Pin Feed vs Ruttl
Ruttl hands your reviewers an editor. Pin Feed hands them a pushpin. Both pin comments on live websites; the difference is everything stacked on top.
The short version
Both tools load the real site. Ruttl then adds an edit mode, bug tracking, and a wider product surface. Pin Feed stays on one job: get client feedback pinned, discussed, and resolved.
| Feature | Pin Feed | Ruttl |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Client review: pin, comment, resolve | Review plus design edits, bug tracking, and more |
| Works on live websites | Yes | Yes |
| Edit CSS on the page | No, on purpose (see below) | Yes |
| Clients review without an account | Name + email on one share link | Guest commenting supported |
| Viewports with separate pin sets | Desktop 1440, tablet 768, mobile 375 | Device preview |
| Auto screenshot at every pin | Point-in-time capture, works on iPhone Safari | Varies |
| Image and PDF proofing | Yes, each version keeps its own pins | Yes |
| Integrations | Slack (Jira, Linear, Trello coming soon) | A longer list today |
| Pricing | Flat: Free plan, Pro $49/mo, every feature on both | Tiered, limits vary by plan |
Checked June 2026. Ruttl ships changes too; if a row is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
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Two different ideas of what a review is
Ruttl's headline feature is edit mode: reviewers change text, fonts, colors, and spacing on the live page, then hand the result to a developer. Pin Feed thinks reviewers should point, not edit. Here is why we built it that way.
Edits made in a review tool never ship
A CSS change inside someone else's proxy is not in your repo, your theme, or your build. A developer still re-implements it from scratch. The edit was a sketch wearing a code costume, so we skipped the costume.
An edit mode turns clients into co-designers
Hand a client a tool that moves buttons and swaps fonts and the review becomes a redesign. A pin keeps feedback scoped: here is the element, here is what is wrong, your team decides how to fix it.
Simple is what clients actually finish
Every mode, panel, and toolbar is one more place for a non-technical reviewer to get lost. Pin Feed gives them a crosshair and a comment box. Name, email, pin, done. Reviews finish faster because there is less tool to learn.
Three viewports, three sets of pins
When your client says the site looks broken on her phone, she switches to the mobile view, pins the exact element, and that pin stays in the mobile set. Desktop 1440, tablet 768, and mobile 375 each keep their own feedback, with an unresolved count on every device icon. See the full story on multi-viewport review.
- Tablet and mobile render inside realistic device frames
- Each viewport's pin set stays separate, so mobile bugs stop hiding in desktop threads
- Capture works on iPhone Safari, where most review tools give up
One link is the whole onboarding
No invite emails, no passwords, no “I couldn't log in” call on a Friday. You copy the share link, your client opens it, types a name and an email, and starts pinning. Every pin auto-captures a screenshot of the page at that moment, so the feedback keeps its context even after the site changes. That flow is the whole product; see client review for the rest.
- Guests can view, pin, draw, comment, and resolve, no account ever
- Six drawing tools with any hex color when a pin alone will not cut it
- Rotate the share link any time to instantly cut off access
Where Ruttl is the better pick
An honest comparison cuts both ways. Ruttl is a real product with real strengths, and for some teams it is the right call.
You want to mock up the fix, not describe it. If your reviewers are designers who think in CSS values and want to nudge spacing or swap a font live before briefing a developer, Ruttl's edit mode does exactly that and we do not.
You want one subscription for a wider surface. Ruttl stretches into bug tracking and other feedback workflows beyond website review. If you would rather consolidate tools than keep them focused, that breadth is a genuine plus.
You depend on an integration we have not shipped. Today Pin Feed connects to Slack, with Jira, Linear, and Trello coming soon. If one of those is load-bearing for your team right now, Ruttl's integration list is longer.
If review is the job and everything else is noise, keep reading. The easiest test is to run both on a live project this week: Pin Feed's free plan covers 3 projects and includes 14 days of Pro automatically.Or browse every Ruttl alternative
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