Product roadmap tool
Free Product Roadmap Tool with Public Voting
Every product listed on TechLogHub gets a public feedback board, and the roadmap is that board grouped by status. Users post and upvote requests, you decide what is planned, in progress or shipped, and the roadmap keeps itself up to date — no separate roadmap document to maintain.
How the roadmap works
- Users post feedback. Anyone signed in can submit a feature request, bug report or question on your listing's board.
- Votes show demand. Users upvote the requests they care about, and the board can be sorted by votes, so priorities are visible rather than guessed.
- Status is the roadmap. Each request has a status — under review, planned, in progress, shipped or declined. The roadmap swimlanes on your listing are those statuses, and clicking one filters the board to it.
- You stay in control. Change a status or post a reply under Dashboard → Feedback and the public roadmap updates immediately. Your reply shows under the request, so voters see why it moved.
- Next to your releases. The same listing carries your changelog, so shipped requests and the release that delivered them sit on one page.
How to run a public roadmap
Pick a format: Now / Next / Later or status columns. A Now / Next / Later roadmap groups work by time horizon without committing to dates — the format most agile product teams settle on. Status columns (under review → planned → in progress → shipped) describe where each item is in your process. They map onto each other: in progress is Now, planned is Next, under review is Later. Status columns have one practical advantage — they update as a side effect of triaging feedback, so the roadmap never goes stale.
Put problems on it, not tasks.“Export your data to CSV” is a roadmap item; “Refactor the export service” is a ticket. A good public roadmap has a dozen or two items users can recognise as something they asked for or would benefit from. Internal work, tech debt and anything commercially sensitive stays in your issue tracker.
Avoid dates on anything not already in progress. A public date is a promise. Plans change, and a missed date does more damage than no date. If you must signal timing, use horizons or quarters, and only for work you have started.
Say no in public.Declining a request with a one-line reason (“out of scope — we focus on X”) is more useful to users than leaving it open forever. It also stops the same request being posted again every month.
Close the loop. When something ships, mark it shipped, reply saying what changed, and publish release notes. Everyone who voted can see their request was delivered — which is what keeps people posting feedback at all.
Review it on a rhythm. Triage new requests weekly and revisit the planned column at each planning cycle. A roadmap last touched six months ago reads as an abandoned product.
What to look for in product roadmap software
Roadmap tools fall into two groups. Planning tools (Jira Product Discovery, Productboard, Aha!, or a spreadsheet) are for the internal roadmap: scoring, dependencies, capacity and timelines. Feedback-driven public roadmaps (Canny and similar, or the board on a TechLogHub listing) are for the external one: showing users what you are working on and collecting the demand signal that feeds planning.
For a public roadmap, check four things: that it is fed by real user requests and votes, that updating it is part of a workflow you already do (triage) rather than a separate document, that users can see a reason when something moves or is declined, and that shipped items link to release notes. Everything else — widgets, integrations, private boards, SSO — matters only once you have the volume to need it.
Public roadmap FAQ
Common questions about running a product roadmap in public
Is the TechLogHub roadmap really free?
Yes. Listing a product is free, and the feedback board and the roadmap built from it come with every listing. There is no per-user or per-voter pricing.
How do I move an item on the roadmap?
Open Dashboard → Feedback, find the request and change its status — under review (open), planned, in progress, shipped or declined. The public roadmap is the board grouped by status, so the item moves as soon as you save.
Should a public roadmap include dates?
Usually not. Dates on a public roadmap become promises, and a slipped date costs more trust than no date at all. Use horizons (Now, Next, Later) or status columns instead, and give dates only for work that is already in progress and nearly done.
What is the difference between a product roadmap and a release plan?
A roadmap communicates direction and priority — which problems you are working on and roughly in what order. A release plan commits specific work to specific versions and dates. Keep the roadmap public and outcome-focused; keep the release plan internal and publish what actually shipped as release notes.
Can I keep parts of my roadmap private?
Not on TechLogHub: the board and roadmap on your listing are public. Keep confidential work in your internal tracker and put only what you are happy to discuss publicly on the board. If you need private boards, SSO or integrations, a dedicated tool such as Canny is the better fit.