Project Echo vs Productboard
Productboard is an AI-powered product management platform for prioritization, roadmaps, and customer insights (priced per maker). Project Echo is a simpler feedback portal, roadmap, and changelog product with flat Free and Pro pricing.
Pricing comparison
Productboard prices by makers (people who edit strategy, roadmaps, and prioritization). Project Echo does not charge per maker or end-user — Free and Pro are flat.
Project Echo
Unlimited teammates — not maker-metered
Unlimited workspaces, boards, team members, and end-users. Portal, roadmap, changelog, API, MCP, and webhooks included.
One flat Pro price
Or $290/year (~$24/mo). Custom domain, remove branding, and Pro features (some still rolling out).
Productboard
500 feedback-note cap
Public pricing includes unlimited roadmaps & prioritization, 500 feedback notes, 25 contributors, 1 teamspace, and 1 product portal, plus limited Spark AI credits.
Scales with makers
Plus about $19/maker/month billed annually ($25 monthly). Business about $59/maker/month billed annually with a 2-maker minimum ($75 monthly). Enterprise is custom with a 5-maker minimum. Higher tiers unlock unlimited feedback notes, more portals, portal customization, SSO, and Salesforce.
As more PMs need editing seats, Productboard’s bill scales with makers (Business also lists a 2-maker minimum on public pricing). Project Echo Pro stays flat as teammates and end-users grow.
Feature comparison
An honest look at what each product offers today. “Coming soon” and plan badges mean the capability is planned or gated — not a full checkmark. Rows are only included when we could verify the competitor’s side from public product or pricing pages.
| Feature | Project Echo | Productboard |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & limits | ||
Pricing model | Flat (Free / Pro) | Per maker |
Unlimited end-users on free Productboard Free limits feedback notes (500) and contributors (25) on public pricing. | Yes | Partial |
Unlimited feedback volume on free | Yes | No |
Paid plan starts at | $29/mo flat | ~$19/maker/mo |
Price stays flat as PMs grow | Yes | No |
| Feedback collection | ||
Customer feedback / insights repository | Yes | Yes |
Product / feedback portal | Yes | Yes |
Voting on requests Productboard lists custom voting questions & scale on Business+; Free/Plus portal voting depth is less emphasized on the public pricing matrix. | Yes | Partial |
Feedback loop closing / notify contributors | Yes | Plus+ |
Embedded portal | Yes | Business+ |
| Roadmap & planning | ||
Public-facing roadmap | Yes | Yes |
Timeline & column-based roadmaps | Partial | Yes |
Custom prioritization formulas | Yes | Yes |
Feature hierarchy / objectives | Partial | Business / Enterprise |
Dedicated public changelog product Productboard’s public pricing emphasizes portals, insights, and roadmaps; it does not list a dedicated public changelog module the way feedback-suite tools do. | Yes | Partial |
| AI | ||
Built-in PM AI assistant Productboard includes Spark AI across plans, with monthly credit limits that increase on higher tiers. | No | Yes |
MCP server | Free | Yes |
| Branding & portal | ||
Portal customization | Pro | Business+ |
Whitelabeled portal | Pro | Enterprise |
Custom domain | Pro | Partial |
| Integrations | ||
Jira | Coming soon | Yes |
Slack / Microsoft Teams | Yes | Yes |
Salesforce | Coming soon | Enterprise |
Product analytics (Amplitude / Mixpanel) | No | Plus+ |
Notion sync Productboard lists Notion among document sources for Spark; Project Echo offers a Notion sync for feedback workflows. | Yes | Partial |
| Enterprise | ||
SAML SSO | Coming soon | Enterprise |
Custom roles & permissions | Coming soon | Enterprise |
SCIM provisioning | No | Enterprise |
When should you choose Productboard?
1. You need a full product-management workspace
Productboard is built for PM strategy work: insights repositories, prioritization frameworks, timeline roadmaps, objectives, and collaborative docs — not just a public feedback board.
2. Spark AI is part of how your PMs work
Every Productboard plan includes Spark for feedback analysis, document generation, and related PM workflows (with monthly credit limits by plan).
3. You already think in maker seats
If a small set of PMs will edit strategy while many contributors only comment or submit feedback, Productboard’s maker/contributor model may match your org chart.
4. You need advanced delivery integrations now
Productboard’s public pricing lists Jira, Azure DevOps, analytics integrations, and Enterprise Salesforce — useful when PM tooling must connect deeply to delivery and CRM systems today.
When should you choose Project Echo?
1. Your primary job is customer-facing feedback
Project Echo focuses on a public feedback portal, voting, roadmap sharing, and a dedicated changelog — the customer communication loop rather than a full PM OS.
2. You want unlimited volume without maker math
Project Echo Free does not meter feedback notes or charge per maker. Productboard Free caps feedback notes at 500 on public pricing, and paid plans scale per maker.
3. You want flat Pro pricing for branding
Custom domain and remove-branding sit on a single flat Pro plan ($29/mo or $290/year), not a per-maker Business/Enterprise climb.
4. You want a simpler product for SaaS teams
If Productboard feels like more process than you need, Project Echo is intentionally narrower: collect, prioritize, share, and close the loop.
Ready to make the switch?
Try a lighter feedback–roadmap–changelog stack. Sign up free, or book a founder demo to see whether Project Echo fits your workflow.
