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Free Scrum Poker Online —
Estimate Story Points with Your Agile Team

Create a free planning poker room in one click. No sign-up, no download, no time limit. Works for remote and co-located Scrum teams of any size.

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Scrum Poker and Why Your Agile Team Needs It

Scrum poker (also called planning poker) is a consensus-based estimation technique used by Scrum and agile teams to assign story points to backlog items. Each team member privately selects a card — usually from the Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21) — and all cards are revealed simultaneously.

This prevents anchoring bias: no one sees someone else's estimate before committing to their own. When estimates differ, the team discusses the gap. The person who voted highest and the person who voted lowest explain their reasoning. Hidden complexity surfaces. Shared understanding grows.

Planning Poker vs. Scrum Poker — same technique, different names. Planning Poker is the original term coined by Mike Cohn. Scrum Poker is the common alias used during sprint planning and backlog refinement.

This technique is especially important for remote agile teams where watercooler alignment doesn't happen naturally. Running scrum poker online replicates the synchronous, simultaneous reveal that makes the method work.

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Then reveal to see your teammates' estimates
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How to Run a Free Scrum Poker Session Online

Running a scrum poker session on planning-poker-free.com takes under 60 seconds to set up.

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Create a free room

Click "Create Free Room" on the homepage. No account, no email, no credit card required. You get an instant room with a shareable link.

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Invite your team

Share the room link in Slack, Teams, or your video call chat. Team members join by clicking the link in any modern browser — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge. Nothing to install.

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Add your user story

Paste the story title or description into the session. Your team sees it immediately in real time.

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Vote privately

Each participant selects a card. Votes are hidden until everyone has submitted. Use Fibonacci, T-shirt sizes, or a custom deck.

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Reveal and discuss

Click "Reveal Cards". All votes appear simultaneously. If there is wide disagreement, the highest and lowest estimators explain their thinking.

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Re-vote or accept

Once the team reaches consensus, lock the story point value and move to the next item.

Card Decks: Fibonacci, T-Shirt Sizes, and Custom Options

The card deck you choose shapes how your team estimates. Switch between scales below to explore your options.

Why Free and No Sign-Up Actually Matters for Scrum Teams

The most common barrier to adopting a new tool mid-sprint is registration friction. If a Scrum Master has to ask team members to create accounts before a planning session can start, that tool does not get used.

Planning-poker-free.com removes that barrier entirely. No account required for anyone — not the room creator, not the participants. Share a link, everyone joins, and the session starts.

No participant limits. No feature gating. No download. The full estimation flow is available to every user at no cost — there is no "upgrade to unlock" moment during a live session.

Feature Comparison

Featureplanning-poker-free.comTypical paid tools
No registration Anyone Required
No participant limit Unlimited Capped on free
No feature paywall Full access Gated features
Mobile support Responsive Varies
Custom decks Free Premium only
Real-time sync WebSockets Varies
Works in video calls Paste link Varies

Scrum Poker Best Practices for Remote and Distributed Teams

A free online tool removes the technical barrier, but session quality still depends on how you run it. Tick the items your team already follows to assess your process.

0 / 6 practices in place
Story is ready before estimationAcceptance criteria written, dependencies identified, story fits in a sprint
Each round is time-boxedTwo-minute limit per story prevents sessions from dragging
Outliers speak firstHighest and lowest votes explain reasoning before re-vote
Product Owner doesn't anchor estimatesPO stays quiet until cards are revealed
Coffee card used without embarrassmentTeam takes breaks during long sessions
Velocity baseline trackedStory points completed per sprint used for sprint planning

Frequently Asked Questions About Free Scrum Poker Online

Is scrum poker online free to use? +
Yes. Planning-poker-free.com is 100% free with no hidden costs, no feature paywalls, and no time limits. Creating a room, inviting your team, voting on story points, and revealing results are all free. No credit card is ever required.
Do I need to register or create an account? +
No. Neither the room creator nor the participants need an account or email address. Click "Create Free Room", share the link with your team, and start estimating immediately. Your team joins from any browser with no sign-up step.
What is the difference between scrum poker and planning poker? +
They are the same technique. Planning Poker is the original term coined by Mike Cohn. Scrum Poker became the common alternative name because the method is most widely used by Scrum teams during sprint planning and backlog refinement sessions.
How many people can join a scrum poker room? +
There is no participant limit. Planning-poker-free.com supports teams of any size. In practice, scrum poker works best with 3–12 people per session. For larger groups — such as Scrum of Scrums — we recommend splitting into separate rooms per team.
What estimation scales does the free planning poker tool support? +
The tool supports Fibonacci (0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21), Modified Fibonacci, T-shirt sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL), Powers of 2, and fully custom decks where you enter any values your team uses. Every deck includes special cards: "?" for uncertainty and a coffee cup for break requests.
Does the free scrum poker tool work on mobile and in video calls? +
Yes. The tool is fully responsive and works on smartphones, tablets, and desktops using any modern browser. No app or plugin is required. To use it during a video call (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex), simply paste the room link into the call chat and everyone joins alongside the video.

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