Beamer vs Canny
By Olli, founder of Produktly · Updated 2026-10-12
Beamer
Product notification and changelog tool for announcing updates and engaging users through in-app notifications and push notifications.
Pricing: Changelog from $49/mo billed yearly ($59 monthly); feedback board and NPS are separate add-ons with free tiers, paid tiers $99/mo each
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
- Paid feedback board tier is a $99/mo add-on
- Paid NPS tier is a separate $99/mo add-on
- Onboarding tools only via a separate Userflow subscription
Canny
Feature request tracking and feedback management platform with public voting boards, roadmaps, and changelog functionality.
Pricing: Free (25 tracked users), Pro from $79/mo billed yearly, Business custom. Price scales with tracked users
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
- Price rises with every tracked user
- Free plan limited to 25 tracked users
- No push notifications
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Beamer | Canny |
|---|---|---|
| Changelog | Yes | Yes |
| Push Notifications | Yes | No |
| Post Scheduling | Yes | No |
| Feedback Voting Boards | Add-on (free tier available) | Yes |
| Public Roadmap | Feedback add-on (free tier available) | Yes |
| NPS Surveys | Add-on (free tier available) | No |
| Product Tours | Via Userflow (separate product) | No |
| Onboarding Checklists | Via Userflow (separate product) | No |
| Starting Price | $49/month billed yearly | Free (25 tracked users); Pro from $79/mo |
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.
Try Produktly freeFrequently 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?
It depends on what you need. Beamer's changelog starts at $49/month billed yearly, but the paid tier of its feedback board is a $99/month add-on (a free tier exists). Canny has a free plan for up to 25 tracked users, and Pro starts at $79/month billed yearly, rising with tracked users.
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.