Comparison · June 2026
Upshot vs Canny: revenue-weighted prioritization at a tenth of the price
Canny is the category leader — polished, mature, and priced for teams that can spend $99+/mo. Upshot exists for one reason Canny doesn't solve out of the box: ranking requests by the revenue behind them, natively from Stripe, on a $29 plan.
| Feature | Upshot | Canny |
|---|---|---|
| Rank requests by customer MRR | Native — connect Stripe with a read-only key, votes weight automatically | Approximated at $99+/mo via CRM integrations and manual plumbing |
| Entry paid plan | $9/mo (white-label + custom domain); $29 adds revenue weighting | $99/mo (first paid tier) |
| AI triage (dedupe, themes, drafts) | Included flat on Pro — no metering | Autopilot — usage-metered |
| Free plan | 1 board, roadmap, email notifications | Free tier available |
| Embeddable widget | One script tag, ~4 KB, iframe-isolated | Yes |
| White-label / remove badge | Pro plan | Higher tiers |
| Public API + webhooks | Yes — REST API + HMAC-signed webhooks (Pro) | Yes — including on Free |
| Identify voters via signed JWT | Yes — identify voters via signed JWT (Pro) | Yes |
| Connect AI agents over MCP | Yes — remote MCP server; agents cast revenue-weighted votes (Pro) | Third-party / Zapier MCP only — no first-party server |
Snapshot of public pricing/features as of June 2026 — check Canny's site for current details. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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Pick Canny if…
- You want mature Jira/Salesforce/helpdesk integrations
- You want a large library of native integrations and enterprise SSO
- You're a larger org standardizing on the category default
Pick Upshot if…
- You want votes weighted by actual customer revenue, not headcount
- You're on Stripe and want prioritization wired to it in minutes
- You want flat, predictable pricing with AI included
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