Echometer vs RetroStack
Echometer
echometerapp.comRetroStack
retrostack.appSide by side
| Figure | Echometer | RetroStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €2.42/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Retrospective Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.5 (#5) |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include Jira for creating and opening action items and Microsoft Calendar for synchronizing meetings. | The documented external services are Google and Apple authentication, Firebase/Google Cloud infrastructure and OpenAI analysis. |
| Licence | The maker explicitly says Echometer is not open source. | The terms state that RetroStack owns its original service content, features and functionality, indicating proprietary software rather than open-source licensing. |
| Security | Echometer says it uses TLS encryption, hosts exclusively at Deutsche Telekom in Germany, and uses a data center certified to ISO 27001, among other certifications. | RetroStack says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with access controls, authentication requirements, and monitoring for security incidents. |
| Security controls | The maker states that connections use TLS, stored data is encrypted, server access uses key authentication and accounts handling personal data use two-factor authentication where possible. | RetroStack states that data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with access controls, authentication requirements and security monitoring. |
| Self-hosting | Echometer states that customers cannot host it themselves and that it is cloud-only. | The maker pages reviewed describe a hosted web and native application and provide no self-hosting instructions. |
| Support | The Help Center directs users to contact support by email or from within Echometer, and says its customer success team can assist with onboarding and rollout for an additional charge. | Technical support and bug reports are handled by email, with a stated response time within 24 hours. |
Plans
Echometer
- StarterFree
- 1:1 paid plan€29 a month
- Pro€29 a year
- Pro€29 a month
- Business€49 a month
- Business€49 a year
In their own words
Echometer
Echometer combines team retrospectives, team health checks, and one-to-one meetings in browser-based software for agile leadership. Its retrospective tool includes more than 50 templates, a shared board, private brainstorming, dot voting, surveys, whiteboards, and action tracking. Jira integration lets teams track retrospective action items in Jira boards. Dashboards show health trends and activity, including health checks across teams. The 1:1 tool supports agenda and notes management and connects with Microsoft calendar. Echometer works in modern browsers on Windows, Linux, and Mac computers and tablets, but it is cloud-only; customer-hosted on-premise deployment is not offered. The free Starter plan allows one team to run one retrospective per month after the trial, with an archive of two retrospectives per team. Its free 1:1 version allows unlimited meetings with up to two employees. Pro costs €29 per team/month with an annual term, or €35 with a monthly term. Echometer says it uses TLS encryption and hosts exclusively at Deutsche Telekom in Germany.
RetroStack
RetroStack is a collaborative board app for agile retrospectives, brainstorming, planning, and group decision-making. Participants edit the same board live across phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops, using six ready-made formats or custom boards. Voting limits can be set per section to 1, 2, 3, 5, or 10 votes, or left unlimited. Users can join anonymously with the full feature set, and no account is required to start a board. AI analysis can provide team sentiment insights and key themes, and generate action items and meeting recaps. Boards can be shared through private links or exported as PDF or JSON. The free plan is free and lists web, iOS, Android, and Mac access without sign-up. RetroStack says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and user content is not used to train AI models; requested analysis is processed through OpenAI. The service may limit board creation, notes per section, votes per session, and AI analysis requests per day. Email support has a stated response time within 24 hours.