Pin Feed vs MarkUp.io
Both pin comments on websites. The difference is what they pin them on: MarkUp.io comments on a captured view of the page, Pin Feed pins the real, live site across three viewports.
0 installs or extensions3 viewports, each with its own pins$49/mo Pro vs $79/mo14-day trial, no card
The short version
Both tools collect pinned feedback through a share link, and both let guests comment without an account. The split is live-site review, viewports, and price. MarkUp.io wins on file breadth and team-size math.
| Feature | Pin Feed | MarkUp.io |
|---|---|---|
| Comments live on the real website | Yes, loaded through a reverse proxy | Page goes static in comment mode |
| Pins anchored to page elements | Yes, pins track their element | Position-based, as far as we can tell |
| Viewports with separate pin sets | Desktop 1440, tablet 768, mobile 375 | Device views, separate pins unverified |
| Guest review without an account | Name + email on a share link | Guests join without registering |
| Auto screenshots on website pins | Built in, captured at pin time | Via its Chrome extension |
| Drawing tools | 6 tools, any hex color | Arrows, shapes, and text |
| File proofing | Images and PDFs, with versions | 30+ file types, including video |
| Slack integration | Yes | Yes |
| Zapier integration | No | Yes |
| Free plan | $0 for 3 projects and 500 MB | Retired |
| Paid plan | $49/mo, or $39/mo billed yearly | $79/mo |
| Free trial | 14 days of Pro, no card needed | 30 days, card required |
Checked June 2026 against MarkUp.io's public pricing page, blog, and user walkthroughs. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
What is MarkUp.io?
MarkUp.io is a visual commenting tool owned by Ceros. You upload a file or paste a URL, share a link, and your team and clients leave pinned comments on it. It handles 30+ file types including images, PDFs, video, and websites, and it rounds that out with a Chrome extension, Google and Microsoft SSO, a Slack integration, and Zapier support. It is an established product, and for quick image and file proofing it works well.
Two things changed recently that sent a lot of its users shopping. MarkUp.io retired its free plan, and its Pro price climbed to $79 a month (multiple independent reviews put the old price at $29). The plan still covers unlimited users and unlimited MarkUps, so for a big team the flat price can be fair math. For a freelancer or a small studio, it is a lot of subscription for a feedback tool.
The deeper difference is how each tool treats a website. Based on MarkUp.io’s own guides and user walkthroughs, its comment mode shows the page as a static view, so you annotate a captured version of it. Pin Feed never freezes the page. That is the rest of this page.
Feedback on the page, not on a photo of it.
Pin Feed loads your site through a reverse proxy, so the thing your client comments on is the real, working page: menus open, carousels slide, hover states fire. Every pin stores the CSS selector of the element under it, so it follows that element through reflows and animations instead of floating over fixed coordinates. That is what annotating a live website means here, and there is no script, extension, or install on either side of the link.
- Nothing to install, no script, no extension
- Pins bind to the element and track it as the page moves
- Flip to browse mode and use the site like a normal visitor
Three viewports, three separate pin sets.
“It looks broken on my phone” is half of all client feedback, and a desktop-shaped review tool cannot catch it. Pin Feed renders your site at desktop 1440, tablet 768, and mobile 375 in realistic device frames, and each viewport keeps its own pins, with an unresolved count per device. MarkUp.io has device views too; we could not verify that each view keeps a separate pin set, which is the part that makes mobile feedback actionable.
- Desktop 1440, tablet 768, and mobile 375
- Each viewport keeps its own pin set and unresolved count
- Works from an iPhone in Safari, pins and all
Screenshots without the extension.
MarkUp.io captures screenshots of website comments through its Chrome extension. Pin Feed does it as part of dropping the pin: the moment anyone pins, it captures the page exactly as that person saw it, logged-in state and all, with no extension on anyone’s browser. Screenshots are point-in-time records, so you can compare then against now before you resolve. And when the work is a file instead of a site, image and PDF proofing with per-version pins is built into the same projects.
- Auto screenshot at pin time, no extension needed
- Pin and drawings render as toggleable overlays, not baked in
- Six drawing tools with any hex color, undo included
Who should pick which
Different tools earn different workflows. Here is the split as we honestly see it.
Pick MarkUp.io if
- Most of your review work is files, especially video, where its 30+ supported types win outright
- You have a large team and unlimited users behind one flat $79 price pencils out
- Procurement needs SSO now and SOC 2 paperwork on an Enterprise tier
- Your workflow runs on Zapier automations
Pick Pin Feed if
- You review live websites and want pins on the actual page, bound to actual elements, not a frozen capture
- Mobile and tablet feedback matters: three viewports, each with its own pin set
- Your clients should click one link, type a name and email, and start pinning
- You want a free plan that exists, a Pro plan that costs $30 less a month, and a trial with no card
Weighing more than these two? See the full list of MarkUp.io alternatives with honest pros and cons for each.
The $30 a month difference
Same job, different bill. Both checked June 2026.
Pin Feed
- Free: $0 for 3 projects and 500 MB, for as long as you want
- Pro: $49/mo, or $39/mo billed yearly (a founding price, locked for as long as you stay subscribed)
- Every feature on both plans, no feature gates
- 14 days of Pro on signup, no card. Afterward you fall back to Free and projects over the cap freeze, they are never deleted
MarkUp.io
- Free plan: retired
- Pro: $79/mo with unlimited users, unlimited MarkUps, 1 workspace, and 500 GB of storage
- Enterprise: custom pricing with SAML SSO and SOC 2 docs
- 30 day trial, credit card required
Pin Feed vs MarkUp.io, answered
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