The Frill alternative built for chat communities
Frill bundles a widget, roadmap, and announcements into a tidy web app — but participation still happens on your website, not where your community already is. Quillboard keeps suggest → vote → comment inside Telegram and Discord, runs AI locally for free, and ships as Docker you can self-host.
Where Frill leaves feedback on the table
Web/widget-first — members leave chat to vote, and participation drops off at the door.
No native Telegram or Discord board; chat communities are unserved.
No local AI dedup/summaries and no in-chat moderation suite.
Hosted-only — no self-hosting for privacy-sensitive teams.
| Capability | Quillboard | Frill |
|---|---|---|
| Native inside Telegram & Discord | Yes | No |
| Suggest & vote without leaving chat | Yes | No |
| Public roadmap & changelog | Yes | Yes |
| Free local AI (dedup & summaries) | Yes | No |
| Moderation suite | Yes | No |
| Self-hostable (full stack) | Yes | No |
Comparison reflects our best read of publicly available information and can change — check Frill’s site for their latest. See the full side-by-side comparison.
Switching from Frill
Is Quillboard a good Frill alternative?
If your users live in Telegram or Discord, yes — you get Frill’s board, roadmap, and changelog, plus in-chat participation, free local AI, moderation, and self-hosting that Frill doesn’t offer.
Can I self-host it?
Yes — Quillboard ships as Docker Compose; bring your own Postgres and Redis and run every feature at no cost. This option does not exist with the hosted-only tools.
Bring feedback back into your community
Free forever for one community — and your members never leave chat.