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Canny vs DoneDone
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Canny and DoneDone — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Canny vs DoneDone: at a glance
| Feature | Canny | DoneDone |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Support | Support |
| Velocity score | 7.5 | 5.0 |
| Sparks · 30d | 2 | 0 |
| Top themes | feedback-capture, autopilot, slack, conversational-agent | workflow-automation, checklist-templates, kanban, customer-requests |
| Last editorial update | 5d ago | 11d ago |
| Website | — | Visit → |
What is Canny?
Canny keeps moving feedback capture out of Canny — now it answers to a mention in Slack
Canny's releases converge on one thing: getting feedback into the system without anyone opening the product. Autopilot now ingests external calls through Fireflies, Fathom and Grain, links them to Salesforce and HubSpot opportunities, and dedupes into existing ideas. The August 13 release replaces the Slack slash commands with an @Canny mention that captures feedback from any thread in plain language, creates ideas, insights, users and companies, and edits fields. Alongside that, the platform work is administrative: view sharing with access levels, Linear project links, and the reporting rebuild that ties ideas to revenue.
What is DoneDone?
Small, customer-requested fixes all summer — then the first automation engine.
DoneDone ships in a tight loop with users: reorderable checklist items, tags in CSV exports, collapsible Kanban columns, more board sort fields, and activity feeds that hide status noise by default. Several entries name the customer request that prompted them. On August 7 the pattern broke with Workflow Automations, the first release in this window that adds behavior rather than tidying existing behavior.
Canny vs DoneDone: editorial side-by-side
Canny
7.5SUPPORT
Canny keeps moving feedback capture out of Canny — now it answers to a mention in Slack
◆ Current state
Canny's releases converge on one thing: getting feedback into the system without anyone opening the product. Autopilot now ingests external calls through Fireflies, Fathom and Grain, links them to Salesforce and HubSpot opportunities, and dedupes into existing ideas. The August 13 release replaces the Slack slash commands with an @Canny mention that captures feedback from any thread in plain language, creates ideas, insights, users and companies, and edits fields. Alongside that, the platform work is administrative: view sharing with access levels, Linear project links, and the reporting rebuild that ties ideas to revenue.
◆ Where it's heading
The product is separating capture from the tool. Every recent release either adds a place feedback can arrive from or removes a step between hearing something and it being recorded, with Autopilot doing the deduping in the middle. The reporting rebuild is the other half of the same argument — capture everything, then price it in renewal and pipeline revenue rather than votes. What is left thin is anything that changes how teams decide once the data is in.
◆ Prediction
Expect more capture surfaces on the same pattern — additional meeting and support tools feeding Autopilot, and the Slack agent gaining the read and reporting actions it currently lacks.
DoneDone
5.0SUPPORT
Small, customer-requested fixes all summer — then the first automation engine.
◆ Current state
DoneDone ships in a tight loop with users: reorderable checklist items, tags in CSV exports, collapsible Kanban columns, more board sort fields, and activity feeds that hide status noise by default. Several entries name the customer request that prompted them. On August 7 the pattern broke with Workflow Automations, the first release in this window that adds behavior rather than tidying existing behavior.
◆ Where it's heading
The through-line is reducing friction in a board people already live in, and Workflow Automations extends that logic one step: instead of a cleaner view of manual work, the status change itself now sets due dates and attaches checklist templates. Checklist Templates got management improvements in July and are the object of the new automation in August, which suggests templates are being built up as the standardization primitive the product organizes around.
◆ Prediction
The automation surface starts narrow — two actions on one trigger — so the obvious next steps are more triggers than status change and more actions such as assignment or notification. The customer-request cadence in these entries suggests those will arrive in the same incremental way.
Alternatives to Canny and DoneDone
Other Support products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Canny or DoneDone.
Sleekplan
Sleekplan rebuilt itself around AI triage, then put the feedback board inside ChatGPT.
Comm100
Comm100 publishes steadily about AI support — none of it is Comm100 shipping anything.
Respond.io
respond.io is layering an agent-authoring copilot and consumption billing on top of its omnichannel inbox.
Hatz AI
Hatz sells through MSPs, and its roadmap has started to serve the partner more than the end user
Knowmax
A teaser-only content feed making one argument: AI in the contact center fails on knowledge, not models.
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Recent activity from Canny and DoneDone
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 5d agoCanny@Canny in Slack ⚡
- 7d agoCannyFireflies.ai for Autopilot
- 11d agoDoneDoneNew: Workflow Automations!
- 16d agoDoneDoneInclude tags in CSV exports!
- 19d agoCannyFathom and Grain for Autopilot
- 27d agoCannyView sharing
- 28d agoDoneDoneChecklist Templates just got a little easier to manage.
- 29d agoCannyUpgraded reporting tab ⚡
- 1mo agoCannyLink Canny Ideas to Linear Projects
- 2mo agoDoneDoneKanban Collapse Columns
- 2mo agoDoneDoneActions Are Now Hidden by Default
- 2mo agoDoneDoneNew Kanban Sort Options are Here ✔️
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Canny and DoneDone?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Canny is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 5.0), with 2 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Canny better than DoneDone?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Canny is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 5.0), with 2 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Support products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Canny?
Top Canny alternatives in Support are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Canny alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/canny for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to DoneDone?
Top DoneDone alternatives in Support are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "DoneDone alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/donedone for the full list with editorial commentary on each.