
## Why even switch from Canny?


### 1. Expensive pricing

As of March 18, 2022, Canny [changed their pricing plans](https://canny.io/blog/new-pricing-plans/). They introduced a free plan, but there is a catch - their paid plans now cost $400/mo instead of $50/mo.

This change was great for small teams that didn't need features like private boards, no-signup posting/upvoting, Single sign-on, user segmentation, integrations, post-moderation, custom statuses, priority support, etc...

However, this upset teams that needed more than the basic features since they now had to pay 8x as much for the same service.

 ![Twitter illustration](/uploads/canny_e242a83fc3.png) 

For reference, other feedback tools like Featurebase provide you with the exact same functionality for just $35/month with even more options.

### 2. Lack of customizations

Another reason teams look for Canny alternatives is that there aren't many options to customize your feedback board. You are stuck with their design language, and if it doesn't fit your app, then too bad.

Many similar tools have a dark mode and allow you to change almost all the texts on your feedback board. Also, with many other tools, you have a lot more options to customize feedback widgets that you can embed in your app.  

>#### We recommend going with Canny:
> If you can live with their free plan and don't need features like  private boards, no-signup posting/upvoting, SSO, user segmentation, integrations, post-moderation, custom statuses, priority support, etc...
>
>If Canny fits your design language and you don't need to make many customizations to your feedback board.
>
>If you can justify paying $400 to $1000+/month for a tool that can be replicated with Airtable and Notion.



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## What to look for in an alternative?

##### When looking for a Canny.io alternative, consider the following factors:


- **Features and functionality** Look for a tool that offers the features that your use case needs.
- **Pricing**  When comparing pricing, be sure to carefully review the features included in each plan, and consider if the cost is worth it for your business. You may also want to consider if the pricing is scalable so that you can easily upgrade or downgrade your plan as your needs change. 
- **User experience and design** Choose a tool with a clean and intuitive interface, and consider its overall design aesthetic. This can make it easier for your team to quickly learn and use the tool and can improve their overall experience. A user-friendly interface and design will also help increase adoption and engagement with the tool.
- **Good customer support** Look for a tool with good customer support, such as a helpful knowledge base, responsive email or chat support, and clear documentation. This can help ensure that you have a smooth experience using the tool and can get assistance quickly if you run into any issues.

By carefully evaluating these factors, you can find a Canny.io alternative that meets your needs and fits within your budget.



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## Top 7 Canny alternatives
Now that you have decided if you should even be looking for an alternative, I have great news for you - there are tons of great options to choose from.

While there actually are around 20 alternatives to Canny, we filtered out the best ones by trying out all of them. 

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## 1. Featurebase

 ![board-preview](/uploads/boardpreview_904396975d.png) 

**Featurebase is considered one of the best alternatives to canny.io. It has affordable pricing, a modern UI, and an industry-leading onboarding experience. You can set it up in minutes and always get quick help through live chat.**

#### Features
- Feedback portal, changelog, and roadmap
- Feature voting with automatic email updates

- Custom statuses, tags & boards
- Vote on behalf
- Custom domains
- SSO
- Dark & light mode
- User segmentation
- Website widgets
- Tons of integrations, including Zapier, Discord, Intercom, and Segment

#### Pricing

You get all of Canny's paid features for just $35/month - that is 11X cheaper. It scales well with your product since you can capture unlimited feedback with all the plans.

#### Drawbacks
- Supports only English


>#### Conclusion
>
>Today hundreds of product teams like copy.ai, user.com, and usemotion.com have switched to Featurebase for the modern and easy to use user interface and affordable pricing. 
>
>
>You can give it a try for free and only continue using it if it's a good fit for your company.
>
> 
>[Try Featurebase today →](https://featurebase.app/)


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## 2. Upvoty
 ![Upvoty-illustration](/uploads/4d98913c_8303_4557_aece_294271336f98_b3ee864846.avif) 

**Upvoty is also an affordable and widely-used Canny alternative that many product teams have switched over to due to its ease of use.**

#### Features

- Feedback portal, roadmap, changelog
- Slack, Intercom, and Zapier integration
- Dark mode
- Widgets
- Internal comments

#### Drawbacks

- Outdated UI and UX
- Dev team is not active. As of writing this post their last logged change was 6 months ago.

#### Pricing
Upvoty has very reasonable pricing for teams of all sizes.
Canny's free plan is equivalent to Upvoty's Power plan, which starts at $15/month. However, Canny's paid plan is equivalent to Upvoty's Unlimited Power plan, which costs $75/month.


>#### Conclusion
>
>If you are looking for an affordable canny.io alternative that helps you get an overview of what features to build next, then Upvoty isn't a bad choice. 
>
>However, from multiple years of looking into different feedback tools, we can say that there are even better options on the market for the same price.


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## 3. Nolt
 ![nolt-illustration](/uploads/nolt_340563fd11.png) 

**Nolt is a lightweight feedback board that's great for small projects. It has extra features, like anonymous posting/upvoting, that Canny's free plan doesn't support.**

#### Features

- Feedback board and roadmap
- A lot of customization options and themes
- Ban users
- Private boards

#### Pricing
Nolt only has one pricing tier and you can unlock all features for just $25/month.

#### Drawbacks
- Does not scale well with a lot of data, doesn't have a dedicated admin view for easily staying on top of a lot of data
- Lacks features that similar tools support

#### Conclusion
Nolt is a good Canny alternative if you have a small team and don't have to deal with a lot of feature requests or bug reports. 

If you have a larger team and need access to some advanced features and integrations, then there are better options on the market.

>#### Conclusion
>
>Nolt is a good Canny alternative if you have a small team and don't have to deal with a lot of feature requests or bug reports. 
>
>If you have a larger team and need access to some advanced features and integrations, then there are better options on the market.



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## 4. Producter
 ![producter-illustration](/uploads/producter_ecf181c1e0.jpg) 


**Producter is a brand-new product management software that lets you easily stay on top of user feedback and prioritize what to build next.**

#### Features

- Feedback board, roadmap, changelog and documentation
- Tags
- Comments
- Run sprints
- Slack and Github integration

#### Pricing

Producter's pricing depends on how many editors your team has. Pricing is reasonable when you have a small team, starting at $21/month with a single editor.

However, things can get quite expensive since the Canny equivalent plan costs $39/month + $49/month for each editor. Therefore, with 5 editors you will have to pay close to $300/month, which isn't much cheaper than Canny.

#### Drawbacks

- Still in beta, don't expect your experience to be bug-free
- Confusing pricing with a lot of different parameters
- Expensive pricing for large teams
- Only annual billing

>#### Conclusion
>
>Producter is a great choice if you are also looking to collect feedback and run sprints in the same tool. However, it is important to keep in mind that since Producter is still in beta, some important features that other tools offer might be missing.

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## 5. Frill
 ![frill-illustration](/uploads/frill_web_app_725716bd03.png) 

**Frill is a popular alternative to Canny. It has a simple design and supports most of the features Canny offers.**

#### Features

- SSO authentication
- Full translations (Every word is translatable into your own language)
- Widget
- Vote on behalf
- SSO
- Custom Domain
- Themes

#### Pricing

Frill's pricing starts at $25/month. However, that plan only lets you manage 50 active ideas at once. To unlock all the features and remove limits you will have to pay $149/month.

#### Drawbacks
- Not great for staying on top of large amounts of data since it doesn't have a more organized admin view
- The feedback portal is slow and takes over 5 seconds to load on mobile.
- Pricing plan without a limit on how many ideas you can have open starts at $50/month

>#### Conclusion
>
>Frill is a great feedback tool that fills in the gaps that Canny's free plan misses for a reasonable price. Although it has some shortcomings when it comes to staying on top of large amounts of user feedback, it is still a good choice for most teams.

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## 6. Hellonext
 ![hellonext-illustration](/uploads/og_b0f5d21156.png) 

**Hellonext is a customer feedback tool that has a lot of different features and is definitely worth looking into from this list.**

#### Features

- Integrations
- Custom domains
- Public and private boards
- Knowledge base
- Custom statuses

#### Pricing

Hellonext has a free plan that is similar to Canny, but their paid plans start at $49/month and go up to $99/month.

#### Drawbacks

- No custom CSS
- Not many customization options
- Their dashboard can feel bloated with too many options
- Full features plan costs $99/month

>#### Conclusion
>
>Hellonext is one of the best Canny alternatives on this list with a lot of different features. They have a modern and easy-to-understand user interface that makes managing feedback great.

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## 7. Sleekplan
 ![sleekplan-illustration](/uploads/video_feedback_poster_528e8f0a8f.png) 

**Sleekplan is another affordable Canny alternative that not only supports public feedback boards and widgets but also supports satisfaction surveys.**

#### Features

- Feedback board, changelog, and roadmap
- Measure satisfaction
- Widgets
- Estimated dates
- Post moderation

#### Pricing

Sleekplan offers a free plan, but we recommend Canny's since their free plan offers more essential features. Sleekplans' paid plans start at $15/month and go up to $45/month, making it a nice, affordable alternative.

#### Drawbacks

- Not many customization options
- Design might feel outdated
- Lacks important and more advanced features compared to other alternatives
>#### Conclusion
>
>Sleekplan is a good choice for teams that want to measure customer satisfaction and don't need more advanced features. It is a nice, affordable alternative and also offers a free plan.


***

## Final thoughts

In conclusion, Canny is a great tool for some teams, but it can be expensive and lacks customization options. There are plenty of alternatives out there that offer more features, better customization options, customer support, and more affordable pricing. 

Whether you need a simple feedback board, satisfaction surveys, or integration options, there are plenty of alternatives to canny.io that can fit your needs. 

Featurebase, Upvoty, Nolt, Producter.co, Frill, Hellonext, and Sleekplan are all great options that you should consider before deciding.








Are you looking for a reliable & customizable customer feedback tool that won't break the bank? Good news! This article compares all the top feature request software that the best product teams, like Uber and copy.ai, have chosen over canny.io due to its expensive pricing and lack of customizations.

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While there are tons of feature request tools on the market, you need to find the one that is the easiest to use, and has all the features you need while not breaking the bank.

So let's get straight into this:

## 1. Featurebase

 ![Featurebase Public Board](/uploads/boardpreview_904396975d.png) 

In 2022 Featurebase is easily one of the best feature request software on the market.

**It offers a large number of features like custom domains, embeddable widgets, Single Sign-On, and white-labeling while keeping a clean & super easy-to-use user interface.** 

A huge benefit to Featurebase is also that they have a great free plan. You can create your feedback board for completely free, and only upgrade to unlock some extra features.

As a board moderator, you have access to a stunning Dashboard that gives you a great overview of all the features your users and team members are requesting. **As soon as you update a feature request all the upvoters get notified by email.**

 ![Dashboard preview](/uploads/dashboard_preview_f35630adf6.png) 

### Pros

- Great UI & UX
- Tons of great features
- Product roadmap & changelog
- Widgets
- 24/7 live chat support
- Generous free tier
- Easy to use

### Cons

- Boards in English only
- Only has Zapier & Intercom integration

### Pricing plans

**Featurebase offers a generous free tier that might already support your use case.** If you wish to get access to all the features, Featurebase pricing starts at only $35/month. You can unlock all the features with their Enterprise plan, which costs $69/month.

### Conclusion

Featurebase is ideal for small to medium-sized businesses who want to want a customizable, and easy-to-use feature request board that can be set up in minutes.

[Try Featurebase today (It is 100% free)
](https://auth.featurebase.app/register)
## 2. Trello

 ![Trello kanban board](/uploads/trello_f47e51fa80.jpg) 

Trello is another great feature request software for keeping track of your feature requests.

**You might know Trello for the simple Kanban boards, but did you know that you can also make your board public?** That way anyone with a Trello account can create cards on your board. Keep in mind that you need to send everyone a custom invite link first.

This alone isn't a big issue because you can easily share your invite link with others.

However, since Trello isn't built to capture public feature requests, people won't be able to upvote 
 and comment on any of the feature requests on your board.

Another issue is that your board can get extremely messy. Any of your users can just spam posts, move things around, edit existing ones, and delete any post.

### Pros

- Easy to move feature requests around different boards
- Great free plan that allows you to have unlimited users
- Cards can hold a lot of additional information like files, etc...

### Cons

- Trello account required to create, vote, and comment on feature requests
- Anyone can delete, edit, and move any feature requests around
- Difficult to understand
- Only built to capture and manage feature requests/feedback internally

### Pricing plans

With a free account, you can create up to 10 different feedback boards. Paid plans start at just $5/month.

### Conclusion

While Trello is a great feature request software for managing tasks internally, it has many problems that make it not an ideal solution for capturing ideas publically from your users. 

[Create your Trello account](https://trello.com/)

## 3. UserVoice

 ![Uservoice dashboard](/uploads/mceclip0_93df8b050b.png) 

UserVoice is one of the oldest feature request software. It is used by big enterprises that need custom development for their needs (For example, Microsoft and Figma are using UserVoice).

For companies that don't have very specific needs, and are just looking for a better way of capturing and managing their feature requests, then going with UserVoice is simply going to be overkill. You will end up paying thousands of dollars every month for something that you can get for $30/month.

One benefit of UserVoice is that they have a lot of features, that help you get an in-depth view of the ROI of each feature request that comes in. Additionally, you can also integrate it with Salesforce to filter requests by potential revenue, customer segment, or net promoter score.

### Pros

- A lot of features
- Different products to solve multiple problems with one solution
- Full API access
- Experienced with requirements of large enterprise companies

### Cons

- Very expensive, pricing starts at $500/month per user
- Many people find their UI confusing
- Boards only available in English

### Pricing plans

The last time UserVoice disclosed its pricing it was $500/month per user.

### Conclusion

UserVoice is a feature-rich feature request software that is best suited for large enterprises that have a large budget. It offers insightful analytics, hundreds of different integrations, and full API access.

[Check out UserVoice](https://uservoice.com/)



In this article we compare the top 3 most popular feature request software solutions to help you decide which one is the best for you.

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Best Feature Request Software In 2022

Imagine if there was a platform that could help you understand and fix the issues your customers have BEFORE they cancel their subscriptions.

## The solution

One of the best ways to make your customer happier with your product and reduce churn is to show them that you care about them by listen to their feedback.

With Featurebase, your users will have a convenient place to suggest/vote on new features, bug reports, and give you their feedback. They can directly contribute, and see that you are listening to their advice by receiving updates when you update their posts. This makes them fall in love with your product, keeps all your user feedback organized in a single place, and makes sure you don’t waste time building useless features that serve no use cases.

## Final thoughts

Hundreds of SaaS companies, such as User.com, BitmyMoney, and HyvorTalk already love using Featurebase. We truly belive that if you commit to using our public feedback boards, it will transform the way you prioritize your product development.

Did you know that the average SaaS company loses ~5% of its MRR every month, and guess what the top 3 reasons are… poor customer service, product problems, and lack of features.


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Easiest way to reduce Churn rates

Do you remember Nokia - the Finnish tech giant that once dominated the smartphone industry? Obviously, they are not doing so well anymore. A big part of their collapse was due to them not listening to their customers' needs.
They ignored what people said about their product and did what they thought was right - as we can see, that does not work.

**Your customer is the king, and you should make the majority of your product decisions based on
their feedback.**

Yeah, listening to customer feedback is obviously important, but why should I use Featurebase?
You and your team probably receive feedback from tons of different channels - emails, live chats, Twitter threads, Slack messages, etc...
However, it is only valuable when it's together in one single place. With Featurebase, all of your product feedback, bug reports and feature requests are gathered together on a public feedback board, so you can **easily stay on top of it and make sure you build a product that your customers love.**

 ![Take feedback from email, slack, figma, twitter, intercom etc and have it all be in Featurebase instead.](/uploads/board_b3aacc133e.png) 

Another big advantage of using Featurebase is the **feature voting system**.
All posts on your public feedback board can be **upvoted and downvoted by your users**, so you can easily get a sense of what features you should prioritize.
Featurebase makes sure you **never build useless features that serve no use case**. Need the feedback poster to elaborate on what he/she meant? Simply reach out in the comment section, and we will instantly notify the post author via email.

 ![Featurebase Public Board](/uploads/boardpreview_3ac30fb5f6.png) 

All the feedback posted will be categorized. We keep your users engaged by notifying them when you change the status of a post. You can connect your feedback board with a custom domain, there are also product roadmaps, changelogs and sooo many more features that will help you build a product that your customers will love.

Oh, it is also Free to use! Yep, no free trial BS like the other feature voting tools are doing, you can actually collect unlimited feedback and access all the basic features for free. To unlock some of the pro features and remove all the limits it still costs only $25/month, which is over 10x cheaper than other feature voting tools like Canny.

There are a lot of benefits to using Featurebase’s feature voting tool for managing your customer feedback, but let's first quickly talk about why customer feedback is important in the first place.

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Capturing and managing your customer feedback with Featurebases product feature voting tool is extremely simple. You can sign up and create your organization in under a minute for free. After signing up you can customize your organization’s feedback board appearance and share the public board link with your customers to start gathering feedback from them.

Featurebase will automatically show all the submissions from your clients on a product roadmap to get a good sense of where you are headed and what features you are currently building or planning to build soon. You can also create changelogs to show your customers that you are constantly improving your product and to make sure that new features never go unnoticed.

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## Featurebase helps you:

- **Make better product decisions**

  Clarify use cases upfront and listen to what your customers ultimately want.

- **Stop wasting resources on building the wrong features**

  Spending months building the wrong feature that customers didn't want hurts. Featurebase lets you clarify use cases upfront.

- **Let your customers do the work**

  Your customers will categories their posts as feature requests, bug fixes or general feedback. You can always add custom categories.

- **Fix your unorganized feedback process**

  Organize user feedback, communicate with your clients, update submission statuses, all from one place.

- **Keep customers interested in your product**

  Show them that you are constantly improving your product and listening to what they have to say.

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## Final thoughts

We believe Featurebase will just help you get a high-level overview of what you should build next. In the end, you are the one that sets your development path.

We understand the pain of building a product that customers love. We fully believe that Featurebase will help you take your product down the right path.


There is a lot that goes into making a great product for your customers. Most products are built with assumptions, unfortunately, that does not lead the product down the right path. If you are looking to build an extraordinary product that your customers would love, you need to listen to their feedback and build it together with them.

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