Open-source Canny alternative

The free, open-source Canny alternative.

Feedbackland does what Canny does — public boards, upvotes, comments, status tracking — plus an AI-generated roadmap Canny doesn't have. One price: $0, forever. MIT-licensed, hosted or self-hosted.

  • Free forever
  • MIT licensed
  • No user limits
  • Self-hostable

Why teams switch from Canny.

Canny is a good product. But its pricing meters by user and its code is closed. If any of that stings, here's the honest case for switching.

$0 instead of $99+/mo

Canny's paid plans start around $99/month and cost more as you add people. Feedbackland's hosted platform is free forever — every feature included, unlimited users.

MIT, not proprietary

Canny's code is closed. All of Feedbackland is MIT-licensed on GitHub — read it, audit it, fork it, ship your own version. What we run is exactly what you get.

An AI roadmap Canny doesn't have

Feedbackland reads every post, clusters duplicates automatically, and ranks them by reach, momentum, severity, and effort. Your roadmap maintains itself — no manual triage meetings.

No seat meters, ever

Invite your whole team and all of your end-users. There are no per-user fees because there are no paid tiers at all.

Canny vs Feedbackland.

A factual side-by-side. Figures reflect publicly listed pricing and licensing as of August 2026 — if any of it is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it on our own feedback board.

 FeedbacklandCanny
LicenseMIT (open source)Proprietary
PriceFree forever$99+/mo
Self-hostableYesNo
User limitsNonePer-user pricing
Built-in widgetsYesYes
AI-generated roadmapYesNo
Ask your feedback in plain EnglishYesNo

Migrating from Canny.

Moving off Canny doesn't have to hurt. The REST API accepts posts, comments, and upvotes directly, so most teams migrate in an afternoon.

  1. 1

    Export from Canny

    Use Canny's CSV export or admin API to pull your posts, comments, and vote counts.

  2. 2

    Import through the REST API

    A short script maps each export record to Feedbackland's REST API — posts, comments, and upvotes land in their original state. Most migrations take an afternoon.

  3. 3

    Flip the switch

    Point your users at the new board and embed the widget in your app. Open an issue on GitHub and we'll help you get across.

Need help migrating? Open an issue — we read every one.

Canny → Feedbackland, answered.

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