Software · head to head
Raycast vs Aha!
The short version
- Only Raycast has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Raycast the free plan includes 50 Raycast AI messages, 5 notes and 3 months of clipboard history; Aha! sold as eight separate products rather than one subscription, so Roadmaps, Discovery, Ideas, Whiteboards, Builder, Develop, Teamwork and Knowledge are each priced per user
- They diverge on capability: Raycast covers Application launcher, Aha! covers Strategic roadmaps.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Raycast and Aha! actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Raycast
- Application launcher
- File search
- Clipboard history
- Snippets
- Window management
- Calculator
- System commands
- Extension ecosystem
Only in Aha!
- Strategic roadmaps
- Release planning
- Idea management
- Requirements & user stories
- Visual workflows
- Gantt charts
- Pivot tables
- Custom scorecards
Both cover
- GitHub
- Slack
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Raycast
- App launchingnot Aha!
- Quick calculationsnot Aha!
- File navigationnot Aha!
- Snippet expansionnot Aha!
- Workflow automationnot Aha!
Aha!
- Product roadmapping linked to strategy and goalsnot Raycast
- Collecting and scoring customer feedback through Ideasnot Raycast
- Customer research and interview analysis with Discoverynot Raycast
- Agile delivery tracking with Developnot Raycast
- Internal product documentation with Knowledgenot Raycast
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Raycast
- The free plan includes 50 Raycast AI messages, 5 notes and 3 months of clipboard history
- Advanced AI models are sold only as an add-on to the paid Pro plan at a further $8 per month on top of the $10 subscription
- Free team workspaces cap sharing at 30 snippets, 30 quicklinks and 5 commands across all extensions
- Teams Pro is $15 per user per month, billed per seat rather than per workspace
Aha!
- Sold as eight separate products rather than one subscription, so Roadmaps, Discovery, Ideas, Whiteboards, Builder, Develop, Teamwork and Knowledge are each priced per user
- Roadmaps at $59 per user per month is expensive next to general project tools, and Discovery and Ideas add $39 each
- The Develop integration with Roadmaps requires the Enterprise or Enterprise+ tier
- Annual billing is by invoice only; monthly is card
Pricing, plan by plan
Raycast
Free- PersonalFree
- Core launcher features
- All built-in extensions
- Extension store access
- Pro$8/month
- Everything in Personal
- AI commands
- Cloud sync
- Team$12/month
- Everything in Pro
- Shared extensions
- Team snippets
Aha!
$59/month- Startup$29/month
- All premium features
- Discounted pricing for early-stage startups
- Premium$59/month
- Strategy setting
- Roadmap creation
- Feature prioritization
- Enterprise$null/month
- Unlimited reviewers and viewers
- Advanced features
- Enterprise+$null/month
- Everything in Enterprise plus workflow automation
- Capacity planning
- Concierge support
Which should you pick?
Choose Raycast if
- You need application launcher.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Macos.
- You also want file search.
Questions people ask
- Is Raycast or Aha! better?
- Neither clearly leads. Raycast starts at Free and Aha! at $59/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Raycast or Aha!?
- Raycast has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Raycast and $59/month for Aha!.
- Does Raycast or Aha! run on more platforms?
- Raycast runs on Macos. Aha! runs on Web.
- Can I use Raycast for free?
- Yes. Raycast has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Aha! starts at $59/month.
- What is Raycast best used for?
- Raycast is most often used for app launching, quick calculations, file navigation, snippet expansion. Of those, app launching and quick calculations are not what Aha! is typically brought in for.
- What can Raycast do that Aha! cannot?
- Raycast covers Application launcher, File search, Clipboard history, Snippets. Aha! covers Strategic roadmaps, Release planning, Idea management, Requirements & user stories. Both handle GitHub, Slack.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Aha!: Does Aha! have a free tier?
No. Aha! offers a 30-day free trial without requiring a credit card, but there is no permanent free plan. Pricing starts at $59/user/month for Aha! Roadmaps.
SourceAha!: How is Aha! pricing structured?
Aha! uses per-user billing. Premium plan charges all users equally regardless of permission level. Enterprise plans only charge for workspace owners and contributors, with unlimited reviewers and viewers at no additional cost.
SourceAha!: Can I use Aha! offline?
Aha! is a cloud-based SaaS platform with no offline mode mentioned in documentation. All features require internet connectivity to the cloud servers.
SourceAha!: What does Enterprise+ plan include?
Enterprise+ includes workflow automation, capacity planning, custom tables and calculations, advanced license management, account backup and export, anti-virus scanning, IP access control, and concierge white-glove support.
SourceAha!: How many integrations does Aha! support?
Aha! Roadmaps offers 40+ integrations including Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack, Salesforce, and Zendesk. Salesforce and Zendesk require additional add-on purchases.
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