CHOOSE RETRO IF
Keep your next steps close.
Your team wants a consistent three-column board with reflection, decisions and Linear actions, including a column switcher on mobile.
Explore Retro’s featuresA LITTLE BETTER, TOGETHER
Retro vs SpreoA column-based retro, or room to shape a visual workshop?
The right tool depends on how your team reflects, makes decisions and follows through. Here is how the two approaches compare.
CONSIDER SPREO IF
A different fit for your team.
You want a flexible visual canvas for retros, planning and workshops, with frames, diagrams and contextual comments.
Explore SpreoSIDE BY SIDE
What changes in your workflow?
Capabilities can depend on plan and configuration. Each source link describes the Spreo capability beside it.
Scroll across the table to see both tools
| What matters | Retro by Bit Zesty | Spreo |
|---|---|---|
| Board and meeting format | Three editable columns, named groups and optional guided meeting rounds. | An online whiteboard with templates, frames and zones. Source |
| Reflection and prioritisation | Private writing with a shared reveal, attributed notes and blind voting rounds. | Private writing, voting rounds and grouped sticky-note topics. Source |
| Following through | Action owners and due dates, facilitator-controlled Linear publishing and sync, PDF and JSON exports. | Tracked actions with owners and due dates; Jira integration. Source |
| Beyond the retrospective | A dedicated retrospective board. No planning poker, health-check dashboard or freeform whiteboard. | Planning poker, sprint planning, diagrams and collaborative workshops. Source |
INSIDE RETRO
From everyone’s perspective
to a shared next step.
Write independently, group related ideas and choose what to discuss. Capture an owner and due date for agreed actions, then publish selected work to Linear when you are ready.
Invited participants can join as guests. Private reflection hides writing until reveal; shared notes retain their authors’ names.
See Retro plans
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
A few practical questions.
Can I import a Spreo board?
Retro does not currently import competitor boards. Keep your existing history in Spreo or export it there, then start a fresh Retro board for your next meeting. You can download Retro outcomes as PDF or JSON.
How should we compare the cost?
Compare your team size, meeting frequency and required features against each tool’s current plan. Retro’s pricing page explains its workspace allowance and participant limits. Check Spreo’s plans on its official website.
How was this comparison put together?
Bit Zesty, the team behind Retro, compared Retro’s implemented features with the official pages linked below. The recommendations are our assessment of fit, not a hands-on competitor benchmark. An unlisted feature should not be read as unavailable.
MAKE ROOM FOR THE CONVERSATION
Try your next retrospective in Retro.
Bring your team, agree what matters and leave with a next step.