Best dotts Alternatives in 2026

20 tools from web annotation tools ranked against dotts on the same published basis.

  1. 1dotts vs Pastel
  2. 2dotts vs Hypothesis
  3. 3dotts vs AnnotationBase
  4. 5dotts vs SiteDots
  5. 6dotts vs Annot8
  6. 7dotts vs Markify
  7. 8dotts vs MarkUp
  8. 9dotts vs PinPoint
  9. 10dotts vs WebPinch
  10. 11dotts vs Ruttl
  11. 12dotts vs ArchiveWeb.page
  12. 13dotts vs Weava Highlighter
  13. 14dotts vs Annot
  14. 15dotts vs BugHerd
  15. 16dotts vs Huddlekit
  16. 17dotts vs Perusall
  17. 18dotts vs AnnotateWeb
  18. 19dotts vs Heurio
  19. 20dotts vs Leafy
  20. 21dotts vs Marker.io

dotts alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Pastel7.7Free plan$29/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
2Hypothesis7.1Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
3AnnotationBase7.0Free plan£8.25/moWeb
5SiteDots7.0Free plan$10/moBrowser, Web
6Annot86.9Free plan$8/moWeb
7Markify6.9Free plan$15/moWeb
8MarkUp6.9No$79/moAPI, Browser, Web
9PinPoint6.9Free planFreeWeb
10WebPinch6.8Free plan$1,512/moBrowser, Web
11Ruttl6.5Free plan$18/moWeb
12ArchiveWeb.page6.2No—Windows, Mac, Linux
13Weava Highlighter6.1No—Web, iOS
14Annot6.0No—Web
15BugHerd6.0No$50/moWeb
16Huddlekit6.0Free plan$16/moAPI, Web
17Perusall6.0No—Web
18AnnotateWeb5.9Free planFreeWeb
19Heurio5.9No—Web
20Leafy5.9No——
21Marker.io5.9No$39/moWeb
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Questions about dotts alternatives

What is the best alternative to dotts?

Pastel, number 1 in web annotation tools with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Hypothesis, AnnotationBase, SiteDots and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to dotts?

Pastel is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.