The Pendo alternative for teams that just need feedback
Pendo bundles analytics, guides, and feedback into an enterprise suite that starts at $25K+/year. Boarbs gives you focused feedback boards with unlimited voters — starting at $0.
Free forever for small teams · No credit card required · 2-minute setup
What Pendo users keep telling us
Pendo is a powerful analytics suite — but when all you need is feedback management, it's overkill. Here's what teams tell us when they switch.
Enterprise pricing for a feedback form
Pendo doesn't publish prices, but real-world contracts start at $25K/year and average $48K/year. All plans require a sales call. Boarbs starts at $0 with transparent, self-serve pricing — $19/mo for Starter and $29/mo for Pro.
You're paying for features you don't use
Pendo bundles analytics, session replays, in-app guides, and feedback into one platform. If you just need feedback boards, you're paying for an entire product suite. Boarbs does one thing well: collect, organize, and prioritize user feedback.
Months to learn, minutes to set up Boarbs
Users report that uncovering insights in Pendo can take months of learning. Simple customizations require writing custom CSS/HTML. Boarbs is ready in 2 minutes — no engineering support needed, no training required.
No pricing page, no free trial
Pendo's free plan caps you at 500 MAUs with branded everything. There's no free trial of paid features — just a lengthy sales process. Boarbs Free gives you 3 boards with unlimited voters, no branding restrictions on your boards.
Boarbs vs Pendo — side by side
Different tools for different needs. Here's how Boarbs compares to Pendo for feedback collection and management.
What you actually pay for feedback
Pendo prices by monthly active users and bundles feedback with analytics, guides, and more. Here's what feedback management actually costs at each scale.
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 MAU-based billing
- Self-serve cancellation
Why Pendo costs what it does
Pendo is an all-in-one product experience platform. When you pay for Pendo, you're paying for product analytics, session replays, in-app guides, NPS surveys, and feedback — whether you use them all or not. Their feedback module (Pendo Listen) is only available on the Pulse tier and above.
If your primary need is collecting and managing user feedback, you're paying enterprise rates for one feature. Boarbs charges by boards, not by MAUs — so your cost stays the same regardless of how many users give feedback.
Who should switch — and who shouldn't
Pendo and Boarbs solve different problems. Here's an honest look at when each tool makes more sense.
Switch to Boarbs if…
Boarbs is the better choice when:
- You only need feedback boards — not analytics, guides, and replays
- You want to start collecting feedback today, not after a sales call
- Frictionless voting matters — your users shouldn't need accounts
- You need transparent pricing you can evaluate without a demo
- Your team doesn't have weeks to learn a new platform
- You want a lightweight, keyboard-first tool that does one thing well
Pendo might be better if…
Consider staying with Pendo when:
- You need product analytics, session replays, and feedback in one tool
- You're already using Pendo for in-app guides and onboarding
- You need AI-powered sentiment analysis across thousands of tickets
- Your enterprise budget covers Pendo and you use the full suite
Switching from Pendo is simpler than you think
You don't need to replace Pendo entirely. Many teams keep Pendo for analytics and move just their feedback to Boarbs.
Export your feedback
Export your feature requests and feedback data from Pendo. We support CSV and API-based imports.
Import into Boarbs
Use our import tool or API to bring everything into your new boards. Posts, votes, and statuses all transfer.
Go live
Embed your board, share your portal URL, or drop in the widget. Your users can start voting immediately — no Pendo installation required.
Need help migrating?
Reach out and we'll walk you through the import process step by step.
Switching from Pendo — common questions
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