# Free alternatives to Canny

> Canny (Pro) costs $948 a year. Free alternatives: Fider and LogChimp. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/canny/
- Category: Customer Support (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/customer-support/)
- Vendor: Canny
- Plan: Pro
- Price: $79/month, $948/year
- Billing: per month, billed yearly (100 tracked users at entry level)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Pro $79/mo Billed yearly"
- Price source: https://canny.io/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Fider

- Website: https://fider.io
- Repository: https://github.com/getfider/fider (4,586 stars, last push 2026-10-16)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- Note: Feedback board with voting and statuses; no public roadmap page, changelog or Jira/CRM integrations.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/fider/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### LogChimp

- Website: https://logchimp.app
- Repository: https://github.com/logchimp/logchimp (1,132 stars, last push 2026-10-17)
- License: AGPL-3.0 (ee/ directories separately licensed)
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- Note: Pre-1.0 and largely a one-developer project; boards, voting and roadmaps only, with no integrations.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/logchimp/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Canny?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Fider (open source, AGPL-3.0) and LogChimp (open source, AGPL-3.0).

### How much does Canny cost?

Canny's Pro plan costs $79 a month, which is $948 a year (per month, billed yearly (100 tracked users at entry level)). Source: the official pricing page at canny.io, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Canny alternatives run on Linux?

Fider (self-hosted server; web UI) and LogChimp (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Canny alternative?

Yes. Fider and LogChimp run on your own server.

### Are these Canny alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Fider (AGPL-3.0) and LogChimp (AGPL-3.0).

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Source: Stop Renting (https://stoprenting.dev). Methodology: https://stoprenting.dev/methodology/