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Canny vs UserGuiding

Canny and UserGuiding are both customer feedback & roadmaps tools aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Canny costs less, from $79/mo versus $249/mo for UserGuiding. Only Canny has a free plan.

Canny

Feature request boards and roadmaps

UserGuiding

No-code product onboarding and in-app guides

PricingFreemium · $79Paid · $249
Starting price$79/mo$249/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial—14 days
Built forSmall businesses, EnterpriseSmall businesses, Enterprise
Platformswebweb
CountryUS · 2017TR · 2017
Rating——

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 UserGuiding if

SMB and mid-market SaaS teams that want onboarding flows without engineering time.

  • Cheaper than Appcues and Pendo
  • Fast to build without engineers
  • Good template library

Look elsewhere if: Mobile apps or enterprises needing deep product analytics.

Canny vs UserGuiding 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

UserGuiding

  • Starter$249/moBilled yearly ($2,988/yr); 2,000 MAU, 15 guides
  • Growth$499/moBilled yearly ($5,988/yr); 2,000 MAU, session replay
  • EnterpriseCustomCustom MAU, SSO, SLA; billed yearly

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

UserGuiding · Key features

  • Interactive guides and product tours via Chrome extension
  • Onboarding checklists and hotspots
  • Announcements, banners and modals
  • NPS and in-app surveys
  • Resource center widget
  • Segmentation and analytics on guide performance

Cons

  • Web only, no mobile SDK
  • Analytics lighter than Pendo or Userpilot
  • MAU-based pricing grows with usage

Canny vs UserGuiding: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Canny or UserGuiding?

Canny starts at $79/mo and UserGuiding at $249/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Canny and UserGuiding have a free plan?

Canny has a free plan. UserGuiding has no free plan, a 14-day free trial.

Not sure yet?