A free feature voting tool can run a real customer feedback board. The useful question is what you will run out of first: active requests, team seats, tracked users, or a feature you need.
For a small SaaS team, start with this shortlist: UserJot for unlimited posts and up to three teammates, Featurebase for one person managing feedback alongside support, or featurevote for voting without an account and a small active backlog. Sleekplan, Fider and Canny have free plans worth comparing too.
Disclosure: we make featurevote. We checked the vendors' own pages on October 15, 2026. The links below are the sources, and the recommendations are our judgment about which constraints fit each team. These are ongoing free plans, not just trials of a paid product.
How do the free plans compare?
| Tool | Free plan and its limit |
|---|---|
| featurevote | Unlimited voters and team members; roadmap and changelog. 15 active requests; 50 recipients per email. |
| UserJot | Unlimited posts and users; 3 teammates; 2 boards. Guest voting requires Starter. |
| Featurebase | Unlimited end users; feedback and support tools. 1 full seat. |
| Sleekplan | Unlimited feedback; board and changelog. 1 admin; 500 emails per month. |
| Fider | Hosted board; unlimited voters and members. 250 feedback items (fair use). |
| Canny | Unlimited feedback and boards; 5 managers. 25 tracked users. |
Free does not mean every capability is included. Check the specific plan for guest voting, a custom domain, private access, integrations and announcement limits before you move an existing board.
Which free tool fits your team?
featurevote: voting without an account for a small backlog
Choose our feature voting tool if you want customers to follow a link, suggest an idea and vote without creating an account. That is available on Free, along with a public roadmap, changelog, duplicate merging and unlimited team members. Discord and Patreon connections are included too. The feature request tool walkthrough shows how the workflow fits together.
The trade-off is the management limit: 15 active requests at a time. Public submissions and voting continue beyond it, but your team cannot open or edit the newest excess requests in the management view until you free a slot or upgrade. Each email can reach up to 50 recipients; sends over that limit are blocked. Branding stays on every plan, and a custom board domain is not available yet.
Open the demo board to see the experience, or create a free board and try it with one customer.
UserJot: unlimited posts with a small team
UserJot's free plan includes unlimited posts and end users, two feedback boards, three team members, a public roadmap and a changelog. That makes it worth trying if your backlog already exceeds 15 active requests and three teammates are enough.
Guest posting, which UserJot defines as posting and voting without an account, is on Starter rather than Free. Starter is $29 a month and also adds private boards, a custom domain, automatic login and one integration. If visitor sign-in is acceptable, the free plan gives a small team substantial room.
Featurebase: one person managing feedback and support
Featurebase combines feedback with a broader support product. Its pricing page includes feedback in Free, alongside live chat and a support inbox. Its seat documentation confirms one full seat on Free, no Lite seats, and unlimited end users.
It is a useful shortlist option when one person runs the dashboard and wants feedback beside support conversations. Growth starts at $29 per full seat per month with yearly billing. Compare the required capabilities on that plan before estimating a team budget. Our Featurebase comparison goes into the differences.
Sleekplan: a solo admin with a board and changelog
Sleekplan's Indie plan includes unlimited feedback and subscribers in a single-admin workspace, with a feedback board and changelog. Its free allowance also includes 500 email sends and 1,000 announcement views per month.
It is worth testing if one person handles feedback and announcements. Check the roadmap, integration and branding requirements separately: the free plan does not include the whole paid product. Starter adds three team seats, standard integrations, API access and webhooks, from $13 a month billed yearly.
Fider: a straightforward hosted board, or self-hosting
Fider's hosted service offers a free feedback board with a fair-use allowance of 250 feedback items and unlimited customers, votes and members. Its site places content moderation and search-engine indexing among Pro features.
That is a useful option if you want a simple board and the item allowance fits. Fider is also open source, so teams able to operate their own installation can evaluate self-hosting. Hosting, upgrades and maintenance still need an owner even when the software is free.
Canny: feedback capture from a small group of customers
Canny's Free plan includes 25 tracked users, five managers, unlimited feedback and boards, and automatic feedback capture. A tracked user is someone associated with a post, vote or comment, including feedback recorded by your team or Autopilot on their behalf.
This can suit a team collecting feedback from a small set of customers. Estimate the number of distinct people contributing, rather than the number of requests you will store. Pro starts at $79 a month billed yearly for 100 tracked users, with the price increasing at higher allowances. See our Canny comparison for the pricing model and plan differences.
What happens at featurevote's free-plan limit?
The limit applies to the requests your team can manage, not to how many people can vote.
With 15 active requests, customers can still submit another. The newest excess request appears greyed out in your management view and cannot be opened or edited there. It has not been deleted. Mark an accessible request Done or Not planned to free a slot, or upgrade to manage all active requests. Archiving an unresolved request alone does not free a slot. Requests waiting for approval count toward the limit too.
While over the limit, your team also cannot add new requests, including from the Feedback Inbox or an AI client. Visitor submissions still work, including community requests from Discord.
Growth removes the request limit at $108 a year, equivalent to $9 a month, or $12 billed monthly. It raises the limit to 500 recipients per email. The pricing page lists the current plans and allowances.
That boundary matters when comparing free tools. If you need to manage a large backlog immediately at no cost, start by evaluating UserJot, Featurebase, Sleekplan or Fider against their own limits.
Test the feedback loop before choosing
A comparison table cannot tell you whether your customers will use a board. Try the same small exercise in the tools you shortlist:
- Add one real request. Use something a customer has already asked for, with enough detail that another person can recognize it.
- Send its link to one person outside your team. Ask them to vote or add missing context. Check the experience on their phone and whether the sign-in requirements fit.
- Reply and set an honest status. Confirm that the customer can see your response. A vote is evidence of interest, not a promise to build.
- Check how updates reach them. A person who votes without leaving an email cannot receive a voter email. Test that choice as well as the vote itself.
If you already have feedback in another system, test a sample import before committing to a move. featurevote does not currently provide a dedicated Canny or Featurebase feedback importer; contact CSV import is a separate feature and does not migrate requests, votes or comments.
Frequently asked questions
Which free feature voting tools allow unlimited users?
UserJot, Featurebase, Sleekplan, Fider and featurevote all describe unlimited end users, customers, subscribers or voters in their free offerings. Their other limits differ. Canny counts tracked users and includes 25 on Free. Unlimited participation does not imply unlimited administration, requests or email delivery.
Can people vote without creating an account?
On featurevote's Free plan, yes, when the board permits public participation. You can optionally require an email address. UserJot lists guest posting and voting on Starter. For any other tool, test the exact free-plan configuration you intend to use; a paid-plan demo does not establish what Free includes.
Is a free plan enough for a real SaaS product?
It can be. Compare your active backlog, number of administrators, expected contributors and update audience with the actual limits. Start with a real request and one outside participant, then decide whether the workflow is useful before paying for more capacity.
Does featurevote require a credit card to start?
No. You can create a board on Free without a card. Paid plans are optional and remove the active-request limit.
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