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Compare Productboard and Shortcut 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (52.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 Maker Per Month
$0 per user, per month
Productboard
Star Rating
(253)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 Maker Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansShortcut
Star Rating
(174)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 per user, per month
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Shortcut easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Shortcut meets the needs of their business better than Productboard.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Productboard is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Shortcut over Productboard.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Productboard
Essentials
$19.00
1 Maker Per Month
Connect your backlog with always up-to-date and easy-to-share roadmaps
- 250 feedback notes
- 1 Teamspace
- 1 Objective
Shortcut
Free (1 - 10 users)
$0
per user, per month
Enables a small software team to ship quickly.
- Manage all ongoing work in Stories
- Plan multiple sprints using Iterations
- Get tailored reports for quick insights
Free Trial
Productboard
Free Trial is available
Shortcut
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
173
8.6
130
Ease of Use
8.2
174
8.6
131
Ease of Setup
8.2
84
9.0
49
Ease of Admin
8.8
73
9.1
34
Quality of Support
8.9
139
8.8
83
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
68
8.8
30
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
151
8.6
114
Features by Category
Tasks
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Projects
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Resource Management
Not enough data
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Project Monitoring
Not enough data
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Generative AI
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
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Analytics
7.1
36
Not enough data
Execution
7.7
56
Not enough data
7.7
52
Not enough data
7.2
42
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
Setup
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
Management
8.2
15
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
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Bug Reporting
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.4
15
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.3
33
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
Functionality
6.1
16
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
7.4
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Decision-Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
7.5
74
7.0
47
7.1
61
7.4
47
8.1
100
7.4
49
Planning
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.2
111
8.3
75
7.2
76
8.8
73
7.5
88
8.1
77
Feature Not Available
7.6
56
Workflow Management
6.7
53
Feature Not Available
8.0
72
8.5
81
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Productboard and Shortcut are categorized as Product Management
Unique Categories
Productboard is categorized as User Research Repositories, Decision-Making, Workflow Management, and Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools
Shortcut is categorized as Bug Tracking and Project Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Productboard
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Shortcut
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
34.8%
Information Technology and Services
15.4%
Marketing and Advertising
6.5%
Internet
5.7%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
3.2%
Other
34.4%
Computer Software
28.6%
Information Technology and Services
19.6%
Financial Services
5.4%
Marketing and Advertising
3.6%
Internet
3.6%
Other
39.3%
Discussions
When do you expect to have more integrations?
1 Comment
SB
Hi João Paulo Villa Mello,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feedback. We are continually adding new integrations and new partners that are building...Read more
What is a feature product management?
1 Comment
DB
A product feature is used describe characteristics that your product has, or what it does, generally used in the context of functionality.
Here are some...Read more
What does Product Board do?
1 Comment
Official Response from Productboard
Productboard is a SaaS-based product managment software solution in which product teams can build roadmaps, collect and capture customer feedback, prioritize...Read more
What is a clubhouse?
2 Comments
SS
Clubhouse, now called Shortcut is a tool that helps software teams work together better. It lets teams plan their work, track progress, and manage tasks...Read more
Shortcut has no more discussions with answers
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