Does MarkUp.io still have a free plan?

No. MarkUp.io now offers a 14 day free trial and no free plan. Paid plans start at $79/mo for Pro and $499/mo for Business, with unlimited users on every plan. Pricing checked September 2026.

What is the best free alternative to MarkUp.io?

Of the tools compared here, Markify, Ruttl and Pastel have free plans that do not expire. Markify and Ruttl both review websites, images and PDFs, and Markify also handles Word documents. Markify has the lowest paid plan at $15/mo if you outgrow the free tier.

Which alternative can annotate PDFs and images as well as websites?

Markify, Ruttl and BugHerd all list websites, PDFs and images. Marker.io reviews websites only. MarkUp.io itself also covers video, which none of the cheaper tools here do.

Do the people I share with need an account?

In Markify, no. Anyone with the share link can open it in a browser and comment without signing up. Other tools handle this differently, so check before you send a review to a client who dislikes signup screens.

Can I move my existing MarkUps to another tool?

There is nothing to import in the usual sense. Feedback lives inside each review, so switching mostly means starting your next review in the new tool. In Markify you paste a URL or upload a file and share the link.

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MarkUp.io alternatives that still have a free plan

MarkUp.io used to be the easy free option for marking up websites, images and PDFs. It removed its free tier, and paid plans now start at $79/mo. This list compares six tools on what matters after that change: price, whether a free plan exists, and which file types each one can actually review.

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Why people are leaving MarkUp.io

MarkUp.io earned its following by doing one thing well: pin a comment on a live website, an image or a PDF, then send a link so anyone can reply. For a long time that was free, which made it the default for freelancers and small studios sending the odd review to a client.

That changed. There is no longer a free plan, only a 14 day trial. Pro costs between $79 and $129 a month depending on how many reviews you need, and Business runs from $499 to $799 a month. Every plan does include unlimited users, so for a large team the maths can still work. For someone who reviews a handful of pages a month, it rarely does. The tools below are the realistic places to go, cheapest first.

The shortlist

Six alternatives, cheapest first

Ordered by the lowest paid plan each vendor publishes. "Free plan" means a free tier that never expires, not a trial. File types are what each vendor lists on its own site.

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Markify
THAT'S USWebsites, images, PDFs and Word docs
The closest match to how MarkUp.io used to work. Paste a URL, or upload an image, PDF or Word document, click anywhere to pin a comment, then share one link. The people you send it to comment in their browser without creating an account. The free plan is small, 2 canvases with up to 5 comments on each, and Pro at $15/mo raises that to 20 canvases with unlimited comments. It does not review video.
Pro $15/mo · Max $49/moFree plan: 2 canvases, 5 comments each
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Ruttl
Websites, mobile apps, PDFs and images
Covers a similar spread of formats and adds mobile app review. The free Basic plan allows up to 5 users on 1 project with 5 pages and 10 comments. Pro is priced per user, so the monthly cost grows with your team rather than staying flat, which is the opposite of MarkUp.io’s unlimited users model.
Pro $18/mo per userFree plan: 1 project, 5 pages
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Pastel
Website review for small teams
A well known website review tool. The free plan keeps 1 canvas active at a time for 1 user. Pro is $35/mo, or $29/mo billed annually, for 2 users and 3 canvases. Team at $119/mo adds unlimited canvases for 5 users, with extra seats at $24 each. Every paid plan comes with a 14 day trial and no card required.
Pro $35/mo · Team $119/mo · Enterprise $450/moFree plan: 1 canvas, 1 user
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Marker.io
Bug reports sent to Jira or GitHub
Built for development teams collecting bug reports on websites, with technical details attached and a direct path into Jira, Trello or GitHub. It reviews websites only, so if you came to MarkUp.io for images and PDFs, this covers just part of that work.
Starter from $39/moNo free plan · 15 day trial
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BugHerd
Websites, Figma designs, PDFs and images
One of the longest running tools in the category, with a task board built around the feedback it collects. It reviews websites, Figma designs, PDFs and images. Annual billing brings the plans down to $42, $67 and $125 a month, and Standard includes 5 members.
Standard $50/mo · Studio $80/mo · Premium $150/moNo free plan · trial only
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MarkUp.io
The tool you are replacing
Listed for reference. It still reviews the widest range of formats here, including websites, images, PDFs and video, and every plan includes unlimited users. Plans are sized by how many MarkUps you create each month, and going over your allowance costs $4 per extra MarkUp.
Pro $79 to $129/mo · Business $499 to $799/moNo free plan · 14 day trial

Pricing checked 18 September 2026 on each vendor’s own pricing page. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy. Where a tool publishes both monthly and annual billing, the monthly figure is listed first.

Features

What you keep if you switch to Markify

A free plan that stays free

No trial clock. 2 canvases with up to 5 comments each, for as long as you need them.

Websites and files

Live web pages, images, PDFs and Word documents all use the same pin and comment workflow.

No account for reviewers

Clients open your link in their browser and comment. Nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.

Full page capture

The whole scrollable page is captured, not just the part that fits on the first screen.

Resolve and reopen

Mark each comment done as you fix it, and reopen anything that needs a second look.

$15/mo when you outgrow free

Pro gives you 20 canvases and unlimited comments, well under MarkUp.io’s starting price.

Use cases

Who this list is for

Freelancers who used MarkUp.io’s free plan for occasional client reviews

Designers who need to mark up images and PDFs, not only websites

Small studios that cannot justify $79/mo for a few reviews a month

Anyone whose clients will not create an account just to leave a comment

Teams comparing per user pricing against a flat monthly price

People who want to try a tool properly before paying for it

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