Manage backlogs, track sprints, and map stories in an AI-powered software built with AI to fit your product team's unique workflow.




Customize your user story management tool with the exact steps and views your team needs. Add features as processes evolve—no code needed.






Connect product backlogs, sprint boards, and developer tasks with real-time sync—or manage everything in Softr Databases. Create a single source of truth for your business.
Give each teammate the right tools and access. Set up secure logins, user groups, and granular permissions—no IT support or dev work needed.
Give different team members tailored access and dashboards, so designers, PMs, and developers each see just the stories relevant to them.
Give different team members tailored access and dashboards, so designers, PMs, and developers each see just the stories relevant to them.
Streamline your delivery with Softr Workflows. Trigger native notifications based on status changes or priority updates to keep your sprint moving.
Access your backlog and update story status during standups or on the go. All story management tools are mobile-ready out of the box.
Use Google, email, or SSO logins to give your product team fast, secure access to your internal planning tool—no IT tickets needed.
Keep proprietary product logic and roadmaps safe with SOC2 and GDPR compliance, plus fine-tuned access control at every level.
No more one-size-fits-all tools or costly custom builds. Softr is easy to use and fully customizable, so you can launch faster, adapt as you grow, and skip the complexity of traditional software.

Build your user story management tool in minutes with AI—no manual configuration or coding needed.

Add features like story mapping, capacity planning, or stakeholder feedback as your product team grows.

Start with a story tool, then add roadmaps and bug trackers—all in one place, with no extra tools.
Co-build with AI
Simply describe what you need. Let Softr handle everything - Interface, database, workflows.
Iterate with AI or visually
Control most critical parts of your app yourself - roles, permissions, security.
Ship the same day
Invite team members or external clients and partners right away. No developer handover.
Use drag-and-drop blocks to build a portal that looks sleek and modern out of the box. Add only the features you need, and iterate as your workflows evolve.




A user story management tool is a secure digital workspace where product managers, developers, and stakeholders can collaborate on software requirements, tracking features from initial conception to final deployment. It centralizes user stories, acceptance criteria, and priority rankings in one place, eliminating the need for fragmented email chains or messy spreadsheets. This organization ensures the entire product team stays aligned on user needs and project milestones.
Softr is the first AI-native platform for building project management software like a user story management tool that fits exactly how your agile or scrum team operates. You can describe your specific product workflow to the AI Co-Builder to instantly generate your story database, backlog pages, and sprint logic—all pre-connected and secure.
You don't need to code anything. You can start by generating with AI, using an agile template, or building from scratch. Everything runs on Softr Databases, the native, relational database built into the platform, or you can connect external tools like Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, and more. You have full control to adjust the Kanban layout visually, decide which developers see specific epics, and brand the tool to match your company’s internal environment. It's quick to get up and running, simple to update as your roadmap evolves, and flexible enough to scale with multiple product lines.
You can include a wide range of features in your user story management tool, depending on your development lifecycle. A great user story app usually mixes functional tracking with AI-powered agility:
- AI-Powered Intelligence – Use Ask AI to let teams query the backlog conversationally, or set up Database AI Agents to automatically draft acceptance criteria based on story descriptions.
- Vibe Coding Blocks – Build custom UI elements—like a story point estimation calculator—using the AI Code block to "vibe code" exactly the interactive experience your team needs.
- Softr Workflows – Build native automations (like an automatic Slack alert when a story moves to 'Ready for QA') that trigger whenever a status is updated.
- User Portals & Logins – Securely manage access so stakeholders can view progress while developers and QA testers have full editing rights.
- Forms & Data Collection – Capture new requirements from clients or internal teams with custom forms and file uploads for wireframes.
- Dashboards & Charts – Visualize velocity and sprint progress with real-time burn-down charts and story point summaries.
- Lists & Advanced Filtering – Display your backlog via searchable tables, Kanban boards for sprint planning, and detailed record views for full story context.
Everything is built using Softr's drag-and-drop blocks, so you can create these features without writing code. Use the Vibe Coding block for tailored components, and easily update your tool as your team's methodology matures.
Vibe coding is about utilizing AI to build a customized product management tool at the speed of thought. You can "vibe code" a user story management tool in Softr by simply describing your sprint structure and story attributes to the AI Co-Builder. Softr then generates a production-ready application on top of a stable, secure foundation.
Unlike other tools that generate raw, brittle code, Softr handles the infrastructure—like developer authentication, story status logic, and field permissions—natively. This means you get the speed of AI generation without the technical debt of managing custom code. You describe the vision, Softr builds the environment, and it’s ready for your engineering team to start grooming the backlog instantly.
Yes. You can manage multiple product teams or different software projects in a single user story management tool. Each developer or stakeholder only sees the epics and stories assigned to their specific squad, based on their login and assigned role. This is ideal for product organizations managing multiple workstreams who want a centralized view of the roadmap while keeping workspace clutter-to-a-minimum for individual contributors.
Yes, you can. You don't need to have an existing Jira or Trello export to start building with Softr. If you're starting a new product from scratch, you can use Softr Databases, which is built into the platform and allows you to define custom fields for user stories, personas, and acceptance criteria immediately.
However, if you already have existing requirements in tools like Airtable, Google Sheets, or SQL, you can connect those easily. You can also use the REST API connector to sync stories from other developer tools. Either way, you have total control over how your product requirements are structured and visualized for your team.
Softr Databases is the recommended native data source for your user story management tool. It is built specifically for business applications, offering high performance and instant triggers for story status changes, providing a seamless experience because the data lives where the app does.
If your stories are already housed elsewhere, Softr connects to 17+ external data sources including Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, SmartSuite, and BigQuery. You can even combine sources—for example, pulling user feedback from HubSpot and developer tasks from Softr Databases into a single view. Most sources support real-time, two-way sync, ensuring your backlog and sprint status stay updated everywhere automatically.
Yes, Softr gives you full control over how different users interact with your user story management tool. You can customize the dashboard, sidebar, and detail views to match your agile workflow. Each page or block can be visibility-controlled, so an executive stakeholder might only see a high-level roadmap while a developer sees full technical specifications.
You can set up specific roles—such as Product Owner, Developer, or Client—and define exactly what each can edit. For instance, developers can move stories to 'In Progress,' but only a Product Owner can mark a story as 'Accepted.' This ensures your requirement process is clean, secure, and tailored to the responsibilities of every team member.
Yes, you can fully white-label your user story management tool in Softr. You can use your own logo, internal brand colors, and a custom subdomain to make the tool feel like an official piece of your company's internal tech stack. You can also remove Softr branding entirely, providing a professional and consistent experience for your product team and external clients during review sessions.
Yes, you can. Softr provides immense flexibility to control the interface of your user story management tool. You can adjust theme settings and page structures to fit your team's preferences. You can choose how the backlog is displayed, where the sprint counters go, and what different roles see upon logging in.
To manage your stories effectively, you can use several specialized blocks:
- Table blocks – for high-density views of backlogs and technical specs
- Kanban/Card blocks – to visualize the movement of stories through development stages
- Detail View – to deep-dive into acceptance criteria and linked documentation
- Forms – for submitting new feature requests or bug reports
- Charts – to track sprint velocity and team capacity
- Calendar blocks – to map out release dates and sprint milestones
Updates are easily managed via the visual builder, allowing your tool to change as your product team grows.
Softr is built with enterprise-grade security. All product requirements and user data are encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest, hosted on secure infrastructure. You retain granular control over who can access specific stories via role-based permissions and visibility rules. For apps using Softr Databases, data is stored in a secure environment in Germany with SOC 2 Type II compliance. For external connections like SQL or Airtable, Softr simply displays the data in real time based on your configured access settings, ensuring your intellectual property remains protected within your controlled environment.
It is fully production-ready. Unlike many AI tools that generate brittle, custom code that is difficult for a PM to maintain, Softr builds your user story management tool on a stable, professional foundation. We handle the complex infrastructure like secure authentication, multi-user roles, and data integrity natively. This solves the long-term maintenance problem; you get the benefit of instant AI creation with the reliability of a scalable project management system that your team can use for real development cycles from day one.
Softr is the first AI-native platform designed specifically for custom business software. While other tools require hours of manual configuration or generate unmaintainable custom code, Softr's AI Co-Builder creates functional apps on a secure foundation in minutes. The hybrid advantage allows you to use AI to generate your story database and logic, and then use visual drag-and-drop tools to refine the UI. It provides the perfect balance of AI speed and business-grade reliability (authentication, permissions, and hosting) for teams that need to move from an idea to a functioning backlog management tool immediately.
Yes. Softr supports powerful native workflows and integrations to connect your user story management tool to your existing tech stack. You can automate story assignments using Softr Workflows or sync data with tools like Zapier or Make to trigger actions in GitHub or GitLab. Softr also supports the REST API for advanced syncing requirements. Whether you need to notify developers of a priority change or pull user feedback into your backlog, you can build these automated bridges without writing any code.
Go from idea to a live project management tool in under an hour. Build and customize your workflow without code.