Comparison

SprintFlint vs Pivotal Tracker:
A Replacement for Pivotal Refugees

Pivotal Tracker shut down operations in October 2024. SprintFlint is the closest sprint-native replacement we know — stories, points, velocity, retros, and a CSV/JSON import that gets your team running again in under an hour.

At a Glance

Factor SprintFlint Pivotal Tracker
Status Active, shipping weekly Shut down Oct 2024 — read-only / archive only
Sprint / Iteration model Native sprints, sprint goal field, capacity per sprint Auto-iterations driven by velocity (the Pivotal model that worked)
Story points Fibonacci or custom; per-story 0/1/2/3 default scale; per-story
Velocity tracking Auto-calculated, rolled forward to next sprint capacity Auto-calculated; the Pivotal trademark feature
Retrospectives Native module per sprint, action tracking Not native — teams used Pivotal Slack threads or third-party
Migration in CSV / JSON / Pivotal export — usually under an hour
Pricing £5/user/month flat, all features Was $7-$15.50/user before shutdown

The Pivotal model, kept alive

SprintFlint

  • Stories with point estimates as the primary unit
  • Velocity-driven sprint sizing built in
  • Active, supported, shipping new features weekly
  • UK-based team, transparent roadmap and changelog

Pivotal Tracker

  • Shut down by VMware/Tanzu in October 2024
  • Existing customers retain read-only access through 2025 only
  • No new features, no support, no migrations from Tanzu
  • The original "iterations driven by velocity" model is no longer maintained

What you gain on top

SprintFlint

  • Built-in retrospectives with action item tracking
  • Live burndown and capacity-aware sprint planning
  • AI ticket import (paste from anywhere) and AI editor integrations
  • REST API + MCP server for Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot

Pivotal Tracker

  • No native retros
  • No burndown chart in the original product
  • Public API existed but was never extended for AI tooling
  • Integrations had been quietly pruned by Tanzu before shutdown

How to migrate (the short version)

Steps

  1. Export your project from Pivotal Tracker as CSV or JSON
  2. Sign up for SprintFlint (free, 300 tickets — no card)
  3. Use the AI ticket importer to paste your CSV — SprintFlint structures it into Stories with points
  4. Hit "Activate" on the first sprint and you're running again
  5. Optional: email [email protected] for a 20-min free walkthrough
"We used Pivotal for nine years. When the shutdown was announced we tried Jira and Linear; both felt heavy. SprintFlint was the first one that just worked the way Pivotal did — stories, points, velocity, done."
— Engineering Manager, 8-person product team

When to Choose Each

Choose Pivotal Tracker if:

  • You enjoy read-only archive access until late 2025
  • You want a tool with no support, no new features, no integrations roadmap
  • You don't actually need a working sprint tool (we recommend choosing SprintFlint)

The Pivotal Model, Without the Shutdown.

Stories, points, velocity, sprints — the way Pivotal trained the industry to run agile. With retros, burndown, capacity, and AI integrations on top. £5/user/month flat.

Free 300 tickets • No credit card required • Pivotal CSV/JSON import