Free Online Planning Poker
for Agile & Scrum Teams
Estimate user stories in real-time with your team. Create a session, share the link, and start voting — no complex setup, no mandatory sign-ups for participants.
Trusted by agile teams for accurate sprint planning, backlog refinement, and story point estimation using the Fibonacci sequence.
Why Teams Choose Splitvote
Built for exactly one thing: making agile estimation fast, accurate, and bias-free. Here's what sets Splitvote apart from other planning poker tools.
How It Works
Get your team estimating in under 60 seconds. No downloads, no installations — it runs entirely in the browser.
Sign In & Create a Room
The facilitator signs in and creates a new planning poker session. A unique room link is generated instantly.
Share the Link
Send the room link to your team via Slack, Teams, or email. Participants click the link and enter their display name to join.
Vote & Reveal
Each team member selects their story point estimate. Once everyone has voted, the facilitator reveals all cards simultaneously.
Discuss & Align
Review the estimates, discuss outliers, and reach consensus. Start the next round to estimate your next user story.
What Is Planning Poker & Why Use It?
Planning Poker (also known as Scrum Poker) is a consensus-based estimation technique used by agile software development teams worldwide. Instead of one person dictating estimates, every team member independently votes on the complexity, effort, or relative size of a user story using a set of numbered cards — typically following the Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21).
The key advantage of planning poker over traditional estimation methods is that it eliminates anchoring bias. Because all votes are hidden until everyone has submitted their estimate, no team member can influence another's judgment. This leads to significantly more accurate estimates and better sprint planning outcomes.
Studies in agile project management show that teams using planning poker produce estimates that are more accurate and less variable than those using individual estimation or open discussion. The technique also serves as a powerful communication tool — when estimates diverge, it surfaces assumptions and misunderstandings that would otherwise be discovered mid-sprint.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Planning Poker?
Planning Poker (also called Scrum Poker) is an agile estimation technique where team members use numbered cards to vote on the effort required for a user story. It prevents anchoring bias by keeping votes hidden until everyone has voted, leading to more accurate sprint estimates.
Is Splitvote free to use?
Yes, Splitvote is completely free. Only the facilitator needs to sign in — all other team members can join any session instantly without creating an account.
Do participants need to create an account?
No. Only the session facilitator signs in. Participants join by entering the room link and choosing a display name — no registration, no email, no passwords.
How many people can join a planning poker session?
Splitvote supports real-time sessions with your entire team. There is no hard limit on participants — invite as many team members as you need.
What card decks are available?
Splitvote supports the standard Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21) commonly used in agile estimation, as well as other customizable options for different estimation scales.