Alignlee vs Scrum Poker Online
Comparison as of October 2026, based on Scrum Poker Online's public website. Plans and features change; check www.scrumpoker-online.org before you decide.
Scrum Poker Online (scrumpoker-online.org) is a long-running, ad-funded planning poker site. Voting is free with no signup and no participant cap, which is also true of Alignlee. The differences are in the details: Scrum Poker Online offers six interface languages, QR-code joining and custom card values with a free account, and sells a $40-a-year Premium that removes ads for your room and adds a voting timer, median and an attendance indicator. Alignlee is English-only but adds spectator mode, confidence voting and a Markdown export, with no paid tier.
If your team isn't comfortable in English, or you want custom card values, Scrum Poker Online is the better pick. If you want spectators and a session record without paying, choose Alignlee.
Who should pick which
Pick Alignlee if
- You want stakeholders to watch as spectators without affecting the result.
- You want a record of the session (Markdown meeting minutes).
- You want confidence on every vote and a weighted estimate.
- You want every feature without a premium tier.
Pick Scrum Poker Online if
- Your team prefers a non-English interface (six languages).
- You want custom card values or a half-point scale.
- You want a voting timer, automatic median, or a personal room ID, and $40 a year is fine.
- You want host controls over who can reveal, clear or delete votes.
Alignlee vs Scrum Poker Online: feature comparison
| Feature | Alignlee | Scrum Poker Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. No paid tiers, no trial, no feature limits. | Free core voting. Premium: 40 USD/year (removes ads for your room, adds voting timer, automatic average and median, attendance indicator, personal room ID). |
| Signup required | No. Enter a name; others join with a link or 6-character room code. | No for voting. A free account (Google, GitHub, Facebook or Twitter sign-in) unlocks custom card values. |
| Participant limits | No cap. | No cap. |
| Decks | Fibonacci, modified Fibonacci, T-shirt (each with ?). No custom decks. | Fibonacci (1-21) by default; T-shirt sizes, a half-point scale or your own values with a free account. |
| Spectator mode | Yes. Spectators can't vote and are excluded from the vote math. | No observer mode mentioned. Hosts control who can reveal, clear or delete votes. |
| Integrations | None. No Jira sync, no Slack app. Paste issue keys in, type points back. | None, by design: no native Jira sync. |
| Export | Meeting minutes as a Markdown (.md) file. No CSV. | Not mentioned on their site. Check their site. |
| Ads | No ad networks (per our privacy policy); free with no tiers. | Free version shows ads; Premium removes them for everyone in the owner's room. |
| Languages | English only. | Six languages. |
| Mobile | Responsive; works in mobile browsers. | Mobile browser; join by QR code. |
What Scrum Poker Online does better
Languages
Six interface languages. Alignlee is English only, which matters for teams that estimate in German, Spanish or another language.
Custom values
A free account unlocks T-shirt sizes, a half-point scale or your own values. Alignlee's decks are fixed.
QR-code joining
Handy in a meeting room: people scan a code on the screen instead of typing a link. In Alignlee they type the 6-character room code.
Host permissions
Control who can reveal, clear or delete votes. Alignlee reveals automatically once half the voters are in.
Ads and the premium tier
Scrum Poker Online describes itself as ad-funded, and the free version shows ads. Premium costs 40 USD a year and is tied to the room owner, so one person paying removes ads for everyone in their room. For a team estimating every sprint, that is a small cost, and it also adds a timer and median calculation.
Alignlee doesn't have a premium tier to compare: every feature is available to everyone. It also lacks a timer; rounds move on automatically two minutes after the reveal unless someone cancels.
In-room meetings
Both tools work for hybrid sessions where people in the room vote from their phones. Scrum Poker Online's QR codes make joining faster from a shared screen. Alignlee's spectator mode helps when the product owner or a manager is in the room and should answer questions without voting. Whichever you use, have everyone vote on their own device rather than mixing physical cards with an online room.
What you get with Alignlee
Alignlee is free planning poker with no accounts and no participant cap. Votes stay hidden until half the voters are in, then reveal automatically with names. Every vote has a confidence slider, and the result is a confidence-weighted estimate. Spectators can watch without voting. Rooms last 24 hours, and you can export meeting minutes as Markdown. It does not integrate with Jira or Slack and has no custom decks. The full feature list is in our planning poker guide.
FAQ
Is Scrum Poker Online free?
Voting, revealing and story points are free with no signup. Premium is 40 USD a year for ad-free rooms, a voting timer, automatic average and median, and a few other extras (as of October 2026).
Does Scrum Poker Online integrate with Jira?
No. Its site says there is no native Jira sync and suggests keeping it open next to Jira. Alignlee doesn't sync with Jira either.
Is there a participant limit on either tool?
No. Scrum Poker Online says it does not cap participants, and Alignlee has no cap.
Which is better for non-English teams?
Scrum Poker Online, which offers six languages. Alignlee is English only.
What we couldn't confirm
We didn't want to guess. These points weren't clear from Scrum Poker Online's public pages:
- Whether Scrum Poker Online offers any export of results.
- Whether it has a dedicated observer/spectator role.