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Remote startups

Open a room. Vote in five minutes. Get back to code.

Five engineers across three time zones, no dedicated scrum master, half the team writing code at any given moment. You don't need enterprise process — you need estimation that adds zero overhead.

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!

The problem

Why most planning poker tools don't fit remote startups

Enterprise estimation tools assume a dedicated facilitator, scheduled ceremonies, and per-seat licensing for everyone in the room. Remote startups have none of those. You need a tool that lets a developer create a room mid-thread on Slack, an async voting flow when nobody can sync, and pricing where voters join free — only the facilitator pays.

Tracker sync

Import from Linear or Jira. Write estimates back.

Pull stories from the tracker you already use, vote, and push the estimate back. The whole loop takes five minutes, and the result lands exactly where the team reads it.
  • Import stories directly from Linear, Jira, or GitHub — no copy-paste.
  • Agreed estimate writes back as story points when the round closes.
  • Your tracker stays the source of truth — no fourth tool for the team to learn.
  • Up to 20 participants per room on Pro — enough for a whole startup engineering team.

AI when you need it

AI stands in for the scrum master you don't have

AI estimate suggestions give a starting number when no one wants to go first. Story decomposition splits oversized stories without a refinement meeting. Completeness scoring flags stories that need more detail before voting starts. The AI Discussion Facilitator (Team plan) surfaces disagreement without needing a human moderator.

Pricing

Flat fee for the facilitator — voters always free

Per-seat tools charge for everyone in the room. Plandeck charges only the facilitator — your teammates join with no account and never count toward billing. Start free, upgrade when the team grows.

Try it on your next refinement

Sign up takes 30 seconds and includes a 7-day Pro trial — host real-time and async sessions with AI suggestions and history. Teammates join by link, no signup needed.