Comparison · Maplan vs Canny

Maplan vs Canny

Canny is one of the most well-known tools for collecting feedback and running public roadmaps. Maplan is a newer product with a narrower focus, built for teams that want a simple, Canada-friendly hub for feedback, roadmaps, and changelog updates.

This comparison is intentionally high-level — it's here to help you decide whether Maplan's approach is closer to what you need.

Quick take

• Choose Maplan if you want a focused, minimal setup with Canadian hosting and CAD pricing.
• Choose Canny if you want a mature, widely adopted platform with a broader feature surface.

What both tools help you do

• Collect product feedback in a central place instead of scattered channels.
• Let customers vote on ideas and see what's on your roadmap.
• Announce changes with a simple "What's new" style changelog.

How Maplan approaches the problem

• Tight, opinionated workflow. Feedback → ideas board → three-column roadmap → changelog, with an embeddable widget feeding into the same system.
• Canadian-first. Emphasis on Canadian hosting and pricing in CAD for teams where that matters.
• Lightweight admin. A small dashboard focused on ideas, roadmap columns, changelog posts, and basic analytics.

How Canny approaches the problem

Canny offers a mature take on feedback and public roadmaps and is widely used across many different kinds of teams. It has a broader feature surface and fits into larger product management stacks.

• Well-known option for feedback boards and public roadmaps.
• Part of a wider ecosystem of tooling and integrations.
• A good fit if you expect to layer it into an existing, multi-tool product ops setup.

When Maplan might be a better fit

• You're a Canadian SaaS team and want data residency and pricing to reflect that.
• You prefer fewer knobs and switches, and just want a clear place to send feedback and roadmap questions.
• You like the idea of a focused hub that handles feedback, roadmap, changelog, and widget without extra configuration.

Summary

Maplan is intentionally smaller in scope than Canny. If you want something that feels closer to a focused “feedback + roadmap + changelog” hub, with a strong Canadian angle, Maplan may be the better match. If you want a more established platform with broader adoption, Canny remains a strong option.

Try Maplan

The easiest way to compare is to see how each tool feels with your own ideas and roadmap. You can create a Maplan account in a few minutes and start sharing a public roadmap right away.