LaunchNotes alternatives · updated
LaunchNotes: release notes for Jira teams, from $249 a month. Here's what teams switch to, what each costs as you grow and who each one suits.
the short answer
The best LaunchNotes alternatives are teem (support, feedback and a changelog in one widget for a flat $49 a month), Beamer (a changelog widget priced by monthly active users, from $49 a month), AnnounceKit (separate modules for changelog, requests and docs, from $49 a month each), and Canny (feedback boards priced by tracked users, from $79 a month). LaunchNotes's lowest paid plan is Growth, $249 a month billed yearly, and its price grows with plan tier (two users on Growth).
teemour pick
$49 a month, flat
Pick it if you want support, feedback and the changelog in one widget at one flat price, and you'd rather run it from ChatGPT or Claude than click through a dashboard.
Beamer
Starter, $49 a month billed yearly
Pick it if you want a mature announcement widget with segmentation, and a free plan to start.
AnnounceKit
Changelog, $49 a month billed yearly
Pick it if you want a broad suite of modules, from NPS to product tours, and will pay for each.
Canny
Pro, from $79 a month billed yearly
Pick it if you want a mature feedback board with deep integrations into Jira, Linear and your CRM.
what you'd pay
Monthly cost for a team of three as more customers use the board or widget. LaunchNotes's price grows with plan tier (two users on Growth); teem's doesn't count customers at all.
LaunchNotes
$249
Beamer
$49
AnnounceKit
$49
Canny
$529
Lowest published plan that covers a team of three at that count, billed yearly where the vendor offers it. Read on each vendor's pricing page on Oct 4, 2026.
features
✓ listed · — not listed on the vendor's site · each mark links to its source.
LaunchNotes facts read on launchnotes.com on Oct 4, 2026; Beamer facts read on getbeamer.com on Oct 4, 2026; AnnounceKit facts read on announcekit.app on Oct 4, 2026; Canny facts read on canny.io on Oct 4, 2026. Prices and plans change; follow each source link for today's.
one by one
teem covers LaunchNotes' core loop, requests in and release notes out with voters told on ship day, and adds live chat and a help center. It's $49 a month flat for five people with a trial you start yourself. LaunchNotes Growth is $249 a month billed yearly for two users and goes deeper on Jira workflows.
Beamer vs LaunchNotesBeamer is a cheaper announcement widget, $49 a month billed yearly for 5,000 monthly active users, with segmentation and analytics. Its feedback board is a $99 a month add-on, where LaunchNotes includes feedback.
AnnounceKit vs LaunchNotesAnnounceKit sells changelog, feature requests and knowledge base as separate modules, $143 a month together billed yearly. It's self-serve with a 15-day trial and includes an MCP server, as LaunchNotes does.
Canny vs LaunchNotesCanny covers the feedback half of LaunchNotes, boards, a roadmap and a changelog, with deep Jira and Linear integrations. It prices by tracked users, from $79 a month billed yearly.
LaunchNotes starts at $249 a month billed yearly for one page and two users. The 14-day trial starts with a demo, and more users or pages mean Premium, priced by sales.
It's built around Jira release workflows for larger product orgs. A small team that wants release notes, a request board and support chat pays enterprise prices for the first and still needs a separate tool for the last.
Look for a self-serve trial, a price that includes your whole team, and chat and a help center next to the release notes.
questions
If LaunchNotes' $249 a month and demo-first trial are more than you need, teem costs $49 a month flat with a self-serve trial and includes a request board, chat and a help center. Beamer and AnnounceKit are cheaper changelog tools, and Canny covers feedback.
LaunchNotes's site lists no live chat. teem includes live chat in its $49 plan.
LaunchNotes's site lists no help center. teem includes a help center in its $49 plan.
LaunchNotes's lowest paid plan is Growth, $249 a month billed yearly, and its price grows with plan tier (two users on Growth). No free plan. The 14-day trial starts with a demo. Premium is custom.
Beamer and Canny have free plans. teem has a 7-day free trial with no card, then costs $49 a month for five people.
teem imports changelog entries from any tool, with their original dates, through its API or your AI agent. Board votes and chat history start fresh.
$49 a month, flat, for up to five people. No card to start.