Savio
Centralize manually imported feedback, tag it, and connect it to feature decisions
The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For Savio, centralize manually imported feedback, tag it, and connect it to feature decisions. The hard boundary is crm and support integrations, customer revenue context, workflow, and collaboration, plus participant network, synthesis workflow, and collaboration.
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What you give up
- CRM and support integrations, customer revenue context, workflow, and collaboration
- large participant panel
- recording and transcription infrastructure
- advanced research repository
- enterprise governance
Why people still pay
People still pay for Savio because people pay either for access to participants or for a research repository that keeps evidence usable across an organization. The recurring cost buys recruitment, consent, scheduling, media storage, transcription, tagging consistency, notifications, search, and retention, not just the visible interface.
Your build guide
The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.
Before you start
- Runtime and tools: TypeScript, React, Node and PostgreSQL with workspace membership enforced on the server.
- Before starting: A PostgreSQL database, session authentication, two isolated example workspaces and private attachment storage.
Use these project rules and optional skill references alongside the prompt. Review each skill before adding it to your agent; the AGENTS.md export includes the same guidance.
Project rule — domain: Store FeedbackSource, Quote, CustomerReference, FeatureRequest and MergeDecision; one source message counts once and merges retain the original evidence and dissent.
Project rule — scope and recovery: Start with manual CSV imports and an internal board. Revenue-weighted prioritization is a stated choice, not objective user value; public views must omit private customer evidence.
Project rule — acceptance: Import the same ticket twice, merge two feature requests and undo the merge; counts and customer associations remain explainable without duplicating demand.
Project rule — delivery: document real setup commands and permissions; do not claim a build, accuracy level, performance result or security certification that has not been demonstrated.
Recommended skill: supabase-postgres-best-practices — review this PostgreSQL domain schema, uniqueness constraints, transaction boundaries and access-scoped queries; Supabase hosting is not required. Follow the maintainer's installation instructions and match its requirements to the chosen runtime.
Recommended skill: web-design-guidelines — review keyboard access, focus, validation, error recovery and the readable work/review interface or HTML report. Follow the maintainer's installation instructions and match its requirements to the chosen runtime.
Implementation plan
Phase 1
Pin the working slice and create its example input: Import customer feedback, link it to customer/account context, merge duplicate feature requests and maintain a transparent decision board. Confirm setup: A PostgreSQL database, session authentication, two isolated example workspaces and private attachment storage.
Phase 2
Implement persistence and write-time invariants before decorating the UI: Store FeedbackSource, Quote, CustomerReference, FeatureRequest and MergeDecision; one source message counts once and merges retain the original evidence and dissent.
Phase 3
Connect the working view to real saved state. Check membership on reads, mutations, attachments and exports. Keep activity history separate from editable current state; do not make private records public through search.
Phase 4
Expose the app-specific limits and recovery path in context: Start with manual CSV imports and an internal board. Revenue-weighted prioritization is a stated choice, not objective user value; public views must omit private customer evidence.
Phase 5
Walk through this concrete acceptance case and preserve its exported evidence: Import the same ticket twice, merge two feature requests and undo the merge; counts and customer associations remain explainable without duplicating demand. Finish the README and backup/restore instructions; report unfinished capabilities explicitly.
Build the following focused alternative to Savio. This is a deliberately limited personal or small-team substitute, not parity with the paid service. WORKING SLICE Import customer feedback, link it to customer/account context, merge duplicate feature requests and maintain a transparent decision board. SETUP AND ARCHITECTURE Use TypeScript, React, Node and PostgreSQL with workspace membership enforced on the server. Prerequisites: A PostgreSQL database, session authentication, two isolated example workspaces and private attachment storage. Before integrating anything, record actual versions and permissions, plus model files or provider limits only where used, in the README; make unavailable dependencies visible rather than simulating success. DOMAIN MODEL AND INVARIANTS Store FeedbackSource, Quote, CustomerReference, FeatureRequest and MergeDecision; one source message counts once and merges retain the original evidence and dissent. IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACT Check membership on reads, mutations, attachments and exports. Keep activity history separate from editable current state; do not make private records public through search. Provide an input/setup view, the main work view, and a review/export view appropriate to this workflow. Preserve the last saved state if a job or save fails. Include empty, loading, permission-denied, partial and retryable-error states. Log identifiers and error categories without secret values or unnecessary private content. APP-SPECIFIC BOUNDARY AND RECOVERY Start with manual CSV imports and an internal board. Revenue-weighted prioritization is a stated choice, not objective user value; public views must omit private customer evidence. ACCEPTANCE SCENARIO Import the same ticket twice, merge two feature requests and undo the merge; counts and customer associations remain explainable without duplicating demand. Also reopen the app after an interrupted operation, confirm the saved record/export remains inspectable, and document the recovery action. These are implementation acceptance requirements, not a claim that this guide has been tested. DELIVERY Deliver a runnable repository with migrations or project-format versioning, a non-sensitive example, environment/permission setup, the exact manual acceptance steps, and a backup/export-and-restore walkthrough. Implement the working slice before optional integrations; list any deferred paid-product capabilities honestly. Do not add capabilities outside the working slice just to resemble the original product. PROJECT RULES FOR AGENTS.md Keep the domain invariants above executable at the write boundary. Propose scope changes before adding providers or permissions. Never fabricate source evidence, publish results, identity matches or successful delivery. Preserve user originals and require an explicit confirmation for destructive changes or external publication.
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Savio pricing
| plan | monthly | annual (per mo) | what you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| essential | $39/workspace | $32.50/workspace | 1 paid user included; unlimited free users; 1 product; 1 roadmap.Additional paid users cost $23/month each; annual billing gives 2 months free. |
| professional | $79/workspace | $65.83/workspace | 1 paid user included; unlimited free users; 1 product; 5 roadmaps.Additional paid users cost $39/month each; annual billing gives 2 months free. |
| business | $249/workspace | $207.50/workspace | 1 paid user included; unlimited free users; unlimited products and roadmaps.Additional paid users cost $49/month each; annual billing gives 2 months free. |
| enterprise | — | — | Custom users, onboarding, invoicing, security and service terms.Quote required. |
free tierno free tier
billingMonthly + annual; annual billing gives 2 months free. A 14-day trial requires no card.
hidden costsOnly owner/admin/manager roles are paid; extra paid users cost $23, $39 or $49/month each depending on tier, while contributors, viewers and submitters are free.
pricing sources checked 2026-08-12 · pricing source ↗
Questions about Savio
Can you build your own Savio with AI?
Partly. The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For Savio, centralize manually imported feedback, tag it, and connect it to feature decisions. The hard boundary is crm and support integrations, customer revenue context, workflow, and collaboration, plus participant network, synthesis workflow, and collaboration.
What does the Savio build prompt cover?
The prompt starts with this scope: Import customer feedback, link it to customer/account context, merge duplicate feature requests and maintain a transparent decision board. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: CRM and support integrations, customer revenue context, workflow, and collaboration; large participant panel; recording and transcription infrastructure. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.
How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?
Start with the Savio prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.
How long will this Savio project take?
The catalogue estimate is multi-day for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.
What would I give up by replacing Savio?
CRM and support integrations, customer revenue context, workflow, and collaboration; large participant panel; recording and transcription infrastructure; advanced research repository; enterprise governance. People still pay for Savio because people pay either for access to participants or for a research repository that keeps evidence usable across an organization. The recurring cost buys recruitment, consent, scheduling, media storage, transcription, tagging consistency, notifications, search, and retention, not just the visible interface.
What price is this guide comparing against?
The recorded Essential plan is $39/mo (monthly), checked 2026-08-12. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.
What can I use instead of building Savio?
Quackback: A central feedback inbox with tags, duplicate merging, roadmap decisions and issue-tracker sync. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.