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Quorum
// the estimate is already in the room
Quorum is planning poker — the estimation ritual agile teams use to size a backlog: each person plays a card, the votes flip at once, and the disagreement is where the useful conversation starts. It runs peer-to-peer over WebRTC, so a shared room link is the whole app — no cloud, no account. The deck auto-reveals once everyone has voted; drop off and the session stays alive — reconnect and the state syncs back from any peer still in the room.
One link, no server.
Every estimation round meant routing the team through a server somewhere: create a room, share an invite, hope it still worked. The question was simple — what does planning poker look like if you remove the server entirely? The answer was a single URL. Open it and the browsers talk to each other directly, routing the signal through the BitTorrent tracker instead of a data centre. No host, nothing in the middle. It’s called Quorum for the rule it runs on: a quorum is the count a decision needs to be valid — so the cards stay hidden until everyone has played, then flip at once.
- 01 Share the room URL — no sign-up, no invite flow.
- 02 Pick a card from the Fibonacci deck (0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?).
- 03 Cards auto-reveal the moment everyone votes — 3 s countdown so nothing surprises.
- 04 Load a story list (paste or CSV) and step through stories in order.
- 05 Disconnect and reconnect — state syncs back from any peer still in the room.
FAQ
- Is Quorum free?
- Completely free. No accounts, no user limits, no premium tier. It's a P2P experiment in the browser — WebRTC connections, no server. Open the URL and start estimating.
- How does planning poker work without a server?
- Quorum uses peer-to-peer WebRTC connections. Your browser connects directly to your teammates' browsers — no cloud, no database. A BitTorrent tracker handles the initial handshake; after that, data flows straight between peers.
- Can I use Quorum for remote sprint planning?
- Yes. Share the room URL with your team. Everyone picks a Fibonacci card (0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?). Cards auto-reveal simultaneously once everyone votes — a 3-second countdown prevents premature reveals.
- Does Quorum support story lists?
- Yes. Paste a story list or load a CSV. Step through stories in order, estimating each one. The session stays alive if someone disconnects — reconnect and state syncs from any peer still in the room.
- What makes Quorum different from planningpoker.com?
- No accounts, no user limits, no data stored on a server. Quorum is open-source and runs entirely in the browser via WebRTC. Your estimation data never leaves your team's devices.