The Olvy alternative built for public feedback
Olvy focuses on internal feedback analysis. Boarbs gives your users a public space to vote, discuss, and shape your product — with unlimited voters on every plan.
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What Olvy users keep telling us
These are the reasons teams give when they move from Olvy to Boarbs. Not marketing spin — real frustrations we hear from product teams.
No public voting boards
Olvy focuses on internal feedback analysis — it doesn't offer public voting boards where your users can submit ideas, upvote, and discuss. Boarbs is built around public feedback: your community sees what others request, votes on priorities, and follows updates.
Pricing that scales with seats
Olvy's Business plan costs $300/mo for 5 admins, with each extra seat at $25/mo. Managing feedback shouldn't require expensive per-seat licenses. Boarbs includes unlimited team members on every plan — your whole team can triage feedback without worrying about cost.
Feedback caps on lower tiers
Olvy's Free plan caps you at 100 feedback items and the Essential plan at 5,000. Once you hit the limit, you're forced to upgrade. Boarbs gives you unlimited posts and unlimited votes on every plan — including free.
Your users stay invisible to each other
Olvy aggregates feedback behind closed doors. Your users never see what others have requested, can't add their vote, and don't know if someone already suggested the same thing. Boarbs makes feedback collaborative — users rally around ideas together.
Boarbs vs Olvy — side by side
Different tools for different needs. Here's an honest look at how both compare across the features that matter for feedback management.
What you actually pay as your team grows
Olvy bills by admin seats — $25/month per extra member beyond plan limits. Here's what that costs 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
- Embed, widget, and portal
- No per-seat billing
- Self-serve cancellation
Olvy's per-seat model explained
Olvy limits admin seats per plan — 1 on Free, 3 on Essential ($60/mo), and 5 on Business ($300/mo). Each additional team member costs $25/month. For a team of 10 managing feedback, you're looking at $425/month.
Boarbs charges by boards, not by people. Your entire team — product managers, engineers, designers — can access and triage feedback without adding to your bill.
Who should switch — and who shouldn't
Boarbs and Olvy solve different problems. Here's an honest look at who we're the right fit for and when Olvy might still make more sense.
Switch to Boarbs if…
Boarbs is the better choice when:
- You want a public feedback board where users can vote and discuss ideas
- Per-seat pricing is eating into your budget as your team grows
- You need a public roadmap to keep users in the loop
- Frictionless voting matters — your users shouldn't need accounts
- You value keyboard-first, fast UX for managing feedback
- You want transparent pricing that doesn't scale with team size
Olvy might be better if…
Consider staying with Olvy when:
- You need AI-powered thematic analysis of feedback from multiple channels
- Your main need is a changelog tool with in-app notification widgets
- You rely on Slack, Discord, or Intercom auto-listeners for feedback capture
- You need NPS surveys and sentiment analysis built in
Switching from Olvy takes minutes
We've made migration straightforward. Import your existing feedback and go live with public voting boards your users will love.
Export your data
Export your feedback and changelog data from Olvy. 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
Swap your embed snippet or share your new portal URL. Your users get a public board to vote on — something they never had with Olvy.
Need help migrating?
Reach out and we'll walk you through the import process step by step.
Switching from Olvy — common questions
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