The only feedback board that lives inside your chat
How Quillboard stacks up against web-first feedback tools and single-platform Discord bots. Honest, feature-by-feature.
| Capability | Quillboard | Canny / Featurebase | Discord bots | Nolt / Frill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | ||||
| Native inside Telegram | Yes | No | No | No |
| Native inside Discord | Yes | Limited | Yes | No |
| Suggest & vote without leaving chat | Yes | Limited | Yes | No |
| Web dashboard for admins | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Public board & roadmap page | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Feedback loop | ||||
| Upvoting / feature voting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Public roadmap (Planned → Shipped) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Changelog + notify upvoters | Yes | Yes | No | Limited |
| Duplicate detection | Yes | Limited | No | No |
| Free local AI (dedup & summaries) | Yes | No | No | No |
| Community & ops | ||||
| Moderation suite (bans/mutes/blocklist) | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Slack / GitHub / Linear / Jira | Yes | Yes | No | Limited |
| CSV / JSON export & read-only API | Yes | Yes | No | Limited |
| Self-hostable (full stack) | Yes | No | No | No |
| Pricing (entry paid plan) | ||||
| Free tier with a real board | Yes | Limited | Yes | Limited |
| Entry paid plan | $12/mo | $99/mo (Canny, 100 users) | free–$ | $29–69/mo |
| Flat price however big your community gets | Yes | No | n/a | Limited |
“Discord bots” = suggestion/poll bots like MEE6, Carl-bot, EasyPoll. Competitor details are our best read of public info as of launch and can change — check their sites for the latest.
What only Quillboard does
Both Telegram AND Discord
The only feedback board + roadmap that runs natively on both — not a web app with a notify bot bolted on.
The full loop, in chat
Suggest → vote → roadmap → changelog without members ever leaving chat. Web-first tools lose participation at the door.
Free local AI
Dedup and thread summaries run on a free local model — no per-request AI bill the SaaS tools charge for.
Self-hostable
Run the entire stack yourself with Docker. Your data stays yours. None of the hosted tools above offer this.
A price that stays put
Canny bills per tracked user, so the bill grows as more of your community joins in. Quillboard starts free and the entry paid plan is a flat $12/mo per community, however many people take part.
Moderation built in
Bans, mutes, blocked words, rate limits, warnings — built for chat communities, where the web-first tools assume a quieter audience.
Detailed comparisons
Switching questions, answered
How is Quillboard different from Canny or Featurebase?
Canny and Featurebase are web-first — members have to leave chat and visit a website to vote, so participation drops. Quillboard lives natively inside Telegram and Discord: members suggest and upvote where they already are. Quillboard also adds free local AI (no per-request bill), a moderation suite, and full self-hosting — with per-community pricing from $12/mo, where Canny bills per tracked user and climbs as your community grows.
How is it different from a Discord suggestion bot like MEE6 or Carl-bot?
Those bots stop at in-channel suggestions and polls — no real public roadmap, no changelog, no cross-platform, and no AI dedup. Quillboard is the whole loop (suggest → vote → roadmap → changelog) with a web dashboard, and it works on Telegram too.
Do my members need to create an account?
No. They use their existing Telegram or Discord identity — one tap to vote, no signup, no separate app.
Can I really self-host it?
Yes — the entire stack ships as Docker Compose. Bring your own Postgres and Redis and run every feature yourself at no cost. None of the SaaS tools above offer that.
Move your feedback where your community already is
Free forever for one community. Add Quillboard to your server in a minute — no signup for your members.