Free Feedback Board and Roadmap Tools
Which feedback board, feature request, public roadmap and changelog tools a startup can use for free today, how many users or boards the free plan covers, whether it shows the tool's branding, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, read from each tool's own page.
Free allowances read on each provider's own pages, all checked on or after . Feedback tools change their free plans from time to time: confirm the terms on the tool's page before you send customers to your board.
Feedback board and roadmap tools a startup can use for free today include Fider (Free: unlimited feedback and members), Beamer (Free under 1,000 monthly active users), Canny (Free: 25 tracked users, unlimited feedback), Headway (Free for everyone: unlimited changelogs), and UserJot (Free forever, unlimited posts and users). Each of the 13 free plans below links to the tool's page that states it, with its main limit, its branding, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs.
Early users tell you what to build next if you give them one place to say it. Feedback boards collect and rank feature requests, public roadmaps show what is coming, and changelogs announce what shipped. Several have a free plan; the rest start with a trial.
The headline rarely tells you how far it goes. A free plan can cap tracked users or voters, boards or admins, or show the tool's branding on your board. Each tool below shows what is free, its main limit, its branding, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, quoted from the tool's own page with the date we read it.
Which tools we picked and the order they appear in are our editorial choices; the terms are the providers'. Some of these providers pay us a referral commission when someone signs up through our link: those links are labeled, and they play no part in which tools are listed or where.
Feedback boards and public roadmaps with a free plan
Collect feature requests, let users vote and share a roadmap, with a free plan.
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Fider
Unlimited feedback and voting, free, with a 250-item cap
Fider's free plan gives unlimited customers, feedback, discussion, voting and members, under a fair use limit of 250 feedback items. Its Pro plan is $25 a month.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: fider.io)
- First paid plan
- Pro: $25 a month (source: fider.io)
- 2
Canny
Small teams starting with feedback from up to 25 users
Canny's Free plan covers 25 tracked users, with unlimited feedback and automatic feedback capture. Pro starts at $79 a month billed yearly.
- First paid plan
- Pro: $79 a month, billed yearly (source: canny.io)
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UserJot
Unlimited posts and users, with 2 feedback boards
UserJot's Free plan is free forever with unlimited posts and users, 3 admin roles and 2 feedback boards. Its Starter plan is $29 a month, and removing UserJot branding needs Pro.
- First paid plan
- Starter: $29 a month (source: userjot.com)
- 4
Sleekplan
Unlimited feedback and subscribers, one admin
Sleekplan's Indie plan is free forever, with unlimited feedback and subscribers, a feedback board and changelog, and a single-admin workspace. Starter is $13 a month billed yearly.
- First paid plan
- Starter: $13 a month, billed yearly (source: sleekplan.com)
Start free at SleekplanTerms read on sleekplan.com on Sleekplan: the free allowance and how to start - 5
Featurebase
One seat, with 1 feedback board and 1 roadmap
Featurebase's free plan is free forever for 1 seat, with 1 feedback board and 1 roadmap. Removing Featurebase branding is a $69 per month add-on on Professional and Enterprise.
- First paid plan
- Growth: $29 per seat a month (source: featurebase.app)
Start free at FeaturebaseTerms read on featurebase.app on Featurebase: the free allowance and how to start - 6
Upvoty
Trying a feedback board for 14 days, no card
Upvoty has no free plan, but every plan has a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Power is $15 a month billed monthly.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: upvoty.com)
- First paid plan
- Power: $15 a month, billed monthly (source: upvoty.com)
- 7
Nolt
Pro features on a 10-day trial, no card
Nolt has no free plan, but a new board starts with a 10-day free trial of Pro with no credit card required. Essential is $29 a month.
- What's free
- 10-day free trial of Pro (source: nolt.io)
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: nolt.io)
- First paid plan
- Essential: $29 a month (source: nolt.io)
- 8
FeedBear
Feedback, roadmap and changelog on a 14-day trial
FeedBear has no free plan. All four plans come with a free 14-day trial and no credit card required, and Lite is $19 a month.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: feedbear.com)
- First paid plan
- Lite: $19 a month (source: feedbear.com)
- 9
Frill
Feedback boards with a 14-day trial, no card
Frill has no free plan, but every paid plan has a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Startup is $25 a month and includes 50 active ideas.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: frill.co)
- First paid plan
- Startup: $25 a month (source: frill.co)
- 10
Rapidr
A 14-day trial of feedback boards, no card
Rapidr has no free plan, but its 14-day trial needs no card. The Startup plan is $49 a month and includes 5 team members, a roadmap and changelog.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: rapidr.io)
- First paid plan
- Startup: $49 a month (source: rapidr.io)
Changelog and release note tools with a free plan
Announce what shipped inside your product, with a free plan to start.
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Beamer
Changelog for under 1,000 monthly users, 1 teammate
Beamer's Free plan is for fewer than 1,000 monthly active users with 1 teammate, and shows a Beamer watermark. Its Starter plan is listed at $59 a month, or $49 on yearly billing.
- First paid plan
- Starter: $59 a month, $49 yearly (source: getbeamer.com)
- 2
Headway
Unlimited changelogs on a free plan
Headway's Free plan is free for everyone, with unlimited changelogs and public page and widget customization. Pro is $29 a month and adds whitelabel and a custom domain.
- First paid plan
- Pro: $29 a month (source: headwayapp.co)
- 3
AnnounceKit
Changelog with 10,000 users, 15-day trial, no card
AnnounceKit has no free plan, but its 15-day trial gives full access with no credit card required. Each workspace includes 10,000 monthly active users and 3 team members per product.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: announcekit.app)
- First paid plan
- Changelog: $59 a month (source: announcekit.app)
Start free at AnnounceKitTerms read on announcekit.app on AnnounceKit: the free allowance and how to start
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How this comparison is built
The list covers feedback board, roadmap and changelog tools a founder can use for free today without applying to a program. The order and the "best for" notes are our editorial reading of each tool's terms. Every term comes from the tool's own pricing or help page on the date shown, never from a third-party list; follow each link for the full conditions. A cap on tracked users or boards, or the tool's branding on your board, can matter more than the headline, so the comparison quotes them wherever the tool states them. Some of these tools pay StartupPerks a referral commission, and their links are labeled as referral links; that decides neither whether nor where a tool appears, and no tool pays for a placement on this page.
Read the full methodologyCommon questions
What is the best free feedback board?
It depends on your users. By the terms each tool states, UserJot is free forever with unlimited posts and users on 2 boards, Fider is free with unlimited feedback and members, Sleekplan is free forever for a single admin, Canny's free plan covers 25 tracked users, and Featurebase is free for 1 seat with 1 board and 1 roadmap.
Is Canny free?
Yes. Canny's free plan covers 25 tracked users with unlimited feedback. Pro costs $79 a month, billed yearly.
What is a free Canny alternative?
UserJot is free forever with unlimited posts and users, Fider is free with unlimited feedback and members, and Featurebase is free for 1 seat with a feedback board and a roadmap.
Is there a free changelog tool?
Headway is free for everyone with unlimited changelogs, and Beamer is free under 1,000 monthly active users with 1 teammate.
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