Comparison
Loops vs Canny
Loops is an open-source Canny alternative. If you want a feedback board where users post requests, vote and discuss — plus a roadmap, a changelog and AI that organizes everything — but you'd rather it be free, open source and self-hostable, Loops is for you.
Where Loops wins
Open source (MIT)
Self-host anywhere; own your data. Canny is closed-source SaaS only.
Free
Use it for free — hosted on getloops.co or self-hosted. Canny's paid plans start high.
Bring your own AI key
Use your own OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini key and pick the model.
AI-native by default
Duplicate detection, conversational capture, AI roadmap and clustering/insights built in.
Guest voting
Visitors vote without creating an account (IP-deduplicated).
One-command self-host
npx create-loops, or Docker Compose. 17 languages + RTL.
Where Canny is still ahead (our roadmap)
Being honest: Canny is a mature product. These are areas we don't fully cover yet — several are on our roadmap.
Deep 2-way integrations
Intercom, Zendesk, Jira/Linear two-way sync, Salesforce, Segment.
Revenue-weighted priority
Tie feedback to MRR and company/user segments.
SSO / SAML & private boards
Enterprise auth and internal boards with granular roles.
Email digests
Scheduled summary emails to your team.
Maturity & support
Battle-tested at scale with dedicated support.
Try the open-source Canny alternative
Spin up a board in seconds on getloops.co, or self-host with one command.