Why creators choose Draftli over Markup.io

Markup.io is a strong tool for reviewing websites and 30+ file types. Draftli adds what it doesn’t: a free plan to start, and approval that triggers payment automatically.

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At a glance

Free plan

Markup.io

30-day trial, credit card required

Draftli

5% fee on approved projects

Annotation-based proofing

Markup.io

Draftli

Approval that triggers client payment

Markup.io

Draftli

Feature comparison

Markup.io

Draftli

No free plan; 30-day trial requires a credit card

Free plan

Free plan with 1 GB storage and 5% fee on approved projects

Free plan

Markup.io

No free plan; 30-day trial requires a credit card

Draftli

Free plan with 1 GB storage and 5% fee on approved projects

Pro $79/mo (USD)

Starting paid price

Pro €19/mo

Starting paid price

Markup.io

Pro $79/mo (USD)

Draftli

Pro €19/mo

Image annotation

Markup.io

Draftli

PDF annotation

Markup.io

Draftli

Video review

Markup.io

Draftli

Proxied page review (limitation: cannot access password-protected staging; some JS-heavy sites break)

Website / URL review

Not a website-review tool

Website / URL review

Markup.io

Proxied page review (limitation: cannot access password-protected staging; some JS-heavy sites break)

Draftli

Not a website-review tool

Chrome extension

Markup.io

Draftli

Rebranded as Markup AI in Sept 2025

AI-assisted review

Markup.io

Rebranded as Markup AI in Sept 2025

Draftli

Multi-round version tracking

Markup.io

Draftli

Guests comment via share link, no signup

Guest review without account

Public share token, no signup

Guest review without account

Markup.io

Guests comment via share link, no signup

Draftli

Public share token, no signup

Pro plan; manual “Finish” indicator — informs the team, no downstream automation

Sign-off / approval status

Approval is a state transition that triggers payment

Sign-off / approval status

Markup.io

Pro plan; manual “Finish” indicator — informs the team, no downstream automation

Draftli

Approval is a state transition that triggers payment

Markup.io has no billing functionality

Approval automatically triggers client payment

Stripe Connect Checkout opens for the client on approval

Approval automatically triggers client payment

Markup.io

Markup.io has no billing functionality

Draftli

Stripe Connect Checkout opens for the client on approval

Built-in client billing / invoicing

Stripe Connect direct charges; the creator’s business name appears on the client’s card statement

Built-in client billing / invoicing

Markup.io

Draftli

Stripe Connect direct charges; the creator’s business name appears on the client’s card statement

Not advertised as a built-in feature

Watermarked previews with originals locked until paid

Watermarked previews in a public bucket; full-resolution originals stay in a private bucket until payment succeeds

Watermarked previews with originals locked until paid

Markup.io

Not advertised as a built-in feature

Draftli

Watermarked previews in a public bucket; full-resolution originals stay in a private bucket until payment succeeds

Markup.io

Where Markup.io is the right pick

You review live websites or web pages — Markup.io’s URL-proxy review and Chrome extension are mature; Draftli does not do website review.
You annotate across the long tail of file formats — HTML, audio, presentations — that Draftli doesn’t currently support.
You’re investing in AI-assisted creative review — Markup AI is a substantial 2025 pivot backed by $27.5M.
Your workflow is internal-team review only and you don’t need to bill clients from the same surface.

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