Free
For solo projects and first boards — free to start.
Free
- 1 board
- Solo use (no inviting)
- Unlimited ideas
- Up to ~50 active voters/month
Know what to build. And what not to.
Real up- and down-votes turn every idea into a net score and a consensus reading — so you see what people actually agree on, not just what's loud.
Hosted in Germany and GDPR-compliant. No cookie banner; DPA available as a self-serve download.
+128net score
A signal an upvote-only board can't give you.
Every idea shows its net score and consensus: the share of votes in agreement. On an upvote-only board, the bottom two ideas would look equally wanted.
- +129141 up, 12 down
Dark mode across the board
In progress1411292% consensus92%consensus - +8897 up, 9 down
Public API for exports
Planned97992% consensus92%consensus - +14118 up, 104 down
Replace comments with reactions
Loud, but divided — worth a conversation before building.
Open11810453% consensus53%consensus - −3741 up, 78 down
Move the community to Discord only
41 upvotes would still look like demand on an upvote-only board.
Declined417834% contested34%contested
The votes turn into a roadmap.
Every idea carries a status. The roadmap groups them into planned, in progress and done — each still showing its net score and the share of votes in agreement.
Roadmap views · sample data
app.votepit.com/{account}/roadmap
Planned
3 ideas
Public API for exports
88Votes
92% Consensus
Weekly digest email
53Votes
88% Consensus
Keyboard shortcuts everywhere
31Votes
77% Consensus
In progress
2 ideas
Dark mode across the board
129Votes
92% Consensus
Bulk edit in the file list
55Votes
80% Consensus
Done
2 ideas
Import from CSV
77Votes
93% Consensus
Faster search across projects
54Votes
94% Consensus
app.votepit.com/{account}/roadmap
Public API for exports
1 Oct 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Weekly digest email
20 Oct 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Keyboard shortcuts everywhere
9 Nov 2026 – 22 Jan 2027
Dark mode across the board
17 Aug 2026 – 9 Oct 2026
Bulk edit in the file list
1 Sept 2026 – 6 Nov 2026
Import from CSV
6 Jul 2026 – 21 Aug 2026
Faster search across projects
20 Jul 2026 – 4 Sept 2026
Both windows show the same roadmap at the same address — the column view for status at a glance, the Gantt view for dates.
An honest signal
- Real votes, up or down
- Vote up or down with one click. Every idea shows a net score—not just a pile of upvotes.
- A consensus reading
- Above 50 % agreement, an idea reads as settled; below, as contested.
- One verified email, one vote
- Passwordless sign-in by magic link, or with Google/GitHub login. Every account can optionally set a password and enable two-factor authentication.
- AI agent-ready on Pro
- Your AI agent can query your board via a token-secured MCP endpoint, JSON API, or the @votepit/cli. See a real tool call
- A visible roadmap
- Every idea gets a real status — planned, in progress, done or declined — so people see what happened, not just the vote count.
Nothing to run
- Hosted in Germany
- Servers in Germany; data stays in the EU. Every Cloud account — free or paid — can download its data-processing agreement (DPA) directly, no request needed.
- We host it for you
- No server to set up or maintain. You create a board and share the link — that's it.
- Export any time
- Your board data is yours. Export it whenever you like.
- Open core, real open source
- The Community Edition is built on the same open foundation as Votepit Cloud, licensed under MIT. Take your export and self-host whenever you want — a few Cloud-exclusive extras stay reserved for paid plans.
Let an agent read the board.
The MCP server speaks JSON-RPC over HTTP and offers four tools: get_board, list_ideas, get_idea and create_idea. An agent reads every idea along with its real vote counts and can file a new one.
- Scoped to one board
- A token is issued for the boards you pick. It cannot read from or write to any other board via MCP or the REST API. On Votepit Cloud, agent tokens are part of the Pro plan.
- Also in the self-hosted edition
- The same MCP server ships with the Community Edition, so an agent talks to your own install in exactly the same way.
votepit-mcp · POST /api/v1/mcp · protocol 2024-11-05
Which open ideas on our board have the strongest agreement right now?
I’ll list the open ideas by score and read back the vote counts.
list_ideas(status: "open", sort: "top", page: 1)2 ideas · page 1 of 1
result.content[0].textJSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP
Dark mode across the board
Weekly digest e-mail
One has clear agreement, the other does not. I can file a follow-up with create_idea.
Yes — file “Dark mode: start with the app shell”
What that answer says
Two open ideas come back. “Dark mode across the board” leads at +129, with 141 votes up against 12 down. “Weekly digest e-mail” collected 71 votes up too — but 87 down, a net of −16, so the board reads it as contested rather than wanted. One page of results: that is the whole open list.
Or reach the same board straight from the shell.
@votepit/cli is a zero-dependency Node CLI on the same Agent API: the same four operations as plain shell commands, without the MCP round-trip. A Claude Code skill wraps it, so Claude can work with the board without configuring an MCP server at all.
@votepit/cli — Node 18+ · no dependencies
# install once — or run it with npx, no install
$ npm i -g @votepit/cli
# your install, plus a token from /admin/tokens
$ export VOTEPIT_URL="https://feedback.example.com"
$ export VOTEPIT_TOKEN="<token>"
# the call from the session above, as one command
$ votepit ideas list --status open --sort top --page 1
JSON on stdout, exit code 0skills/votepit-cli — Claude Code Agent Skill
# add the skill to this project
$ npx degit silvio-l/Votepit/skills/votepit-cli .claude/skills/votepit-cli
# or once, for every project
$ npx degit silvio-l/Votepit/skills/votepit-cli ~/.claude/skills/votepit-cli
then set the same two variables and ask Claude for the boardWhich one to pick
Both paths call the same Agent API with the same token and the same board scope, so they read and write exactly the same things. Set up MCP once for an agent that works with the board all day; use the CLI for a script, a quick read, or a Claude Code session that should not have to run a server first.
Go live in four steps
Create a board
Sign in with your email, name your board, pick an accent colour and write a short intro.
Share the link
Boards are public on Free, with unlisted or private options from Lite. Voters sign in with a magic link — no accounts to set up.
Read the signal
See the net score and consensus for every idea. Know at a glance what people actually agree on.
Turn it into a roadmap
Mark ideas as planned, in progress, done or declined. Voters see exactly where things stand — you still decide what ships.
Straightforward pricing
2 months free with annual billing
Plans are capped by active voters per month, not by seat — you pay for how many people actually vote, not how many admins you invite.
Lite
For small teams that need structured feedback fast.
€4.99/ month
€50 / year ≈ €4.17 / month
- 5 boards
- Up to 5 team members
- Private & unlisted boards
- Up to ~500 active voters/month
Pro
PopularFor makers who want every roadmap feature.
€19/ month
€190 / year ≈ €15.83 / month
- Unlimited boards
- Unlimited team members
- Agent API, MCP endpoint & CLI
- Up to ~5,000 active voters/month
Every plan: hosted in Germany, data in the EU, export any time, cancel at the end of any billing period. Payments handled by Paddle.
Referral bonusRefer 3 paying customers and get a free year of Pro. Find your referral link after signing in.
See the full number-by-number comparison
| Feature | Free | Lite | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boards | 1 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Team members (including you) | 1 — just you | Up to 5 | Unlimited |
| Active voters/month | ~50 | ~500 | ~5,000 |
| Board visibility | Public only | Public, unlisted, private | Public, unlisted, private |
| Agent API & MCP | – | – | ✓ |
| Branding | Name + 1 accent color | + logo, 2nd color, intro text | + hide the Votepit badge |
| Votepit badge | Shown | Shown | Can be hidden |
| Data export | Any time | Any time | Any time |
Voters/month figures are the capacity each plan is built for, not a hard technical limit that cuts off your board mid-vote. If you expect to need more, just reach out.
No lock-in. Ever.
- Export all your board data at any time — it is yours.
- Switch to self-hosting with the free Community Edition (MIT-licensed) using your export.
- Read and write boards with your own tools via the REST API, an MCP server, or the @votepit/cli — no dashboard-only lock-in.
Stay because it works for you, not because you're stuck.
VotepitCOMMUNITY
Or run it yourself
PHP 8.2 + MySQL on plain shared hosting, or a container. Open source under MIT — your server, your data.
Build it locally
composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloaderThen Upload the build via FTPES, fill in config/config.php by hand, and import db/schema.sql — full steps in the docs.
Or run it in Docker
cp .env.example .envEdit .env — the app and identity keys, the database password, admin emails and SMTP access. Magic-link sign-in has no password fallback, so mail delivery is required even to try it out.
docker compose up -d
Then the container writes its own config from .env, applies pending migrations on start and serves the board on http://localhost:8080.
Frequently asked questions
What does it cost?
Start free — no credit card required. When you need more, paid plans are available. Pricing and what each plan includes are shown in the pricing section above.
See pricing →What happens if I outgrow my plan?
If you downgrade or cancel a paid plan, a grace period keeps your data in place — boards over the new plan's limit are frozen (read-only, still publicly visible) rather than deleted. Upgrade any time to unfreeze them.
Where is my data?
On servers in Germany, operated by a German provider. All data stays within the EU. You retain ownership of everything you create, and we enter into a data processing agreement (DPA) as required by GDPR.
Can my AI agent read the board?
On Pro, yes — a token-secured MCP endpoint, JSON API, and the @votepit/cli let your agent read votes, net scores, and status, and submit new ideas, without touching the UI.
Do I need to install anything to use Agent API/MCP?
There's nothing separate to install. Generate an API token in your account's admin area, then point any MCP-over-HTTP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, …) to the endpoint using that token — the same token also works with the plain REST API and the @votepit/cli.
MCP setup docs →What can't a connected AI agent do?
There are no delete or admin capabilities over MCP or the REST Agent API — a token can read a board and submit new ideas (with a write-scoped token), nothing more. It can't change an idea's status, delete anything, or touch billing or account settings.
Is the Agent API/MCP included in every plan?
On Votepit Cloud it's a Pro-plan feature (see the pricing table above) — Free and Lite don't include it. If you self-host the Community Edition instead, the same MCP server and Agent API ship with every install at no extra cost, since Community has no plan tiers.
See pricing →Can I leave if I change my mind?
Yes, at any time. Export your board data whenever you need it. And if you want to self-host, the same software is available free as the Community Edition (MIT-licensed) — take your export and run it on your own server. No data stays behind.
What makes Votepit's voting different?
Votepit supports real downvotes and shows a net score plus a consensus signal alongside the vote count — giving you a clearer picture of what your users actually agree on, not just what gets loudly upvoted. Hosted in the EU, GDPR-compliant with a DPA, at a fair, transparent price.
Do participants need to create an account to vote?
Not necessarily — board owners can allow voting without an account on a per-board basis, so participants can weigh in without signing up first. It's off by default; you turn it on for the boards where a lower participation barrier matters more than requiring a verified voter.
See what they agree on.
Free plan, no credit card. Upgrade when you need more boards or a team.
Start for freeGot an idea for Votepit itself? Vote on our own feedback board