Open-source Fider alternative
Like Fider — with a widget, an AI roadmap, and MIT freedom.
Fider proved open-source feedback boards work. Feedbackland builds on the idea: embeddable widgets, an AI-generated roadmap, plain-English analytics — all MIT-licensed, all free, hosted or self-hosted.
- Free forever
- MIT licensed
- No user limits
- Self-hostable
Why teams switch from Fider.
We like Fider — it's honest software. These are the gaps our own users asked us to fill.
Widgets out of the box
Fider doesn't ship an embeddable widget. Feedbackland includes a React widget — popover or drawer — installed with one npm package and a single JSX tag, so users never leave your app.
MIT instead of AGPL
Fider's AGPL license carries copyleft obligations. Feedbackland is MIT: embed it, modify it, bundle it into commercial products — no source-sharing requirements attached.
AI roadmap and Ask AI
Feedbackland auto-clusters duplicate posts into a ranked roadmap and answers questions about your feedback in plain English. Neither exists in Fider today.
Free hosted cloud, too
Fider's managed hosting starts around $49/month. Feedbackland's hosted version is $0 forever — and self-hosting the identical codebase costs exactly as much.
Fider vs Feedbackland.
A factual side-by-side. Figures reflect publicly listed pricing and licensing as of August 2026 — if any of it is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it on our own feedback board.
| Feedbackland | Fider | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT (open source) | AGPL (copyleft) |
| Price | Free forever | $49/mo cloud |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| User limits | None | None |
| Built-in widgets | Yes | No |
| AI-generated roadmap | Yes | No |
| Ask your feedback in plain English | Yes | No |
Migrating from Fider.
Already self-hosting Fider? You already know the stack — Postgres, Docker, a reverse proxy. Swapping in Feedbackland follows the same rhythm, and the REST API takes your old posts, comments, and votes.
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Export from Fider
Use Fider's CSV export or admin API to pull your posts, comments, and vote counts.
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Import through the REST API
A short script maps each export record to Feedbackland's REST API — posts, comments, and upvotes land in their original state. Most migrations take an afternoon.
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Flip the switch
Point your users at the new board and embed the widget in your app. Open an issue on GitHub and we'll help you get across.
Fider → Feedbackland, answered.
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