There are many different types of Agile tools out there. Some are free, some are paid, some are going by the new business model called “Freemium” in which you get a distilled version of the software but to get all the awesome features and scaleability you have to pay.
So which Agile tools are out there? Which Scrum tools are the best for your business? Which Agile project management tools are the best for your client?
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THE TOP AGILE AND SCRUM TOOLS – WHICH ONE IS BEST?
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Agile Bench: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED
Agile Fant: *Open Source
Agile Manager: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Agile Soup: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED! *ANDROID APP
Agile Task: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Agile Tracking Tool: *Open Source
AgileWrap: *AGILESCOUT REVIEWED!*
Agile Zen: [On our Kanban page]
Boarrd: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Binfire: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
ClientStat.us – *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Digaboard: *Open Source
EasyBacklog: *AGILESCOUT REVIEWED!*
Agile Express: *Open Source
Fire Scrum: *Open Source
Fulcrum: *OPEN SOURCE
GravityDev: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Ice Scrum: *Open Source
Kanbanery: [On our Kanban page]
Kanban Tool: [On our Kanban page]
Leankit Kanban: *AGILESCOUT REVIEWED!*
Moovia: *AGILESCOUT REVIEWED!*
Pivotal Tracker: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
PlanBox: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Planigle: *Open Source
Plan That App: *FREE TOOL*
Podio: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
PPTS:
RedCritter Tracker: *AGILESCOUT REVIEWED!*
Retrospectiva: *Open Source
Scrinch: *Open Source
Scrum 2 Go: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Scrum’d:
Scrum Dashboard: *Open Source
Scrum Do: *AGILESCOUT REVIEWED!
Scrum Factory: *Open Source
Scrum Sprint Planner: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED! (iPAD)
Scrum Time: *Open Source
Scrumy: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Skinnyboard:
SmartBear: *DevPlanner is Free
SmartQ: [On our Kanban page]
Splendid Bacon: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Tackle: *Open Source
Task Juggler: *Open Source
Teambox: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
Teamly: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
TinyPM: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
TeamPulse: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!*
Trac:
Trello: *AGILESCOUT REVIEWED!*
Tweet Scrum: *AGILE SCOUT REVIEWED!
xPlanner: *Open Source
XP Studio: *Open Source
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Let us know if you’ve used one of the above mentioned Agile tools out there. We want to know your thoughts!
*We will continue to update this list as time goes on*
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BTW – There is no specific order. The list is just that, a list!
Did you look at WRAP – WoodRanch Agile Projects, a full featured agile project management tool. Please checkout at http://www.agilewrap.com and include it in your list. WRAP allows integrated management of user stories, tasks, defects, iterations and releases for organizations of all sizes.
Gotcha. Updated!
Looks indeed like an amazing list. But what about trying to organize a bit the tools based on usage/context/scope? For example:
- light tool for a single scrum teams
- tools able to support large scale scrum (product backlog with multiple scrum teams)
…?
Agreed. We should go through and do that. Good suggestion… some day!
I wish this article actually offered opinions or rankings, even if arbitrary. The comments have devolved into nothing but self-promotion, so the “judgement” left for the comments clearly never took place.
Chip – If you go to the Agile tools you’ll find the full list. We’ve reviewed probably over 10+ of the tools. You can find the reviews there.
Oh you missed one that beats them all ]:->
Come on! It’s all there, linked to my name
Of course I mean tinyPM, but I need to admit that except using it I’m also one of the creators of that evil agile tool, so don’t believe me – see it for yourself!
ADDED!
Your timing was perfect. Thanks for including the brand new Kanbanery.com!
Glad we can help. Can we get in to see the product sometime?
I’d have to vote for 21Scrum – but then I have to also confess that we at 21apps developed it.
It’s probably a little unique in this list in that it targets the SharePoint 2010 platform.
It was actually developed to help new teams get to grips with scrum and as a result of teams finding tools like Version One or Rally just being too complex. It was developed to match the white board, which I still recommend over any electronic tools for new teams.
Thanks for sharing! I would like to see it integrate with Sharepoint. Very cool
Serena has a good tool as well.
Thanks for adding AgileZen.
The Forrester Wave™: Agile Development Management Tools, Q2 2010
http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/wave%26trade;_agile_development_management_tools,_q2_2010/q/id/48153/t/2
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/itanalyst/docs/05-05-10AgileDevelopmentManagementTools.PDF
Wow, this is a hidden gem! Thanks for sharing!
From this Forrester wave tools recommendation, I don’t see Rally Software nor IBM tools in this web page; any feedback on those ones?
I’m sure you can find some online. But know that they are definitely more heavy than most!
Thanks, any thoughts & Pro/Cons of such “heavy” solutions for small to large scrums deployment?
At our company, we use SpiraTeam from Inflectra, it allows to manage iterations of releases for scrum projects, but it’s not the core functionality of the software, it can be used to manage each stages of the software developement process (requirements, test cases, releases, defect tracking, etc)
Thanks for letting us know! Similar to Jira?
Don’t know about the others but Rally has a UI that only a mother could love. You have to move the mouse around so much to do *anything* it feels like you are playing a video game (and losing). The layout is over-complex and therefore confusing. I have to use it but I don’t have to like it. On a scale of 1-10 it’s a solid 5, it will (probably) get the job done, but you won’t like yourself in the morning.
Love the feedback! We’ve received feedback like this as well with other heavy enterprise applications like Rally, VersionOne, and Jira. Wasn’t Agile supposed to be ‘light’? Thanks for your candid feedback!
Thanks for the feedback ScoutMaster – we worked to develop a tool that works as well for really complex enterprise organizations as it does for small teams new to agile, but candid feedback from users is always appreciated. We hear ya!
Having read the Forrester report I believe they have a pretty accurate account of the leaders in Agile development tools. However it’s good to see someone putting together a more comprehensive list for those not subscribed to the analyst firm (or for those tools not considered last time the report was published).
I’d like to recommend adding SmartBear to this list based on demos of its SoftwarePlanner ALM tool, with plenty of Agile components to it.
Steve Miller, its creator, has also put together a lot of useful newsletter video presentatations on Agile and Scrum:
http://softwareplanner.blogspot.com/2009/12/agile-scrum-tailoring-scrum-to-your.html
I anticipate much more exposure for this tool (under the SmartBear name) in the months ahead, not to mention some exciting changes for those looking for an affordable alternative to expensive agile or ALM suites with agile components to them.
http://smartbear.com/products/development-tools/
Best,
Alex
Sweet. Love the links! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for updating the SmartBear listing above since the release of DevPlanner, SmartBear’s free project management tool, on November 2.
We also have a free test management tool called QAPlanner.
Best,
Alex
No problem! Thanks for making a cool product! We’re looking into diving into the backend and reviewing it. It’s a feature-rich system!
thanks for including and reviewing Teambox.com
Absolutely. Rock on!
We at Imanami follow SCRUM… I’ll suggest these tools to my scrum master… and the rest of team… hopefully they’ll enjoy the post…
Awesome! Hope it helps! Let us know if any of the tools “stick” with you guys. We want to know!
There is also a tool for TFS user integrated with webaccess…
You can go look for it at http://www.urbanturtle.com
Nice post!
I think you can add http://bontq.com to your list as well.
Isn’t that mostly a bug tracker tool? We’ll take a look.
It’s a full-featured project management tool as well(just like Basecamp that was mentioned above).
No problem. We’ll check and add!
Thank you.
Has anybody tried the bug genie (http://thebuggenie.com/). It’s a open source bug-tracker/project management software. I their latest version they have integrated agile-scrum project management. I tried it, and it’s really great and simple to use. I highly recommend it.
Thanks man for letting us know. I took a look at it and it seems a little tough to get around.
Yes, it’s a bit confusing at the start, but with a little practice you can learn how to use it really fast. It’s still in beta, so over time probably some features will get update and be more usable. The big plus that I give the bug genie is that it’s open source, easy and fast to setup and it’s free.
Very cool. We’ll look forward to when it’s out of beta!
The best tools, or all the tools?
Hah! Both i suppose!
What a list Peter!! I didn’t even know all of these tools were available.. great resource.
I feel like you are missing a bigger software tool OnTime – http://www.axosoft.com/ (great for scrum agile development)
Cheers
Thanks for letting me know! Hope it helps!
What about IBM Rational Team Concert? Did you look at this one? I didnt found it on the list but is one of the top rated for Agile development.
IBM Rational has the best current offering according to The Forrester Wave™: Agile Development Management Tools, Q2 2010 (May 2010).
http://jazz.net/projects/rational-team-concert/
Best Regards
OOO Thanks! Will take a look!
Hi Peter, great list! You should checkout DevSuite too. It’s used by almost all the big gaming companies (EA, Activision, Sony) and it actually allows you to mix agile processes with traditional development or go pure agile!
You can try it live here – http://www.techexcel.com/Formwise/try_devsuite_live.asp?k=TDL
word. will look into it!
Hi Peter,
Could you add pmScrum to your list? It is fairly new, but we are very proud of what we’ve made.
From small teams to the enterprise level, we get existing teams and policies into a working scrum: http://www.pmScrum.com
Best regards
I’ll look into it! Thanks!
Hi Peter,
You certainly have a great list of agile tools going here!
I would like for you to check out and possibly add FeatureSet to your list of agile project management tools: http://www.featureset.com
This is a suite of unified applications that help team members stay connected and on the same page, through sophisticated requirements and project management tools as well as a social tools to promote effective collaboration.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Best,
Catherine
http://www.featureset.com
Interesting. I’ll take a look at it!
Hi guys!
Are you looking “Real Open Source Scrum Tool”? Check it out!
What is the link?
For source code:
http://apmt.codeplex.com/
Blog
http://apmtool.blog.com/
Thx!
This great list misses 3 things:
1) total count of tools;
2) über-tool – good olde cork board;
3) tag (really, I can’t believe this *huge* list can be taken seriously)
point 3 should be read as “irony tag”
http://agilescout.com/need-wallboard-ideapaint-can-help/ – good wall paint for wall boards
http://agilescout.com/extreme-agile-wallboards-delta-and-northwest-style/ – sometimes… a tool is better…
thanks for sharing your satire
http://agilescout.com/satire-worlds-most-agile-manager/
Definitely glad to see pivotal tracker on this list. Definitely a huge help.
For sure. #win!
Hi ScoutMaster,
We’d like to submit ScrumTool.me for review. ScrumTool is a online taskboard for agile projects management.
You can sign up for a demo at http://scrumtool.me (username: demo / password: 123456)
Thank you!
Thanks! I’ll take a look.
Hello Peter,
Could you please add ScrumTool.me to the list?
http://scrumtool.me
Thanks!
Can’t. There isn’t anything to show. You guys don’t have any landing page yet.
Added it in.
Our landing page is ready, http://scrumtool.me
Thanks!
Hello Peter,
great list you have here.
Could you please add Airgile to the list? It’s a very usable and flexible project management platform that features SCRUM (Sprint planning and Burndown Charts) since version 1.7, released this week.
It’s available here: http://airgile.com .
Let me know if you need further info.
In the video below you can see Sprint Planning after minute 4:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-znocsTPEw?rel=0&w=400&h=225
Thanks. We’ll look into it!
It’s up! We’ll look into reviewing it..
Thank you in advance for the review!
If you need further information, help – anything -, feel free to send me an email.
Thanks!
Thanks for adding Planthat, Peter! Would be cool if you could do a review earliest next week. We are still adding features day by day
http://www.planthatapp.com
Hey, how about this: http://www.7items.com/ pretty niffty scrum and kanban tool, easy to use.
Interesting find. Will check it out.
Hi Peter, have you checked out MOOVIA ? It’s a new free team collaboration network, based on agile methods … please, can you review and post MOOVIA on your list ? Thanks in advance | rodrigo
heh how NOT to use social media to promote your new tool.
Thanks for compiling this, the shear volume of options is overwhelming
Thanks! Let us know which you think is best!
Hi,
I think you might like to take a look at http://www.eylean.com/scrum
Eylean Board is a fully configurable electronic Scrum board for agile software development teams with intuitive User Interface that makes work easy and fun.