Visual website feedback for agencies and clients
The website feedback tool your clients actually use
Clients leave feedback right on the page. No logins, no learning curve.
Your team gets it in Slack, Jira, Trello, or wherever you already work.
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Trusted by 600+ agencies, freelancers, and enterprises
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Loved by Clients
See why web professionals call Simple Commenter the best website feedback tool, and never look back.
/ Rated 5.0 on Product Hunt & 4.8 on G2
Simple. Effective. Game Changer
@Dsouldiva
Finally, a feedback tool my clients actually enjoy
@craigfenton
A Game-Changer for Web Feedback – Worth Every Penny!
@ryanbarilla
The tool I've been searching for
@alexs89
Simple, yet ingenious
@koen.kerkvliet
Great feedback app and so easy to use!
@iamvictor
Hidden Gem
@greg319
Fantastic tool for working with clients
@devdbydesign
An Essential Tool for Enhancing Communication with Clients
@Fiorenzomi
Great product!
@gramir
Very useful product and excellent support
@Ulrich86098
Simple Commenter has changed the way I work
@Jim Langman
Deserves +1000 tacos
@IgnacioJadue
Clients LOVED using Simple Commenter
@Katelyn
Phantastic
@user6961b
They fixed my issue in literal seconds from emailing them
@100587018771155070259
Super handy tool. The developer is very responsive.
@neposeda
I didn't realize how much I needed this tool!
@koen.kerkvliet
Life changed in under 5 minutes
@Dsouldiva
My clients have been engaged like never before
@Jim Langman
Simple. Effective. Game Changer
@Dsouldiva
Finally, a feedback tool my clients actually enjoy
@craigfenton
A Game-Changer for Web Feedback – Worth Every Penny!
@ryanbarilla
The tool I've been searching for
@alexs89
Simple, yet ingenious
@koen.kerkvliet
Great feedback app and so easy to use!
@iamvictor
Hidden Gem
@greg319
Fantastic tool for working with clients
@devdbydesign
An Essential Tool for Enhancing Communication with Clients
@Fiorenzomi
Great product!
@gramir
Very useful product and excellent support
@Ulrich86098
Simple Commenter has changed the way I work
@Jim Langman
Deserves +1000 tacos
@IgnacioJadue
Clients LOVED using Simple Commenter
@Katelyn
Phantastic
@user6961b
They fixed my issue in literal seconds from emailing them
@100587018771155070259
Super handy tool. The developer is very responsive.
@neposeda
I didn't realize how much I needed this tool!
@koen.kerkvliet
Life changed in under 5 minutes
@Dsouldiva
My clients have been engaged like never before
@Jim Langman
All-in-one feedback stack
Everything your team needs to collect, triage, and resolve website feedback
Client access
Two ways in — both ship real feedback
No login needed for quick review rounds. Flip on Login for verified clients with email reply notifications.
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- Instant
- No signup
- Zero friction
Threaded comments
Every comment, one thread
Replies, mentions, and follow-ups stay grouped under the original comment — from first question to resolved.
- SSarah commented5m ago
Can we update this image?
- JJames replied4m ago
Hey, you forgot to attach the image.
Sarah was notified by email.
3m ago- SSarah replied1m ago
Sorry! Uploaded it now
James marked the comment done.
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MCP & AI connections
Bring feedback into your AI workflow
Find open comments, read the context, and keep replies and statuses in sync. A coding agent with repository access can prepare fixes for your review.
Theme & branding
Styled for your brand
Match the widget to your site — pick a color, toggle light or dark, and minimize it. Changes preview instantly.
Integrations
Comments that sort themselves
Set one rule and every new comment lands on the right board — by @mention, priority, or status.
Save time & money
Fewer revision rounds
Visual feedback eliminates back-and-forth emails. Teams ship faster and clients pay less.
The Basics
What a web feedback tool actually does
A web feedback tool lets someone comment directly on a live web page instead of describing the problem somewhere else. The reviewer clicks the element they mean, types what is wrong, and the tool saves that comment together with the page URL, the browser, the operating system, and the viewport width. Your team opens the comment and sees the same screen the reviewer was looking at.
A note that says “the button looks broken on mobile” leaves the developer to ask which page and device were involved. Pinning it to the button keeps that location with the discussion. Add the actions taken and the expected result so the next person can reproduce the issue, rather than infer a cause from a screenshot.
Teams reach for one of these when review rounds start arriving as screenshots pasted into email, spreadsheets with a Notes column, or a message that just says the homepage looks off. Agencies use them for client sign-off, product teams for QA before release, and marketing teams for copy review on staging.
Collect website feedback from the first review to sign-off
Consider a client reviewing the mobile contact page on staging. They can open the authorized review link, point at the form, and describe what happened after tapping Send. Your team reads the comment with its page context, investigates, and replies in the same thread when the change is ready to check.
- Agree on the pages, reviewer, and deadline using the website project plan.
- Run the team's checks with the website QA testing guide and QA checklist.
- Invite the client, collect comments, and use the bug report template when a defect needs reproduction steps.
- Retest fixes, then record an explicit decision with the client approval workflow. A resolved comment is not a whole-site release approval.
On WordPress, the plugin also lets the team manage comments and replies inside WP admin. On other supported sites, install the widget using the relevant setup guide. Staging authentication still applies: reviewers need permission to open the underlying site.
How to choose a feedback tool for your website
Most website feedback tools demo well, because every demo is one comment on one page. The differences show up in the second month. These are the five questions worth answering before you commit a client to one.
- Whether reviewers need an account
- Try the invitation with someone outside your team. Check whether they can open the page and leave feedback with the access settings you intend to use. Decide whether you need named reviewers and reply notifications or a quick review without an account.
- Whether comments stay attached after a deploy
- A pin is only useful if it still points at the right element next week. Tools differ a lot here. Ask whether comments are anchored to the element or to screen coordinates, because coordinates break the moment the layout shifts.
- Where the feedback ends up
- Feedback that lives in a separate dashboard becomes a second inbox nobody checks. Look for a tool that pushes comments into the tracker your developers already open every morning, whether that is Slack, Jira, Linear, Trello, or a plain webhook.
- Whether it runs on staging
- Most review rounds happen before launch, on a preview deploy or a password-protected staging server. A tool that only works on public production URLs solves the wrong half of the problem.
- What it costs as you add projects
- Compare the full allowance for your active sites, team members, reviewers, and required integrations. A low starting price may describe a different workflow from the one your agency needs.
Try the free tool or set up an ongoing review
If you want to see the mechanics before you sign up for anything, the free website feedback tool lets you try website commenting before setting up a team workflow. For ongoing client projects, create a workspace, choose reviewer access, and connect the tracker your team uses. The feedback widget page covers the one-line script you paste into your own site, and visual feedback explains how pinned comments and screenshots work together on design reviews.
Comparing named products instead? We keep an in-depth comparison of website feedback tools with pricing and honest fit notes, plus alternatives pages for the tools people usually shortlist against us.
MCP & AI connections
Work through website feedback with your AI
Bring your website feedback into the AI tool you already use. Find open comments, review the page context, and keep the conversation moving with replies and status updates.
- Find feedback
- Organize requests
- Keep clients updated
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“I won’t start a project without it. I had a larger website project that stalled because they couldn’t get around to editing the content or provide corrections. A year later I added Simple Commenter and showed them, 3 weeks later the project was launched. Real world value!”
Jim Langman
Product Hunt“After Markup changed it's plan pricing drastically, I was looking for an alternative [...] there were a 2-3 glitches with comment placement out of 25-50 comments [...] otherwise it worked very well, even on a live website. Overall my clients LOVED using Simple Commenter on their website revisions, saying it was way better than using Markup in past projects. Huge win!”
Katelyn
Verified review“I host and manage several clients on WordPress. SC is a great addition to my support stack in getting real input into *what* my clients are actually seeing and what they want. I've set the script into a code snippet that shows SC only to admins & editors and can be toggled on/off for ease of use.”
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AppSumoCompatible with Any Website Platform
Paste a code snippet, and you're set! Simple Commenter functions smoothly on all platforms—including WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Next.js, and more.
No matter what CMS or framework you use, the tool enables seamless website annotation, markup, and direct feedback—making it one of the most easy-to-use and versatile website commenting tools and website feedback tools available.
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FAQ
Questions people ask before they try it
Something missing? Email info@simplecommenter.com and you’ll get an answer from the person who built it.
- What's the best thing about Simple Commenter?
- Simple Commenter makes it easy to gather website design feedback and design insights from your clients. No need to send PDFs back and forth-just share a preview URL, and they can comment, annotate, and markup the website directly.
- Is Simple Commenter compatible with my CMS or framework?
- Yes. Use the Shopify app and its theme app embed on Shopify. Simple Commenter also works with Next.js, Vue, Wordpress, Carrd, Webflow, Bubble, Wix, and other sites that support the widget script.
- Do I need to code to use Simple Commenter?
- On Shopify, install Simple Commenter and enable its app embed in your theme. For Wordpress, Webflow, Bubble, Wix, and other supported sites, you can copy and paste the widget snippet into your website's <head> tag.
- Does Simple Commenter work on mobile?
- Yes, Simple Commenter works on mobile. You can view and make comments on the go, so you can stay connected with client feedback anytime, anywhere. Unlike static PDFs, which are typically reviewed on a PC, Simple Commenter allows for dynamic feedback on live websites, ensuring you don't miss out on the mobile experience.
- Do you offer a free trial?
- We do offer a 14-day money back guarantee, so you can try out Simple Commenter risk free. You can send an email at info@simplecommenter.com and get a full refund. No questions asked.
- Can I get a refund?
- Absolutely, if you do not like something and it has not been more than 14 days since your payment, you can send an email at info@simplecommenter.com and get a full refund. No questions asked.
- How do I start using Simple Commenter?
- To start using Simple Commenter, log into your Simple Commenter account and add your domain. Once the domain is added, you will be given a custom script. Insert this script into the <head> section of your HTML. After the script is in place, you can gather feedback from clients and view comments on any device, including mobile. You can view the comments on the page you added the script to, or you can view them in the Simple Commenter dashboard.
- Is Simple Commenter available for a one-time purchase?
- Yes, Simple Commenter is available as a one-time purchase, so once you buy it, you can use it with no recurring fees or strings attached. You'll receive updates to keep the tool running smoothly, and your current functionalities will work forever. In the future, I might introduce new pricing tiers that offer additional features, such as file uploads, which come with higher maintenance costs and a revised pricing model. However, your original purchase will always retain its full functionality.
- Can I view and make comments on the go?
- Absolutely! With Simple Commenter, you can view and make comments on mobile, so you can stay connected with client feedback anytime, anywhere. Unlike static PDFs, Simple Commenter allows for dynamic feedback on live websites, making it an ideal website annotation tool for mobile devices.
- Can I reply directly to individual comments?
- Yes, you can reply directly to individual comments. You can test this functionality on simplecommenter.com by leaving test comments and replies.
- Will the preview in Simple Commenter update in real time if I make changes to my website?
- Simple Commenter is an addition to your website. When you update your site, the tool remains active; however, because comments are attached to specific HTML elements, major layout changes might break the connection. It's best to resolve or archive comments before making significant changes, although minor updates like text, images, or color changes are perfectly fine.
- Can clients leave feedback without signing up or logging in?
- Yes. Clients never create an account or set a password. Invited clients click the link in their email and land on the site ready to comment. On projects with open access, a commenter types their email once and clicks the confirmation link we send. There is no signup form and nothing to install.
- How does Simple Commenter work as a website annotation tool?
- Simple Commenter enables direct annotations on any webpage, allowing users to comment, markup, and provide detailed website feedback in real-time. It functions as an intuitive website annotation tool-perfect for reviewing and enhancing your site with precise design feedback.
- Is Simple Commenter an alternative to Markup.io?
- Yes, Simple Commenter is a powerful alternative to Markup.io for gathering client feedback on your website. It provides an easy-to-use interface for annotating websites, marking up elements, and collecting detailed website feedback-all through one streamlined website review tool. Enjoy robust features and effortless integration, making it the ideal choice for web professionals seeking a cost-effective, self-hosted website commenting tool.
- Can I annotate a webpage in WordPress with Simple Commenter?
- Yes! Simple Commenter works seamlessly with WordPress, enabling you to annotate webpages with ease. Simply paste the provided code snippet into your WordPress site's <head> section, and you're ready to gather feedback directly on the page.