Free Planning Poker With No Signup: 2026 Comparison (pokrr, PlanITPoker, PointingPoker and more)

Most planning poker tool comparisons give you a feature table.

None of them start with the actual problem: can your participants join the session without creating an account?

That's where sessions break down. Not on features. In the first five minutes, when three people can't connect and the product owner is waiting for IT to approve the external service.

This comparison covers five tools verified directly on each site: PlanITPoker, PointingPoker, Scrum Poker Online, PlanningPoker.live, and pokrr. Verified facts only. Missing data is flagged as such.

Comparison table

What each tool actually offers

PointingPoker

Fully free. No participant limit, no session limit. No account required.

Four decks: standard Fibonacci (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21), Modified Fibonacci (0, ½, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40, 100), T-Shirt, and Powers of 2. Session statistics (estimation time, vote distribution) are available. Voting is simultaneous.

The trade-off: ads. "Unobtrusive" according to the site. Unobtrusive on a personal screen; potentially awkward on a shared screen in a meeting room.

PlanITPoker

The free version is capped at 7 participants per session. That's the thing to know before anything else.

A standard Scrum team runs 4 to 7 developers, plus the PO, plus the SM. You can hit 7 easily, and exceed it the moment a stakeholder is invited. The unlimited version costs $20 per month.

What it adds: story import via Jira XML or CSV. Useful if the backlog is already structured in Jira.

No ads in the free tier. Available decks and vote behavior (simultaneous or not) are not detailed on public pages. The footer shows "2014-2023" — a signal the tool is no longer actively maintained.

Scrum Poker Online

Without an account: one deck only, Fibonacci. T-Shirt, Powers of 2, and custom decks require registration.

Browser-based. Share by link or QR code. Reveal is manual: the facilitator decides when to flip the cards. Ads present in the free version.

The premium model is the most transparent in this comparison: $40 per year, no ads, with session timer and automatic calculations.

PlanningPoker.live

No signup. Simultaneous vote. Works inside Zoom, Teams, Meet, and Webex without leaving the video call. Jira and Linear integrations available. Async voting possible.

The pricing model is unusual: 5 credits offered upfront, then 1 free credit per month. One credit equals one session created. For a team running 2 planning sessions per two-week sprint, that's 1 free session per month — the rest cost credits. One-shot bundles are available: 7 credits for $9, 15 for $17, 50 for $50. No subscription.

Ads appear on sessions created with free credits. None on paid credits.

Parabol

Parabol is a team productivity tool: retrospectives, standups, sprint poker. Planning poker is one feature among others, well-integrated into the whole suite.

Signup required via Google or Microsoft. The free tier is limited to 2 teams and 10 meetings per month. Integrations are the most complete in this comparison: Jira, GitHub, Slack, Mattermost, Google Calendar.

For a team already using Parabol for retros, the planning poker is included and functional. For a team looking specifically for a planning poker tool, mandatory signup and session limits are unnecessary friction.

pokrr

No signup, no account, no ads. Fibonacci, T-Shirt, Powers of 2, and custom decks available with no restrictions. No participant limit, no session limit. Simultaneous vote. Per-story timer. Multi-admin with role transfer.

Rooms expire after 4 hours of inactivity. No personal data stored.

Which tool to choose based on your context

One-off session with a client team or external stakeholders: pokrr or PlanningPoker.live. No account required, shareable link in seconds. PlanningPoker.live becomes paid beyond one session per month.

Regular planning poker in an internal team, no budget: pokrr. No limits, no ads, no account, multiple decks.

Team of fewer than 7 people that needs Jira import: PlanITPoker is worth considering if the 7-person cap isn't an issue.

Team already using Parabol for retros: Parabol. Sprint poker is well-integrated and the signup is already done.

Distributed team running Zoom or Teams calls: PlanningPoker.live for native video tool integration, if session volume stays under 1 per month or a one-shot bundle is acceptable.

Frequently asked questions

Which planning poker tool is genuinely free with no limits?

PointingPoker and pokrr are the two tools with no participant limit and no session limit in their free versions. PointingPoker is ad-funded. pokrr is not.

Is PlanITPoker really free?

Partially. The free version is capped at 7 participants per session. Beyond that, the paid version costs $20 per month.

Can you run planning poker without creating an account?

Yes. PointingPoker, pokrr, Scrum Poker Online (without custom decks), and PlanningPoker.live all let you create and join a session without signing up. Only Parabol requires an account.

What's the difference between PlanningPoker.live and pokrr?

PlanningPoker.live offers more integrations (Jira, Linear, Zoom, Teams, Meet, Webex) and async voting. pokrr is entirely free with no credit system, no ads, and no session or participant limits. For most teams looking for a straightforward tool, pokrr covers all the essential use cases.

Which tool works best for planning poker on client projects?

The main criterion on client engagements is not forcing participants to create an account. pokrr, PointingPoker, and PlanningPoker.live all meet that criterion. See the detailed guide for client engagements.