Comparison

Beamer alternative: ShipLog vs Beamer pricing

Beamer is an announcement tool first: a changelog with in-app, email and push reach, priced by monthly active users, with Feedback and NPS as separate products. Paid changelog plans start at $49/mo billed yearly. ShipLog is one plan at $9/mo per project, with the board, changelog and widget together and no user count.

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ShipLog $9/mo, one plan Beamer getbeamer.com
Entry paid price $9/mo or $90/yr $49/mo billed yearly ($59 monthly), changelog only
Pricing model Flat, per project By monthly active users, with Feedback and NPS priced separately
Free plan One free project, 10 feedback items and 10 changelog entries Yes — 1,000 monthly active users, 1 teammate, a Beamer watermark and no API
Feedback board + voting Every plan Separate product: free tier, or Pro at $99/mo billed yearly ($119 monthly)
Roadmap board No — status filters on the feedback board instead Public on the free Feedback tier; public and private on Feedback Pro
Changelog Every plan Every plan, unlimited posts
Embeddable widget Every plan Yes — in-app changelog listed from Starter; in-app Feedback on the free tier
API access Every plan, free included Starter ($49/mo) and up, 2,000 requests a month. Feedback API needs Feedback Pro
MCP for AI agents Every plan, free included None on its pricing, API or integrations pages. Third-party connectors exist
Remove branding Included at $9/mo Starter ($49/mo) and up — the free plan carries a watermark
Bill predictability Fixed — never scales with usage Grows with users — $50/mo per extra 5,000, added automatically
First-year cost (entry tier, annual billing) $90 About $588, or about $1,776 with Feedback Pro

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Where each tool wins

Pick Beamer if

Announcements are the job. Beamer has boosted posts, push and email notifications, user segmentation, NPS surveys and a public or private roadmap, and it can update users when their idea changes status. SSO comes on Scale. Its free plans suit a small audience too: unlimited changelog posts and a feedback portal for up to 1,000 monthly active users, with a watermark. ShipLog's free tier stops at 10 feedback items and 10 changelog entries, and it has no push, email, segmentation, NPS, roadmap or SSO.

Pick ShipLog if

You want the feedback loop for a flat $90/yr. On Beamer, the cheapest paid changelog is about $588/yr, and paid Feedback on top makes it about $1,776/yr. Your bill does not move with users, where Beamer adds $50/mo per extra 5,000. And you want an API and MCP on every plan, free included, where Beamer's free plan has an API limit of 0.

Frequently asked questions

Does Beamer have a free plan?
Yes. Beamer's Changelog, Feedback and NPS products each have a free option. The free changelog plan covers 1,000 monthly active users, one teammate and unlimited posts, with a Beamer watermark and no API requests. ShipLog's free plan is one project, 10 feedback items and 10 changelog entries (including drafts), with no user limit and API and MCP access included.
How much does Beamer cost compared to ShipLog?
Beamer's changelog plans are Starter at $59/mo or $49/mo billed yearly, Pro at $119/mo or $99/mo billed yearly, and Scale at $299/mo or $249/mo billed yearly. They include 5,000, 10,000 and 50,000 monthly active users, and extra users cost $50/mo per 5,000. Feedback Pro is $119/mo or $99/mo billed yearly. ShipLog is $9/mo or $90/yr per project. Those are Beamer's prices on getbeamer.com/pricing on November 5, 2026.
Does Beamer include a feedback board?
As a separate product. Beamer Feedback has ideas, votes, a portal and a roadmap on a free tier. Moderation, private ideas, the one-click feedback button and API access need Feedback Pro. ShipLog includes its board, changelog and widget in one plan, free included.
Do Beamer and ShipLog work with AI agents?
ShipLog has an MCP server on every plan, free included, which can read and triage feedback and publish changelog entries. Beamer's pricing, API and integrations pages do not mention MCP as of November 5, 2026. Third-party connectors exist, built on its API, which starts on the Starter plan.
What does Beamer have that ShipLog does not?
Push and email notifications, boosted announcements, user segmentation, NPS surveys, a roadmap, updates to users when their idea changes status, SSO and a custom domain. ShipLog tracks each item with a status and a filter on the public board, and readers follow the changelog by RSS.
How do I migrate from Beamer to ShipLog?
There's no one-click importer yet. Copy out the posts and ideas you want to keep, then create a ShipLog project and connect its MCP server, which is open on every plan. Your AI agent can add each one with the create_feedback and create_changelog_entry tools. Vote counts do not carry over. Email hello@shiplog.ca and we'll help you move.

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