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Released Hub vs Jira Product Discovery

Released Hub is the best choice for teams already using Jira or Jira Product Discovery to collect feedback, share roadmaps, and publish release notes. Jira Product Discovery suits teams prioritising product ideas in the Atlassian ecosystem. Its public sharing is limited to read-only views: visitors cannot submit feedback or vote without being invited as contributors.

Released Hub

Best for teams already using Jira or Jira Product Discovery

  • Advantage: AI release-note drafts from selected Jira work
  • Advantage: Personal wishlists with configurable limits and hidden counts
  • Advantage: Control over when roadmap updates reach customers
  • Limitation: Licensing covers active users across the Jira site
  • Limitation: Scoring and prioritisation depend on the Jira/JPD setup

Jira Product Discovery

Best for evidence-based discovery connected to Jira

  • Advantage: Customer evidence stays attached to discovery ideas
  • Advantage: Custom fields and formulas for prioritisation
  • Advantage: Board and timeline views with linked Jira delivery
  • Limitation: Public views are read-only, with no feedback submission or voting
  • Limitation: Roadmaps across discovery spaces require Premium
  • Limitation: Public views cannot show votes, custom formulas, or insight counts

Feature comparison

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Feature Released Hub Jira Product Discovery
Pricing
Free plan and limits Compare the limits and scope of the free offering.
Supported Up to 10 Jira users
Supported Up to three creators
Starting paid price Compare the entry paid plan, billing unit, and payment commitment. Free-plan limits are listed separately.
Standard: $1.10/Jira user/month; volume discounts apply
Standard starts at US$10 per creator/month; Premium starts at US$25 per creator/month.
Pricing model Understand what drives the bill, such as seats, site size, or tracked users.
Released Hub licensing is based on active licensed users on the Jira Cloud site, rather than just the authors using Released Hub.
Creators are billable; contributors are free and need an Atlassian account.
Feedback collection and organisation
Feedback collection Collect ideas, requests, and problems from customers.
Supported
Supported
Feedback triage Review incoming feedback and organise it for follow-up.
Supported
Supported
End-user feedback portal Give customers a dedicated place to submit and browse feedback.
Supported
Limited Public views are read-only; customer request intake requires connected Jira Service Management.
Respond to feedback Respond to customers and continue the feedback conversation.
Supported
Limited Continue customer conversations in Jira Service Management when it is used for intake.
Reply to feedback directly by email Record a customer’s email reply in the feedback thread without requiring a portal visit.
Supported
Not available
Feedback visibility controls Control whether feedback is private or visible to other customers.
Supported
Not available
Dedicated feedback forms Collect feedback through a dedicated form embedded in a website or app.
Supported Advanced plan
Limited Collect requests through an embedded Jira Service Management widget.
Automatic feedback capture Extract feedback from connected conversations without manually creating each entry.
Not available
Not available
Comments and discussions Discuss a request and add context in a shared conversation.
Supported
Supported
Private internal notes Keep team discussion separate from customer-visible replies.
Supported
Limited Keep internal notes separate from customer replies on connected Jira Service Management requests.
Prioritisation and customer context
Wishlists and customer voting Understand which requests matter to customers through votes or personal selections.
Supported
Limited Invited contributors can vote on ideas; published views do not support voting.
Personal customer wishlists Let customers maintain a personal selection of the features they want.
Supported
Not available
Configurable wishlist limits Limit customer selections so they must choose what matters most.
Supported
Not available
Hide demand counts Hide totals to reduce the influence of other customers’ choices.
Supported
Not available
Customer segmentation Analyse feedback from particular customer groups.
Not available
Not available
Revenue-based prioritisation Consider account revenue when assessing customer demand.
Not available
Not available
Custom scoring frameworks Score requests using criteria chosen by the team.
Supported Through Jira/JPD
Supported
Prioritisation models Use formulas such as RICE or impact versus effort to compare priorities.
Supported Through Jira/JPD
Supported
Roadmap views and sharing
Public roadmaps Share upcoming work and progress with customers or stakeholders.
Supported
Supported Standard or Premium
Board roadmap view Organise roadmap items into columns by status or planning stage.
Supported
Supported
Timeline view Show planned work against dates on a timeline.
Supported
Supported
Roadmaps across multiple projects Bring work from multiple projects into one shared roadmap.
Supported
Supported Premium
Advanced roadmap filtering Choose which work appears using filters or advanced queries.
Supported
Limited Published-view readers can filter and sort; some field types cannot be used for publishing.
Separate customer-facing descriptions Write a customer-facing explanation separately from the internal planning description.
Supported
Not available
Show planning fields on the public roadmap Choose which internal planning fields customers can see on published items.
Supported
Limited Choose published fields and descriptions; votes, formulas, and some other fields are unsupported.
Control over roadmap publishing Decide when internal changes become visible to customers.
Supported
Limited Publish or unpublish live views; source changes remain visible without a separate publishing approval.
Release communication
Release notes Publish updates that explain what has changed in the product.
Supported
Not available
Release-note drafting workflow Compare where AI drafting happens and how source material reaches the writer.
Built-in AI drafting from selected Jira work
Not available
Reusable release-note templates Reuse an agreed structure when preparing each product update.
Supported
Not available
Configurable AI writing instructions Guide generated writing with tone, examples, or custom instructions.
Supported
Not available
Embedded product updates Show product updates directly inside a website or application.
Supported
Not available
Changelog email subscriptions Let readers subscribe to product updates by email.
Supported
Not available
Shipment communication Tell customers when new work becomes available.
Supported
Not available
Request-specific status notifications Notify people about progress on the particular requests they follow.
Not available
Not available
Integrations
Website and app embeds Bring customer-facing content into an existing website or application.
Supported
Limited Embed a connected Jira Service Management request widget in a website or app.
Support tool integrations Bring feedback from support conversations into the product workflow.
Supported Native through Jira
Supported
Team chat integrations Connect team chat to feedback collection or notifications.
Supported
Supported
Publishing integrations Distribute product updates to other tools and channels.
Limited Through embeds
Limited Embed discovery roadmaps in Confluence pages.
API and webhooks Read or update data programmatically and react to product events.
Not available
Not available
Access and administration
Audience controls Choose which customers, teams, or individuals can access shared content.
Supported
Supported
External customer participation Let customers contribute without requiring an internal team licence.
Supported
Limited External participants can contribute when invited with an Atlassian account and appropriate permissions.
Custom domains Publish customer-facing content under a domain your organisation controls.
Supported
Limited Premium includes custom domains for the Atlassian app.
SOC 2 compliance Assess the product’s documented SOC 2 compliance status.
Supported
Supported
Single sign-on Let users sign in through an existing identity provider.
Not available
Not available
Team roles and permissions Assign team members different responsibilities and access levels.
Not available
Supported
Jira integration
Jira issue linking Associate customer requests with Jira work items, including linking restrictions.
Supported
Supported
Jira status sync for linked ideas Keep connected ideas or roadmaps aligned with Jira status changes.
Supported Controlled publishing
Limited Track progress from linked Jira work through the delivery progress field.
Show feedback on Jira work items Review customer feedback from a Jira work item rather than searching another tool.
Supported
Not available
Create insights in Jira Product Discovery Create customer insights on Jira Product Discovery ideas.
Supported
Supported
Release notes from Jira work Use selected Jira work as the source for release-note drafts.
Supported
Not available
Atlassian user management Compare how team access is managed alongside Atlassian accounts and permissions.
Uses Jira permissions
Manage creators, contributors, and space permissions through Atlassian access and roles.

Released Hub

Best for teams already using Jira or Jira Product Discovery that want customer communication connected to the work they already manage.

Released Hub customer roadmap with planning fields and personal wishlists
Released Hub’s customer roadmap shows planning fields and personal wishlists alongside upcoming work.

AI release-note drafting from Jira

Released Hub is particularly strong when delivery work already lives in Jira. Its AI drafts use selected work items as source material, while templates and writing instructions provide a consistent structure and style for updates.

Controlled roadmap publishing

Released Hub separates internal planning changes from customer-facing updates. Roadmap data stays connected to Jira, while teams decide when changes are ready to share—a useful fit for teams that need to review plans before communicating them.

Wishlists reveal what matters

Personal wishlists, configurable limits, and hidden counts encourage customers to make deliberate choices about the features they want.

Feedback connects to discovery

Bring customer feedback into Jira Product Discovery as insights, keeping customer input alongside the ideas your team evaluates.

Jira Product Discovery

Best for product teams that want to collect evidence, score ideas, and connect discovery to Jira delivery.

Jira Product Discovery board view with ideas grouped into roadmap columns
Jira Product Discovery organises ideas, prioritisation fields, and delivery context in shared discovery views.

Insights connected to ideas

Capture supporting evidence and rate its impact before deciding what to build.

Discovery connected to delivery

Link prioritised ideas to Jira work and follow delivery progress from discovery.

Limited public portal

Public sharing provides read-only discovery views. Visitors can browse, filter, and sort ideas, but cannot submit feedback or vote. Participation needs an invited Atlassian account or a connected Jira Service Management portal. Published views also exclude votes, custom formulas, and insight counts.

Standalone discovery scope

Product Collection’s Feedback app and Rovo workflows are available through a separate early access program requiring Jira Product Discovery Premium. These comparisons cover standalone Jira Product Discovery.

Key differences

Capability
Released Hub
Jira Product Discovery

Roadmap presentation and publishing

Compare the context customers can see and the control your team has over sharing plans and progress.

Teams choose the Jira fields customers see and write a separate public description for each roadmap item. This creates a customer-facing view with the planning context the team wants to share.

Jira data remains current in the backend, with control over when updates are published to stakeholders and customers.

Jira Product Discovery’s public sharing is limited to read-only views. Visitors can browse, filter, and sort ideas, but cannot submit feedback or vote.

Teams can choose which supported fields and descriptions appear, but votes, reactions, custom formulas, and insight counts cannot be published. Customer participation needs invited contributor access or a connected Jira Service Management portal.

Customer demand and prioritisation

Look beyond vote totals to understand which requests matter, who needs them, and how they inform priorities.

Scoring and prioritisation use the capabilities of Jira and Jira Product Discovery, including custom formulas such as RICE in JPD.

Personal wishlists offer configurable selection limits and hidden counts, encouraging customers to choose what matters most. Why personal wishlists work better than public voting.

Build custom prioritisation formulas with roll-ups, weighted scores, and expressions.

Jira integration and administration

Look at how feedback connects to Jira work and what your team needs to manage across the two tools.

Feedback on a roadmap item links automatically to its Jira work item, keeping customer input connected to the work being discussed. Teams can also link general feedback from the inbox. Jira-connected roadmaps retain control over when updates are shared publicly.

Link discovery ideas to existing Jira work items or create new delivery work.

Feedback collection and conversations

Consider how easily customers can share feedback and continue the conversation with your team.

A shared inbox brings feedback threads, search, workspace/status filters, and keyboard shortcuts into one place. Replies stay in the original thread, keeping each conversation and its context together.

Organise insights with labels and impact ratings, then use that evidence to prioritise ideas.

Public views are read-only. Collecting customer requests and continuing conversations requires invited contributor access or a connected Jira Service Management setup.

Sources and verification

Documentation reviewed 2026-09-15 / 2026-09-18. Based on product documentation and pricing sources.

Bring customer communication into Jira

For teams already using Jira or Jira Product Discovery, Released Hub connects customer feedback, public roadmaps, and release notes with the work they already manage.

Explore Released Hub