ScrumGenius
ScrumGenius automates asynchronous standups, surveys, meetings, and daily reporting for teams working across time zones.
What ScrumGenius is
ScrumGenius automates asynchronous standups, surveys, meetings, and daily reporting for teams working across time zones. Members can check in through Microsoft Teams, Slack, email, or a full-screen web experience. The service gathers responses and sends summaries by email or posts them to chat channels, while its dashboard and insights let teams review progress, participation, goals, and blockers. Team members can set local time zones so check-ins arrive at appropriate times while ScrumGenius handles the combined report. Listed integrations include JIRA, Azure Boards and Repos, GitHub, Trello, Asana, GitLab, Zapier, Clubhouse, and Outlook. The pricing facts list Basic at $3 a month, Team at $5 a month, and Business at $7 a month. The service bills per active employee who participates in reports. Its trial includes paid features without limitations, requires no credit card, and lasts 30 days.
Good
- Check-ins through Teams, Slack, email, or web
- Summaries can go to email or chat channels
- Dashboard reviews progress, participation, goals, and blockers
- Members can set local time zones
- 30-day trial includes paid features without a credit card
Watch out
- Basic includes one report and 30-day standup history
- Standup data is retained while the account is active by default
Who it suits
It suits remote teams that want asynchronous status check-ins and summaries across time zones. Teams tracking goals or blockers can use its reporting and dashboard features.
Verdict
ScrumGenius is designed to collect team updates asynchronously and turn them into shared reports. Its plans vary by report limits and history, while teams can set a retention policy to purge report answers.
Plans and prices
From ScrumGenius's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $3 a month | 1 report · 30-day standup history · check-ins via chat · summary to channel · report summary email · vacation tracking · $3/mo per user |
| Team | $5 a month | Unlimited reports · goals and blocker tracking · 90-day standup history · roles and access sharing · team activity · $5/mo per user |
| Business | $7 a month | Private reports · report insights · project management integrations · customizable messages · custom retention settings · $7/mo per user |
| Basic | $30 a year | 1 report · 30-day standup history · check-ins via chat · summary to channel · report summary email · vacation tracking · $30/user/year |
| Team | $50 a year | Unlimited reports · goals and blocker tracking · 90-day standup history · roles and access sharing · team activity · $50/user/year |
| Business | $70 a year | Private reports · report insights · project management integrations · customizable messages · custom retention settings · $70/user/year |
The facts
Each one read from ScrumGenius's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- The dashboard and insights let teams review progress, participation, completed goals, and blockers.checked 29 Sep 2001
- Check-ins
- Members can check in through Microsoft Teams, Slack, email, or a full-screen web check-in experience.checked 29 Sep 2001
- Data retention
- Standup data is retained while the account is active by default, and a team retention policy can automatically purge report answers.checked 29 Sep 2001
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include JIRA, Azure Boards and Repos, GitHub, Trello, Asana, GitLab, Zapier, Clubhouse, and Outlook.checked 29 Sep 2001
- Purpose
- ScrumGenius automates asynchronous standups, surveys, meetings, and daily reporting across time zones.checked 29 Sep 2001
- Security
- The security article says data is encrypted at rest and in transit using AES-256 and SSL, with servers hosted in AWS US West.checked 29 Sep 2001
- Support
- Support is available on all plans and during the trial through the dashboard widget or contact page.checked 29 Sep 2001
- Time zones
- Team members can set their time zones to receive check-ins locally while ScrumGenius handles the rollup and summary.checked 29 Sep 2001
- Who it serves
- The product describes itself as a status reporting tool for remote teams and highlights async check-ins across time zones.checked 29 Sep 2001
Money
- Billing basis
- ScrumGenius bills per active employee who participates in reports, and users are counted once per billing cycle even if they belong to multiple reports.checked 29 Sep 2001
- Trial
- The integrations page offers a 30-day free trial, and the pricing page says the trial includes all paid features without limitations and requires no credit card.checked 29 Sep 2001
The company
- Team reporting
- The service collates team members’ responses and can send report summaries by email or post them to chat channels.checked 29 Sep 2001
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