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Productboard vs Todoist
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Productboard and Todoist — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Productboard vs Todoist: at a glance
What is Productboard?
Productboard's v2 documents API now keeps plain web addresses and emoji as ordinary text.
Productboard's v2 API spent the summer closing v1 parity gaps, then in September made entity types a workspace-specific string. October added field values on relationships, exact-match text search and 308 redirects for merged entities. On November 5 the documents content endpoints changed how they treat bare URLs, email addresses and emoji: they now stay plain text unless written with explicit link syntax.
What is Todoist?
Todoist's 2026 bets are on capture: voice via Ramble, photos and files via Task Capture.
The entries SparkPulse tracks for Todoist are help-center index pages rather than dated release notes, so the detail is thin. They show a 2026 built around getting tasks into the app with less typing: Ramble turns spoken thoughts into tasks (January), came to Wear OS in beta (March), and Task Capture scans notes, photos and files for tasks (beta, April). Later months cover urgency triage and capturing tasks wherever they appear, while the experimental track retired Goals and simplified Quick Add.
Productboard vs Todoist: editorial side-by-side
Productboard's v2 documents API now keeps plain web addresses and emoji as ordinary text.
◆ Current state
Productboard's v2 API spent the summer closing v1 parity gaps, then in September made entity types a workspace-specific string. October added field values on relationships, exact-match text search and 308 redirects for merged entities. On November 5 the documents content endpoints changed how they treat bare URLs, email addresses and emoji: they now stay plain text unless written with explicit link syntax.
◆ Where it's heading
The v2 API is being tightened release by release so integrations can round-trip data without surprises. The documents format is the latest surface to get exact, documented rules.
◆ Prediction
Expect further dated v2 entries that fill in document and entity edge cases; nothing in the entries points to a larger change soon.
Todoist
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Todoist's 2026 bets are on capture: voice via Ramble, photos and files via Task Capture.
◆ Current state
The entries SparkPulse tracks for Todoist are help-center index pages rather than dated release notes, so the detail is thin. They show a 2026 built around getting tasks into the app with less typing: Ramble turns spoken thoughts into tasks (January), came to Wear OS in beta (March), and Task Capture scans notes, photos and files for tasks (beta, April). Later months cover urgency triage and capturing tasks wherever they appear, while the experimental track retired Goals and simplified Quick Add.
◆ Where it's heading
The pattern is AI-assisted capture spreading across inputs and devices: speech first, then images and documents, then other surfaces. The experimental channel is being used to test and prune, as the retired Goals beta shows, so not every beta becomes a permanent feature.
◆ Prediction
Expect Task Capture and Ramble to leave beta or spread to more platforms; the index pages don't give dates, so timing is unclear.
Alternatives to Productboard and Todoist
Other PM 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 Productboard or Todoist.
Asana
Asana lets Division admins run their own custom roles, on top Enterprise plans only.
NocoBase
NocoBase's v3 beta lets apps ship their own CLI, separate from Agents.
Hive
Hive turns reporting into a planning tool: shared inputs, grouped values, per-person drill-downs.
Tracecat
Tracecat 1.5 alpha patches add sub-cases and lock down agent sandboxes.
SmartSuite
SmartSuite adds tracked changes to SmartDocs, so policy edits need an approver.
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Recent activity from Productboard and Todoist
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 9d agoProductboardv2 documents API keeps bare URLs and emoji as plain text
- 19d agoProductboardv2 API redirects requests for merged entities
- 1mo agoProductboardv2 - 2026-10-15 - Exact-match text field filter
- 1mo agoProductboardv2 - 2026-10-08 - Relationship field values and Documents API references
- 1mo agoProductboardEntityType moves from fixed enum to workspace-specific open string ⚡
- 1mo agoProductboardv2 - 2026-09-21 - Tables, checklists and code languages in rich text
- 6mo agoTodoistTodoist 2026: Ramble voice capture and Task Capture beta
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Productboard and Todoist?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Productboard is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 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 Productboard better than Todoist?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Productboard is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Productboard?
Top Productboard alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Productboard alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/productboard for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Todoist?
Top Todoist alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Todoist alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/todoist for the full list with editorial commentary on each.