Is there an open-source alternative to Canny for Rails?

Yes — Ideasbugs. It mounts into an application you already run, so there is no second deployment and no second database.

How do I replace Canny in a Rails app?

Add ideasbugs to your Gemfile, mount it in config/routes.rb at /feedback, and run its migrations. The whole integration is two lines and a migration.

How much does replacing Canny save?

Canny is priced from $79/mo. The engines here are open source, so the cost becomes the time to mount one and the resources it uses inside your existing application.

Replace Canny

Users post ideas and bugs, everyone votes, and you close the loop with a public roadmap and changelog.

Canny website From $79/mo Feedback

Why teams move off Canny

At $79 a month, Canny is the clearest example of a subscription for a feature. It is a board, posts, votes and statuses — and it asks your users to make an account on somebody else's subdomain to use it.

What you give up

Duplicate-request merging and the polished public roadmap, both of which matter more as volume grows.

This directory says so when an engine only covers part of the job. A replacement that needs a caveat is still worth knowing about — it just should not surprise you in week three.

Drop-in replacement

Canny → ideasbugs

# Gemfile
gem "ideasbugs", github: "yshmarov/ideasbugs"

# config/routes.rb
mount Ideasbugs::Engine, at: "/feedback"

Read about Ideasbugs →

1 Rails engine that replaces Canny

Ideasbugs
Drop-in replacement Feedback

Boards, posts, votes and statuses — the working parts of Canny.

Canny → ideasbugs

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Questions

Is there an open-source alternative to Canny for Rails?: Yes — Ideasbugs. It mounts into an application you already run, so there is no second deployment and no second database.
What do I give up by replacing Canny?: Duplicate-request merging and the polished public roadmap, both of which matter more as volume grows.
How do I replace Canny in a Rails app?: Add ideasbugs to your Gemfile, mount it in config/routes.rb at /feedback, and run its migrations. The whole integration is two lines and a migration.
How much does replacing Canny save?: Canny is priced from $79/mo. The engines here are open source, so the cost becomes the time to mount one and the resources it uses inside your existing application.

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