Beamer vs Canny

By Olli, founder of Produktly · Updated 2026-08-13

Beamer

Product notification and changelog tool for announcing updates and engaging users through in-app notifications and push notifications.

Pricing: Starter from $79/mo, Pro from $249/mo, Scale custom pricing

Best for: Teams that mainly need to announce updates and push notifications to users

Pros

  • Polished changelog feed widget
  • Push notification support
  • Post scheduling and segmentation
  • Simple focused interface

Cons

  • No feedback voting boards
  • No public roadmap
  • NPS only on expensive plans
  • No onboarding tools

Canny

Feature request tracking and feedback management platform with public voting boards, roadmaps, and changelog functionality.

Pricing: Free plan (very limited), Growth from $360/mo, Business custom pricing

Best for: Product teams whose workflow starts from user feedback and voting

Pros

  • Dedicated voting boards for feature requests
  • Public roadmap that syncs with feedback
  • Changelog entries link to the requests that drove them
  • Deep Jira and Linear integrations

Cons

  • Changelog lacks segmentation
  • Free plan limited to 1 board with no integrations
  • Growth plan expensive at $360/mo
  • No push notifications

Feature Comparison

FeatureBeamerCanny
ChangelogYesYes
Push NotificationsYesNo
Post SchedulingYesNo
Feedback Voting BoardsNoYes
Public RoadmapNoYes
NPS SurveysHigher plansNo
Product ToursNoNo
Onboarding ChecklistsNoNo
Starting Price$79/monthFree (limited); $360/mo Growth

Verdict

Beamer and Canny overlap on changelogs but point in different directions. Beamer is announcement-first: scheduled posts, segmentation, push notifications. Canny is feedback-first: voting boards and a roadmap, with the changelog closing the loop. Pick Beamer to broadcast, Canny to listen. If you want to do both, plus onboard users with tours and checklists, Produktly covers announcements, changelogs, roadmaps, voting, feedback, and NPS in one tool for less than either.

Consider Produktly as an Alternative

Produktly includes announcements, changelogs, public roadmaps with voting, feedback widgets, NPS, and micro-surveys alongside product tours and checklists, from 19€/month with a 14-day free trial. It replaces the Beamer-plus-Canny stack with one script tag and one bill.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Beamer or Canny?

Beamer is better for announcing: polished changelog feed, scheduling, push notifications. Canny is better for listening: feature request boards with voting and a public roadmap. The right choice depends on whether announcements or feedback is your primary workflow.

Is Beamer cheaper than Canny?

At entry level, yes: Beamer starts at $79/month while Canny's paid Growth plan is $360/month (its free plan is limited to one board without integrations). Costs converge on higher tiers.

Is there one tool that does what Beamer and Canny do together?

Produktly covers both sides: announcements and changelogs like Beamer, roadmaps with feature voting and feedback like Canny, plus NPS and onboarding tools neither has, from 19€/month with a 14-day free trial.

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