Ashore vs Proof Approve

Ashore is online proofing software for reviewing and approving digital files. It supports automated approval workflows, real-time collaboration, and version control, while Smart Review compares uploaded versions and marks changes. Approvers can comment on audio and video at specific timestamps. Supported formats include images, PDFs, video, audio, HTML, live websites, DOCX, and TXT. Ashore offers plugins for Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, plus Zapier connections and a REST API. Teams can brand review pages with custom domains, logos, and integrated email. The service logs proof activity, including emails and new versions, for audit trails. It runs on Android, iOS, and the web, with an API platform also listed. The Free plan costs nothing and includes one user, 30 files per month, and 1 GB of storage. Starter costs $15 a month and includes one user; Standard costs $46 a month and includes three. Paid plans list additional users at $15/month for Starter and Standard, and $23/month for Premium.

Proof Approve is a web application for custom-product businesses that send proofs and collect customer decisions alongside an order. A customer opens a private link without an account, reviews a PDF, PNG, JPG, or JPEG proof, then approves it or requests changes. Approval and denial require a typed full-name signature, while denials also require notes explaining the requested changes. Proof history can record sent, opened, resent, approved, denied, and revoked events with timestamps, IP address, and browser information. The Free plan costs nothing and includes five proof sends monthly, one seat, private links, signed decisions, and 60-day retention. Paid plans start at $12 a month. Studio and Shop add automatic reminders; Shop also includes white-label branding and priority support. The service is designed to sit beside design, quoting, invoicing, scheduling, and production tools. Typed signatures are not guaranteed legally sufficient in every jurisdiction or transaction.