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EstimateTask vs Parabol

Parabol is a meeting suite for agile teams, with retrospectives, standups, check-ins and Sprint Poker. EstimateTask covers estimation and retrospectives, and shows Dev, QA and DevOps averages side by side so the spread starts the conversation.

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Side by side

Free plan voters: EstimateTask: Up to 5 members plus unlimited guest voters; Parabol: Unlimited users, up to 2 teams and 10 meetings a month
Paid plan: EstimateTask: Team $29/mo (20 members), Business $49/mo (unlimited members); Parabol: Team $8 per active user per month
10-person team: EstimateTask: $29/mo on Team; Parabol: $80/mo on Team ($8 per active user)
Vote without an account: EstimateTask: Yes, guests join from a share link; Parabol: Not listed
Separate Dev, QA and DevOps averages: EstimateTask: Yes, per-role averages on every reveal; Parabol: Not listed (estimates can have several dimensions, such as value and effort)
Jira, GitHub and GitLab integration: EstimateTask: No; Parabol: Yes, pull issues in and write estimates back
Custom scales: EstimateTask: Yes, on Team and Business; Parabol: Yes, on every plan
Round timer with auto-reveal: EstimateTask: Yes; Parabol: Not listed
Voting history on Free: EstimateTask: 30 days, with distribution and outlier stats; Parabol: 30 days of meeting history
Retrospectives: EstimateTask: Yes, anonymous by default, on every plan; Parabol: Yes
Standups and check-ins: EstimateTask: No; Parabol: Yes

Feature	EstimateTask	Parabol
Free plan voters	Up to 5 members plus unlimited guest voters	Unlimited users, up to 2 teams and 10 meetings a month
Paid plan	Team $29/mo (20 members), Business $49/mo (unlimited members)	Team $8 per active user per month
10-person team	$29/mo on Team	$80/mo on Team ($8 per active user)
Vote without an account	Yes, guests join from a share link	Not listed
Separate Dev, QA and DevOps averages	Yes, per-role averages on every reveal	Not listed (estimates can have several dimensions, such as value and effort)
Jira, GitHub and GitLab integration	No	Yes, pull issues in and write estimates back
Custom scales	Yes, on Team and Business	Yes, on every plan
Round timer with auto-reveal	Yes	Not listed
Voting history on Free	30 days, with distribution and outlier stats	30 days of meeting history
Retrospectives	Yes, anonymous by default, on every plan	Yes
Standups and check-ins	No	Yes

Parabol details from their pricing and Sprint Poker pages, checked October 17, 2026. "Not listed" means their site does not mention it.

Why teams pick EstimateTask

One flat price per workspace

Parabol bills every active user. EstimateTask's Team plan is $29/mo for up to 20 members, and guests are free on every plan, so a growing team does not grow the bill.

Anyone can vote from a link

Stakeholders, contractors and specialists join a voting room from a share link without creating an account, and never count against your member limit.

Disagreement by role, not one number

When Dev votes 3, QA votes 8 and DevOps votes 5, EstimateTask shows each role's average side by side instead of a single mean of 5 that hides the risk.

When Parabol fits better

Parabol is a good fit if you want standups and check-ins in the same tool as estimation, or you need estimates written back to Jira, GitHub or GitLab. EstimateTask does not integrate with issue trackers yet.

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