A WordPress-native Pastel alternative

Pastel is a simple, well-loved website feedback tool – clients leave sticky-note comments on live sites, PDFs, images and videos with no login. It’s a subscription SaaS run from its own cloud, and the free plan limits commenting to a 72-hour window. If you build in WordPress, Reviso gives you the same click-to-comment simplicity, but native to WordPress: feedback on your own server, resolved in the builder, with approvals and white-label when you need them.

Choose Reviso if

you build in WordPress and want simple client feedback on your own server, resolved in the builder, with sign-off.

Choose Pastel if

you want one dead-simple tool to collect sticky-note feedback across websites, PDFs, images and videos, hosted for you.

Reviso vs Pastel at a glance

Feature Reviso Pastel
Built for WordPress — Bricks, Elementor & Gutenberg Websites, PDFs, images, video (SaaS)
AI that applies the change for you ✓ Yes — in Bricks (Beta) —
Where feedback is stored Your own WordPress database Pastel cloud
WordPress-native – resolve in the builder ✓ Yes —
Client needs an account No No
Pin / sticky-note on the live page ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Auto screenshot + browser/OS context ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Multi-format (PDF / image / video) — ✓ Yes
Time-limited free commenting No limit 72-hour window (free)
Approvals / sign-off Yes – sign-off free; PDF certificate (Pro) —
White-label Yes (Pro, from $9/mo) Higher tiers

Where Reviso wins

  • Your data on your server. Comments live in your WordPress database, not Pastel’s cloud.
  • WordPress-native. Feedback becomes pins you resolve inside the builder, with statuses and filtering – not just sticky notes.
  • No 72-hour limit. Reviso’s free tier doesn’t expire your commenting window.
  • Approvals and sign-off. A timestamped client approval per page (free) and a PDF certificate on Pro.
  • Flat pricing + pay-once option. $9/mo Pro, $29/mo Agency for unlimited sites, $449 lifetime Founder – versus Pastel’s per-seat subscription.

Where Pastel is the better pick (honest)

  • You want to annotate PDFs, images and videos as well as live websites in one tool.
  • You’re not on WordPress, so a WordPress-native plugin isn’t relevant.
  • You want the vendor to host everything with the simplest possible setup.
Plan Reviso Pastel
Free tier Yes, forever (no time limit) Yes (72-hour comment window)
Entry paid $9/mo (Pro) From ~$21/mo
Mid $29/mo (Agency, unlimited sites) ~$29/user/mo
White-label from $9/mo (Pro) Higher tiers
Lifetime $449 once (Founder) —
Pastel pricing verified June 2026 (usepastel.com); per-seat, with a 72-hour commenting window on the free plan.

Yes – both let clients click a live page and leave feedback with no login. Reviso adds WordPress-native resolution inside the builder, stores data on your own server, drops the 72-hour free limit, and includes approvals and white-label.

In your own WordPress database, not Pastel’s cloud.

No. Unlike Pastel’s 72-hour free window, Reviso’s free tier doesn’t expire your commenting.

No – Reviso shares a no-login review link.