The Canny alternative built for developers
Canny is a popular feedback board tool aimed at product teams. It works well for public roadmaps, but if you need to embed a widget directly inside your app and let users vote without leaving, it falls short. Upstep was built specifically for that workflow.
Try Upstep free, no credit cardWhy developers look for a Canny alternative
Canny hosts your feedback on a separate board (canny.io/your-company). Users leave your app, submit feedback, and return. There is no native embed SDK for your product UI.
- ✕No embeddable widget, users are redirected to an external board
- ✕Per-seat pricing scales poorly for small teams
- ✕No React Native SDK for mobile apps
- ✕Free tier limited to 200 tracked users with Canny branding
- ✕Requires a separate subdomain, adding friction for users
Upstep vs Canny, feature comparison
| Feature | Upstep | Canny |
|---|---|---|
| Embeddable widget (no redirect) | ✓ | ✕ |
| React Native / mobile SDK | ✓ | ✕ |
| User voting on feedback | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bug report + feature request types | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free plan (no credit card) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack & webhook integrations | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2-line code integration | ✓ | ✕ |
| White-label (remove branding) | ✓ | ✕ |
| Built-in MCP server for AI agents | ✓ | ✕ |
The bottom line
If you want a public roadmap board, Canny is a solid choice. If you want feedback to live inside your product, a widget your users can open without leaving your app, Upstep is the better fit, and it starts free.
Also unique to Upstep
- ✓Built-in MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP client can triage this project's inbox directly, without leaving your editor.
- ✓Fluid triage boards. Custom columns and drag-to-reorder, tuned to feel instant instead of clunky.
- ✓Dev-only tasks. Canny doesn't separate internal work from the public roadmap. Upstep does, agent and team tasks stay off the board your users see.
- ✓Separate agent workspace. Your AI can run its own board for internal tasks, entirely apart from user feedback.
Start collecting feedback today
Free plan. 2-line integration. No credit card, no sales call, no redirect to a third-party board.
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