Fibery
Shortcut
| Feature | Fibery | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10/mo | Free / from $8.5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Best For | product-teams, startups, strategy-teams, researchers | software-teams, startups, engineering-managers, product-teams |
| Founded | 2018 | 2016 |
| Custom Entities | ✓ | ✗ |
| Views | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reports | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Whiteboards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Stories | ✗ | ✓ |
| Epics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Iterations | ✗ | ✓ |
| Milestones | ✗ | ✓ |
| Api | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Fibery Pros
- Highly connected
- Custom entities
- Good for product teams
- Bi-directional links
✗ Fibery Cons
- Complex setup
- Steep learning curve
- Small community
✓ Shortcut Pros
- Intuitive UI for engineering teams
- Great API and integrations
- Flexible iteration planning
- Excellent GitHub integration
✗ Shortcut Cons
- Limited reporting on free plan
- No time tracking built-in
- Smaller ecosystem than Jira
The Verdict
Fibery is built for product teams and startups, with a focus on custom-entities and views. Shortcut targets software teams and startups and leads with stories and epics.
Pricing is close: Shortcut starts at $8.5/mo versus $10/mo for Fibery — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Both tools are a solid fit for product teams, startups — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.