Ceremonies vs RetroPlatform

Ceremonies is an open-source toolkit for agile estimation and retrospective sessions, offered as a web service or for self-hosting. Estimation rooms use a Modified Fibonacci deck with a coffee-cup choice; votes remain hidden until reveal, results can be sent to Jira, and sessions synchronize through WebSockets without page refreshes. Earlier estimation rounds can be copied into a Slack summary. Retrospectives use Happy, Sad, and Confused cards, anonymous writing, enforced phases, and action items that continue into the next retrospective. Participants join through a link or room code without creating accounts. The source is MIT-licensed. The hosted service is operated by Shadman Rahman. Its Free plan costs nothing and allows one team, five members, and ten sessions per month. The privacy policy says user data is not sold, used for ads, or used to train AI models.

RetroPlatform is a web-based retrospective platform for agile teams. It gathers feedback, uses voting to identify discussion priorities, and carries commitments into later retrospectives. Changes appear instantly for participants without a refresh, and anonymous feedback is optional. Teams can use Mad-Sad-Glad or Start-Stop-Continue templates, or create custom columns. After voting, the AI analyzes top-voted feedback and generates prioritized action recommendations; this is included with Pro. Teams can track commitments between sessions and export results to Word with feedback, votes, and AI-generated action items. The Free plan costs nothing and allows one session per month, up to five participants, and three votes per user. It includes Word export, real-time collaboration, and anonymous mode, but no AI action items. Pro costs $12 a year when billed Billed $144 yearly, or $15 a month when billed per month. Both Pro options include unlimited sessions, participants, and votes, all templates, AI-generated action items, and priority support. Setup is stated to take under 30 seconds.