FeedLog

What is FeedLog?

FeedLog is an open-source tool for collecting user feedback, ranking feature requests, and sharing product updates. Users post ideas and vote on a public board, your team moves items across a roadmap, and shipped work flows into a changelog. AI groups duplicate requests and drafts release notes, and you can self-host everything.

Top Features:

• Semantic merge: detects similar feedback and groups requests so votes stay together.
• Changelog assistant: pick shipped tickets and generate release notes in your chosen style.
• Universal widget: embed feedback collection in React, Vue, Svelte, or plain HTML sites.

Use Cases:

• Feature voting: let users suggest ideas and upvote the requests they want.
• Public roadmap: show customers what is planned, in progress, and already shipped.
• Release notes: turn completed tickets into a polished changelog post in one step.

Who Can Use FeedLog?

• SaaS teams: gather feature requests in one place instead of scattered emails.
• Indie hackers: run a free feedback board without paying per tracked user or seat.
• Open-source projects: give contributors and users a clear view of upcoming work.

Pricing

• Self-hosted (free): the MIT-licensed code runs with unlimited users, boards, and admin seats.
• Hosted cloud (free): fully managed hosting that takes about thirty seconds to set up.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• No seat limits: self-hosted installs have no caps on tracked users, boards, or admins.
• Built-in AI: duplicate detection and release note drafting come free, not as add-ons.
• Flexible hosting: deploy on Cloudflare Workers, Vercel, or Docker with your own Postgres.

Cons:

• Setup needs skills: self-hosting requires PostgreSQL 17 with pgvector and some technical comfort.
• Young project: migration tools for Canny and Featurebase users are still being built.
• Self-hosted AI: smart merging and changelog drafts need your own OpenAI API key.

FAQs:

1) Is FeedLog really free?

Yes, the code is MIT licensed, and the hosted cloud version is currently free to use.

2) Can I use it without AI features?

Yes, boards, voting, and roadmaps work fine without adding any AI API keys.

3) Where can I self-host it?

You can deploy it with Docker, on Cloudflare Workers, or on Vercel with Postgres.

4) How does it compare with Canny?

It covers boards, roadmaps, and changelogs like Canny but stays open source and self-hostable.

5) Can I embed it in my app?

Yes, a lightweight widget adds feedback collection to React, Vue, Svelte, or HTML sites.