For Startups

Build What Your First 100 Users Actually Want

Collect feature requests from your earliest users, see what they vote for, and build in public with a shared roadmap. Find product-market fit faster by listening to the people who showed up first.

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This is a live roadmap. Click a vote button. This is exactly how your early users will tell you what to build next.

How It Actually Works

Your first user has an idea. You never lose it again.

Users tell you what they need

Share your feedback board link with early users. They submit feature requests and ideas. No account required for them to vote.

Votes reveal what matters most

Other users upvote the same requests. Patterns emerge. You see what your users actually want instead of guessing.

You share your plan publicly

Add the top-voted items to your public roadmap. Early users see you are listening and building what they asked for. Trust grows.

You ship and they celebrate

Move it to Shipped. Every voter gets notified. It appears in your changelog. Your early adopters become your biggest advocates.

What Changes When Startups Use ProductLift

Before

With ProductLift

×You guess what to build based on one loud customer or your own assumptions

✓Real votes from real users show you exactly what to build first

×Feature requests get lost in DMs, tweets, and email threads

✓One feedback board where everything is captured, voted on, and prioritized

×Early users wonder if you are still working on the product

✓Your public roadmap shows momentum and builds confidence in your direction

×You ship a feature and nobody notices because you forgot to announce it

✓Every voter gets notified automatically and it appears in your changelog

×You build for months without validating whether anyone actually wants it

✓Votes and comments give you continuous validation signals before you write a line of code

What You Can Do With This

Find Product-Market Fit Faster

When 30 users vote for the same feature, that is a signal. When zero users vote for the feature you were about to build, that is an even bigger signal. Let your users tell you what product-market fit looks like.

Build in Public and Earn Trust

Share your public roadmap on social media, in your onboarding emails, and on your website. Early users see transparency and commitment. Potential users see a product that is actively evolving.

Look Professional from Day One

Custom domain, your brand colors, your fonts. White-label branding included on every plan. Your feedback portal looks like part of your product, not a third-party tool.

$19/mo

Starting price (billed annually)

5 min

Average setup time

14 days

Free trial, no credit card

What Teams Say After Switching

Sebastian F.

Entrepreneur

★★★★★

This app will help you connect with your users and gather feedback like never before. The UI is clean and focused. The different pages and forms can be fully customized. Ruben is an amazing developer and entrepreneur with a proven track record. ProductLift is going places and you should get onboard.

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Aaron Dye

★★★★★

An excellent product with equally excellent support! Everything just works, and when I had questions, the team was incredibly responsive.

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Timothy M.

Product Manager

★★★★★

This tool is literally a needle in a haystack. I was using Frill, and this doesn't even compare. The user interface, the way it lays out — so amazing. Also amazing support team!

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Ben

Product Owner

★★★★★

Helped us quickly move away from our antiquated spreadsheet to a user-interactive system. User feedback is now collected in real-time. Support has been super speedy!

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Marco

★★★★★

Based in Europe, ideal for privacy-conscious customer interaction. Constant improvements by Ruben together with thorough support make ProductLift a solid and future-proof choice.

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Chris R.

Founder

★★★★★

By far the most customizable of all the feedback tools and much better than Feedbear. Developer is super responsive and support has been great. Highly recommend!

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How Startups Use ProductLift

Finding Product-Market Fit

Your early users know what they need better than you do. A feedback board with voting reveals demand patterns you would never discover through customer calls alone. Build what gets votes, skip what does not.

Early User Engagement

When users submit a feature request and see it appear on your roadmap, they feel ownership. When you ship it and they get notified, they become advocates. That feedback loop turns early adopters into champions.

Building in Public

Share your roadmap link on Twitter, Product Hunt, and Indie Hackers. Potential users see what you are building and subscribe for updates. Your roadmap becomes a marketing channel that costs nothing.

Investor Updates via Roadmap

Send your investors the roadmap link instead of writing monthly update emails. They see what shipped, what's in progress, and how user demand shapes your priorities. It tells a better story than a slide deck.

From Idea to Shipped Feature

One platform for the entire product lifecycle. Each step feeds the next.

Collect Feedback

Users submit feature requests and vote on priorities.

Plan on Your Roadmap

Drag items to Planned. Voters see the status change.

Ship and Announce

Move to Shipped. It becomes a changelog entry. Voters get notified.

Document It

Generate a help article from shipped features. AI writes the draft.

I started ProductLift as a side project while running my own startup. I needed a simple way to collect feature requests from early users and show them what I was building. Every existing tool was either too expensive or too complex for a two-person team.

ProductLift starts at $19/mo because startups should not spend hundreds on product management tools before they have product-market fit. You get feedback boards, a public roadmap, changelog, knowledge base, and AI prioritization. Set it up in five minutes, share the link with your users, and start learning what to build.

Ruben Buijs

Founder of ProductLift

Why Startups Need User Feedback from Day One

Most startups fail because they build something nobody wants. The fix isn't more market research or competitor analysis. It is talking to the people who already signed up and asking them what they need. A feedback board with voting makes that conversation scalable from your first user to your ten thousandth.

Product-market fit is a pattern, not a moment: PMF doesn't happen overnight. It emerges when you notice the same requests coming from different users independently. A feedback board makes those patterns visible. When 20 unrelated users vote for the same feature, you have found a signal worth building on.

Early adopters become advocates when they feel heard: Your first users took a risk on your unfinished product. When they submit a feature request and see it appear on your roadmap weeks later, they know their voice matters. When you ship it and they get notified, they tell their friends. That is organic growth powered by a simple feedback loop.

Building in public builds trust: A public roadmap is one of the most effective trust signals a startup can offer. Potential customers see an active product with clear direction. Existing users see momentum. Investors see a founder who listens to users. All from a single page that updates itself as you work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does ProductLift cost for a startup?

Plans start at $19/mo (billed annually) for the Starter plan, which includes 2 admin seats, 2 boards, feedback and voting, public roadmap, changelog, knowledge base, and white-label branding. Unlimited end-users on every plan. The 14-day free trial gives you full access with no credit card required.

How long does it take to set up?

Most teams are live in under five minutes. Create an account, name your board, customize your colors, and share the link. No code to install unless you want to embed it in your product.

Do my users need to create an account to vote?

No. Anonymous voting is included on every plan. Users can vote without creating an account. If you want to track who voted, you can require email or enable SSO for logged-in users.

Can I embed a feedback widget inside my product?

Yes. Use the Add Post widget for in-app feedback submission, the What's New widget for changelog notifications, or embed your full roadmap as a sidebar. SSO lets users vote without creating a separate account.

Is there AI prioritization on the Starter plan?

The Starter plan includes 250 AI credits per month. For heavier AI usage, RICE/ICE/MoSCoW frameworks, and Stripe integration, the Pro plan at $49/mo (billed annually) is the most popular choice among growing teams.

Can I use ProductLift to build in public?

Yes. Your public roadmap and changelog are shareable links. Post them on Twitter, Product Hunt, or your website. Users can subscribe to updates and get notified when you ship new features. Many startups use their ProductLift roadmap as their primary build-in-public channel.

What if I outgrow the Starter plan?

Upgrade anytime to Pro ($49/mo annual) or Business ($129/mo annual) for more admin seats, unlimited boards, higher AI credits, Stripe integration, and priority support. Your data and settings carry over instantly.

Find Out What Your Users Actually Want

Set up your feedback board in 5 minutes. Share the link with your users today. Start building what matters.

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