NOTE: As of May 8th, 2025, we have changed our pricing. Older plans may be mentioned in the video above. You can view our current pricing and plan information on our pricing page at canny.io/pricing.
Overview
Private boards are only visible to the people listed in the Admins page in your Canny settings. Only Canny admins will be able to view and participate on private boards.
By contrast, custom access boards have tailored visibility and public boards are visible to anyone who has the URL.
Benefits
Coordinate internally with your team outside the view of end-users
Have a safe space to move sensitive posts without deleting
Create spaces for internal concerns (office space suggestions, snack requests, offsite planning, etc.)
Setting up a private board
You can set up a private board from the Boards tab in your Canny settings:
Things to note:
Private boards are available on all plans.
All Canny admins will be able to view all private boards, regardless of their admin role.
Posts from private boards will never appear in the public roadmap for your end-users. Only admins will see posts from those boards on your public roadmap.