Comparison

Sikia vs Frill

Frill’s details checked from its public pricing and help pages. Sources

Frill is a hosted customer feedback tool that combines an ideas board, a roadmap, announcements (its changelog) and in-app surveys in embeddable widgets.

Which to choose

Choose Frill if

  • You want NPS, CSAT, poll and open-feedback surveys in the same widget as your ideas board.
  • You want targeted announcements with scheduling, segment targeting and in-widget popups.
  • You need Intercom or Zendesk, or want to create Jira and Linear issues from ideas.
  • You want team SSO (SAML, OIDC or JWT), which Frill's help center lists on all paid plans.

Choose Sikia if

  • You want Slack and Discord messages captured from the channels you pick. Frill's Slack capture is in beta, and Discord isn't listed.
  • You want branding removed without a $100/mo add-on or the $149/mo Growth plan. Sikia removes its badge on every paid plan, from $19/mo.
  • You want an MCP server that can also write: create and merge items, update statuses and publish changelog entries.
  • You want a source-available tool you can self-host, with a commercial self-host license on the Scale plan.

Pricing

Sikia

Flat per plan. Unlimited voters and teammates on every plan.

  • Free$0, no card
  • Starter$19/mo or $152/yr
  • Growth$29/mo or $232/yr
  • Scale$49/mo or $392/yr
  • Lifetime$99 once

Free: 1 project and 25 AI-captured requests a month, with the “Powered by Sikia” badge. 7-day trial on monthly and yearly plans.

Frill

Flat price per plan; plans differ by active-idea cap, number of surveys and bundled add-ons. Unlimited admins and tracked users on every plan.

  • Startup$25/mo billed monthly

    50 active ideas, 1 survey

  • Business$49/mo billed monthly

    Unlimited active ideas, 3 surveys

  • Growth$149/mo billed monthly

    Privacy, unlimited surveys and White Label included; widget SSO

  • EnterpriseFrom $349/mo

    Talk to sales; SOC 2, audit logs, IP whitelisting, dedicated hosting

Yearly prices aren't shown on Frill's pricing page. On Startup and Business, White Label is a $100/mo add-on; Privacy and Surveys add-on prices aren't shown. 14-day free trial, no credit card.

Frill pricing source

Want numbers for your team? The feedback tool cost calculator works out the cheapest plan that fits at each tool.

Features side by side

“Turns messages into feedback” means capture, not notifications posted into a channel.

Sikia and Frill, feature by feature
FeatureSikiaFrill
Collect
Public feedback board
Yes: Yes
Yes: YesStartup is capped at 50 active ideas; unlimited from Business. Multiple boards through topics.
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Voting
Yes: Yes
Yes: YesVote on behalf of customers; followers are notified of updates.
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In-app widget
Yes: One script tag
Yes: Unlimited widgetsIdeas, roadmap and announcements as a popover, modal, sidebar or inline, on every plan.
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Turns Slack messages into feedback
Yes: Channels you pick, AI-sorted
Partly: AI inbox in betaThe native Slack app sends notifications. Frill Inbox (beta, early access via support) uses AI to pull requests out of Slack; its plan isn't stated.
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Turns Discord messages into feedback
Yes: Channels you pick, AI-sorted
No: Not listedDiscord isn't among Frill's integrations or Frill Inbox sources.
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Intercom or Zendesk
Partly: Forward tickets by email (Growth and up)
Yes: Both; plan not statedIntercom: staff add and vote on ideas from the inbox, and Messenger can show ideas. Zendesk: ideas are sent to Zendesk as tickets.
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Organize
AI duplicate detection
Yes: Suggests merges as votes
Partly: Similar-idea suggestionsSuggests similar ideas as customers type, plus Smart Merge. Frill's product page doesn't call it AI; a Frill comparison page calls it AI-assisted.
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AI summaries
Yes: Per request
No: Not listedNo AI summaries found. Frill uses AI in Frill Inbox (beta) and a browser extension that drafts ideas from tickets and web pages.
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Jira or Linear
On some plans: Linear and GitHub Issues (Growth and up)
Yes: Creates issues; plan not statedCreates Jira Cloud and Linear issues from ideas. Help docs describe one-way creation; the integrations page mentions status sync.
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Share
Public roadmap
Yes: Yes
Yes: YesDrag-and-drop, micro roadmaps and show/hide columns. ETA and timeline view are marked 'Coming Soon'.
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Changelog
Yes: Emails every voter
Yes: AnnouncementsScheduled and in-widget announcements, segment targeting, subscriber emails, and emails to everyone who voted on linked ideas.
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Custom domain
On some plans: Starter and up
Unclear: Offered; plan unclearFrill's Canny comparison lists it on the $25 plan; its white-label help article lists it under White Label ($100/mo add-on or Growth).
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Remove their branding
On some plans: Starter and up
On some plans: $100/mo add-on or GrowthWhite Label removes 'Powered by Frill.co' and sends emails from your domain. Included in Growth ($149/mo) and Enterprise.
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Platform
MCP server for AI agents
Yes: Read and write, every plan
Yes: Read-only; plan not stated10 read tools for ideas, comments, votes, announcements and statuses, with an API key. It can't create, edit or delete.
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API
Yes: REST API and webhooks, every plan
Yes: REST API; plan not statedCreate, read, update and delete ideas, publish announcements, and manage comments and votes, plus webhooks.
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SSO
On some plans: Portal SSO from your app (Scale)
Yes: Team SSO; widget SSO on GrowthHelp center: team SSO (SAML, OIDC, JWT) on all paid plans; widget SSO needs Growth. A Frill comparison page says SSO is Business and up.
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Import from other tools
On some plans: Canny, Featurebase, Frill, Nolt, Upvoty, CSV (Growth and up)
Yes: Canny, Aha, Upvoty, Fider, CSVOne-click CSV importers that keep votes and statuses, plus bulk CSV import and export.
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Self-hosting
Yes: Source-available
No: Not listedNo open-source or self-hosted edition is mentioned. Enterprise's 'Dedicated Hosting' is hosted by Frill.
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The main differences

Capture from chat

Frill's native Slack integration sends notifications. Frill Inbox, in beta with early access through support, uses AI to pull feature requests out of Slack for review, and Discord isn't listed. Sikia listens in the Slack and Discord channels you pick and drafts requests for approval on every plan.

Pricing and add-ons

Frill Startup is $25/mo with a 50 active-idea cap, Business is $49/mo with unlimited ideas, and Growth is $149/mo with Privacy, Surveys and White Label included. Below Growth, White Label is a $100/mo add-on. Sikia is free for one project, or $19, $29 or $49 a month with badge removal included.

Surveys and announcements

Frill bundles NPS, CSAT, poll and open-feedback surveys, and its announcements support scheduling, segment targeting and in-widget popups. Sikia doesn't do surveys. Its changelog emails everyone who voted for the shipped requests and replies in the original Slack or Discord threads.

MCP server

Frill's MCP server is read-only, with 10 tools for ideas, comments, votes and announcements. Sikia's MCP server reads and writes: it can create and merge items, update statuses, publish changelog entries and return a spec with user quotes for a coding agent.

Moving from Frill to Sikia

Sikia imports from Frill with your Frill API key and brings over ideas as requests, with their voters, comments and statuses, plus your announcements as changelog entries. Nobody is emailed, re-running the import only adds what's new, and vote counts that can't be tied to a specific voter are kept as anonymous votes. Imports need the Growth, Scale or Lifetime plan.

FAQ

Is Sikia cheaper than Frill?
Frill's plans are $25/mo (50 active ideas), $49/mo and $149/mo billed monthly, and removing Frill branding costs $100/mo extra below Growth. Sikia has a Free plan for one project, and paid plans at $19, $29 and $49 a month with badge removal included. Neither charges per tracked user.
Does Frill have a free plan?
No. Frill offers a 14-day free trial without a credit card, and paid plans start at $25/mo.
Can I import my Frill data into Sikia?
Yes. Sikia imports from Frill with an API key and brings ideas, voters, comments, statuses and announcements without emailing anyone. Imports need the Growth, Scale or Lifetime plan.
Does Frill capture feedback from Slack or Discord?
Frill's native Slack integration sends notifications, and Frill Inbox, in beta, uses AI to pull requests from Slack. Discord isn't listed among Frill's integrations.
Does Frill have an MCP server?
Yes, a read-only one with 10 tools. It can read ideas, comments, votes and announcements but can't create, edit or delete data.

Sources

Checked October 19, 2026. Vendors change plans often; the source is the final word.

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