See how OpenIssue compares to Productlane for making your Linear boards public.
Note: This comparison is based on our understanding from publicly available information. We haven't used Productlane directly, and features may have changed.
| Feature | OpenIssue | Productlane |
|---|---|---|
| Public Linear Boards | ||
| Custom Themes & Branding | ||
| Community Voting | ||
| Custom Submission Forms | ||
| File Attachments | ||
| Email Notifications | ||
| Reply from Linear | ||
| Kanban & List Views | ||
| QR Codes | ||
| Changelog |
Both OpenIssue and Productlane provide public boards that sync with your Linear workspace. Your roadmap stays up to date automatically as your team works in Linear.
Both platforms offer customization options including custom colors and domains to match your brand identity.
Both OpenIssue and Productlane include voting functionality, allowing your users to upvote features and help you prioritize your roadmap based on customer demand.
OpenIssue lets you create custom submission forms with fields tailored to your specific needs, gathering exactly the information you need from users. Productlane uses a more standardized submission approach.
OpenIssue supports file attachments, allowing users to upload screenshots, documents, and other files when submitting feedback. This is not available in Productlane.
OpenIssue sends email notifications to keep users informed about updates to issues they care about. Productlane does not currently offer email notifications.
OpenIssue lets you respond to customer feedback directly from Linear, with replies automatically appearing on your public board. This keeps your workflow in Linear while maintaining customer communication. Productlane does not support replying directly from Linear.
Both OpenIssue and Productlane offer multiple view options including kanban boards and list views for browsing your public roadmap.
OpenIssue generates QR codes for your public boards, making it easy to share your roadmap at events, on product packaging, or in physical marketing materials. Productlane does not include this feature.
Both platforms support changelogs to keep your users informed about new releases and updates.
OpenIssue is priced at €29/month with a 14-day free trial to get started.
While Productlane is a great tool for feedback management, for our workflows some critical features were missing. OpenIssue offers the ability to reply directly from Linear, custom submission forms to gather exactly the data you need, file attachments for richer bug reports, email notifications to keep users engaged, and QR codes for physical marketing.
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