Best Planning Poker Apps for Jira in 2026: Comparison
In short
The best Planning Poker app for Jira depends on what else you need. Appfire's is the most established option, Planning Poker Agility is the best-known free one, and Agile Toolbox is the only one that also includes retrospective boards. All of them support Fibonacci and T-shirt cards and write estimates back to Jira.
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Choosing a Planning Poker plugin for Jira Cloud? Here’s an honest comparison of the top options on the Atlassian Marketplace.
Disclosure: This comparison is published by Liquitim, the team behind Agile Toolbox. We’ve tried to be fair and factual.
Quick Comparison
Feature availability changes; this table reflects the published capabilities of each app as of August 2026. Check each Marketplace listing for current pricing and install counts.
| Feature | Planning Poker (Appfire) | Planning Poker Agility | Sync Poker | Smart Guess | Agile Toolbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Paid | Free | Free | Paid | Free up to 10 users |
| Fibonacci cards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| T-shirt sizing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom card sets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Offline/async voting | Limited | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Refinement sessions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Direct field writing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retrospective boards | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Detailed Breakdown
Planning Poker by Appfire
Best for: Teams that want the most established option with the largest user base.
The most established option, and part of Appfire’s larger portfolio of Jira plugins. If you want the “safe choice” with the most social proof, this is it.
Limitations: Paid only, no free tier. No retrospective functionality — you’ll need a separate tool for retros.
Planning Poker Agility by Agile Pulse
Best for: Budget-conscious teams that want a free estimation tool.
The best-known free option, with unlimited free usage and instant setup. Includes dark mode support and adaptable estimation options.
Limitations: Free-only model may raise questions about long-term sustainability. No async/offline voting. No retrospective boards.
Sync Poker by Do Async
Best for: Teams that want a free tool with advanced JQL search.
Free with real-time collaborative estimation. Supports advanced JQL for finding issues, private voting with simultaneous reveal, and reporting.
Limitations: No retrospective functionality, and a feature set that is still maturing.
Smart Guess
Best for: Teams that want to estimate directly from the Jira backlog view.
A paid option that emphasizes running Planning Poker from the backlog without context-switching. Offers both Planning Poker and “Silent Estimation” modes.
Limitations: No retrospective boards.
Agile Toolbox by Liquitim
Best for: Teams that want Planning Poker AND Retrospectives in a single Jira plugin.
The only plugin here that combines estimation rooms and retrospective boards in one app. Supports Fibonacci, T-shirt, power-of-two and custom card sets, plus asynchronous voting for distributed teams. Retrospective boards include column templates, voting, drag-and-drop, note merging and Jira issue creation. Free forever for up to 10 users, with data hosted in EU, US or APAC regions.
Limitations: Newer to the Marketplace than the established options, and with fewer reviews so far.
How to Choose
Pick Planning Poker by Appfire if you want the safest, most established option and don’t need retrospective boards.
Pick Planning Poker Agility if budget is the primary concern and you need a free tool.
Pick Agile Toolbox if you want both ceremonies in one plugin and value async/offline support for distributed teams.
Pick Smart Guess if backlog-view estimation is your primary workflow.
Try Before You Decide
Install two or three options, run a sprint with each, and let the team decide. Estimation tools are judged on feel more than feature lists, and a sprint is enough to tell.
Try Agile Toolbox for Jira — free forever for up to 10 users.