# Compare PageProof vs Approval Studio 2026 | Capterra

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# PageProof vs Approval Studio Features and Cost Comparison

Last updated June 25th, 2026

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[PageProof](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/)[4.8 (51)](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/reviews/)

[Approval Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/)[4.8 (39)](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/reviews/)

[## PageProof](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/)[4.8 (51)](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/reviews/)

Starting Price

$249.00/month

Value-for-Money

4.8

Functionality

4.6

Ease of Use

4.7

Customer Service

4.7

Reviews Sentiment

Based on [51 reviews](#user-reviews)

Positive

50

Neutral

1

Negative

0

[## Approval Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/)[4.8 (39)](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/reviews/)

Starting Price

$65.00/month

Value-for-Money

4.8

Functionality

4.6

Ease of Use

4.7

Customer Service

4.9

Reviews Sentiment

DB

ES

Based on [39 reviews](#user-reviews)

Positive

39

Neutral

0

Negative

0

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## Summary

* * *

Features in Online Proofing Software

Best performer

42 / 50

Only PageProof

-   Data Import/Export
-   Document Management
-   Project Planning

40 / 50

Only Approval Studio

-   Customizable Fields
-   File Management
-   Project Time Tracking

User satisfaction

User satisfaction

4.8

User reviews[51](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/reviews/)

Ease of use

4.7

Functionality

4.6

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

4.7

User satisfaction

4.8

User reviews[39](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/reviews/)

Ease of use

4.7

Functionality

4.6

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

4.9

Price starts from

Price starts from

$249Flat Rate, Per Month

-   Free version
-   Free trial

Price starts from

$65Flat Rate, Per Month

-   Free version
-   Free trial

Best for

Best for

PageProof is perfect for agencies and marketing teams in all industries that review and approve creative work. With flat-rate pricing, you don't need to worry about the 'per seat' taxation.

Best for

Creative agencies/departments, studios, and freelance creatives in a variety of industries, including branding, packaging design, marketing, retail, architecture, and more.

## User reviews

Pros & cons

BT

Brooke T.

Director of Product Development

> "Page Proof allows us to get our proofs out of email and chats and into a collaborative workspace to make decisions and keep our projects on track."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6396302)

VR

Verified Reviewer

Production Designer

> "Each comment takes a while to load for edits to a web page and appear backwards in order of how they are entered. When clicking on a comment..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___7075387)

DP

Daniel P.

Graphic Designer

> "I overall really like the process, It streamlines feedback and makes it clear where hang ups are in the approval process."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___7074870)

MS

Meredith S.

Marketing Coordinator

> "We have a very high volume of pages going in and out, and often can does not respond well to templates/rules, so checklists and workflows are..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___7075030)

CF

Carie F.

marketing manager

> "The "agree" feature and "info" feature to see who is in the workflow is super helpful to know status of who has signed off, approved with..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6385079)

RF

Richard F.

Creative Services Manager

> "Becomes unresponsive regular and hangs for no reason resulting in either refreshing the browser or completely restarting."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___7075274)

MS

Meredith S.

Marketing Coordinator

> "Has decreased my email inbox amount and has been a welcome addition to our internal stakeholders as well."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___7075030)

VS

Vrinda S.

Multimedia Designer

> "When you add pdf with lots of pages it can be annoying to use arrows to navigate around the pdf."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6379717)

KP

Kanchan P.

Senior Lead Design

> "It offers a secure and collaborative platform, allowing teams to easily provide feedback on documents, designs, and videos."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6378996)

SR

Sara R.

Global Brand Designer

> "I also struggle to understand why the 'mark as to-do, unmark, mark as done' feature sometimes works and sometimes doesn't."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6392312)

DP

Daniel P.

Graphic Designer

> "easy version uploads, files are well organized and easy to access, ability to save workflows saves so much time"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___7074870)

AM

Amanda M.

Managing Editor

> "The only two I can truly think of is at times it will get stuck on the upload process at 60% and you may lose your work."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6396330)

KA

Kelly A.

Commercialization Specialist

> "PageProof is excellent resource if your company develops products in need of art, anything in graphic design, blogging, newsletters, you name it!"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6396181)

EF

Emily F.

Senior Program Manager

> "There are times I want to adjust prople as Reviewers to Mandatory and I am unable to"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6396361)

DR

Darryl R.

Senior Graphic Designer

> "I think pageproof is a very effective collaborative tool to get projects approved and provides visibility on updates or changes."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6395637)

JI

Jahni I.

Product Design Manager

> "It is difficult to find where to add people who need to be added later on in the review process"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6387530)

VR

Verified Reviewer

Account Manager

> "The Page Proof support team has been great at answering any questions we have in a speedy manner."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___7074866)

SR

Sara R.

Global Brand Designer

> "Sometimes I find it confusing to set the workflow of documents."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6392312)

VR

Verified Reviewer

Digital Marketing Specialist

> "I love the integration into Microsoft Teams and the real-time notification received when proofs move around the organization."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6392574)

SC

Samantha C.

Digital Marketing Strategist

> "The only con is that uploading an email for review is difficult and not very user-friendly."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6384599)

JA

Jennie A.

Owner, Creative Director

> "As a company that relies heavily on customer approval and constant back and forth with projects, PageProof has completely transformed our..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6394014)

CW

Cathy W.

Head of Content

> "Sometimes clients don't understand or want to use the full process (eg final approvals, or returning to do lists) so some proofs need manually..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6373761)

AM

Amanda M.

Managing Editor

> "We are able to collaborate and see the whole picture every time we upload a new version."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6396330)

LB

Laura B.

Senior Graphic Design Manager

> "This is a minor irritation."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6387282)

AM

Amanda M.

Managing Editor

> "PageProof allows us to work together as a team, even while working remotely."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6396330)

JD

Jeremy D.

Senior Graphic Designer

> "I don't really dislike any of it, but maybe some more suggestive educational support as you are using it especially for new users."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#Capterra___6373977)

[View Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/reviews/)

Darsh B.

Manager Business Management

> "It is an excellent choice for people who need to share high-detail visual Projects or Maps in my case."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/#Capterra___7128948)

LS

Leticia S.

Website Designer

> "Even for our technically savvy users, the zoom in/out was cumbersome to get use."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/#Capterra___6269283)

[View Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/reviews/)

## User interface

4.78 (51)

[Approval Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/)

4.79 (39)

### Features

PageProof

Top features

42/50

-   Access Controls/Permissions
-   Activity Dashboard
-   Activity Tracking
-   AI Copilot
-   Annotations
-   API
-   Approval Process Control
-   Audit Trail
-   Calendar Management
-   Collaboration Tools
-   Commenting/Notes
-   Corporate/Business
-   Customizable Branding
-   Customizable Fields
-   Data Import/Export
-   Deadline Management
-   Document Management
-   Document Review
-   Document Storage
-   Drag & Drop
-   Due Date Tracking
-   File Management
-   File Sharing
-   For Creative Agencies
-   Gantt/Timeline View
-   Generative AI
-   Markup Tools
-   @mentions
-   Multiple Projects
-   Progress Tracking
-   Project Planning
-   Project Time Tracking
-   Project Tracking
-   Project Workflow
-   Real-Time Notifications
-   Real-Time Updates
-   Reminders
-   Reporting & Statistics
-   Role-Based Permissions
-   Search/Filter
-   Side-by-Side Comparison
-   Single Sign On
-   Status Tracking
-   Tagging
-   Task Management
-   Task Planning
-   Task Scheduling
-   Template Management
-   Third-Party Integrations
-   To-Do List

[See all features](https://www.capterra.com/p/163308/PageProof/#features)

Approval Studio

40/50

-   Access Controls/Permissions
-   Activity Dashboard
-   Activity Tracking
-   AI Copilot
-   Annotations
-   API
-   Approval Process Control
-   Audit Trail
-   Calendar Management
-   Collaboration Tools
-   Commenting/Notes
-   Corporate/Business
-   Customizable Branding
-   Customizable Fields
-   Data Import/Export
-   Deadline Management
-   Document Management
-   Document Review
-   Document Storage
-   Drag & Drop
-   Due Date Tracking
-   File Management
-   File Sharing
-   For Creative Agencies
-   Gantt/Timeline View
-   Generative AI
-   Markup Tools
-   @mentions
-   Multiple Projects
-   Progress Tracking
-   Project Planning
-   Project Time Tracking
-   Project Tracking
-   Project Workflow
-   Real-Time Notifications
-   Real-Time Updates
-   Reminders
-   Reporting & Statistics
-   Role-Based Permissions
-   Search/Filter
-   Side-by-Side Comparison
-   Single Sign On
-   Status Tracking
-   Tagging
-   Task Management
-   Task Planning
-   Task Scheduling
-   Template Management
-   Third-Party Integrations
-   To-Do List

[See all features](https://www.capterra.com/p/184578/Approval-Stodio/#features)

### Recognition

PageProof

Best Value Online ProofingSoftware (2024) 

No recognitions have been awarded to Approval Studio

### Deployment & support

PageProof

Deployment

-   Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
-   Desktop Mac
-   Desktop Windows
-   Desktop Linux
-   On-Premise Windows
-   On-Premise Linux
-   Desktop Chromebook
-   Mobile Android
-   Mobile iPhone
-   Mobile iPad

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Approval Studio

Deployment

-   Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
-   Desktop Mac
-   Desktop Windows
-   Desktop Linux
-   On-Premise Windows
-   On-Premise Linux
-   Desktop Chromebook
-   Mobile Android
-   Mobile iPhone
-   Mobile iPad

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

### Company Details

PageProof

-   By PageProof
-   Located in New Zealand
-   Founded in 2014

Approval Studio

-   By Approval Studio
-   Located in United States
-   Founded in 2018

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