The Best airfocus Alternative
airfocus is genuinely strong at prioritization — RICE, Value vs Effort, and custom scoring frameworks are its real differentiator, and its roadmap views are some of the best in the category. But it scores whatever you type in; it doesn't run the research to know what's actually real signal, write the spec, or generate the tickets. And since the 2024 acquisition by Lucid Software, pricing and packaging have shifted toward enterprise. Specky runs the whole loop — research through outcome — and is built for teams of 1-10 from day one. Here's the honest comparison.
Specky vs airfocus, feature by feature
Where airfocus stops and where Specky keeps going. We mark a green check when airfocus genuinely does the job.
Why teams switch from airfocus to Specky
Research is built in, not bolted on
airfocus collects feedback through an insights board you have to feed yourself. Specky's Alex agent runs continuous JTBD interviews with your users and surfaces themes automatically — discovery happens whether or not you scheduled it.
Scoring what you feed it vs. knowing what's real
airfocus is genuinely excellent at scoring inputs once you've typed them in — RICE, Value vs Effort, whatever framework you pick. But it can't tell you whether an input is a real pattern or the loudest voice in Slack, because it doesn't run the research. Specky ranks by actual frequency across your real signal, then drafts the spec for you, with inline citations back to the exact thread, call, or interview behind each score.
The loop closes — discovery to tickets
airfocus hands off to Jira or Azure DevOps for execution. Specky generates the engineering tickets from an approved PRD and pushes them to Jira or Linear, then tracks the shipped feature back to the metric it was meant to move.
Built for small teams, not backfilled from enterprise
Since airfocus's 2024 acquisition by Lucid Software, pricing and packaging have shifted toward enterprise buyers — real friction if you're a solo founder or a 3-10 person team that just wants to know what to build next. Specky is priced flat per tier, never per seat, and built for teams this size from day one.
airfocus alternative — frequently asked questions
Is there a free airfocus alternative?
Specky offers a 14-day free trial on every plan so you can connect Slack and Jira and see your Product Graph build before paying. Paid plans start at €99/mo for solo PMs, priced flat per tier rather than per seat.
What's the best airfocus alternative for small teams since the Lucid acquisition?
If you already know your inputs and just need to score and visualize them, airfocus still does that well. If you're a solo founder or small team that got pushed toward enterprise pricing and actually needs help knowing what's real signal in the first place — not just scoring what you hand it — Specky is built for exactly that size team.
How is Specky different from airfocus?
airfocus is a prioritization and roadmapping tool — it scores and visualizes what you tell it, but doesn't run research to know what's real, and you still write the spec and manage execution elsewhere. Specky is an AI-native product workspace that runs the whole loop: autonomous user research feeding a defensible priority call, spec drafted with evidence citations, automatic ticket generation, OKRs, experiments, and a risk radar, all connected by a Product Graph.
Can I migrate from airfocus to Specky?
Yes. Specky connects to the same sources airfocus pulls from — Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack — and auto-syncs them into your Product Graph, so your context comes across without manual copy-paste. Most teams run both briefly during the switch, then consolidate onto Specky.
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The airfocus alternative built for the AI era
Start a 14-day trial. Connect Slack and Jira and Specky starts building your Product Graph — turning customer signals into PRDs and tickets immediately.