MarkUp.io is where reviewers leave comments — on websites, PDFs, slides, images, and video, from $79/mo. It's very good at that. What it doesn't do is read the text baked into your artwork and tell you it's wrong. Gard does that one job automatically, from $24/mo.
Gathering human feedback in one place. Share a link to a website, PDF, slide deck, image, or video and reviewers annotate it directly, with threaded comments, folders, and share-link controls across 30+ file types. Errors still get caught only if a reviewer happens to spot them.
Catching the errors without anyone looking. Gard's AI reads the copy rendered inside packaging designs, infographics, marketing graphics, and email images — the final pixels — and flags spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes with suggested fixes, in 50+ languages, one image or a whole folder at a time.
At a glance
Based on published pricing and features as of August 2026 — always confirm current details on each vendor's site.
| MarkUp.io | Gard | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Collecting visual feedback and comments | Automated AI typo detection in creative |
| How errors get caught | A reviewer notices and leaves a comment | AI scans rendered text, flags errors with fixes in seconds |
| Published pricing | Pro $79/mo, unlimited users; Enterprise custom | Starter $24/mo, Pro $74/mo (annual); Enterprise custom |
| Free option | 14-day trial, no perpetual free plan | Free scans, no credit card required |
| Content types covered | 30+ file types including websites, PDFs, slides, video | Flat images — packaging, infographics, ads, email graphics |
| Batch scanning & watch folders | No | Batch uploads; automatic watch folders on Pro |
| Language coverage for text in images | Depends on your reviewers | 50+ languages, automatically |
These tools solve different halves of the same review. Scan your artwork with Gard first so the copy is clean, then push it into MarkUp.io for stakeholder comments. Feedback threads stay focused on message and design instead of filling up with "there's a typo in the third line."
Try it on your own creative
Upload any packaging export, infographic, ad, or email graphic and Gard will flag the errors in seconds. Free scan — no credit card required.
MarkUp.io is a trademark of its respective owner. Gard is not affiliated with or endorsed by MarkUp.io. Pricing referenced from public pricing pages as of August 2026 and may change.
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