A feedback board built
for indie hackers
Collect feature requests, let your users vote, share a public roadmap, and post a changelog - all from one link. Free to start, $4.99/mo flat when you grow. No per-seat pricing, no sales call.
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Why an indie hacker needs a feedback board
When you're building solo, feature requests arrive everywhere at once - DMs, support emails, a Discord channel, the odd tweet. None of it is sorted, none of it is counted, and you end up building on a hunch about what users want. A feedback board fixes that: it gives users one public place to post requests and vote, so the most-wanted ideas rise to the top before you spend a weekend on the wrong one.
It pays off twice. The board tells you what to build, and - because it's public - it doubles as proof your product is alive. A visitor who sees an active board, a roadmap of what's coming, and a changelog of what just shipped trusts the product more than one with a dead "contact us" form. For a one-person SaaS, that signal is worth a lot.
What indie hackers should look for - and how Votiez fits
Most feedback tools are priced and built for established teams. As a solo founder you're optimising for two things the enterprise tools don't: low, predictable cost and speed to live. Here's what that checklist looks like and how Votiez maps to it.
| What you need | How Votiez delivers |
|---|---|
| Free to start - validate before you spend | Free plan with a public board, roadmap, and unlimited feedback & changelog |
| Predictable cost as you grow | Flat $4.99/mo (Starter) and $14.99/mo (Professional) - never per seat |
| Live in minutes, no sales call | Pick a name and you're live - self-serve, no demo, no onboarding fee |
| One link that doubles as social proof | A public board + roadmap shows new users the product is active |
| Team members included when you're ready | Up to 5 teammates on Starter, 20 on Professional, at no per-seat cost |
| Close the loop so users come back | Built-in changelog to announce what shipped from the requests you got |
Want the wider field? See our roundup of the best customer feedback tools for SaaS, or the head-to-head comparisons with Canny and Featurebase.
The whole loop, from one link
Share your board link in-app, in your onboarding email, or in your footer. Users post requests and vote; you see what's most wanted and drag the winners onto a public roadmap; when you ship, you post a changelog entry that closes the loop back to everyone who asked. Collect, prioritise, plan, announce - without stitching together three different apps to do it.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best feedback board for indie hackers?
- The best feedback board for an indie hacker is one that's free to start, flat-priced as you grow, and live in minutes without a sales call - because solo founders optimise for cost and speed, not enterprise features. Votiez is built for exactly this: a public feedback board with voting, a public roadmap, and a changelog, free to start and $4.99/mo flat when you upgrade, with team members included rather than billed per seat.
- Do indie hackers really need a feedback board?
- Yes - even a one-person SaaS benefits from a public feedback board. It replaces scattered DMs, emails, and Discord messages with one place where users post requests and vote, so you can see what's actually wanted before you build it. It also doubles as social proof and a public roadmap, which reassures new users the product is alive and moving.
- Is there a free feedback board for solo founders?
- Yes. Votiez has a genuinely usable free plan: a project with a public feedback board, a public roadmap, and unlimited feedback and changelog entries. You can validate the workflow on a real product without paying anything, then move to the $4.99/mo Starter plan when you want more projects or team members.
- Why not just use a Notion page or a spreadsheet?
- A Notion page or spreadsheet can collect feedback, but it can't let users vote, it isn't public-facing in a way that builds trust, and it doesn't surface a roadmap or changelog. A dedicated feedback board adds voting (so you know what's most wanted), a public roadmap (so users see what's coming), and a changelog (so they see what shipped) - the full loop, in one link you can share.
- How is Votiez different from Canny or Featurebase for a micro-SaaS?
- Canny and Featurebase are strong tools, but their pricing scales with usage or seats and is aimed at established teams. For a micro-SaaS or solo founder, that often means paying for capacity and add-ons you won't use. Votiez keeps the core feedback-to-changelog workflow at a flat price with your team included. See the Canny and Featurebase comparisons for the specifics.
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Spin up a public board, roadmap, and changelog in minutes - free to start, $4.99/mo flat when you grow. See our pricing or jump straight in.
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