Pastel is great for marking up live websites and digital assets, but growing teams often hit walls with tier-based pricing jumps. Workflow lets you scale seats granularly one at a time, manage tasks with a built-in Kanban board, and keep your versions organized in one spot without making your clients jump through hoops — like signing in!
Here’s a quick look at the functional differences between the two software:
Let’s see how Workflow & Pastel stack up against each other:
Thinking of moving from talking about work to actually getting work done? Here is how Workflow compares to Pastel where it counts:
Pastel: Pastel’s pricing jumps from $35/mo (Solo plan supporting 2 users) straight up to $119/mo (Team plan for up to 5 users). If you need to add a third person, you are forced into a major tier jump.
Workflow: Add one seat at a time. $20/month per seat. No empty seat tax, ever.
Pastel: Pastel features an internal dashboard to manage and sort feedback, but relies on external integrations (like Asana, Jira, and Trello) to push tasks out, which require higher-tier plans.
Workflow: Your Kanban board is built right in. When a client pins a pixel, it’s instantly a task you can assign, schedule, and track to completion without switching apps.
Pastel: Scaling up means navigating structured pricing tiers ($35/mo for Solo, $119/mo for Team, and $450/mo for Enterprise).
Workflow: Scale cleanly as you grow—whether it's 2 seats for $40/mo or 10 seats for $400/mo.
Pastel: Pastel includes a dedicated Video Canvas supporting MP4, MOV, and WEBM files, allowing users to click to pause and leave timestamped comments.
Workflow: Workflow treats video as a first-class citizen. Record a walkthrough of your design, and let your client leave frame-accurate pins. It’s the same pixel-perfect precision you get on a website, but for moving pictures.
Pastel uses a tier-based model that forces significant price jumps as you add users, while Workflow utilizes a per-seat model designed for linear scaling.
Yes! Since both tools are URL-based, you can start your next project in Workflow today. You can also pin your legacy links directly into a Workflow Portal if you want to keep everything centralized.
Workflow allows you to browse and comment on live sites, while also capturing the technical metadata developers need to fix issues efficiently.
Absolutely. Just like Pastel, Workflow features a "No-Sign-In" experience for clients. They simply click the link, leave a pin, and move on with their day.
Workflow often ends up being more cost-effective for growing teams because you don't face sudden tier jumps—you simply scale one seat at a time as you expand.
Join studios that have traded rigid pricing tiers and disconnected feedback loops for Workflow, where your seats scale linearly and your clients never need to sign in.
Break Up with Pastel (14 Days Free)