, they do not manage their servers themselves. Data is stored in the Google Cloud Platform. A complete overview of security and data protection measures can be found on the company's website.
The Fun Retro alternative Echometer is GDPR compliant and is hosted in Germany. It meets the highest standards of data protection and security. Detailed information can be found on our page under Data Protection and Security.
There is no official way to download FunRetro io. You can only export or download some data from FunRetro, such as data from the Retro Board.
Nevertheless, FunRetro can be described as an app or application because it is a computer program that works on a browser basis.
For the FunRetro alternative Echometer, there is only an unofficial download at Webcatalog so far.
There is currently no official personal demo of the FunRetro tool, but there is a FunRetro Demo Video.
You can find a short video about how the FunRetro alternative Echometer works on our "How it works" page. If you would like a personal presentation or demo, you are welcome to book a conversation or free online demo with us here.
Yes, you can find the FunRetro LinkedIn profile on this page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/easyretro/. In autumn 2022, FunRetro has around 500 followers.
You can find the LinkedIn profile of the FunRetro alternative Echometer under this link. In autumn 2022, Echometer has around 2600 followers.
There is an official FunRetro tutorial on Youtube under the link. There you will also find other, specific FunRetro tutorials.
You can find a video about how the FunRetro alternative Echometer works on our "How it works" page. We also explain in detail in our Help Center how you can take your first steps in the Echometer Retro Tool.
If you would like a personal presentation or demo, you are welcome to book a conversation or free online demo with Christian or Jean here.
You can write messages or questions to the FunRetro support on the website of the company via a chat.
You can easily reach the support of the FunRetro alternative Echometer in the chat (bottom left) or write a message via this website. Alternatively, you can send a message via email to support at echometerapp com. Jean or Christian will get back to you as soon as possible 🙂
If you are logged into the Echometer Tool, you can also send us a message directly behind the question mark in the bottom left corner.
FunRetro does not currently offer any webinars. You can find short videos about the tool on Youtube.
With the FunRetro alternative Echometer you can book an onboarding webinar at any time under this link.
If you are also interested in the topics "20+ Tips for Retros" or "Change Team Mindset in 12 Steps", take a look at our free eBooks.
Yes, you can export various things from FunRetro, including the Retro Board. To do this, you have to click on "Settings" in the top right corner of a Retro Board, then "Export Board" and finally decide whether you want to export it as a PDF or another format. This will give you a Retro summary.
No, FunRetro does not have a publicly accessible API, but it does have an integration with Slack, for example.
The FunRetro login, the FunRetro registration or the FunRetro sign-up all happen on the page https://easyretro.io/register.
With the FunRetro alternative Echometer, a retrospective can also be carried out without logging in. You can find the sign-up or registration for a full account under the links.
No, FunRetro does not have an integrated Retro Whiteboard. However, the FunRetro alternative Echometer has an optionally usable Online Whiteboard. The tool is also suitable for remote or virtual teams.
You can test FunRetro for free on their website. There is an official FunRetro tutorial on Youtube under the link that will help you.
You can find a video about how the FunRetro alternative Echometer works on our "How it works" page. We also explain in detail in our Help Center how you can take your first steps in the Echometer Retro Tool.
Yes, FunRetro can also be used anonymously as an option.
The Fun Retro io alternative Echometer also enables anonymous feedback - both on the Retro Board and on the included Retro Whiteboard.
Yes, FunRetro has a simple Jira integration that allows retrospective cards to be integrated into Jira.
The FunRetro alternative Echometer also has an integration into Jira, with which measures can even be transferred to Jira automatically.
FunRetro had over 200 retrospective formats in October 2022, while the FunRetro alternative Echometer also has hundreds of retrospective methods in the form of freely combinable retro games, Agile Health Checks or team radars and classic retrospective questions. This is how every Scrum sprint can be ended with variety.
No. The FunRetro alternative Echometer, on the other hand, offers Team Health Checks or a Team Radar function. It works both on a team and cross-team level. This allows you to track your development over many sprints, for example, whether you are a virtual remote team or working on-site.
Yes, the sailboat retro can be carried out in FunRetro. The FunRetro alternative Echometer also allows you to carry out the sailboat retro and even enrich it with whiteboard retro games. The method is suitable for virtual remote teams, for teams in the office as well as for hybrid teams.
Yes, FunRetro offers the option of single sign-on or SSO. The FunRetro alternative Echometer also offers SSO.
