Canny

canny.io
Project Management
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Customer Feedback Management Software and Tools

How to Replace Canny

Overview

Canny is a customer feedback management platform that centralizes product feedback to help teams uncover insights and make informed product decisions. It enables teams to collect, analyze, organize, and prioritize customer feedback while building public or private roadmaps and sharing product updates.

Features

52 features across 17 categories

AI(3)

Autopilot - Comment SummariesAI

Instantly recap lengthy feedback threads to understand core use cases

Autopilot - Feedback DiscoveryAI

Automatically capture and deduplicate customer feedback from customer conversations, customer chats, sales calls, and customer reviews

Autopilot - Smart RepliesAI

Respond to feedback with clarifying questions to uncover deeper insights

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Administration(1)

Custom Admin RolesPremium

Set up custom admin roles for granular permission management

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Analytics(5)

MRR Impact Tracking

Keep track of the amount of revenue a feature impacts

Revenue Impact Analysis

See which features could have the highest revenue impact

Segment Voters

Understand which user segments are voting on posts

Sorting and Filtering

Sort and filter feedback data to inform your product decisions

User Segmentation

Create user segments to see feedback from groups you care about most

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Authentication(1)

SSO IntegrationPremium

Single sign-on for enhanced security

Also in: LastPass, Dashlane, 1Password

Automation(1)

Automation RulesPremium

Create custom automation rules to streamline workflows

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Collaboration(1)

Internal Comments

Discuss ideas privately with your team while keeping everything in context

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Communication(6)

Changelog Creation

Build a changelog to keep everyone engaged

Release Notes

Publish detailed release notes linked to your feature requests

Schedule Releases

Coordinate updates to go out with other marketing efforts

Status Updates

Close the feedback loop with status updates sent via email

User Notifications

Automatically notify users who voted on those feature requests

Widget

Embed updates directly into your product to boost awareness and engagement

Also in: Jobber, Jira, Insightly

Community(1)

Community Discussion

Foster discussion about your product and feature requests

Also in: Squarespace, Hugging Face, Obsidian

Core Functionality(9)

Clarification Prompts

Clarify use cases up front and get more context from users

Duplicate Detection and Merging

Detect and merge duplicate feedback so you can quantify ideas

Feedback Analysis

Uncover valuable customer insights to make better product decisions

Feedback Collection

Gather, analyze, and organize feedback and feature requests in a centralized location

Feedback Portal

Set up a feedback portal to let users share requests directly from your site

Identify Users

Automatically tie feedback to your existing user accounts

Markdown Support

Easily format posts and comments with rich text for readability

Pinned Comments

Make sure important responses are seen at the top

Vote on Behalf

Track feedback manually by adding a customer to a post

Customization(6)

Brand Customization

Feel at home with your logo, brand colors, and prompts

Custom DomainsPremium

Use custom domains for your feedback portal

Custom Post Fields

Create custom post fields unique to your business

Custom StatusesPremium

Create custom status options for feedback items

Email WhitelabelPremium

Customize email communications with your branding

Remove BrandingPremium

Remove Canny branding from your feedback portal

Integration(6)

Advanced PM IntegrationsPremium

Advanced integrations with project management tools

API and WebhooksPremium

Access Canny via API and webhooks for custom integrations

CRM Property Sync

Sync properties from HubSpot or Salesforce to factor in opportunity revenue

Customer Data Connection

Connect customer data to see who wants which features

Customer Support Integration

Integrate customer support tools to let your team capture feedback on behalf of users

Project Management Integration

Seamlessly integrate with your project management tool of choice like Jira, ClickUp, and Asana

Localization(1)

Content TranslationsPremium

Translate feedback portal content to multiple languages

Organization(1)

Tags and Categories

Add deeper levels of organization to your posts

Prioritization(2)

Prioritization Formula

Build your prioritization formula to score feedback and feature requests with customizable impact and effort factor weights

Prioritization Scoring

Score and rank features so you're building the most impactful things

Reporting(1)

Admin Reports

Generate admin reports on feedback and engagement

Roadmapping(4)

Date Estimates

Set expectations better with an estimation on when the feature will be available

Feature Request to Roadmap

Add your top feature requests to your roadmap in a single click

Multiple RoadmapsPremium

Create multiple roadmaps for different projects or use cases

Roadmap Creation

Create a public or private roadmap to keep everyone updated

Security(3)

Advanced Portal PrivacyPremium

Board and changelog access controls, private comments, disable new post creation, anonymized boards, hide vote counts

Board Privacy

Choose different privacy options to limit access to your boards

Private BoardsPremium

Create private boards for internal feedback only

Pricing

Free

Free
  • 25 tracked users
  • Unlimited posts
  • Automatic feedback capture
  • Unlimited feedback discovery
  • Unlimited feedback sources
  • Automatic deduplication
  • Status updates
  • Single sign-on
  • Admin reports
  • Vote-on-behalf
  • Tags
  • Widget
  • Categories
  • Owners
  • 1 Roadmap
  • 1 Changelog
  • API & webhooks
  • Internal comments
  • Custom post fields
  • User segmentation
  • Intercom, Zendesk, Slack, Chrome Extension integrations
  • Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord notifications
  • Unlimited Autopilot sources

Core

$19/mo billed yearly
  • All Free features
  • 100+ tracked users
  • Custom domains
  • Content translations
  • Unlimited feedback discovery
  • Unlimited feedback sources
  • Automatic deduplication
  • Private boards
  • Board and changelog access controls
  • Private comments
  • Disable new post creation
  • Anonymized boards
  • Hide vote counts
  • 1 Roadmap
  • Multiple Changelogs
  • Intercom, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Gong, Zoom Autopilot integrations
  • Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord notifications
  • Jira, ClickUp, Linear, Asana, GitHub, Azure DevOps integrations
  • Unlimited Autopilot sources

Pro

Popular
$79/mo billed yearly
  • All Core features
  • 100+ tracked users
  • PM integrations
  • Advanced privacy
  • Unlimited Roadmaps
  • Multiple Changelogs
  • Custom statuses
  • Advanced portal privacy
  • Remove branding
  • Email whitelabel
  • API & webhooks
  • Internal comments
  • Custom post fields
  • User segmentation
  • Automation rules
  • Custom admin roles
  • Intercom, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Gong, Zoom Autopilot integrations
  • Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord notifications
  • Jira, ClickUp, Linear, Asana, GitHub, Azure DevOps, MCP connectors
  • OpenAI, Claude integrations
  • HubSpot, Salesforce integrations
  • Okta, OIDC, Entra ID, OneLogin Auth & SSO
  • Unlimited Autopilot sources
  • 10 Managers
  • Unlimited Contributors

Business

Custom
  • All Pro features
  • 5,000+ tracked users
  • SSO integrations
  • CRM integrations
  • Custom Roadmaps
  • Multiple Changelogs
  • Custom statuses
  • Advanced portal privacy
  • Remove branding
  • Email whitelabel
  • Advanced privacy
  • Unlimited Managers
  • Unlimited Contributors
  • All integrations
  • Advanced portal privacy
  • Data Privacy compliance
  • CCPA, GDPR compliance
  • SOC 2 compliance
  • Pay by invoice
  • Security review

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Canny

Monthly$19/mo
Yearly$228/yr
5-Year Total$1.1k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~4 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$228
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$684
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$1.1k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 52 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Canny alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 52 features.

Buy Canny

Better Value
Monthly cost$190/mo
3-year total$6,840
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$36,000
Maintenance$540/mo
3-year total$55,440
Dev time~3 months

Buying Canny saves ~$48,600 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 52 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

24 known integrations