Comparison
TweakTick vs Pastel
Pastel puts Approve and Request changes on every plan, including Free. Here is where it and TweakTick differ.
TweakTick is not launched yet. Every fact below shows its source and the date it was checked. “Not found” means we looked and did not find it; it does not prove it is missing.
At a glance
The short version. Each label is read from the full table below, where every fact has its source.
Approve / Request changes
- TweakTick
- Yes
- Pastel
- Yes
Sign-off record
- TweakTick
- Yes
- Pastel
- Approval counts and a PDF/CSV comment export
Client account needed
- TweakTick
- No
- Pastel
- No
Price
- TweakTick
- Not set yet
- Pastel
- Pro $35 a month ($29 billed yearly)
Free plan
- TweakTick
- Not decided yet
- Pastel
- Yes
White-label
- TweakTick
- Built, not switched on yet
- Pastel
- Not found
Side by side
Every fact, word for word, with where it came from and the day it was checked.
| Topic | TweakTick | Pastel |
|---|---|---|
| Price and plans | ||
| Price | TweakTickNot set yet. Our plan is one flat price with no add-ons.Source: TweakTick build status · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | PastelPro $35 a month ($29 billed yearly): 2 users, 3 canvases. Team $119 ($99): 5 users, +$24 per extra user. Enterprise $450.Source: Pastel pricing page · checked on 20 Oct 2026 |
| Free plan | TweakTickNot decided yet.Source: TweakTick build status · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | PastelYes: 1 user, 1 active canvas.Source: Pastel pricing page · checked on 20 Oct 2026 |
| Add-ons and plan locks | TweakTickThe lifetime deal has no add-ons. Optional extra storage and email-preview credits are built but not switched on, and have no prices yet. Not launched, so this is a plan, not a track record.Source: TweakTick build status · checked on 26 Oct 2026 | PastelIntegrations only on Team ($99+ a month).Source: Pastel pricing page · checked on 20 Oct 2026 |
| Approvals and sign-off | ||
| Approve / Request changes | TweakTickYes: Approve or Request changes. Approving needs a 6-digit code emailed to the client.Source: TweakTick build status (tested locally, not launched) · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | PastelYes, on every plan including Free, tied to a version.Source: Pastel website and help docs · checked on 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sign-off record | TweakTickYes: a hash-chained record of who approved which version and when, with a certificate page.Source: TweakTick build status (tested locally, not launched) · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | PastelApproval counts and a PDF/CSV comment export. Audit log: not found.Source: Pastel website and help docs · checked on 20 Oct 2026 |
| Versions and compare | TweakTickRounds V1, V2 … freeze what was reviewed, with a version picker. Comparing two rounds (slider and side by side) is built but not switched on yet.Source: TweakTick build status (tested locally, not launched) · checked on 26 Oct 2026 | PastelUnlimited versions on websites, images and PDFs. Side-by-side compare: not found.Source: Pastel website and help docs · checked on 20 Oct 2026 |
| Reviewing websites | ||
| Live websites | TweakTickA small script on the real site. If it is not installed, screenshots at desktop, tablet and phone widths. Our screenshot engine captured 47 of 50 test sites.Source: TweakTick build status (tested locally, not launched) · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | PastelA proxy (“not a snapshot or a copy”), with an extension for sites behind a VPN or firewall. A help article on IP allowlists (21 Aug 2026).Source: Pastel website and help docs · checked on 20 Oct 2026 |
| Client account needed | TweakTickNo. Clients open a link; approving needs only the emailed code. Password and invite-only links too.Source: TweakTick build status (tested locally, not launched) · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | PastelNo (name and email).Source: Pastel website and help docs · checked on 20 Oct 2026 |
| Branding and tools | ||
| White-label | TweakTickBuilt (your logo, name and colour on client pages, your own domain and email server), but not switched on yet. Which plans get it is not decided.Source: TweakTick build status (tested locally, not launched) · checked on 26 Oct 2026 | PastelNot found.Source: Pastel website · checked on 20 Oct 2026 |
Where Pastel is ahead today
Good reasons to choose Pastel right now.
A free plan with Approve and Request changes.
Source: Pastel pricing page · checked on 20 Oct 2026More formats: web, images, PDF, video, emails, HTML and XD.
Source: Pastel website · checked on 20 Oct 2026An MCP connector and a CLI, plus a broken-link scanner.
Source: Pastel website · checked on 20 Oct 2026
Few dated 2024–26 reviews of Pastel could be read (16), so this page does not rank its complaints. One example: “Had a few issues using Pastel by itself with our clients” (Chrome Web Store, 9 Dec 2025).
One fair, flat price. No add-ons.
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