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Comparison

Plandeck vs. Planning Poker Online

Both tools run real-time planning poker for agile teams. Here's a fair, factual side-by-side — including where Planning Poker Online still wins.

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JK
5
MP
5
AS
8
LN
5
Strong consensus — 5 pts
$0
Per voter, ever
20
Voters on Pro
50
Voters on Team
12
Languages supported

Summary

The 60-second answer

Planning Poker Online (PPO) is a mature, focused tool that does sync poker very well. Plandeck does everything PPO does, plus async voting, AI estimation, two-way tracker writeback, EU-first compliance, and 12 languages — with facilitator-seat pricing (voters join free) instead of charging per participant.

If your team is small, co-located, English-speaking, and only needs sync poker — PPO is a fine choice and will save you migration effort. If you're distributed, multilingual, or want AI/integrations baked in, Plandeck is the better fit.

Comparison

Feature-by-feature comparison

The table below covers the key capability differences. Where PPO wins, the table says so.
Plandeck vs Planning Poker Online — feature-by-feature comparison
FeaturePlandeckPlanning Poker Online
Real-time pokerYes — WebSocket-based, instantYes
Async votingYes — built-in, all plansNo
AI estimate suggesterYes — Pro & Team plansNo
AI story decompositionYes — Pro & Team plansNo
Two-way Jira / Linear syncYes — Team plan, writeback includedRead-only on paid plans
Slack / Teams notificationsYes — Team planLimited
SAML SSO + SCIMYes — EnterpriseEnterprise add-on
EU data residencyYes — by defaultUS-based
Voters join without signupYes — invite link onlyYes
Pricing modelPer facilitator seat — voters freePer-user, monthly
Languages supported12 languagesEnglish only

Comparison reflects publicly available information at publication. Planning Poker Online is a trademark of its respective owner.

Confidence voting

A dimension PPO doesn't track

Confidence ratings separate how certain a voter is from what they estimate — two signals from one click.
  • Each voter signals low, medium, or high confidence independently of the point value.
  • A weighted average surfaces the group estimate — high-confidence votes carry more weight.
  • Outlier confidence levels flag stories that need more discussion before the session closes.
  • Confidence history feeds per-voter accuracy reports over time.

Their edge

Where Planning Poker Online still wins

  • Brand recognition — many teams already know and trust it.
  • Mature ecosystem of guides and tutorials accumulated over more than a decade.
  • No EU-residency overhead if your team has zero compliance requirements.

Our edge

Where Plandeck wins

  • Async voting that's a real product (3 / 20 / 50 invites per session by plan), not a workaround.
  • AI estimate suggestions, story decomposition, completeness scoring, and a discussion facilitator on Pro / Team plans.
  • Two-way Jira / Linear writeback with custom field mapping — your tracker stays the source of truth.
  • Session data is stored in EU regions by default — no enterprise add-on needed. DPA and sub-processor list are public.
  • You pay per facilitator seat — voters join free, no matter how many you invite.
  • Translated UI in 12 languages, including Czech, Japanese, Korean, and Polish.

Decide

Quick decision guide

You only need sync poker, English-only, US-hosted is fineEither works — pick on familiarity
You're distributed across time zonesPlandeck (async voting)
You want AI to suggest estimates and decompose storiesPlandeck (AI features)
You need data in EU regions or GDPR compliancePlandeck (EU-first)
Your team uses Jira or Linear and you want estimates written back automaticallyPlandeck (Team plan)
Your team is non-English-speakingPlandeck (12 languages)

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