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€8.90 per month
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User industry
  1. Information technology and software
  2. Media and communications
  3. Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)

What is iceScrum

iceScrum is an agile project management tool focused on Scrum and related iterative workflows. It provides backlog management, sprint planning, task tracking, and team collaboration features for product and delivery teams. The product is available in open-source and hosted editions, with configuration options oriented around Scrum artifacts and ceremonies.

pros

Scrum-focused workflow support

iceScrum centers its data model on Scrum concepts such as product backlog, sprint backlog, user stories, and tasks. This alignment reduces the need for heavy customization when teams follow Scrum practices. It supports common planning and tracking activities such as sprint planning, daily execution, and review/retrospective preparation.

Open-source deployment option

iceScrum offers an open-source edition that organizations can self-host. This can help teams meet internal requirements for data residency, network isolation, or custom infrastructure controls. Self-hosting also enables deeper technical customization compared with tools that only offer SaaS.

Backlog and sprint visibility

The product provides structured views for prioritizing work and tracking sprint progress. Teams can use boards and backlog lists to coordinate work and manage scope changes during a sprint. These capabilities fit small-to-mid sized agile teams that need lightweight planning and execution tooling.

cons

Limited portfolio-level capabilities

iceScrum is primarily designed for team-level agile execution rather than enterprise portfolio management. Organizations that need advanced program/portfolio features (e.g., cross-project capacity planning, strategic roadmaps, or complex governance) may find gaps. Scaling beyond a few teams can require additional processes or external tooling.

Narrow methodology coverage

The product is optimized for Scrum-style workflows and may be less suitable for teams that require extensive support for other methodologies or highly customized workflows. Teams using hybrid approaches may need workarounds to represent non-Scrum artifacts. This can increase administrative overhead compared with more configurable platforms.

Integrations vary by edition

Integration depth and availability can depend on whether teams use the open-source or hosted/commercial editions. Some organizations may need to build or maintain connectors for identity, reporting, or development toolchains. This can add implementation effort compared with products that provide a broader set of prebuilt integrations.

Plan & Pricing

Cloud — Monthly (hosted on icescrum.com)

Plan Price Key features & notes
Free 0€ Teams: 1; Users: 3; Private projects: 1; Apps & integrations: 1; Support: Forum. (Free Cloud plan on site.)
Small Team 8.90€/month Teams: 1; Users: 7; Private projects: 1; Apps & integrations: 3; Support: Forum; "Start a free trial" available.
Teams (entry) 39.90€/month (additional tiers: 59.90€/month, 79.90€/month, 99.90€/month, 109.90€/month) Teams: varies by tier (1–5 shown); Users: Unlimited; Private projects: Unlimited; Apps & integrations: Unlimited; Support: Email.
Business 349.00€/month Teams: Unlimited; Users: Unlimited; Private projects: Unlimited; Apps & integrations: Unlimited; Support: Email / Phone / Remote; SAFe & LeSS Support: 1; Private infrastructure available.

Cloud — Yearly (hosted on icescrum.com, ~17% savings)

Plan Price Key features & notes
Free 0€ Same limits as monthly Free plan.
Small Team 89€/year Same features as monthly Small Team (billed annually).
Teams (entry) 399€/year (additional tiers: 599€/year, 799€/year, 999€/year, 1099€/year) Same feature set as monthly Teams tiers; Users/Projects/Apps: Unlimited depending on tier.
Business 3490€/year Same features as monthly Business, billed annually.

On-premise — Yearly (hosted on your own server)

Plan Price Key features & notes
Core 0€ (Download) Unlimited Teams, Users, Projects; Forum support; basic/open-source distribution.
Starter 990€/year Teams: 1; Users: Unlimited; Projects: Unlimited; Apps & integrations: 5; Support: Email.
Enterprise 2990€/year Teams: Unlimited; Users: Unlimited; Projects: Unlimited; Apps & integrations: Unlimited; Support: Email / Phone / Remote; SAFe & LeSS Support: 1.
Corporate 9990€/year Enterprise-level support/features; SAFe & LeSS Support: Unlimited; Private infrastructure available.

On-premise — Perpetual (one-time) pricing (hosted on your own server)

Plan Price (one-time) Key features & notes
Core 0€ (Download) Open-source distribution, unlimited usage.
Starter 5990€ Similar to Starter yearly but perpetual license.
Enterprise 18000€ Perpetual license for enterprise features.
Corporate 90000€ Perpetual license for full corporate deployment/support.

Notes:

  • The vendor advertises a 14-day free trial: “Start today with our 14 day free trial. No commitment. No credit card required.”
  • Pricing tiers and multi-step "Teams" prices are shown on the official pricing page (multiple team-count tiers with different prices).

Seller details

Kagilum
Toulouse, France
2009
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https://www.icescrum.com/
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