Each member of your Productboard workspace has a role. Roles define what each member can see and do. There are four default roles—viewer, contributor, maker, and maker with admin access.
This article defines the permissions and capabilities of each default role. For information about custom roles, see Custom roles: Governing data field access.
For instructions on how to to add members to your workspace, see Add new members to your Productboard workspace.
In this article:
Editor roles
- Maker with admin access: Full edit rights on all boards, plus the ability to manage members, integrations, settings, and billing. Often referred to as 'admins' for short.
- Maker: Full edit rights on all boards.
Admins can always update roles from the Members page. Doing this may change how much you pay for Productboard, but only if you're on a paid plan. Don't worry—we'll notify you if so.
For more information on editor roles, see the article Getting started as a maker and maker admin in Productboard.
Collaborator roles
- Contributor: Colleagues who provide user insights and access product roadmaps, e.g., sales and support. For more information on the contributor role, see the article Getting started as a contributor in Productboard.
- Viewer: Viewers can only access timelines, columns boards, and portals. For more information on the viewer role, see the article Getting started as a viewer in Productboard.
When in doubt, you can feel confident inviting new people into your Productboard workspace as viewers. You'll always be able to control what they can and cannot see in Productboard, and they won't be able to interact except to leave comments on features.
Permissions break-down
Note: The private link sharing option allows anyone with the link to access it.
Portal users
End users contributing insights and feature ideas via portals do not need a full Productboard account.