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Canny vs Userback

Canny and Userback are both customer feedback & roadmaps tools. Canny is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Userback is aimed at developers and small businesses. Userback costs less, from $39/mo versus $79/mo for Canny. Both have a free plan.

Canny

Feature request boards and roadmaps

Userback

Visual bug reporting and user feedback widget for web apps

PricingFreemium · $79Freemium · $39
Starting price$79/mo$39/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forSmall businesses, EnterpriseDevelopers, Small businesses, Agencies
Platformswebweb
CountryUS · 2017AU
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Choose Canny if

Product teams at growth-stage SaaS with integration needs and budget.

  • Mature and widely trusted
  • Deep integrations with support and dev tools
  • AI reduces feedback triage effort

Look elsewhere if: Early startups on a budget (Featurebase, Sleekplan) or teams wanting feedback inside their PM tool (Productboard).

Choose Userback if

Web agencies, QA teams and SaaS product teams that need visual bug reports with technical context.

  • Bug reports arrive with full technical context
  • Non-technical clients can report issues easily
  • Broad project management integrations

Look elsewhere if: Teams that mainly want feature voting boards (Canny, Featurebase) or broad behaviour analytics and heatmaps (Hotjar).

Canny vs Userback pricing

Canny

  • Free$025 tracked users, 5 managers, unlimited boards
  • Pro$79/moStarting price, billed yearly; 100+ tracked users, 10 managers
  • BusinessCustomBilled yearly; 5,000+ tracked users, SSO, CRM integrations

Userback

  • Free$02 seats, 2 sites; feedback visible for 7 days
  • Team$39/mo$29/mo billed annually; 5 seats, 5 sites, Jira and ClickUp sync
  • Business$99/mo$79/mo billed annually; unlimited seats, 25 sites, replay, surveys
  • Business Plus$199/mo$159/mo billed annually; 50 sites, mobile SDK, API, webhooks
  • Feature Portal add-on$39/mo$31/mo billed annually; ideas, voting and public roadmap

Canny · Key features

  • Feedback boards with voting and comments
  • Prioritization with impact scores and revenue data
  • Public roadmap and changelog
  • Autopilot: AI deduplication and feedback extraction from support tools
  • Integrations with CRMs, support and issue trackers
  • User segmentation and custom fields (paid plans)

Cons

  • Growth features are expensive
  • Tracked-user limits on lower tiers
  • UI customization is limited

Userback · Key features

  • Feedback widget with annotated screenshots and screen recordings
  • Automatic capture of browser, device and console logs
  • Session replay attached to each feedback report
  • In-app surveys and NPS prompts
  • Feature Portal with idea voting and public roadmap
  • AI summaries and insights across feedback items

Cons

  • Free plan hides feedback after seven days
  • Session replay and surveys require Business or higher
  • Feature Portal is a paid add-on on every paid plan

Canny vs Userback: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Canny or Userback?

Userback starts at $39/mo and Canny at $79/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Canny and Userback have a free plan?

Yes, both Canny and Userback have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?