A simpler, flat-priced
alternative to Canny
Votiez gives SaaS & micro-SaaS teams feedback boards, a public roadmap, and a changelog — for a flat $4.99/mo, with no per-user pricing and no sales call to get started.
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Why teams look for a Canny alternative
Canny is a capable, established feedback tool — but in 2025 it moved upmarket. It switched to tracked-user pricing, where every person who votes or comments counts toward your tier, so your bill climbs as your product grows. Its generous legacy free plan was retired, and the current free plan stops at 25 tracked users. For an indie maker or a small SaaS, that can mean paying enterprise-shaped prices before you have enterprise-shaped revenue.
Votiez sits at the other end: one simple tool for feedback, roadmap, and changelog, at a price that doesn't punish you for getting users.
Votiez vs Canny at a glance
| Votiez | Canny | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat monthly price | Per “tracked user” — scales with usage |
| Cheapest paid plan | $4.99/mo | From ~$19/mo (billed yearly) |
| Free plan | Public boards, roadmap, unlimited feedback & changelog | Capped at 25 tracked users |
| Feedback boards & voting | Yes | Yes |
| Public roadmap | Yes | Yes |
| Changelog / announcements | Yes | Yes |
| Setup | Pick a name, you're live — no sales call | Self-serve, but top tier needs a demo |
| Enterprise (SSO, CRM, AI discovery) | Not the focus | Yes (Business plan) |
Canny pricing and limits per canny.io/pricing, May 2026. Canny bills by tracked users, so real cost varies with your usage.
When Canny is the better choice
We'd rather be honest than oversell. Canny is the stronger pick if you need enterprise SSO, deep CRM integrations, AI-powered feedback discovery across support tickets, or you're a large organization with a dedicated product-ops team and the budget to match. Votiez is built for the other 90%: indie makers and small SaaS teams who want the core feedback-to-changelog workflow, done simply and affordably.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Votiez a good Canny alternative?
- If you're a SaaS or micro-SaaS team that wants feedback boards, a public roadmap, and a changelog without enterprise pricing or a sales call, yes. Votiez covers the same core workflow — collect feedback, let users vote, plan a roadmap, and announce what shipped — at a flat monthly price. Canny is the stronger pick if you need enterprise features like SSO, CRM integrations, or AI feedback discovery for a large organization.
- Does Votiez charge per user like Canny?
- No. Canny bills by "tracked users" — every person who votes, comments, or posts counts toward your tier, so your bill grows as your product grows. Votiez charges a flat monthly price (Free, $4.99, or $14.99) and doesn't meter how many of your users vote on your boards.
- Does Votiez have a free plan?
- Yes. The Votiez free plan includes a project with public boards, a roadmap, and unlimited feedback and changelog entries. Canny also has a free plan, but it's capped at 25 tracked users — once 25 people have interacted with your boards, you're prompted to upgrade.
- How much cheaper is Votiez than Canny?
- Votiez paid plans are $4.99/mo (Starter) and $14.99/mo (Professional), flat. Canny's cheapest paid plan starts around $19/mo billed yearly and scales up with your tracked-user count from there. For a small SaaS, Votiez is typically several times cheaper — and the gap widens as your user base grows.
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