10 Best Planning Poker Plugins for Jira (2026)

Planning development tasks has become more important than ever. In the AI era, analyzing dev tasks in advance is what gives the AI agent the right context. I wrote about why that changes how much planning is worth in planning poker in the AI era.

Planning with your team using a gamified technique like Planning Poker is a great choice to engage your team and improve the quality of those estimates. Having everyone thinking about a task in a relaxed environment can help raise issues and ensure that the full context of the tasks is taken into account. That cuts down the downtime of the development process.

I am Miquel, and I have been running Planning Poker Online for 6 years, with 147,000 monthly users, including teams at Google.

After testing 17 Planning Poker apps in Jira, one thing is clear to me: If you use Jira and Planning Poker, the best alternative is installing an integrated Jira plugin.

Why a Planning Poker Jira plugin is better than a standalone web Planning Poker:

• Jira plugins run inside Jira, so your company doesn’t need to set up a new vendor or create new user accounts.
• Jira plugins integrate much better with your Jira flow:
  • Issue synchronization (save estimates automatically)
  • Context: you can have all the context required for the estimation discussion right there

There are many Planning Poker plugins for Jira, in this post I have tried to list the ones that I think are best in an honest way. This is not an auto-generated post, I have actually spent a lot of time analyzing the tools and writing the reviews, I hope you find it useful.

What is the best Planning Poker plugin for Jira?

Short answer:

• For most of the cases -> Gamified tool like Planning Poker Online by We Agile You
• For Agile Suite integration -> A planning poker tool that is part of a suite like the Agile suite by DevSamurai.
• For occasional meetings -> A free alternative like Planning Poker Agility by Agile Pulse

Planning Poker Jira Plugins Compared

Every value checked against the app's Atlassian Marketplace listing on 29 July 2026.

How I evaluated the different Planning Poker Jira tools

I installed and tested 17 planning poker tools from the Atlassian Marketplace. These are the 10 worth your time.

Here are the 6 criteria:

Team Experience

How your team feels and engages in planning poker sessions can be highly determined by the tool you choose.

Seamless Adoption

Game facilitators and especially developers must be able to create and join games effortlessly.

Integration with Jira

This includes adding issues to games and synchronizing estimates.

Scalability

Is the tool prepared to handle a big enterprise?

Async/Live Modes

Does the app allow live voting sessions as well as async voting?

Vendor Reputation

The trust of the company behind the tool: security reliability, etc.

Live or Async Estimation in Jira

Every plugin below is built around one of these, so it is worth deciding before you install anything. Live voting puts the team in a meeting together. Async voting lets each developer vote on their own time, and the facilitator reveals the results once everyone is done. Plenty of teams end up doing both.

I wrote up the trade-offs in detail in async vs live planning poker. This post sticks to which Jira plugins support which.

The Biggest Problem with Planning Poker Tools

From my experience, most tools fail for one reason:

👉 They feel like filling spreadsheets.

They have a lot of features, integrations, etc. But when the team actually starts the planning meeting they feel like they are filling in bureaucratic forms.

This creates a:

👉 Boring environment for the humans in the meeting

Each person is less engaged and feels more isolated from the team, and they start scrolling social media in a separate window.

Best Planning Poker Plugins for Jira

1. Planning Poker Online for Jira by We Agile You

Full disclosure: this is my own app, the one I mentioned at the start of the post. I put it first because I believe it is the best option for most teams, you can check that against the others yourself.

Stands out as a tool that feels like a game. The game screen uses a table layout imitating a poker table with the players around it.

It has a clean and simple layout, maintaining all the capabilities you would expect from a professional tool.

• It feels like a game: Sometimes planning meetings might be boring, teams using this tool report more engagement and having more fun while doing estimates. The most loved feature in product reviews is throwing emojis at other players.
• Live, Async or Hybrid: All games are live, async or hybrid by default. No need to choose between modes or export issues from one place to another. A very intuitive UI allows users to vote async, live or hybrid as they require.
• Seamless adoption: Once the plugin is installed, the users can start creating games and invite players with a single click, no need to fill in long forms to get started. Advanced settings are also available for teams that require more customization.

The web version of this tool has been running for more than 6 years, with 147,000 monthly users including teams at Google.

Also: Feels like a game, Sync results to issues, Free voting (vote without issues), Scales for big corps, Fun Features, Custom sizing (Fibonacci, t-shirt, etc.), Dark Theme.

The full feature list covers the rest, including what differs between the Jira plugin and the web version.

2. Magic Estimations by Magic Apps

Excels with a very functional lanes layout, providing a great overview of the already voted issues. Comparing the current voting issue with the issues already present on the board allows teams to have a quick reference of sizing before estimating.

This app is great for teams using the Magic Estimation technique and it also provides 3 other modes: consensus-based Planning Poker, Async Poker games, and a value-less Relative game. The mode is chosen when you create the game, and async games can be finished with a guided live voting session.

Also: Magic estimation, Lanes Layout, Sync results to issues (manual), In game chat, Relative estimation (no specific sizes), Custom sizing (Fibonacci, t-shirt, etc.), Dark Theme, Silver partner.

3. Agile Poker for Jira by Appfire

This is the perfect fit for organizations with teams using diverse estimation methods. Apart from the classic interactive planning poker, the app also includes Asynchronous, Relative and Bucket sizing modes.

Strongest points of this app:

• It is in the Appfire ecosystem: Teams can benefit from great documentation and support, and special features like Appfire AI.
• Best practices from agile theory. Appfire is the vendor with the Planning Poker trademark. They also follow well-known methodologies like Magic Estimation or Asynchronous estimation based on Wideband Delphi.

Also: Sync results to issues, Cloud Migration Assistance, Scales for big corps, Custom sizing (Fibonacci, t-shirt, etc.), Platinum partner.

4. SprintPoker by Agile Pulse

The best option for data-driven teams, this app gives you a lot of useful context during the voting session: live voting stats, AI-generated complexity insights, and matching against similar issues you have already estimated.

This app is great for teams that like to have data at estimation time. Async runs as a separate mode rather than alongside the live game. It also has a strong background as it is the premium successor to Planning Poker Agility.

Also: Sync results to issues, Custom sizing (Fibonacci, t-shirt, etc.).

5. Async Poker by Do Async

Full async teams will love this app, it has a great integration with Slack and email making async team collaboration really effective.

Do Async is a Silver Marketplace partner with SOC 2, which is great to ensure the trust of this vendor.

It works great also with hybrid teams providing an “end in live” guided flow for when a team wants to finish async voting in a live session.

Also: Sync results to issues, Comms integration, Custom sizing (Fibonacci, t-shirt, etc.), Silver partner.

6. Planning Poker® by Appfire

This is the original Planning Poker by Appfire. This is a great option for organizations looking for an app with a long track record that has proved its scalability over the years.

It also benefits from the Appfire ecosystem. It might have a simpler UI than Agile Poker, with fewer estimation modes to choose from, removing the noise that several modes might produce.

This is the go-to option for organizations that want big-vendor support and a robust solution tested over time by many users.

One of the strongest points of this app is the integration with the Jira flows, allowing users to vote directly inside issue views, synchronization of issue comments, etc.

Also: Sync results to issues, Custom image in cards, Custom sizing (Fibonacci, t-shirt, etc.), Platinum partner.

Best Planning Poker Tool with Agile Suite Integration

7. Agile Planning Poker, Retrospectives, Daily Standup for Jira by DevSamurai

It is a single app providing planning poker, retrospective, and daily standup apps, 3 in one.

Great for teams that are not looking only for a planning poker app but also want retros and dailies.

Regarding their planning poker app, teams will find a great app that allows project-scoped plannings or global (multiple projects). Another feature worth noting is customized card images.

Also: Retrospectives, Daily standup, Sync results to issues, Custom sizing (Fibonacci, t-shirt, etc.), Gold partner.

Best for Prioritization Beyond Story Points

8. Foxly by Appfire

Great tool that can be used for all stakeholders, not only dev teams. Foxly is a project management tool focused on prioritizing. It allows users to estimate not only difficulty but also other metrics like “Impact” or “Ease”.

Company managers that want to make data-based decisions will find it very useful, as it provides useful data to identify impactful issues or quick wins thanks to their dashboards, like the Priority Matrix.

Also: Great integration with Jira, Platinum partner.

Best for Occasional Meetings (Free Alternatives)

9. Planning Poker Agility by Agile Pulse

It is the free version of their other plugin: SprintPoker. It does not have all the features of the premium plugin, but it works well for teams looking for a simple yet fully usable planning poker tool.

Also: Free, Custom sizing (Fibonacci, t-shirt, etc.).

10. Free Planning Poker by Smart Guess

This option offers a great in-issue estimation panel that allows async or live voting for free.

It is the free version of the other plugin by Smart Guess: Predictive Planning Poker for Jira. Great option for when organizations want to translate estimates into metrics that can improve predictions of when work will actually be done.

Also: Predictability metrics.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which planning poker plugin for Jira is free?

Two of the apps in this list are free with unlimited use: Planning Poker Agility by Agile Pulse and Free Planning Poker by Smart Guess. Both are the free versions of a paid app from the same vendor, so you get the basics without a trial clock. Most of the other apps in the list are paid, usually free for small teams on the Atlassian pricing tiers.

Can you do async estimation in Jira?

Yes. Eight of the ten apps here support async voting, where each person votes at their own time and the facilitator reveals the results once everyone is done. If you also want to close the gap on the issues where the team disagreed, look for hybrid voting: Planning Poker Online, Magic Estimations, Agile Poker and Async Poker all let you start async and finish in a live session. For which mode suits your team in the first place, see async vs live planning poker.

What does Cloud Fortified mean for Jira apps?

Cloud Fortified is an Atlassian badge for apps that meet extra requirements in security, reliability and support on top of a standard Marketplace listing. It is a reasonable proxy for “this vendor can be trusted with an enterprise install”. Nine of the ten apps in this list carry it; only Free Planning Poker by Smart Guess does not.

How do planning poker plugins sync with Jira?

Once the team agrees on a number, the plugin writes it back to the issue’s story point field, either automatically when the round closes or after the facilitator confirms the result. That is the main reason to use a plugin instead of a standalone web tool: nobody has to copy estimates between two systems afterwards.

Verdict: Choosing the Right Tool

• For teams that estimate occasionally: Use Planning Poker Agility by Agile Pulse, free and it has all the basic features to run planning poker estimates
• For teams looking for an agile suite: Use the Agile suite by DevSamurai, it provides retros and dailies all in one app
• For the majority of the teams: Use Planning Poker Online by We Agile You, it offers live, async and hybrid modes in an intuitive and gamified UI.