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Best Released alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated How we rate

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.
Publications that cover the tools tracked here
  • TechCrunch
  • Bloomberg
  • The Information
  • Fortune
  • The Verge
  • 7 alternatives
  • 1 with a free plan

Top 3 alternatives to Released

  1. Pendo logo

    Pendo

    #1 Top pick

    Understand, 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

  2. Productboard logo

    Connect 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

  3. UserVoice logo

    Capture, 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

Released and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating.
Released logo
Released Compared tool
Price: $0.99/mo Free plan: Yes n/a
Pendo logo
Pendo
Price: Usage-based Free plan: No 4.4 out of 5, from 2,047 ratings across G2 and Capterra (2,047)
Productboard logo
Productboard
Price: $15/mo Free plan: No 4.2 out of 5, from 414 ratings across G2, Capterra and SourceForge (414)
UserVoice logo
UserVoice
Price: Contact sales Free plan: No 4.4 out of 5, from 313 ratings across G2 and Capterra (313)
Canny logo
Canny
Price: $79/mo Free plan: Yes 4.5 out of 5, from 185 ratings across G2 and Capterra (185)
Frill logo
Frill
Price: $25/mo Free plan: No 4.6 out of 5, from 92 ratings across SourceForge and G2 (92)
Noora logo
Noora
Price: $14/mo Free plan: No 4.8 out of 5, from 12 ratings on Capterra (12)
Rapidr logo
Rapidr
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

Released compared with 31 Roadmapping tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
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.

CSV download of these Customer Feedback leaderboards, licensed CC BY 4.0

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.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, Customer Feedback tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
# 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. 1
    Pendo logo

    Pendo

    Paid Battle-tested at scale

    Understand, guide, and gather feedback on user engagement

    4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 2,047 ratings, Sep 2026

    Price not published

  2. 2
    Productboard logo

    Productboard

    Paid

    Connect 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. 3
    UserVoice logo

    UserVoice

    Paid

    Capture, organize, and analyze customer feedback to drive product direction

    4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 313 ratings, Sep 2026

    Price not published

  4. 4
    Canny logo

    Canny

    Free plan

    Capture 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. 5
    Frill logo

    Frill

    Free plan

    Collect 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. 6
    Noora logo

    Noora

    Paid

    Collect, 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. 7
    Rapidr logo

    Rapidr

    Paid

    Gather, 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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