Best free planning poker tools compared
Eight free planning poker tools compared on price, ads, accounts, limits, Jira and hosting. Published by Planning Poker Online, one of the tools compared, so we also say where others do better.
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Short answer
There is no single best free planning poker tool: the right pick depends on what your team needs most.
- No account, no ads, no participant limit:
- Planning Poker Online. It is free, hosted in France, exports to PDF and CSV, and keeps every vote hidden at the database level until the reveal.
- Estimates synced to Jira:
- Parabol. Its free Starter plan syncs estimates back to Jira, GitHub and GitLab, but every participant needs an account. PlanITpoker imports Jira issues and is free for up to 7 participants.
- Custom card values without sign-up:
- Pointing Poker, or Scrum Poker Online with a free account. Both show ads on their free versions.
- Open-source code:
- Campee, which is free, ad-free and published under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
- A paid plan with Jira sync and custom decks:
- planningpoker.com, on its Standard or Pro plans.
Every fact in the tables below links to the vendor's own page, checked on the date shown above.
Comparison
Free tier first, paid plans when they exist. Nuances for each tool are under Details and sources.
Price and access
| Tool | Price | Ads | Account required | Participant limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Poker Online This site | Free | No | No | No limit |
| Pointing Poker | Free | Yes | No | Not stated |
| PlanITpoker | Free; Premium $20/month | Not stated | No (quick play) | 7 free, unlimited on Premium |
| planningpoker.com | Free Basic; paid Standard and Pro | No detail per plan | Host only | Basic: teams under 10 |
| Planning Poker Hero | Free | Operator's own products | No | Not stated |
| Scrum Poker Online | Free; Premium 40 USD/year | Yes (free versions) | No (core flow) | No cap |
| Campee | Free | No | No | Not stated |
| Parabol (Sprint Poker) | Free Starter; Team $8/active user/month | Not stated | Everyone | Unlimited users |
Features and hosting
| Tool | Card scales | Export | Jira integration | Open source | Hosting and GDPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Poker Online This site | Fibonacci, T-shirt, powers of 2 | PDF, CSV | No | No | France (EU) |
| Pointing Poker | Fibonacci, modified, T-shirt, powers of 2, custom | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| PlanITpoker | Multiple decks | Not stated | Issue import | Not stated | Not stated |
| planningpoker.com | Presets; custom on paid plans | CSV (paid) | Yes (paid) | Not stated | United States |
| Planning Poker Hero | Fibonacci, T-shirt, custom | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Scrum Poker Online | Standard; more with a free account | No | No | Not stated | Mainly EU |
| Campee | Scrum, Fibonacci, sequential, T-shirt | Not stated | Not stated | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | Not stated |
| Parabol (Sprint Poker) | Fibonacci, T-shirt, custom | CSV | Yes (free), two-way | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | US by default, EU option |
"Not stated": the vendor's public pages did not give the information on the check date. Prices exclude tax and can change.
By need
Privacy and EU data
Planning Poker Online is hosted in France, asks only for a display name and keeps votes secret at the database level until the reveal. Alternatives: Scrum Poker Online (data mainly in the EU) or Parabol (EU hosting option).
Large teams
Planning Poker Online, Scrum Poker Online and Parabol set no participant cap, and Planning Poker Online has an Observer role for stakeholders. On free tiers, PlanITpoker stops at 7 participants and planningpoker.com Basic targets teams under 10.
Jira or backlog sync
Planning Poker Online has no Jira integration, only PDF and CSV export. Choose Parabol (free, two-way, account for everyone), planningpoker.com (paid plans) or PlanITpoker (Jira issue import).
Quick, ad-free sessions
Planning Poker Online starts from a name and a share link, with a timer, automatic reveal and no ads. Campee is also ad-free; Pointing Poker and Scrum Poker Online show ads on their free versions.
Custom decks or open source
Planning Poker Online offers three fixed scales and is not open source. For your own card values, try Pointing Poker, Scrum Poker Online, Parabol or planningpoker.com (paid). For auditable code, Campee and Parabol are AGPL-3.0.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free planning poker tool?
It depends on your constraints. For a quick, ad-free session with no account and no participant limit, Planning Poker Online is free and hosted in the EU. For Jira sync, Parabol's free Starter plan writes estimates back to Jira but requires an account for everyone. Campee is the free, ad-free choice if you need open-source code.
Which planning poker tools work without sign-up?
Planning Poker Online, Pointing Poker, Planning Poker Hero, Campee and Scrum Poker Online let both the host and the participants start without creating an account. PlanITpoker allows a quick play without sign-up. planningpoker.com requires an account for the host, and Parabol requires one for every participant, according to their own pages.
What is a good alternative to Pointing Poker?
Pointing Poker is free but funded by ads. For the same no-account flow without ads, Planning Poker Online and Campee are free and ad-free, and Planning Poker Online adds PDF and CSV export, session history and EU hosting. Pointing Poker keeps an edge on custom card values, which Planning Poker Online does not offer.
Which free planning poker tool integrates with Jira?
Parabol has the deepest free Jira link: its Starter plan imports issues and syncs estimates back, for up to 2 teams and 10 meetings a month. PlanITpoker imports Jira issues with links back. planningpoker.com syncs with Jira on paid plans. Planning Poker Online has no Jira integration and exports results to CSV instead.
Which planning poker tool suits GDPR-conscious teams in Europe?
Planning Poker Online is hosted in France on OVHcloud and Supabase, needs no account and keeps each vote secret at the database level until the reveal. Scrum Poker Online stores data mainly in the EU on Google Firebase. Parabol is hosted in the US by default with an EU option, and planningpoker.com stores data in the United States.
Details and sources
Every competitor fact was checked on October 11, 2026 on the vendor's own website, help pages, privacy policy or official code repository. When a vendor does not publish a fact, the table says "Not stated" instead of guessing. Facts about Planning Poker Online come from this site.
Planning Poker Online · 3 sources
No paid plan. Scales: Fibonacci 0.5–21, T-shirt XS–XXL and powers of 2 (1–64), plus ? and coffee cards; no custom deck. Exports come with session history and statistics. Hosted on OVHcloud and Supabase in France; votes stay hidden at the database level until the reveal.
- Features: https://www.planning-poker.online/features
- FAQ: https://www.planning-poker.online/faq
- Privacy policy: https://www.planning-poker.online/fr/confidentialite
Pointing Poker · 3 sources
Funded by ads, with Google AdSense named in the privacy policy; donations are accepted. Scales include Fibonacci, modified Fibonacci, T-shirt sizes, powers of 2 and custom values. Sessions are deleted once complete.
- Homepage: https://www.pointingpoker.com/
- About page: https://www.pointingpoker.com/About
- Privacy policy: https://www.pointingpoker.com/Privacy
PlanITpoker · 4 sources
A free account secures rooms. Stories can be imported from CSV or Jira XML, and imported Jira issues link back to Jira; the plan required for the Jira integration is not stated. The list of decks is not published on the public pages.
- Homepage: https://www.planitpoker.com/
- Pricing: https://www.planitpoker.com/pricing
- Jira integration: https://www.planitpoker.com/integrations/jira
- Privacy policy: https://www.planitpoker.com/privacy/
planningpoker.com · 6 sources
The organiser creates an account; players join through an invite link. Presets include modified Fibonacci and T-shirt sizes. The About page lists export, custom scales and Jira import and export as Standard and Pro only; the export help page says Pro. Syncing points back to Jira is optional. The privacy policy mentions ads without detail per plan.
- About page: https://www.planningpoker.com/about/
- Help page: https://www.planningpoker.com/answer/how-do-i-invite-players-into-my-game/
- Help page: https://www.planningpoker.com/answer/using-the-deck-builder/
- Help page: https://www.planningpoker.com/answer/how-does-importexport-with-jira-work/
- Jira integration: https://www.planningpoker.com/answer/jira-integration/
- Privacy policy: https://www.planningpoker.com/privacy-and-terms
Planning Poker Hero · 2 sources
No paid plan; donations are accepted. Banners labelled Sponsored promote the operator's other products. Run by d-automation GmbH in Germany; the hosting region is not stated. The separate retro tool exports to PDF.
- Homepage: https://planningpokeronline.org/
- Legal notice: https://planningpokeronline.org/impressum
Scrum Poker Online · 4 sources
Premium removes ads for the whole room. A free account adds T-shirt sizes, powers of 2, custom values and host controls. There is no round history. Data is stored on Google Firebase, mainly in the EU; US transfers are possible under standard contractual clauses.
- Homepage: https://www.scrumpoker-online.org/en/
- Pricing: https://www.scrumpoker-online.org/en/pricing/
- Features: https://www.scrumpoker-online.org/en/features/
- Privacy policy: https://www.scrumpoker-online.org/en/privacy/
Campee · 5 sources
No limit on sessions or votes. Scales: Scrum 0–20, Fibonacci 0–34, sequential 0–10 and T-shirt XS–XL, plus ? and coffee cards. The site is hosted by Vercel (a US company); the data region is not stated. Facts were read from the official repository because the site renders only in the browser.
- Homepage: https://www.campee.app/
- Official repository: https://github.com/kevinpainchaud/campee
- Official repository: https://github.com/kevinpainchaud/campee/blob/main/src/locales/en/translation.json
- Official repository: https://github.com/kevinpainchaud/campee/blob/main/src/constants/votingSystem.ts
- Legal notice: https://github.com/kevinpainchaud/campee/blob/main/src/locales/en/pages/legalNotice.md
Parabol (Sprint Poker) · 5 sources
The free Starter plan is limited to 2 teams and 10 meetings a month; Team is billed per active user. Also offers five-finger and multi-dimension scales. Estimates sync back to Jira, GitHub and GitLab. Hosted on Google Cloud in Iowa by default; Parabol claims GDPR compliance and SOC 2 Type II.
- Pricing: https://www.parabol.co/pricing/
- Features: https://www.parabol.co/agile/sprint-poker/
- Vendor blog post: https://www.parabol.co/blog/best-planning-poker-tools/
- Security FAQ: https://www.parabol.co/security-faq/
- Official repository: https://github.com/ParabolInc/parabol
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