The MarkUp.io alternative your clients never have to log in to
MarkUp.io is built for teams, with workspaces and 30+ file types at $79 a month. dotts is built for freelancers and small studios: paste a URL, send a link, your client clicks and comments. That's it.
MarkUp.io and dotts, side by side
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MarkUp.io or dotts?
You run a team and want shared workspaces and roles
You review video, slides and 30+ file types, not just websites
A $79/month tool fits your budget
You need enterprise features like unlimited workspaces
You're a freelancer or a small studio
Your clients should comment with no account, ever
You want a free plan and one simple price
You review live sites, staging URLs, PDFs and images
Why freelancers pick dotts over MarkUp.io
“My client got stuck at the review screen.”
Every extra step before the first comment costs you days.
With dotts: The link opens straight into the design. Commenting takes one click, no account.
“$79 a month is a lot for a handful of projects a year.”
A full team tool is priced for teams. As a freelancer you carry that cost alone.
With dotts: dotts has a free plan and one simple price built for solo work.
“It's a lot of tool for what we do.”
Workspaces, folders, member roles: great for a team, admin overhead for a two-person studio.
With dotts: dotts has projects and comments. That's the whole hierarchy.
“Looks broken on my machine, they said. On what machine?”
Feedback without context means guessing.
With dotts: Every dotts comment captures a screenshot plus browser, OS and viewport automatically.
“The feedback lives in the tool, my work lives in my editor.”
You retype client comments into prompts and tickets.
With dotts: Copy for AI turns any thread into structured context. On Pro, the MCP server lets Claude Code or Cursor read the comments, set their status and reply as doby AI.
Switching from MarkUp.io to dotts
There is no import from MarkUp.io, and you will not miss it: a dotts project takes about a minute to set up, so most people simply start with the next client project.
Paste the live or staging URL, or upload a PDF or image. dotts loads the page through its own proxy, so there is nothing to install on the site.
Every project has a review link. Send it to your client. They open it in any browser, type a name and comment. No account. Add a password if the project is confidential.
Each comment arrives with a screenshot, browser, device and viewport. Reply in the thread, or use Copy for AI to hand the open comments to your coding assistant.
Mark each comment as in progress or resolved. Your client sees the status on the same link, so nobody has to ask what happened to their note.
Try it on your next client project
Free plan, no credit card. Pro comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. And since your clients never need an account, there is nothing to roll out and nothing to uninstall.
What a review with dotts looks like
One link to share
Paste the URL of a live site, or upload a PDF or an image. dotts gives you a link to share, with a password if you want one.
Clients comment without an account
They type a name, the email is optional, and the Just browsing option skips even that. No signup, no install.
Every comment carries its context
Browser, device, screen size and page URL are stored on the comment, together with a screenshot that already has the dot on it.
Set the status, or have it set
Open, in progress, resolved. On Pro, Claude Code or Cursor read the comments over MCP, change the status and reply as doby AI.
Switching from MarkUp.io, answered
There is no direct import, but a fresh dotts project takes under a minute: paste the URL, share the link, done.
Yes. Open the link, click, comment. No registration, no login, no plugin.
Yes. dotts works with live and staging URLs. Share the review link and your client comments directly on the page.
dotts is an EU company with EU hosting and is GDPR-compliant. MarkUp.io is US-based (Ceros). For agencies with enterprise clients this is often the deciding argument.
MarkUp.io Pro starts at $79/month for 50 MarkUps and unlimited users, Business at $499/month. dotts has a free plan and one simple flat price, with unlimited reviewers included, built for solo and small-studio budgets. The full plan-by-plan breakdown is on our MarkUp.io pricing page.
In some ways, yes, and that is fair to say: MarkUp.io handles 30+ file types including video and is built for larger teams. dotts focuses on website, PDF and image review with no client login. If you need the broad toolbox, MarkUp.io is a solid choice. If you want the simplest client review, that's dotts.
One click turns a feedback thread into structured context for Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor, including page, element and browser details.
Self-serve in the settings, two clicks. Your projects stay accessible on the free plan.
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