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Async voting

Async planning poker, the way distributed teams actually work

Stop scheduling another estimation meeting just because someone's in a different timezone. Create a session, send invitations, and let your team vote on their own time.

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Async session48h window · 48h left
AK

Aiko

Tokyo · UTC+9

MN

Marek

Prague · UTC+2

SR

Sofia

São Paulo · UTC-3

LT

Liam

Austin · UTC-6

4/4 — Results ready!
3
Invites on Free
30
Invites on Pro
50
Invites on Team
$0
Per voter, ever

The problem

Why sync planning poker breaks for distributed teams

  • Someone dials in at 6am or 10pm — every sprint, every timezone gap.
  • Group pressure skews votes before cards flip — anchoring is built into sync.
  • No-shows become blockers: missing one voter can derail the whole session.
  • Quiet thinkers estimate better with five minutes of focused thought than under group pressure.

How it works

Four steps, zero calendar invites

  1. 01Create an async session and add the stories you want to estimate (manual entry or import from Jira / Linear / GitHub).
  2. 02Invite voters by email — or post the invitation directly into Slack or Microsoft Teams.
  3. 03Each voter gets a personal link, picks their cards on their own schedule, and adds optional confidence notes.
  4. 04At the deadline (or once everyone votes) results are revealed automatically. Discussion threads stay attached to each story.

After the deadline

Results land in a shareable recap, not a wall of screenshots

When the deadline fires, every story has an agreed estimate and a full vote distribution. No facilitator needed at their desk — the session closes itself.
  • Consensus level (strong / weak / split) calculated automatically at reveal.
  • Story-by-story breakdown with the distribution of votes and the agreed estimate.
  • Late votes are accepted and recorded so post-discussion is still possible.
  • Recap link shareable with stakeholders who weren't in the session.

Deadline intelligence

Built-in deadline intelligence

  • Auto-reveal at the deadline — no facilitator needs to sit at their desk.
  • Email reminders 24h and 1h before the deadline for unsubmitted voters.
  • Late votes are accepted and recorded so post-discussion is still possible.
  • Consensus level (strong / weak / split) is calculated automatically.

Plan limits

Plan limits at a glance

Free3 invitations per session — enough to pilot with one squad
Pro30 invitations per session — fits a typical scrum team plus stakeholders
Team50 invitations per session — covers cross-functional planning sessions
EnterpriseUnlimited invitations — for company-wide estimation rounds

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