A Pastel alternative that scales past three projects
Pastel is the fastest way to get comments on a URL. The limits arrive when you're running more than a couple of projects at once.
Free to start · No credit card · Guests don’t need an account
Pastel's free plan gives you one active canvas; Pro at $35/month gives you three. If you're an agency with eight live projects, you're archiving and unarchiving to make room, or paying $119/month for the Team tier — which is also where project-management integrations start. WebPinch doesn't cap projects on paid plans and includes integrations, an API and an MCP server on every seat.
Three reasons people leave Pastel
Canvases are the unit you run out of
1 on Free, 3 on Pro. Archiving frees a slot, but it's a workflow tax on every parallel project. WebPinch's paid plans don't cap projects.
Integrations start at $119/month
Trello, Asana, Jira, ClickUp, Monday and Zapier appear on Pastel's Team tier. WebPinch includes integrations, the REST API and an MCP server on every paid seat.
The comments stay comments
Pastel resolves comments; WebPinch turns each one into a board card with an owner, status and priority, and audits the site in the same place.
What you keep, what you give up
You keep all of this
- Guests commenting with no account at all
- A URL-in, share-link-out workflow with nothing to install
- Responsive testing across mobile, tablet and desktop
- Comments layered on the live site rather than a screenshot of it
You give up these
- Reviewing PDFs, wireframes, social assets and design files
- Pastel's approvals and deadline-reminder flow
- Video storage — 100 GB on Pro, 500 GB on Team
If any of these is load-bearing for your team, staying on Pastel is the right call and we’d rather you knew now.
Common questions
What's a canvas in Pastel, and does WebPinch have a limit?
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A Pastel canvas houses one website. Free allows 1 active canvas and Pro allows 3; you archive one to free a slot. WebPinch's equivalent is a project, and paid plans don't cap them.
How much does Pastel cost?
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Their plans page lists Free (1 user, 1 canvas), Pro $35/month ($29 annual) for 2 users and 3 canvases, Team $119/month ($99 annual) from 5 users with extra users at $24, and Enterprise $450/month.
Do clients need an account with either?
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No. Pastel states anyone can comment or view without an account, and WebPinch guests use a share link with no sign-up. Guests are free in both.
Can WebPinch review PDFs and design files?
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No — web pages only. Pastel handles PDFs, wireframes and social assets, so it covers formats we don't.
Try WebPinch alongside Pastel
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Pastel and all other product names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here for identification only. Everything stated about Pastel comes from its own public website as of 2026-08-12; plans and features change, so check the source before deciding. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.