Best Idea Management Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Innovation Cloud is ranked #1 of 32 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Ideanote and Orchidea. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Ideanote. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Ideanote at $0.50/mo.
Idea management software gives teams tools to gather suggestions and move them through review. The ranked entries begin with Ideanote, Innovation Cloud, and Viima, followed by Sideways 6 and GI2MO. Compare submission sources and custom idea fields to understand how contributions can arrive and what information can be collected. Evaluation workflows, idea scoring, and voting describe ways teams can assess proposals, while duplicate detection and idea limits add useful distinctions. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing let you consider cost alongside those features. Focus on how each option supports the stages that matter to your team, from collecting ideas to deciding which ones merit attention.
32 idea management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Innovation Cloud Top pick · 7.4 Free plan · $27/mo
#2 Ideanote Runner-up · 7.2 Free plan · $0.50/mo
#3 Orchidea Also great · 7.2 Free plan · $695/mo- Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$27/mofirst paid tier About Innovation CloudVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 6 /user/mo
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.50/mofirst paid tier About IdeanoteVisit site - Free plan AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$695/mofirst paid tier About OrchideaVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$79/mofirst paid tier About ViimaVisit site - iOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Submission sources
- community
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidapiiOSWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$250/mofirst paid tier About IdeawakeVisit site - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 3 /user/mo
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial WebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- WebiOSAndroid
- Submission sources
- employees
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebLinuxmacOS
- Submission sources
- community
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Submission sources
- employees
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 1.25 /user/mo
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Submission sources
- mixed
- Evaluation workflow
- Yes
- Idea scoring
- Yes
- Idea voting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which idea management software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Innovation Cloud is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 7.4. Ideanote is second and Orchidea third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Ideanote has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.