Scrum - Tools

Scrum Tools facilitate planning and tracking for Scrum projects. They provide a single place for managing the product backlog, sprint backlog, planning and tracking Sprints, displaying Burndown charts, conducting daily Scrum Meetings, and conducting Scrum Retrospectives.
There are many different types of Scrum Tools available. Some are free (open source), some are paid, and for some, you get a distilled version of the tool. However, to get all the features and scalability, you need to buy a full version.

Available Scrum Tools

Following is a list of some Scrum Tools available in market as of day. The Open Source Tools are marked with Asterisk.
AxosoftAirgileAgile CockpitJira (GreenHopper)Mingle
ScrumwiseAgilo For ScrumBanana ScrumKunagiOnTime Now
Version OneAgileWrapDaily-ScrumIntervalsPango Scrum
AcunoteAgile Tracking Tool*Digaboard*iMeta AgilityPivotal Tracker
Agile AgendaAgile TaskEasyBacklogIce Scrum*pmScrum
Agile BenchAgile SoupExplain PMTHansoftPrj Planner
Agile BuddyAgile ManagerAgile Express*GravityDevProject Cards
Agile Fant*Agile LogFire Scrum*Fulcrum*Quantum Whisper
Quick ScrumRetrospectiva*Scrum’dScrum Factory*Scrumpy
Rally DevScrinch*Scrum Dashboard*Scrum EdgeScrum Pad
Redmine BacklogsScrum 2 GoScrum DeskScrum DoTweet Scrum
ScrumrfScrum Time*ScrumwiseSelect Solution FactoryTackle*
Urban TurtleScrumToolScrum WorksTimeboxTangy Orange Scrum

Conclusion

Agile in general, Scrum in specific does not mean there is no documentation work. The Scrum Artifacts are defined, Scrum Planning and Tracking are well established.
Scrum Tools facilitate in capturing and tracking information regarding the Scrum Projects. The choice of the tool depends on the features required by the organization, in addition to the needs for any other tool.

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