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# Approval Studio

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> Online proofing for brands, agencies, and packaging teams. Annotate any file, compare versions, and run AI-powered approval workflows.
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> Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 39 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Approval Studio?

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

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 39 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Approval Studio
- **Founded**: 2018

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$65,00
- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Approval Studio is offered across three pricing plans, outlined below. A 14-day free trial is available for Lite and Pro plans and 1-month trial is available for Enterprise plan.
•	Lite: $65 per month and $60 per month billed annually
•	Pro: $179 per month and $160 per month billed annually
•	Pro XL: $330 per month and $300 per month billed annually
•	Enterprise: contact us for billing information
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, Ukrainian
- **Available Countries**: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland and 39 more

## Features

- Approval Process Control
- Collaboration Tools
- Document Review
- File Sharing
- Task Management
- Third-Party Integrations
- Version Control

## Integrations (4 total)

- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Shopify
- Slack
- Zapier

## Support Options

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

## Category

- [Online Proofing Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31521/online-proofing/software)

## Alternatives

1. [ReviewStudio](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/146845/reviewstudio) — 4.7/5 (98 reviews)
2. [Ziflow](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/178111/ziflow) — 4.8/5 (417 reviews)
3. [PageProof](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/163308/pageproof) — 4.8/5 (51 reviews)
4. [Scrivener](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/180597/scrivener) — 4.7/5 (202 reviews)
5. [Wrike](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/76113/wrike) — 4.4/5 (2994 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Easy to use software" — 5.0/5

> **Jannie** | *08 May 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: This approval software has completely transformed our workflow. It eliminated bottlenecks and sped up our approval cycles by allowing instant feedback and automated reminders. The ability to see status updates in real-time is a game-changer for team accountability. Highly recommend for any team looking to boost productivity and reduce manual follow-ups.

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### "Highly recommended for anyone looking to professionalize their client approval process" — 5.0/5

> **Darsh** | *11 April 2026* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It helps project amends easy eliminating the long email threads \& all feedback is contained in one link.
> 
> **Cons**: Not sure it this is a browser issue, but the homepage (Kanban board view) doesn't refreshes on it's own \& I have to manually refresh it.
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> It is an excellent choice for people who need to share high-detail visual Projects or Maps in my case. By moving the conversation from the inbox to the document itself, it ensures high accuracy and keeps the project moving without the friction of manual follow-ups

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### "Streamlining creative approval" — 4.0/5

> **Ainslee** | *22 October 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Use of internal and external asset upload request and review, this makes it easy when working with freelancers and clients as no login is required for them to complete the task, saving on the usual back and forth emails or slack threads
> 
> **Cons**: Interface can be a little slow at times, and would like indication of which type of review is pending - there is a status colour of yellow when a review is pending but you need to hover over to see whether internal or external
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> Good, helping to reduce time working on creatives with clients as amends and tasks can be seen in a visual way with an audit trail

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### "A seamless experience for design approval" — 4.0/5

> **Evan** | *29 July 2024* | Design | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
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> **Pros**: The Approval Studio offers a clean, intuitive interface that simplifies the design approval process for both designers and clients.
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> **Cons**: A bit of learning curve to set up with client, especially when sending out the approval email to first client using approval studio, didnt realised the default email template doesnt contain approval button only text.

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### "Compare versions and links without registration: graphical revisions finally made easy" — 5.0/5

> **Aniello** | *11 March 2026* | Consumer Goods | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: I've been using it for a few months to manage graphical revisions of my products, and I have to say it's solved a problem I've had for years: the classic infernal circle of emails with attachments, randomly renamed versions, and clients commenting on blurry screenshots via WhatsApp.


The thing I appreciate most is the version comparison system—there are four different modes, and the "Difference" mode in particular is something I didn't know I needed so much. You upload the old and new versions, and the software highlights exactly what's changed. It seems trivial until you realize how much time you were wasting checking every corner by eye.


The fact that external reviewers can access it via a link without registering is also a huge convenience: clients don't want to create yet another account, so they open the link, leave comments directly on the file with the annotations, and that's it.

In short, it's one of those tools that makes your life easier.
> 
> **Cons**: I would like it to be possible to have the Italian language in the future, which is currently missing. It is possible to pay to integrate it, but the cost is quite high.

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