Comparison Guide

SprintPulse vs Ludi

(formerly Metro Retro)

Ludi expanded from retrospectives into whiteboards, planning poker, and sprint planning. But if your team just needs great retros, why pay for features you won't use? SprintPulse lets you start free and upgrade to AI-powered retrospectives at half the price of Ludi when you're ready.

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SprintPulse

AI-powered retrospectives, focused results

  • Free plan forever - no trial expiration, no credit card
  • AI generates action items from your discussions automatically
  • Smart merge groups feedback so you focus on themes, not duplicates
  • $20/month - 49% less than Ludi Starter
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Ludi

Whiteboard suite (formerly Metro Retro)

  • 100+ templates for various meetings
  • Planning poker and sprint planning
  • Jira integration (paid plans)
  • No free plan - 30-day trial only

Great retros don't need a whiteboard suite

Ludi rebranded from Metro Retro to expand into planning poker, roadmapping, and brainstorming. That's great if you need all that. But if your team just wants effective retrospectives that lead to real improvements, SprintPulse delivers exactly that - with AI intelligence Ludi doesn't offer.

Free

SprintPulse plan - forever

30 days

Ludi trial - then you must pay

49%

Savings with SprintPulse vs Ludi

The AI advantage Ludi doesn't offer

While Ludi focuses on templates and whiteboards, SprintPulse focuses on intelligent outcomes.

AI-Generated Summaries

Get a clear, shareable summary of your retrospective that stakeholders can actually read - generated instantly.

Ludi: Manual notes only

Suggested Action Items

AI analyses your feedback and suggests concrete next steps - so you leave every retro with a clear improvement plan.

Ludi: Manual action creation

Smart Merge

AI identifies related feedback and groups them together - eliminating duplicate discussions and surfacing real themes.

Ludi: Manual grouping only

Feature Comparison

Ludi offers more features. SprintPulse offers smarter retrospectives.

Feature SprintPulse Ludi
Free plan Forever free 30-day trial only
AI-powered summaries
AI action item suggestions
Smart merge (AI grouping) Manual only
Real-time collaboration
Anonymous feedback
Voting
Built-in timer
Slack integration
Retrospective templates Proven Plus/Delta format 100+ templates
Planning poker
Jira integration
Whiteboard / freeform canvas
GDPR compliant

AI features at half the price

Get intelligent retrospectives for 49% less than Ludi - with a free plan to start.

SprintPulse

Free

1 team, 15 members, 3 boards - forever

No trial expiration

$20 /month per team

Unlimited everything + all AI features

Save $228/year vs Ludi Starter

Ludi

30 days

Free trial - then read-only access

No permanent free plan

$39 /month

Starter - up to 20 members, 1 team

No AI features

$76+ /month

Business - unlimited teams, SSO, Jira

Which tool fits your team?

SprintPulse is ideal when you want to...

  • Start free and stay free - no trial expiration forcing you to pay
  • Get AI-powered insights that turn discussions into action items
  • Focus on retrospectives without whiteboard bloat you won't use
  • Save 49% - $20/month vs $39/month
  • Share summaries to Slack with one click

Ludi might be better if you need...

  • Planning poker and sprint planning in the same tool
  • Freeform whiteboard canvas for brainstorming
  • Native Jira integration for backlog management
  • 100+ templates for different meeting types

Ready for smarter retrospectives?

Get AI-powered insights with a free plan that never expires. No whiteboard bloat, just better retros.

No credit card required. Free plan available forever.

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