The 7 best Canny alternatives
in 2026
Canny bills per "tracked user" — anyone who votes, posts or comments — so the $19/mo starting price becomes $249/mo as your board grows. Here are seven alternatives with honest pros, cons and real pricing, starting with our own.
⚡ 2-min setup + Free trial · zero-signup voting
Features.Vote is a feature voting tool with voting boards, public roadmaps and changelogs at flat pricing — $9/mo (Lite) or $29/mo (Growth), unlimited voters, no per-tracked-user fees. It is the only tool in this category with a native SwiftUI SDK for iOS, iPadOS & macOS and an MCP server so AI agents can manage your board. Voters don't need to sign up. 14-day free trial, no credit card.
"Was very easy and intuitive to get started and I was able to do it in a few minutes which was good."
Joe Bloxsome,
Founder at GoPasswordless
Why Teams Look for a Canny Alternative
Canny is a genuinely good product — mature, well-integrated, with AI-powered feedback discovery on higher tiers. The problem is the pricing model. Canny bills per tracked user: anyone who posts, votes or comments counts against your plan.
The advertised $19/mo (Core) and $79/mo (Pro) apply at 100 tracked users, billed annually. At 1,000 tracked users — a modest number for an embedded widget on a production app — Core runs about $249/mo and Pro about $529/mo. The free plan caps at 25 tracked users. So the better your feedback program works, the more you pay. We broke the full math down in our Canny pricing teardown.
Below are the seven feature voting tools we'd actually consider as Canny replacements, with real 2026 pricing and where each one honestly wins and loses.
Canny Alternatives at a Glance
Advertised annual starting prices as of July 2026.
| Tool | Starting price | Pricing model | Free plan | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features.Vote | $9/mo flat | Flat rate, unlimited voters | Free trial | Native iOS SDK + MCP server, no voter signup |
| Canny | $19–$529/mo | Per tracked user | 25 tracked users | AI feedback discovery (Autopilot) |
| Featurebase | $49/mo | Tiered | Yes | Modern UI, surveys included |
| Sleekplan | $13/mo | Tiered | Yes | Feedback + NPS in one widget |
| Upvoty | $15/mo | Per board tiers | No | Simple, focused voting boards |
| Nolt | $29/mo | Per board | No | Beautiful minimal UI, Jira/Linear sync |
| Frill | $25/mo | Tiered | No | Widget customization, announcements |
| UserVoice | ~$16,000/yr | Enterprise contract | No | Enterprise research & segmentation |
Prices are each vendor's advertised annual starting price as of July 2026 — verify on their sites. Canny's range shows Core at 100 tracked users up to Pro at 1,000 tracked users.
The 7 Best Canny Alternatives, Reviewed
1. Features.Vote
Our tool — honest take$9/mo (Lite) or $29/mo (Growth), flat. 14-day free trial.
Best for: SaaS teams, indie hackers and iOS developers who want voting, roadmap and changelog in one tool at a flat price.
- Flat pricing — votes and voters never raise your bill
- No voter signup: anyone can vote in one click
- Voting board, public roadmap & changelog included on every plan
- The only tool here with a native SwiftUI SDK (iOS, iPadOS, macOS)
- MCP server — AI agents like Claude can manage your board
- No AI feedback auto-discovery from support tools (Canny Autopilot does this)
- Integrations are API/webhook-based — no native two-way Jira sync
2. Featurebase
Free plan; paid from $49/mo (Growth), $149/mo (Business).
Best for: Teams that want a polished, modern all-in-one (feedback, changelog, surveys, help center) and don't mind the mid-market price.
- Generous free plan to start
- Modern UI with surveys and help-center modules included
- Active development and fast-moving roadmap
- Jumps from free to $49/mo — no cheap entry tier
- More product surface than small teams typically need
Full comparison: Features.Vote vs Featurebase
3. Sleekplan
Free plan; paid from $13/mo (Indie), $33/mo (Business).
Best for: Small teams that want feedback, NPS and satisfaction surveys bundled into a single in-app widget.
- One of the cheapest paid entry points
- NPS + CSAT surveys built in
- Free plan available
- Interface feels dated next to newer tools
- Widget-first approach — the standalone board is weaker
Full comparison: Features.Vote vs Sleekplan
4. Upvoty
From $15/mo (Base), $39/mo (Growth). No free plan.
Best for: Teams that want a straightforward voting board with no extra modules.
- Simple, focused product — quick to learn
- Custom domains and white-label on higher tiers
- No free plan
- Board limits per tier — multiple products get expensive
- No changelog on the entry plan
Full comparison: Features.Vote vs Upvoty
5. Nolt
From $29/mo (Essential, 1 board), $69/mo (Pro). No free plan.
Best for: Teams that value a beautiful, minimal board and need native Jira/Linear integration.
- Arguably the cleanest UI in the category
- Native Jira, Linear and Slack integrations
- SSO available on Pro
- $29/mo covers a single board
- Voters must provide an email — more friction, fewer votes
- No changelog or roadmap modules
Full comparison: Features.Vote vs Nolt
6. Frill
From $25/mo (Starter), $49/mo (Growth). No free plan.
Best for: Teams that want deep widget styling control plus a dedicated announcements module.
- Excellent widget customization
- Ideas, roadmap and announcements in one tool
- Clean, friendly UX
- No free plan
- Idea limits on the Starter tier
Full comparison: Features.Vote vs Frill
7. UserVoice
Enterprise contracts, commonly quoted around $16,000/yr.
Best for: Large B2B organizations that need enterprise research workflows, admin controls and account management.
- Deep segmentation and research tooling
- Enterprise security, SSO and support
- Pricing is out of reach for startups and SMBs
- Its iOS SDK was deprecated in 2019 — web-only now
- Heavyweight setup compared to everything else here
Full comparison: Features.Vote vs UserVoice
Canny Pricing vs Features.Vote
Canny's Premium Pricing (starts-at, 2026)
Has Free PlanCore
$19
/mo
Pro
$79
/mo
Features.Vote's Premium Pricing
Free TrialPremium
$9
/mo
Canny's $19/mo is the annual price at 100 tracked users — see the full scaling math in our Canny pricing teardown.
Switching Is a One-Afternoon Job
Canny exports your posts to CSV, and the data model maps 1:1 to Features.Vote — posts, votes, statuses and changelog entries. Our step-by-step guide covers exporting, recreating your board, redirecting links and telling your users. Prefer not to do it yourself? We'll migrate your board for free.
Building an iOS or macOS App?
None of the tools above — including Canny — offer a native mobile SDK; they all embed a WebView. Features.Vote ships real SwiftUI voting, roadmap and changelog views for iOS, iPadOS and macOS. If your product is an Apple app, read the dedicated Canny alternative for iOS apps page or the iOS SDK docs.
What we offer
Embeddable Voting Board
Embed a voting board directly in to your app
Embeddable Suggest a Feature Popup
Effortlessly show a popup so that users can easily share their feature requests
Embeddable Roadmap
Build trust and transparency with your users with your very own Roadmap
Content Moderation
Manage feature requests and delete spam on the portal.
Authenticate users easily
Authenticate users seamlessly within your app. No need for additional logins.
Stats and analytics
Assess how visible your Voting board is. See how many views and interactions it is getting
Activity Log
See who upvoted and interacted with your board in real time
2-minute set up and one time pricing
The lowest effort and cost with the highest value
Frequently Asked Questions
Also comparing: Featurebase, Sleekplan, Upvoty, Nolt | Best feedback tools
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