Featurebase
Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent.
Feedback boards, a roadmap, a changelog and a help centre in one product, with widgets that drop into an app so users never leave it.
Build the board and the changelog. They share one table each. STACK - Astro with a Node adapter, SQLite, two widgets ONE IDENTITY - A user is identified by a signed token your app mints, passed to both widgets - Never let a widget accept a raw user id from the page: sign it FEEDBACK - Posts with a status, votes as events, and status history appended - Duplicate detection by similarity before a new post is allowed CHANGELOG - Markdown entries with draft, scheduled and published states - Publishing a changelog entry can close the feedback posts it references and notify their voters THE WIDGETS - Each under 3KB, dialog based, keyboard accessible - Unread badge on the changelog from a stored date MODERATION - Rate limit posts per user per day, and hold the first post from a new account for review Include the token format, both schemas and the link between them.
What you lose
- Feedback, roadmap, changelog and help centre sharing one identity, so a user is recognised across all four
- Widgets for each, maintained against browser changes
- Moderation tools for a board that has become busy
If you would rather not build
- A static changelog in your repository
- Canny, for the polished hosted version
The escape hatch
open source · no votes, no paid placement
Fider
$0Self-hosted feedback board with voting, statuses and moderation.
getfider/fiderfree · open source
Why this verdict
our own opinion · changed only by a person
78/100
Verdict yes at 78. Signing the user token is the one security decision; the rest is two lists and two widgets.
History
tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten
Questions about Featurebase
answered from the record above
Is Featurebase free?
No — the plan we track is $49 a month. Starter from around $49/month billed monthly, cheaper annually.
Can you replace Featurebase by building your own?
YES. Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent. Replacement score 78 out of 100, build time one session. Read what you lose before you decide.
How much does Featurebase cost?
$49 a month on Starter — $588 a year. Recorded 10 Aug 2026.
What do you lose by replacing Featurebase?
Feedback, roadmap, changelog and help centre sharing one identity, so a user is recognised across all four; Widgets for each, maintained against browser changes; Moderation tools for a board that has become busy. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Featurebase?
Yes: Fider, Astuto. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.
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