The Nolt alternative that meets your community in chat
Nolt is a clean, lightweight feedback board — but it’s a standalone website with per-board pricing and no community-chat presence. Quillboard gives you the same simple board and roadmap, then goes further: it lives inside Telegram and Discord, adds free local AI and moderation, and can be self-hosted.
Where Nolt leaves feedback on the table
Web-only board — members leave chat to participate; no Telegram or Discord voting.
Per-board pricing adds up as you run more communities.
No moderation tooling, no AI dedup, no self-hosting.
| Capability | Quillboard | Nolt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Entry price | $12/mo | $29/mo |
Comparison reflects our best read of publicly available information and can change — check Nolt’s site for their latest. See the full side-by-side comparison.
Switching from Nolt
Is Quillboard as simple as Nolt?
Yes for members — they just type /suggest and tap to vote in chat, no account or website. Admins get more power (roadmap, moderation, integrations, analytics) when they want it.
Why choose Quillboard over Nolt?
If your users live in Telegram or Discord, Quillboard captures far more feedback by staying in chat, and adds AI dedup, moderation, and self-hosting Nolt doesn’t have — at a lower entry price.
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.