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
Based on publicly available pricing and docs, last checked July 2026. Spotted something outdated? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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, and the MCP server feeds comments straight into Claude Code or Cursor.
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.
Marcus, a freelance web designer from Stockholm, moved his client reviews to dotts and cut the back-and-forth per project by about 40%. His clients comment directly on the staging site instead of sending annotated screenshots by email.
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 is $79/month for unlimited users. dotts has a free plan and one simple flat price, with unlimited reviewers included — built for solo and small-studio budgets.
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.
Client feedback without the login wall
Share one link, get precise comments pinned to your live or staging site. No client account, one simple price.