Is ShipLog a good Canny alternative for solo founders?

Yes, if you're a solo or bootstrapped founder. ShipLog is $9/mo flat per project versus Canny's $79/mo entry price, and the bill never scales with tracked users. Canny remains the better pick for PM teams with high feedback volume and enterprise requirements — its Autopilot AI is genuinely strong at that scale.

How much do Canny, Sleekplan and Upvoty cost compared to ShipLog?

On annual billing, entry paid tiers cost: ShipLog $90/yr, Sleekplan $156/yr ($13/mo), Upvoty $180/yr ($15/mo) and Canny $948/yr ($79/mo, scaling further with tracked users). ShipLog's plan is flat and all-inclusive; the others gate features like changelog, API access or branding removal behind higher tiers.

Which feedback tools include MCP access for AI agents?

All four ship an MCP server, but only ShipLog includes it on every plan, free tier included. Canny gates MCP at Pro ($79/mo), Sleekplan at its paid plans, and Upvoty at Hyper ($49/mo). With ShipLog, an AI agent like Claude Code can read top-voted feedback and publish changelog entries at no cost.

Does ShipLog have a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes every feature — feedback board, public roadmap, changelog, embeddable widget, REST API and MCP server — soft-capped at 50 feedback items. No credit card required. Upvoty offers only a 14-day trial; Canny and Sleekplan have free tiers with tighter feature gates.

How do I migrate from Canny, Sleekplan or Upvoty to ShipLog?

There's no one-click importer yet. ShipLog's REST API and MCP server are open on every plan, so you — or your AI agent — can script an import from a CSV or API export of your current tool. Email hello@shiplog.ca and we'll help you move your board.

Comparison

ShipLog vs Canny, Sleekplan and Upvoty

All four tools do feedback, roadmaps and changelogs. The differences are what's gated, what your bill does as you grow, and whether your AI agent gets a seat.

Last verified: July 13, 2026, against each vendor's live pricing page. Spot something stale? Tell us and we'll fix it.

TL;DR

ShipLog is the cheapest way to run the full feedback loop — board, roadmap, changelog, widget, REST API and MCP — at $9/mo flat, free under 50 feedback items. Canny is the deepest tool but starts at $79/mo and scales with tracked users. Sleekplan has the most generous free tier but gates its API and MCP behind paid plans. Upvoty is flat-priced too, but has no free plan and gates its changelog and MCP.

	ShipLog $9/mo, one plan	Canny canny.io	Sleekplan sleekplan.com	Upvoty upvoty.com
Entry paid price	$9/mo or $90/yr	$79/mo billed yearly ($99 month-to-month)	$13/mo billed yearly	$15/mo
Pricing model	Flat, per project	Scales with tracked users	Per workspace	Flat, per project
Free plan	Every feature, up to 50 feedback items	Yes — capped at 25 tracked users	Yes — single admin, usage caps	No — 14-day trial
Feedback board + voting	Every plan	Every plan	Every plan	Every plan
Public roadmap	Every plan	Every plan	Every plan	Every plan
Changelog	Every plan	Every plan	Every plan	Super plan ($25/mo) and up
Embeddable widget	Every plan	Every plan	Every plan	Every plan
API access	Every plan, free included	Every plan	Starter ($13/mo) and up	Power ($15/mo) and up
MCP for AI agents	Every plan, free included	Pro ($79/mo) and up	Paid plans only	Hyper ($49/mo) and up
Remove branding	Included at $9/mo	Business plan (custom pricing)	Business ($38/mo) and up	Included at $15/mo
Bill predictability	Fixed — never scales with usage	Grows as tracked users grow	Fixed per workspace	Fixed
First-year cost (entry tier, annual billing)	$90	$948	$156	$180

Competitor prices are annual-billing rates where vendors offer one. Canny Pro scales with tracked users (about $161/mo at 200 tracked users, per Canny's billing docs); a "tracked user" is anyone who posts, votes or comments.

Where each tool wins

All four do the job. The question is who each one is built for.

ShipLog vs Canny

Canny is the heavyweight. Its Autopilot AI pulls feedback out of support tickets and sales calls, deduplicates it and triages it. If hundreds of requests land every week and a PM team works the queue, it earns its price.

Pick ShipLog instead if you're one founder. Canny starts at $79/mo billed yearly and the bill grows with your audience — a "tracked user" is anyone who votes. ShipLog is $9 flat, and your AI agent connects on the free plan instead of at $79.

ShipLog vs Sleekplan

Sleekplan bundles the most: feedback, roadmap and changelog, plus NPS and CSAT surveys ShipLog doesn't have. Its free Indie tier takes unlimited feedback — more volume than ShipLog's 50-item free cap.

Pick ShipLog instead if you want the API and MCP before you pay — Sleekplan gates both to paid plans — or branding removal at $9 instead of $38. ShipLog does one job, the feedback loop, instead of five tools in one dashboard.

ShipLog vs Upvoty

Upvoty keeps it simple: $15/mo flat, unlimited tracked users, branding removal at the entry tier. If all you need is a voting board, it does the job.

Pick ShipLog instead if you want a free plan — Upvoty offers a 14-day trial only — a changelog without the $25/mo Super tier, or MCP without the $49/mo Hyper tier. ShipLog has all three at $9, free under 50 feedback items.

Everything included. The price never moves. Your AI agent gets a seat.

Feedback board, roadmap, changelog, widget, REST API and MCP server — one $9/mo plan per project, or free under 50 feedback items. No tracked-user scaling, no feature matrix to decode, no "contact us".

Frequently asked questions

Is ShipLog a good Canny alternative for solo founders?: Yes, if you're a solo or bootstrapped founder. ShipLog is $9/mo flat per project versus Canny's $79/mo entry price, and the bill never scales with tracked users. Canny remains the better pick for PM teams with high feedback volume and enterprise requirements — its Autopilot AI is genuinely strong at that scale.
How much do Canny, Sleekplan and Upvoty cost compared to ShipLog?: On annual billing, entry paid tiers cost: ShipLog $90/yr, Sleekplan $156/yr ($13/mo), Upvoty $180/yr ($15/mo) and Canny $948/yr ($79/mo, scaling further with tracked users). ShipLog's plan is flat and all-inclusive; the others gate features like changelog, API access or branding removal behind higher tiers.
Which feedback tools include MCP access for AI agents?: All four ship an MCP server, but only ShipLog includes it on every plan, free tier included. Canny gates MCP at Pro ($79/mo), Sleekplan at its paid plans, and Upvoty at Hyper ($49/mo). With ShipLog, an AI agent like Claude Code can read top-voted feedback and publish changelog entries at no cost.
Does ShipLog have a free plan?: Yes. The free plan includes every feature — feedback board, public roadmap, changelog, embeddable widget, REST API and MCP server — soft-capped at 50 feedback items. No credit card required. Upvoty offers only a 14-day trial; Canny and Sleekplan have free tiers with tighter feature gates.
How do I migrate from Canny, Sleekplan or Upvoty to ShipLog?: There's no one-click importer yet. ShipLog's REST API and MCP server are open on every plan, so you — or your AI agent — can script an import from a CSV or API export of your current tool. Email hello@shiplog.ca and we'll help you move your board.