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Changelogs

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Changelog tools tell users what changed in a product: a public changelog page, an in-app widget, email updates and, in many tools, feedback and a roadmap alongside. Dedicated tools such as Beamer, AnnounceKit, LaunchNotes, Headway, Noticeable and Olvy focus on announcing; Frill, Featurebase and Canny add a changelog to a feedback suite; Released writes release notes from Jira. The open-source side is mostly developer tooling that writes the changelog from Git history (git-cliff, release-please, Changesets, semantic-release, Release Drafter and others); only Openchangelog publishes a hosted page you can self-host. Marks come from vendor pricing pages and project READMEs as of 19 October 2026; nothing was tested hands-on.

Paid 10 reviewed

Prices and free tiers as checked, dated on each review.

BBeamer

Beamer is a customer communication platform for product releases, updates, and feedback.

$49free tierAAnnounceKit

Changelogs, in-app widgets, feature requests, NPS, and AI in one platform.

$49LLaunchNotes

Centralized platform for release notes, roadmaps, and feedback.

$249HHeadway

Headway is a changelog-as-a-service platform for web apps.

$29free tierNNoticeable

Publish product updates via widget, newspage, and email.

$29free tierRReleased

Jira-native apps for roadmaps, feedback, and release notes.

free tierOOlvy

Olvy is a feedback management and changelog platform for product teams.

$60free tierCCanny

AI-native customer intelligence platform for product teams.

$79free tierFFrill

Collect ideas, build roadmaps, announce updates, and run surveys.

$25free tierFFeaturebase

All-in-one platform for support, feedback, and product updates.

free tier

Free 10 direct · 1 related

Free to use. You run it on your own server.

Direct alternatives

They do this job.

SEsemantic-release/semantic-release

📦🚀 Fully automated version management and package publishing

★ 24.1kFreeCHchangesets/changesets

🦋 A tool to manage versioning and changelogs with a focus on monorepos

★ 12.5kFreeGIorhun/git-cliff

A highly customizable Changelog Generator that follows Conventional Commit specifications ⛰️

★ 12.3kFreeCOconventional-changelog/conventional-changelog

Generate changelogs and release notes from a project's commit messages and metadata.

★ 8.5kFreeREgoogleapis/release-please

generate release PRs based on the conventionalcommits.org spec

★ 7.6kFreeRErelease-drafter/release-drafter

Drafts your next release notes as pull requests are merged into master.

★ 3.9kFreeCOcommitizen-tools/commitizen

Create committing rules for projects :rocket: auto bump versions :arrow_up: and auto changelog generation :open_file_folder:

★ 3.5kFreeTOtwisted/towncrier

Manage the release notes for your project.

★ 926FreeCHminiscruff/changie

Automated changelog tool for preparing releases with lots of customization options

★ 918FreeOPJonasHiltl/openchangelog

Easy to configure & self hostable Changelog Website

★ 341Free

Related alternatives

A second choice: they cover part of this job or are a building block for it.

CLclearflask/clearflask

A self-hosted feedback board with voting and a public roadmap.

★ 450Free

Feature by feature

Every paid tool and free repository we compared, marked against the same features.

✓has itPartlysome plans or extra work—confirmed not available?not confirmed✓the vendor's claim onlypricingClick a mark for its note and source

Paid · 10Free · 10
FeatureJonasHiltl/openchangelogorhun/git-cliffgoogleapis/release-pleasechangesets/changesetssemantic-release/semantic-releaserelease-drafter/release-drafterconventional-changelog/conventional-changelogcommitizen-tools/commitizenminiscruff/changietwisted/towncrier
Starts at$49 per month billed annually (Starter)$49 per month (Changelog)$249 per month billed annually (Growth)$29 per month (Pro)$24 per month billed annually (Starter)$1.10 per Jira user per month (Standard)$60 per month (Essentials)$79 per month billed yearly (Pro)$25 per month (Startup)$29 per seat per month (Growth)AGPL-3.0Apache-2.0Apache-2.0MITMITISCISCMITMITMIT
Publishing
Hosted changelog pageA public page listing product updates, hosted for you.
In-app widgetA widget or popup inside your product that shows new updates.
Email notificationsSubscribers receive updates by email.
Scheduled publishingWrite now, publish at a set time.
Branding
Custom domainServe the changelog from your own domain.
Targeting
Audience segmentationShow updates only to chosen user segments.
Engagement
Reactions and commentsUsers can react to or comment on updates.
Feedback and roadmapCollect feature requests and show a public roadmap alongside updates.
Writing
AI writing assistanceDraft or rewrite release notes with AI.
Notes from commits, PRs or issuesBuild release notes from Git history, pull requests or tracker issues.
Automation
Integrations and APISlack, Zapier, API or webhooks for publishing and alerts.
Enterprise
SSOSingle sign-on for the team or for subscribers.
Deployment
Self-hostingRun it on your own infrastructure or CI.
Pricing
Free tierA free plan with changelog features.
Licence
Open sourceSource published under an open licence.

Excluded candidates

Looked at, and left out of the comparison, with the reason.

Paid apps

  • FeatureOSFeatureOS (formerly Hellonext) is a customer feedback platform with boards, roadmaps, release notes and a help center. It overlaps Featurebase and Frill, which were selected.Source
  • UserJotUserJot combines a feedback board, public roadmap, changelog and live chat with an AI agent. It is a feedback-first suite that overlaps Featurebase and Frill.Source
  • SleekplanSleekplan is a feedback platform with boards, roadmap, changelog and NPS. It overlaps Frill and Featurebase, which publish fuller changelog plan details.Source
  • UpvotyUpvoty describes itself as an all-in-one feedback platform to centralise feedback and prioritise with voting. Its focus is feedback rather than announcing updates.Source
  • FeedBearFeedBear presents itself as a tool to collect and manage customer feedback. It overlaps Canny and Frill more than dedicated changelog tools.Source
  • ProductlaneProductlane is customer support through Slack, email and a widget. Support is its main job, so it fits help desks better than changelogs.Source

Repositories

  • clearflask/clearflaskClearFlask is a feedback and roadmap tool for product development. Its README covers feedback and roadmaps and does not describe a changelog.Source
  • logchimp/logchimpLogChimp is an open-source Canny alternative with boards and roadmaps for customer feedback. Its README lists no changelog or announcements.Source
  • getfider/fiderFider is an open platform to collect and prioritise feedback. It has no changelog or update announcements in its README.Source
  • astuto/astutoAstuto is a self-hosted customer feedback tool, and its repository is archived. It also covers feedback rather than changelogs.Source
  • git-chglog/git-chgloggit-chglog is archived and marked deprecated, and its description points users to git-cliff (G2) instead.Source
  • github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generatorGitHub Changelog Generator builds a changelog from tags, issues and pull requests, but has had no push since 18 March 2026 while similar tools release monthly.Source
  • release-it/release-itrelease-it automates versioning and package publishing. Changelog writing comes through plugins and other tools, so it is a release tool first.Source
  • goreleaser/goreleaserGoReleaser is release engineering for building and shipping binaries. Its changelog is one small step of the release, not the product.Source
  • olivierlacan/keep-a-changelogKeep a Changelog is a guide and convention for writing changelogs by hand. It is documentation, not software that produces or publishes one.Source
  • release-plz/release-plzrelease-plz publishes Rust crates from CI with a release pull request. It is limited to Rust, and its changelog step uses git-cliff (G2).Source

Gaps

What the research could not settle from the vendors' own pages.

What vendors don't publish

  • Vendors charge by different units (monthly active users, seats, Jira users, tracked users, or a flat plan), so the same audience can cost very different amounts.Beamer, Released, Canny, Featurebase · checked 2026-10-19 · source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4
  • LaunchNotes does not publish a price for Premium, the plan with multiple pages, segmentation and SAML.LaunchNotes · checked 2026-10-19 · source 1
  • Headway lists its Pro plan at $29 a month without saying which features or limits Pro adds over Free.Headway · checked 2026-10-19 · source 1
  • Canny's pricing page lists a changelog among its features but does not show which plan includes it.Canny · checked 2026-10-19 · source 1

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