Everything you want to know before you start using team-estimates.
Yes, team-estimates is completely free to use – no hidden costs, no time limit.
No. There's no account system – you can create a session or join an existing one right away.
Session data stays stored until the organizer explicitly deletes the session. In addition, sessions created more than 90 days ago are automatically removed as part of a weekly cleanup.
No. team-estimates doesn't use cookies, only technically necessary localStorage in your browser.
Yes. Use the DE/ENG switch to change between German and English at any time.
Yes. Organizers can link a GitHub issue and optionally save the final estimate directly to a GitHub project field.
Yes. The organizer can start a countdown timer for a round. If auto-reveal is also enabled, estimates are revealed automatically once the timer expires.
Yes. Through the estimate history you can save completed rounds' results and export them as a CSV file.
In spectator mode, a participant can join a session without submitting their own estimate – ideal for observers or stakeholders.
Yes. In addition to story points and T-shirt sizes, the organizer can create custom scales with their own values and units.
Yes. With the team-estimates MCP server, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot (in VS Code) work with team-estimates directly: your AI assistant can run sessions as organizer and estimate along, either on your behalf or as a team member of its own, marked with 🤖. Linking with GitHub stays in the web UI. How to set up the MCP server.