When I evaluate feature request software, I look at a few things beyond the basics. Is pricing flat, or does it climb as more users vote? Can votes be weighted by revenue, so paying customers carry more influence? Are a changelog and public roadmap built in, so you can close the loop when you ship? Is there an API to connect feedback to the rest of your stack? And can people vote without creating an account, which dramatically increases the amount of feedback you collect?

The prioritization problem is worth dwelling on, because it is the difference between a roadmap that grows revenue and one that just chases noise. Imagine a request with 200 upvotes, most of them from trial users who churned, sitting above a request with 15 upvotes from customers paying you a combined $9,000 a month. A vote count tells you to build the first one. Revenue tells you to build the second. Tools that cannot weight votes hide this distinction completely.

Full disclosure: VoteFirst is our product, so it is first and we are upfront about its limits. The rest of the ranking reflects real fit. Canny is the most mature all rounder, Productboard is the choice for large product organizations, and Feature Upvote is the pick if you want the simplest board possible. Read the cons on every entry, including ours, before you choose.

Quick Comparison

ToolStarting priceFree tierRevenue weightingChangelog
VoteFirst$4.50/mo flatNo (30 day trial)Yes, via StripeYes
Canny$19/mo (scales)YesNoYes
Productboard$19/mo per makerYesNoNo
Feature Upvote$39/mo per boardNoNoNo
Nolt$29/moNoNoNo
Sleekplan$13/moYesNoYes
FiderFree (self host)YesNoNo

The Tools, Ranked

1.

VoteFirst

Our pick

VoteFirst is feature request software with one defining feature: it weights votes by revenue. Connect Stripe and each vote is multiplied by the voter's monthly recurring revenue, so the requests that rise to the top are the ones your paying customers care about. It also ships with a changelog, public roadmap, custom domains, and a flat price that does not move when your board gets popular.

Best for: B2B SaaS teams that want their roadmap to reflect revenue, not just vote volume.

Pros
  • Revenue weighted voting through Stripe, unique on this list at this price
  • Flat pricing with unlimited voters and boards
  • Changelog, public roadmap, custom domains, API, and webhooks included
  • Anonymous voting to maximize the feedback you collect
Cons
  • English only today, with no native mobile app
  • Newer and smaller than Canny, with fewer prebuilt integrations
  • Revenue weighting depends on a Stripe or Paddle connection

$4.50/mo Lite, $19.50/mo Pro, flat. 30 day free trial.

2.

Canny

Canny is the most mature, polished feature request platform available, and for many teams it is the default. It collects requests, builds public roadmaps, ships a changelog, and integrates deeply with tools like Intercom, Jira, and Salesforce. If you want a proven all rounder and pricing is not a concern, Canny is hard to fault.

Best for: Teams that want a mature, well integrated platform and can absorb pricing that scales.

Pros
  • Polished, reliable, and widely adopted
  • Deep integrations with Intercom, Jira, Salesforce, and more
  • Changelog and public roadmap built in
  • Free tier to get started
Cons
  • Pricing scales with tracked users and climbs quickly
  • Canny branding only disappears on higher tiers
  • Ranks by raw votes, with no revenue based prioritization

Free tier available, paid from around $19/mo and scaling with usage.

Read the full Canny comparison

Productboard is a complete product management suite. Feature requests are one input among many that feed into prioritization frameworks, objectives, and detailed roadmaps. It is the most powerful option here for large teams, and overkill for anyone who just wants a voting board.

Best for: Large product organizations that need full product management, not just feedback.

Pros
  • Robust prioritization frameworks and objective mapping
  • Strong roadmap and planning capabilities
  • Integrates with the wider product and engineering stack
Cons
  • Per maker pricing grows with team size
  • Heavy for simple feedback collection
  • No built in changelog and no revenue weighting

Free tier available, paid from around $19/mo per maker.

Read the full Productboard comparison

Feature Upvote keeps things radically simple: a clean public board where users post and vote, with anonymous voting and almost no configuration. It is a favorite of game studios and teams that want exactly one board and nothing more.

Best for: Teams that want a single, dead simple public board.

Pros
  • Fast to set up with minimal configuration
  • Anonymous voting out of the box
  • Clean, distraction free boards
Cons
  • No built in changelog
  • Per board pricing adds up across multiple products
  • No public API

From around $39/mo per board on annual billing, no free tier.

Read the full Feature Upvote comparison

5.

Nolt

Nolt is a clean, design forward single board tool that is easy to share and pleasant to use. It pairs well with third party integrations and suits small teams that want something more polished than a shared document without much setup.

Best for: Small teams that want one attractive, shareable board.

Pros
  • Modern, well designed interface
  • Good integrations for its size
  • Public roadmap and API available
Cons
  • No built in changelog
  • Entry plan limited to a single board
  • No revenue based ranking

From around $29/mo on annual billing, no free tier.

Read the full Nolt comparison

Sleekplan packs a feedback board, changelog, and roadmap into one low cost tool with a free tier. It is a practical choice for early stage teams that want the complete feedback loop without spending much.

Best for: Early stage teams that want an affordable all in one.

Pros
  • Free tier and low entry pricing
  • Changelog and roadmap included
  • Covers the full feedback loop
Cons
  • Interface feels dated compared to newer tools
  • Some features locked behind the Business plan
  • No revenue based prioritization

Free tier available, paid from around $13/mo on annual billing.

Read the full Sleekplan comparison

7.

Fider

Fider is open source feature request software you can self host for free. For technical teams that want to own their data and infrastructure, it offers full control. You trade convenience for that control, since hosting and maintenance are on you.

Best for: Technical teams that want to self host and own their data.

Pros
  • Open source and free to self host
  • Complete control over data and hosting
  • Clean, focused voting
Cons
  • You own hosting, updates, and maintenance
  • No built in changelog or roadmap in the core product
  • Fewer convenience features than hosted tools

Free to self host, managed hosting from around $25/mo.

Read the full Fider comparison

Frequently Asked Questions

Feature request software gives your customers a single place to suggest ideas, vote on existing requests, and see what you are building. It replaces scattered feedback from emails, support tickets, and spreadsheets with one source of truth for product direction, and usually pairs the request board with a public roadmap and a changelog.

For most B2B SaaS teams the choice comes down to how you want to prioritize. If you want votes weighted by revenue and flat pricing, VoteFirst is the strongest pick. If you want the most mature all rounder, Canny leads. For large product organizations, Productboard is the most capable, and for a single simple board, Feature Upvote is the simplest.

Most cannot. The majority rank features by raw vote count, treating every voter equally. VoteFirst weights each vote by the customer's monthly recurring revenue through a Stripe connection, and UserVoice offers revenue intelligence at the enterprise level. If prioritizing by business impact matters to you, confirm the tool supports it before buying.

Feature request software is focused on collecting and ranking customer ideas. A roadmap tool communicates what you plan to build and when. Most modern tools, including VoteFirst, Canny, and Sleekplan, combine both: customers vote on requests, and the roadmap shows which ones are planned, in progress, or shipped, closing the loop automatically.

Yes. Fider is open source and free to self host. Canny, Productboard, and Sleekplan offer free tiers with limits. VoteFirst does not offer a permanent free tier, but it includes a 30 day free trial so you can evaluate the full product, including revenue weighted voting, before committing.

Prices range from free if you self host Fider, to flat plans like VoteFirst at $4.50 to $19.50 a month, to tools in the $13 to $29 a month range, to enterprise platforms costing thousands per month. The key question is whether the price stays flat or scales with users, since a popular board can make per seat pricing expensive fast.

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