The Feature Upvote alternative that doesn't charge per board
Feature Upvote charges $49–99 for every single board. Boarbs gives you up to 3 boards free and unlimited boards for $29/mo — with a public roadmap, API access, and zero login walls.
Free forever for small teams · No credit card required · Public roadmap included
What Feature Upvote users keep telling us
These are the reasons teams give when they move from Feature Upvote to Boarbs. Not marketing spin — real frustrations we hear every week.
Per-board pricing multiplies fast
Feature Upvote charges $49–99 per board per month. Running 5 boards on the Indie plan costs $245/mo — on Standard, $495/mo. Boarbs gives you 3 boards free, 10 for $19/mo, and unlimited for $29/mo. One price, all features.
No free plan — just a 30-day trial
Feature Upvote doesn't have a free tier. Once your trial ends, you pay or lose access. Boarbs Free gives you 3 boards with unlimited voters, unlimited posts, and unlimited team members — forever, no credit card required.
No public roadmap to show progress
Feature Upvote collects feedback but doesn't let you share a roadmap with your users. They vote, then hear nothing until you ship. Boarbs includes a public roadmap on every plan — so voters see their ideas move through your pipeline.
Plain text only limits context
Feature Upvote restricts feedback submissions to plain text. No structured fields, no metadata like platform or version. When feedback lacks context, your team spends more time asking follow-up questions than building.
Boarbs vs Feature Upvote — side by side
An honest look at how both tools compare across the features that matter most for feedback management.
What you actually pay as you scale
Feature Upvote charges per board — every new product or team adds another $49–99/mo to your bill. Here's what that looks like at real-world scale compared to Boarbs.
Every Boarbs plan includes
- Unlimited voters on every plan
- 3 boards free, up to unlimited on Pro ($29/mo)
- Unlimited team members
- Public roadmap included on every plan
- No per-board billing
- Self-serve cancellation
Feature Upvote's per-board model explained
Feature Upvote charges $49/board/mo on the Indie plan and $99/board/mo on Standard. Every new product, team, or language you want to collect feedback for means adding another board — and another monthly charge.
For multi-product companies or teams that need separate boards for internal and external feedback, costs add up quickly. Boarbs charges a flat rate based on your plan tier — boards don't increase your cost.
Who should switch — and who shouldn't
Boarbs isn't for everyone. Here's an honest look at who we're the right fit for and when Feature Upvote might still make more sense.
Switch to Boarbs if…
Boarbs is the better choice when:
- You run multiple products and per-board pricing is adding up
- You want a genuinely free tier — not just a 30-day trial
- A public roadmap is important so voters can see progress
- You value keyboard-first, fast UX for managing feedback
- You need an API-first tool that fits into your workflow
- You want predictable pricing that doesn't scale per board
Feature Upvote might be better if…
Consider staying with Feature Upvote when:
- You rely on Jira, Slack, or Discord integrations today
- You need SAML SSO on day one
- You only need one board and the $49/mo price works for you
- You're a game studio and need Feature Upvote's gaming-specific workflows
Switching from Feature Upvote takes minutes
We've made migration straightforward. Import your existing data and go live without losing a single vote.
Export your data
Export your suggestions, votes, and comments from Feature Upvote. We support CSV and API-based imports.
Import into Boarbs
Use our import tool or API to bring everything into your new board. Posts, votes, and statuses all transfer.
Go live
Update your portal URL or swap your embed snippet. Your users will find all their existing votes and suggestions already in place.
Need help migrating?
Reach out and we'll walk you through the import process step by step.
Switching from Feature Upvote — common questions
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