Pastel vs SiteDots

Pastel is a visual feedback and approval tool for websites and creative files, including PDFs, images, and videos. Users create a canvas from a website to place comments directly on the page in a browser, or share live sites and upload files for review. Updates are real time, and teams can keep comments private while inviting guest reviewers who do not need accounts. Review workflows support assignments, labels, deadlines, approvals, pausing comments, responsive testing, and CSV export. Listed connections include Trello, Asana, Jira, ClickUp, Monday.com, Zapier, custom webhooks, and API-based integrations. Pastel also says Cursor, Claude, and ChatGPT can act on feedback through its MCP. The Free plan allows one active canvas at a time, though users can archive one canvas and restore it later. The 14-day trial gives access to any paid plan without requiring a credit card. Pro is $29 a month, billed at $350/year; Team is $99 a month, billed at $1,190/year.

SiteDots lets people place comments, feedback and fix requests directly on a live website. Its Chrome extension adds tags to page elements through isolated scripts, and the maker says setup takes under two minutes without scripts or code snippets. Comments record the screen size and device type when posted; the maker says annotations stay attached to their target elements as screen size changes. Projects can include teammates and clients who view, edit, create and approve tags. Invitees need no paid plan and can join projects without limit. The maker says the extension works with WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and custom-built sites, including private pages the user can access. It currently works in Chrome, with support for other browsers being worked on. Trello, Notion, Slack and Discord syncing, plus Webhooks and Zapier automation, are marked coming soon in pricing. The free plan allows one project/domain, three users and 12 dots per project. Paid plans are $10 USD per month billed yearly and $33 USD per month billed yearly.