# Canny Alternative: Changebot vs Canny

URL: https://www.changebot.ai/compare/canny/
Description: A Canny alternative for changelogs. Canny is a feedback portal with a changelog on every plan. Changebot is changelog-first: free publishing, then $99/repo for drafts from what shipped.
Last updated: 2026-09-18

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# Changebot vs Canny

A Canny alternative for changelogs, not another feedback board

Canny is a feedback portal: boards, votes, a public roadmap, and a changelog on every plan. Changebot is an agent-first changelog. This page is for teams evaluating Canny as a product-update tool, not for teams whose primary need is a feedback board.

In short

Changebot and Canny solve different jobs. Canny is a feedback portal with boards, votes, a roadmap, and a changelog, billed by tracked users from $79 per month. Changebot is a changelog-first tool: publishing is free, and $99 per repository per month buys agent-written updates drafted from your commits.

## TL;DR

-   → Canny includes a changelog on every plan. Changebot is built for the changelog first.
-   → Free hosted changelog, widget, custom domain, SSO, MCP/API publishing, and Slack distribution
-   → Canny bills by tracked users. Changebot bills $99/repo for the agent that drafts from GitHub and Bitbucket.
-   → Canny Autopilot captures and triages feedback. It does not read your commits and write customer-facing updates.

## Feature-by-Feature Comparison

| Feature | Changebot | Canny |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Core |  |  |
| Hosted Changelog proof ↗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Domain proof ↗ | Free | Pro $79/mo+ |
| Draft & Publish Workflow proof ↗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduled Publishing proof ↗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private & Public Feeds proof ↗ | ✓ | Pro (privacy) |
| Tags & Categorization proof ↗ | ✓ | Labels |
| Import Existing Posts | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI & Automation |  |  |
| AI-Generated Updates from Commits proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | ✗ |
| AI Co-Writing / Chat in Editor proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | ✗ |
| Canny Autopilot | ✗ | Feedback capture |
| Editions (Multi-Channel Variants) proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | ✗ |
| Recaps (Date-Range Summaries) proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | ✗ |
| Spotlight (Single Feature Updates) proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | ✗ |
| Commit Skip Patterns proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | ✗ |
| Branch Selection proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | ✗ |
| Deployment Notifications proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | ✗ |
| Distribution |  |  |
| Embeddable Widgets proof ↗ | 15+ themes | Changelog widget |
| RSS / Atom Feeds proof ↗ | ✓ | RSS |
| Multi-Destination Publishing proof ↗ | ✓ | Page, widget, email |
| Boosters (Popups / Banners) proof ↗ | Via Widgets | Widget badge |
| Changelog Emails | ✗ | Pro $79/mo+ |
| Customization |  |  |
| Multiple Hosted Templates proof ↗ | 3 templates | 1 template |
| Widget Preview Tool proof ↗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dark Mode proof ↗ | ✓ | Portal theme |
| Custom CSS proof ↗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Remove Branding proof ↗ | Free | Business add-on |
| Multi-Language Support proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | Browser auto-translate |
| Integrations |  |  |
| GitHub Integration proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | Issue sync, Pro |
| Bitbucket Integration proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | ✗ |
| Jira Integration proof ↗ | $99/repo/mo | Issue sync, Pro |
| Linear Integration | $99/repo/mo | Issue sync, Pro |
| Slack Publishing proof ↗ | ✓ | Feedback alerts |
| Webflow Publishing proof ↗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| API Access proof ↗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP Access | ✓ | Feedback + changelog tools |
| Zapier Integration | ✗ | Pro $79/mo+ |
| Security & Admin |  |  |
| Documented Security Controls | All plans | SOC 2 |
| Security Vendor Review | All plans | Business |
| SSO | Free | Business (IdP) |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | Unlimited contributors |

## Things Canny Does That We Don't

Canny is a feedback portal first. If you need voting boards, a public roadmap, or Autopilot to capture feedback, stay on Canny for that job. Changebot does not replace a feedback board.

Feedback Boards & Voting All plans

Public Roadmap All plans

Tracked-User Feedback Billed by tracked users

Canny Autopilot (feedback capture) All plans

Changelog Email Subscribers Pro $79/mo+

Intercom, Zendesk, Gong Capture Autopilot sources

User Segmentation Paid plans

CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce) Business

Zapier Integration Pro $79/mo+

## What Only Changebot Does

### AI-Powered from Source Code

Changebot reads your commits and drafts customer-facing updates. Canny Autopilot captures and triages feedback. It does not generate changelog entries from what shipped in GitHub or Bitbucket.

[Draft Together: AI Chat Now in Update Builder ↗](https://updates.changebot.ai/changebot/2026-02-08-draft-together-ai-chat-now-in-update-builder)

### Repo Pricing, Not Tracked Users

Changebot gives away hosted changelogs, widgets, custom domains, Slack, MCP/API publishing, and SSO. The agent is $99 per repo. Canny Pro starts at $79/mo yearly for 100 tracked users, then steps up as votes and comments grow.

### MCP for Publishing, Not Just Feedback

Canny has an official MCP server for feedback data and changelog entries. Changebot MCP publishes customer-facing updates from Claude Code, ChatGPT, Slack, or your own agent, for free.

### Editions, Recaps & Spotlight

Generate channel-specific variants with Editions, summarize sprints with Recaps, or highlight a single feature with Spotlight. Canny changelog writing is a markdown editor.

[One Update, Many Voices: Meet Editions ↗](https://updates.changebot.ai/changebot/2026-02-12-one-update-many-voices-meet-editions)

### 15+ Widget Themes & Preview

Embed your changelog with developer-friendly themes like Catppuccin, Gruvbox, and Dracula. Preview live with generated React, Vue, or HTML code. Canny offers a changelog widget with a notification badge.

[Introducing Widget Preview ↗](https://updates.changebot.ai/changebot/2026-02-06-introducing-widget-preview)

### Publish the Update, Not Just the Vote

Push changelog updates to your hosted page, Slack, Webflow, widgets, and RSS. Canny Slack is for feedback capture and alerts. Changelog email requires Pro, on top of the portal and widget.

[Publish Once, Reach Them All ↗](https://updates.changebot.ai/changebot/2025-08-28-publish-once-reach-them-all)

## Free Publishing vs Tracked-User Billing

Canny Pro starts at $79/mo yearly for 100 tracked users, then rises as attributed posts, votes, and comments grow. Changebot gives away the publishing layer, then charges $99 per repo for the agent that drafts from source.

Pricing verified September 18, 2026 against [Canny's pricing page](https://canny.io/pricing).

Changebot

### Free + Agent

$0 publishing

-   ✓ Free hosted changelog, widget, and custom domain
-   ✓ Free MCP/API publishing from Claude Code or your own agent
-   ✓ Free Slack, Webflow, RSS, Atom, API, and webhooks
-   ✓ $99/repo/mo for Changebot-written updates and answers
-   ✓ Free white-label and security controls
-   ✓ SSO, security controls, and review gates

Canny

### Pro

$79 /mo yearly

-   – 100 tracked users to start, then increment table
-   – Public roadmap and changelog on every plan
-   – Custom domain and changelog email
-   – Manual changelog writing
-   – Autopilot for feedback, not source drafts
-   – SSO and CRM on Business

## Changebot vs Canny: FAQ

Is Changebot a replacement for Canny?

Only for the changelog. Canny's core is feedback collection: boards, voting, a public roadmap, and Autopilot capture from tools like Intercom and Zendesk. Changebot does not replace any of that. Teams that need both often keep Canny for feedback and use Changebot to publish what shipped.

How does Changebot pricing compare to Canny?

Canny Pro starts at $79 per month billed yearly for 100 tracked users and rises as attributed posts, votes, and comments grow. Changebot's publishing layer is free regardless of audience size, and the agent that drafts updates from source costs $99 per repository per month.

Is Canny Autopilot the same as the Changebot agent?

No. Canny Autopilot works on the feedback side: it captures, deduplicates, and triages incoming requests. The Changebot agent works on the output side: it reads the commits and pull requests in a connected repository and drafts the customer-facing update describing what shipped.

Can AI tools publish to Changebot the way they cannot to Canny?

Yes. Changebot exposes an MCP interface and a JSON API, so Claude Code, ChatGPT, Slack, or your own agent can write a draft straight into Changebot for review. Publishing through MCP or the API is free.

Which is better for a changelog specifically?

Changebot, because the changelog is the whole product rather than a module: 15 or more widget themes, three hosted templates, a free custom domain, RSS and Atom feeds, Slack and Webflow publishing, and agent-drafted updates. Canny's changelog is a solid companion to its feedback board, not a publishing platform.

## Need a Changelog, Not Another Board?

If your job is a feedback portal, Canny is built for that. If product updates are a revenue lever, start free with publishing and add the $99/repo agent when you want drafts from what shipped.

[Start Free →](https://app.changebot.ai/signup)