Shortcut vs Roadmap
Roadmap is a narrower, self-hostable replacement for teams primarily collecting, discussing, voting on, and publishing product requests. Choose it when deployment control and an MIT-licensed codebase matter more than end-to-end software-delivery planning. Keep Shortcut when the workflow depends on documented capabilities such as backlogs, iterations, objectives, reporting, project documentation, multiple development–
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Roadmap if
- Teams running a public product roadmap with user submissions, comments, and voting
- Organizations requiring an MIT-licensed application hosted on their own infrastructure
- PHP teams able to operate a database, Node.js build tooling, and optional queue workers
Stay with Shortcut if
- You need sprints or iterations, objectives, workload and progress reporting, or connected project documentation; equivalent coverage is not documented for Roadmap.
- You rely on GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, or Sentry integrations; Roadmap documents GitHub integration only.
- You require AI agents to generate specifications or pull requests and coordinate development work; Roadmap documents a machine-readable item endpoint, not those agent workflows.
Deployment and operations
Roadmap is MIT-licensed and self-hostable. Manual installation requires PHP 8.4 or later, MySQL or PostgreSQL, GD or Imagick, Node.js, Composer setup, environment configuration, and an installation command. Docker Compose instructions are provided; no Kubernetes support is documented. Operators remain responsible for deployment and upgrades, with queue workers recommended and a queue restart required during deployment when used. The README states that the repository, server, email, and domain ，
Feature fit
What Roadmap covers
- Project roadmaps
- Prioritized work items
- User comments
- Basic role controls
- GitHub-connected work items
- Machine-readable item data
What’s different or missing
- Documented sprint planning
- Documented objective alignment
- Documented delivery reporting
- Documented project documents
- Documented GitLab and Bitbucket integrations
- Documented Slack and Sentry integrations
- Documented AI task and pull-request generation
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 567
- Contributors
- 38
- Language
- PHP
- Last commit
- Aug 6, 2026
- Latest release
- Aug 6, 2026
Categories: Document Collaboration, Project Management, Task Management
Sources and editorial review12 linked sources
Public documentation supports this comparison. Automation assists collection and classification; editorial standards and corrections remain the responsibility of Kris.
Open source software for your roadmapping needs
readme · github.comUpvote items to see which has more priority
readme · github.comWhen enabled, you can assign a repository to each project via the admin panel.
readme · github.comFor items in projects with a repo assigned, you'll be able to assign an issue or easily create one via the roadmap admin.
readme · github.comEach item has an /ai endpoint that returns its data in a machine-readable format, useful for AI agents and automation.
readme · github.comGo into docker folder and run: docker-compose up -d --build
readme · github.comOpen source roadmapping software
verdict · github.com- Mention users in comments - Upvote items to see which has more priority
best for · github.comWhen enabled, you can assign a repository to each project via the admin panel. For items in projects with a repo assigned, you'll be able to assign an issue or easily create one via the roadmap admin.
shared feature · github.com## Requirements - PHP >= 8.4 - Database (MySQL, PostgreSQL) - GD Library (>=2.0) or - Imagick PHP extension (>=6.5.7) - NodeJS (any version)
deployment · github.comGo into docker folder and run: `docker-compose up -d --build`
deployment · github.comThe MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.
deployment · github.com
