Scrumwise vs Zenhub (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zenhub grades higher than Scrumwise: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Scrumwise grades higher on features. Zenhub grades higher on value for money, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Scrumwise
Scrum and Kanban project tool with backlogs, sprints and burndowns
Zenhub
Agile project management built on top of GitHub issues
Which one is for you
Pick Scrumwise if
- Fits if your team already runs Scrum sprints and wants burndown charts
- Works for a small team that wants Scrum without extra modules
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as it has none after the 30-day trial
- Skip it if you need phone or desktop apps, as the pages list none
- Not for you if you want many integrations: only GitHub is named, the rest goes through the API
- Watch out: the monthly plan takes only Visa, MasterCard or American Express
Pick Zenhub if
- Fits if your team already plans its work on GitHub issues
- Works for teams of up to 50 on Teams, with 50 repositories and 5,000 issues
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your work isn't on GitHub, because the boards are made of GitHub issues
- Tight if you're staying free, with 1 workspace, 2 repositories and 250 issues
- Pricey if you pass 50 users or 5,000 issues, or need automations, advanced reports or Figma, Loom and Miro, all Enterprise at a custom price
- Not for you if you want a phone app, as no native mobile app is listed, and the extension is Chrome and Firefox only
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAScrumwiseFair | 2.4GPAZenhubFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$7.50 a user a month billed yearly, $9 monthly, which sits between the cheaper quarter's $6 and the dearer quarter's $12.50. | BTeams is $4.99 a user a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter for project tools here, covering 50 users, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues with AI labels and sprint reviews. Pay monthly and it's $7.50, and past those limits it's Enterprise at a custom price. |
| Free plan and trial | C30-day trial for teams of any size, started without sign-up. No free plan, so after a month every plan is paid. | CFree for up to 50 people, but the caps land fast: 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues, and a working team gets through 250 issues in no time. New accounts start with a 14-day Teams trial. |
| Features | BBacklogs, sprints, releases, task boards, burndown charts, time tracking and an API. Nothing in the listing is missing from the Scrum job. | DIt needs another product to do anything: boards are made of GitHub issues, and setting up means linking a GitHub organization. On top of that it adds multi-repository boards, sprint planning, estimates, planning poker, roadmaps and velocity reports. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You need to know Scrum terms and set up backlogs and sprints. | BNo store rating on record, but there's genuinely little to set up: it's a tool inside an account you already have, syncing the issues, pull requests and permissions that are already there, and the extension draws the boards inside GitHub's own pages. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. GitHub is the only integration named, and anything else goes through the API. | BWeb with an extension for Chrome and Firefox, connected to GitHub and Slack, with a public API. No native mobile app is listed, though the FAQ says the web app works in a phone browser. Figma, Loom and Miro are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | small Scrum and Kanban teams | teams that plan their work on GitHub issues |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Scrumwise and Zenhub. How we grade
Price against what you get
Scrumwise starts at $7.50 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zenhub starts at $4.99 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Zenhub starts $2.51 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 21 score higher than Scrumwise for less, and 10 score higher than Zenhub for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Zenhub is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Scrumwise also covers tasks and time tracking.
- Zenhub also covers issue tracking, workflow automation and reports.
At a glance
| Scrumwise | Zenhub | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.50 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | $4.99 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | None | Up to 50 users, 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues, with sprints, planning poker, roadmaps and basic sprint reports. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial for teams of any size; the "Try Now" button creates an account without signup. | 14-day Teams trial with every new account; 60-day Enterprise trial through sales |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Scrumwise | Zenhub |
| Price read from | scrumwise.com | zenhub.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Scrumwise
- There is no free plan; after the 30-day trial both plans are paid.
- The pages describe a browser app and mention no desktop or mobile apps.
- Only one integration, GitHub, is named on the features page; anything else goes through the API.
- The monthly plan accepts only Visa, MasterCard or American Express.
Zenhub
- Zenhub works on top of GitHub: setting up means linking a GitHub organization, and boards are made of GitHub issues.
- The Free plan is limited to 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues.
- Teams stops at 50 users, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues; workspace automations, advanced reporting and Figma, Loom and Miro integrations are Enterprise only.
- No native mobile app is listed: the FAQ says the web app also works in mobile browsers, and the extension supports Chrome and Firefox.
Key features
Scrumwise
- Backlog management
- Backlogs are organized with lists, tags and filters. Epics give a high-level view, and subtasks and checklists break items into smaller pieces.
- Sprints and releases
- Sprint planning shows which team is over-allocated and handles vacations, partial allocations and weekend work. Release dates are predicted from expected velocity and burnup.
- Task boards and Kanban
- Boards update in real time with one row per backlog item. Separate Kanban boards cover work without sprints, and Scrum and Kanban can be mixed.
- Burndown charts
- Progress charts account for vacations and weekend work, whichever time zone a team is in.
- Time tracking
- Time logs per person, sprint, team and calendar period, exportable to CSV or pasted into a spreadsheet.
- API and GitHub link
- An API reads and changes data for one-way or two-way syncing, and a GitHub integration lets commit messages reference Scrumwise items.
Zenhub
- Boards built on GitHub issues
- Zenhub syncs issues, pull requests and permissions from a connected GitHub organization and arranges them on Kanban boards that can span several repositories.
- Extension for Chrome and Firefox
- The browser extension places Zenhub's boards, planning poker and automations inside GitHub's interface. The same workspace is also available as a separate web app.
- Sprints, estimates and planning poker
- Automated sprint planning, story estimates and planning poker are included on every plan, the free one included.
- Roadmaps and work hierarchy
- Real-time roadmaps sit on every plan, and work can be nested as objectives, projects, epics, tasks and sub-tasks that stay in step with GitHub.
- Agile reports
- Basic sprint reports, a velocity report and sprint insights come with every plan. Advanced reporting and GitHub insights are reserved for Enterprise.
- Zenhub AI
- Teams adds AI suggested labels and AI sprint reviews. AI-written acceptance criteria are listed for Enterprise only.
Plans
Scrumwise
Yearly Plan$7.50
per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
Billed up front at $90 per user per year for a chosen number of users, by card or bank transfer.
Monthly Plan$9
per user / month, billed monthly
Billed each month for the users in the account, by Visa, MasterCard or American Express.
Zenhub
Free$0
Up to 50 users, 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues, with the GitHub extension, sprints, planning poker, roadmaps and velocity reports.
Teams$4.99
per user / month, billed yearly ($7.50 billed monthly)
Up to 10 workspaces, 50 users, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues, adding AI suggested labels, AI sprint reviews and private workspaces.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited users, repositories and issues, up to 10 GitHub organizations, workspace automations, advanced reporting, priority support and a self-hosted option.
Ways to pay less
Scrumwise
- Annual discount
Yearly plan at $7.50 per user per month
The yearly plan is $90 per user per year, against $9 per user per month on the monthly plan.
Zenhub
- Annual discount
33% off with annual payment
Teams is $4.99 per user / month billed yearly against $7.50 billed monthly. Zenhub's FAQ describes this as 4 months free, or 33% off.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Scrumwise or Zenhub?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zenhub is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month for each person, against $7.50 a month for each person for Scrumwise. Scrumwise starts at $7.50 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly), and Zenhub starts at $4.99 per user / month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Scrumwise or Zenhub?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Zenhub has a free plan. Scrumwise does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Scrumwise and Zenhub run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Zenhub lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.