With Cycle shutting down on October 31, 2025, many teams are looking for their next tool. If you’re already using Jira, Released is a simple, powerful alternative that fits right into your workflow.
Cycle and Released Compared
Cycle was built as a standalone product discovery platform, focused on centralizing customer feedback and turning it into insights. It shines in collecting input from many sources and applies AI to cluster the feedback.
Released isn’t a one-for-one replacement for Cycle. Instead, it’s a lightweight layer that lives directly on top of Jira. With Released you can spin up a customer-facing feedback and idea portal straight from Jira, funnel customer feedback back into your Inbox, and connect it directly to Jira Product Discovery. That tight integration means customer feedback is front and center during planning and discovery.
Comparison
| Feature | Cycle.app | Released.so |
|---|---|---|
| Feedback & Discovery | ||
| Feedback Intake | ||
| End-User Feedback Portal | ||
| Feedback Inbox / Triage | ||
| Respond to Feedback | ||
| Idea Voting & Ranking | Coming soon | |
| AI Summarization / Theming | ||
| Feedback Visibility Options | ||
| Roadmapping & Communication | ||
| Public Roadmap Sharing | ||
| Now–Next–Later View | ||
| Timeline View | ||
| Audience-Specific Roadmaps | ||
| Branding & Custom Domains | ||
| Release Notes & Changelog | ||
| AI-Powered Release Note Generation | ||
| Enriched Notes (Quotes, Media, Emojis) | ||
| Changelog Hosting | ||
| Integration & Workflow | ||
| Jira Integration | ||
| GitHub / Linear Integration | ||
| Slack / Email Notifications | ||
| Atlassian Access / SAML / SSO | ||
| Security & Compliance | ||
| SOC 2 Certification | ||
What you'll get with Released
Idea Portal
Collect feedback easily through your feedback portal, forms, or directly on your roadmap. Set up in minutes and start turning insights into action.
Free form
Let customers share their thoughts easily with a simple text field. Gather real feedback, not just feature requests.
Roadmap feedback
Get feedback right on your roadmap items and spark conversations around the best ideas.
Feedback Inbox
See all your feedback in one centralized inbox, prioritize what matters, and respond fast so nothing gets missed.
Lightning fast
Navigate your feedback with keyboard shortcuts and breeze through triage at lightning speed.
Stay organized
Know what needs your response, what’s waiting for the customer, and what’s done.
Auto-linked to Jira
Feedback is automatically linked to Jira work items, keeping your team in sync without lifting a finger.
Close the loop
Reply directly from the inbox to learn more and keep your customers informed and engaged.
Shared Roadmaps
Share customized roadmaps effortlessly with customers and stakeholders.
Board view
Track ideas as they move from concept to delivery. The board view gives you a clear, column based layout that’s perfect for showing status, stages, or priority.
Timeline view
Use the timeline view to map out what’s coming and when. Ideal for setting expectations, coordinating across teams, and giving stakeholders a clear, calendar-based view of your roadmap.
One portal. Multiple roadmaps.
Create audience-specific roadmaps for leadership, sales, marketing, and more, all within a single portal.
Product updates that write themselves
Engage customers and stakeholders with stunning product updates, effortlessly generated from your Jira tickets.
Productboard does a few things really well. But a lot of things not at all.
Single app. Never leave Jira to update your roadmap or publish your release notes.
User management. No separate app means no separate accounts to maintain.
Roadmap widget. Embed your roadmap seamlessly in your website or app
Public tags. Show or hide any tags or fields to your stakeholders or customers.
Roadmap ordering. Communicate priorities by ordering your roadmap items.
Dark mode. Support for dark mode makes the roadmap look great on any website.
Full page changelog widget. Embed a full page changelog directly in your website or app.
Video support. Add a Loom, Youtube or your own hosted videos for more context.
Multiple changelogs. Create a separate changelog for each product or team
Join the growing number of product teams who leverage Released to simplify communication with customers and stakeholders.
