Alternatives
Best Released alternatives in 2026
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Cite this list: Toolradar, best Released alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/released
7 direct alternatives to Released, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.
Quick answer
- Pendo is the top alternative to Released on our list, followed by Productboard and UserVoice.
- 1 of the 7 alternatives has a free plan, starting with Canny.
- Highest rated: Frill, 4.6 out of 5 from 92 ratings, Sep 2026.
- 7 alternatives
- 1 with a free plan
Top 3 alternatives to Released

Pendo
#1 Top pickUnderstand, guide, and gather feedback on user engagement
Pricing
Usage-based
4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 2,047 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall

Productboard
#2Connect customer needs to product strategy and roadmaps
Starting price
From $15 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.2 /5 across G2, Capterra and SourceForge · 414 ratings, Sep 2026

UserVoice
#3Capture, organize, and analyze customer feedback to drive product direction
Pricing
Contact sales
4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 313 ratings, Sep 2026
Released vs 7 alternatives
| Tool | Starting price (Nov 2026) | Free plan | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price: $0.99/mo | Free plan: Yes | n/a | |
| Price: Usage-based | Free plan: No | 4.4 out of 5, from 2,047 ratings across G2 and Capterra (2,047) | |
| Price: $15/mo | Free plan: No | 4.2 out of 5, from 414 ratings across G2, Capterra and SourceForge (414) | |
| Price: Contact sales | Free plan: No | 4.4 out of 5, from 313 ratings across G2 and Capterra (313) | |
| Price: $79/mo | Free plan: Yes | 4.5 out of 5, from 185 ratings across G2 and Capterra (185) | |
| Price: $25/mo | Free plan: No | 4.6 out of 5, from 92 ratings across SourceForge and G2 (92) | |
| Price: $14/mo | Free plan: No | 4.8 out of 5, from 12 ratings on Capterra (12) | |
| Price: $49/mo | Free plan: No | n/a |
Why people consider alternatives to Released
Released transforms Jira and Jira Product Discovery roadmaps into a centralized Idea Portal, enabling product teams to share their plans with customers and stakeholders and collect feedback directly.
Here are the real cost and limitation gotchas that push teams to look elsewhere:
- AI token limits could lead to overage if not managed.
- Potential for increased costs with high user count on Standard.
The 7 alternatives below cover the same core job (customer feedback) with different trade-offs.
Released by the numbers
| Metric | Released | Peer median | Position (1 is best) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | 15 of 31 have one | n/a |
| Listed as an alternative to | 1 tool | 1 | #14 of 31 (joint) |
| Integrations listed | 2 | 2 | #7 of 13 (joint) tools with at least one integration recorded |
Listed as an alternative to: #14 on 2026-10-16 to #14 on 2026-11-02 (rank among 31 tools, 1 is best).
Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All Roadmapping data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position.
Cite this: Toolradar, “Released by the numbers”, Nov 2026.
Customer Feedback leaderboards from Toolradar data
Toolradar ranks Customer Feedback tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Nov 2026.
Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit
Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.
Counted among 49 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.
| # | Tool | Entry plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UserFeedback | $4.13/mo, billed yearly |
| 2 | ReviewBot | $5/mo, billed monthly |
| 3 | Features.Vote | $9/mo, billed monthly |
| 3 | Productroad | $9/mo, billed monthly |
| 5 | ProtoNote | $10/mo, billed monthly |
A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 49 of 95 Customer Feedback tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “Customer Feedback leaderboards”, Nov 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All Customer Feedback statistics.
7 alternatives to Released
Ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review, plus how directly they replace Released.
- 1

Pendo
Paid Battle-tested at scaleUnderstand, guide, and gather feedback on user engagement
4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 2,047 ratings, Sep 2026
Price not published
- 2

Productboard
PaidConnect customer needs to product strategy and roadmaps
4.2 /5 across G2, Capterra and SourceForge · 414 ratings, Sep 2026
From $15/mo, billed monthly
- 3

UserVoice
PaidCapture, organize, and analyze customer feedback to drive product direction
4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 313 ratings, Sep 2026
Price not published
- 4

Canny
Free planCapture feedback, prioritize features, and build what customers want
4.5 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 185 ratings, Sep 2026
From $79/mo, billed monthly; free plan available
- 5

Frill
Free planCollect ideas, build roadmaps, and share updates
4.6 /5 across SourceForge and G2 · 92 ratings, Sep 2026
From $25/mo, billed monthly; free plan available
- 6

Noora
PaidCollect, organize, and act on user feedback to build better products.
4.8 /5 on Capterra · 12 ratings, Sep 2026
From $14/mo, billed monthly
- 7
Rapidr
PaidGather, analyze, and act on customer feedback to build better products.
From $49/mo, billed monthly
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Released?
Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Released are Pendo, Productboard, UserVoice. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.
Is there a free alternative to Released?
There is no fully free alternative in this list. Canny is freemium: a permanent free tier plus paid plans (Capture feedback, prioritize features, and build what customers want).
Why do people look for Released alternatives?
Common reasons teams switch away from Released: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in customer feedback. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.
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