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.
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
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.
SprintPulse plan - forever
Ludi trial - then you must pay
Savings with SprintPulse vs Ludi
AI Intelligence
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
Side by Side
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 |
Pricing
AI features at half the price
Get intelligent retrospectives for 49% less than Ludi - with a free plan to start.
SprintPulse
1 team, 15 members, 3 boards - forever
No trial expiration
Unlimited everything + all AI features
Save $228/year vs Ludi Starter
Ludi
Free trial - then read-only access
No permanent free plan
Starter - up to 20 members, 1 team
No AI features
Business - unlimited teams, SSO, Jira
Decision Guide
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
Your next retro could be
your best one
Your team already knows what's working and what isn't. SprintPulse just makes it easy to capture, discuss, and act on it.
Free forever for teams up to 15. No credit card required.