Audience
Agile teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, CTOs
About Parabol
Parabol is an online meeting tool that helps agile teams run better standups, retrospectives, and sprint planning meetings. It is async-first, includes powerful facilitator tools, and allows teams to run better meetings with less effort. It is open source and free for up to 2 teams.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$6.00/month/user
Pricing Details:
Free for up to 2 teams. Premium enterprise features on subscription
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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Company Information
Parabol
Founded: 2015
United States
parabol.co
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
Training
Documentation
In Person
Support
Phone Support
Online
Parabol Frequently Asked Questions
Parabol Product Features
Meeting
Action Item Tracking
Supported
Agenda Management
Supported
Attendee Management
Supported
Internal Meetings
Supported
Invitation Management
Supported
Meeting Preparation Tools
Supported
Minutes Management
Supported
Post-Meeting Tools
Supported
Voting Management
Supported
Board Meetings
Not Supported
Committee Meetings
Not Supported
Legislative Meetings
Not Supported
Materials Management
Not Supported
Meeting Feedback
Not Supported
Meeting Room Booking
Not Supported
Scheduling
Not Supported
Travel Management
Not Supported
