QualityHive or Ruttl: the short answer
If you review more than websites, choose Ruttl, because it covers live websites, mobile apps, images and PDFs in one tool. If all your reviews are websites and your developers want browser details and JavaScript errors on the task, QualityHive is the closer match, and it costs less from two people upwards.
Ruttl is a feedback tool for live websites, web apps, mobile apps, images and PDFs. It offers pixel-pinned comments, an in-built Kanban workflow and guest commenting through a shareable link. Prices below come from Ruttl's pricing page and its own comparison article at the time of writing (November 2026).
Side by side
| QualityHive | Ruttl |
What you can review | Websites | Live websites, web apps, mobile apps, images and PDFs |
Free plan | 1 member, 1 project, no guest feedback | Basic: up to 5 users, 1 project, 5 pages, 10 comments, with guest comments |
Paid entry | Lite: $18 a month for 2 members, 5 projects | Pro: $18 per user per month, unlimited projects |
Adding a site | Script in the | Paste the URL when creating a project |
Clients without an account | One guest link from Lite | Guest comments through a shareable link on every plan |
Task board | Real-time Kanban board | In-built Kanban workflow |
Developer context | Browser, OS and screen size from Lite, JavaScript errors from Mega | Not listed on the Ruttl pages we checked |
Video | Screen and voice recording on every plan | Video recordings as visual comments |
Integrations | Trello and Monday.com, webhooks on Mega, API on Colossal | Slack, Trello, Asana and Jira on every plan, ClickUp from Pro |
AI access (MCP) | From Lite | Yes, plan not stated on its MCP page |
What it costs once a team grows
Ruttl's article describes Pro as $18 per user per month, so the bill scales with headcount. Our plans are flat for a set number of members.
Team size | QualityHive | Ruttl Pro at $18 per user |
2 people | Lite, $18 | $36 |
5 people | Essential, $40 | $90 |
10 people | Mega, $78 | $180 |
Ruttl's pricing card describes Pro as 1 admin plus up to 50 users, so confirm with Ruttl how the admin seat is counted before you budget. Either way the gap is wide at five or ten people.
The free tiers point the other way. Ruttl Basic allows up to 5 users at no cost, for one project and 5 pages. Ours is one member and one project, and client feedback needs Lite. A hypothetical group of four reviewing one small site could stay on Ruttl Basic at no cost, as long as it fits that plan's limit of 10 comments. Guest comments are unlimited.
When Ruttl is the better choice
You review PDFs, images or mobile apps. Ruttl handles those alongside websites. QualityHive only reviews websites.
Designers want to try a change on the page. Ruttl says you can edit CSS and text right on the live page to test the exact change. We do not offer that.
You need versions and device previews. Ruttl Pro keeps multiple versions with their comments and shows your site on 15+ devices inside the tool.
Your team uses Slack, Asana or Jira. Ruttl includes those, plus Trello, on its free plan. We have direct integrations with Trello and Monday.com only.
You want clients commenting at no cost. Guest comments are included on Ruttl Basic, whereas our guest links start on Lite at $18 a month.
Where QualityHive fits
The main difference for developers is what arrives with a bug. Tasks carry a screenshot and the exact element pinned on every plan, browser, OS and screen size from Lite and JavaScript errors from Mega. We could not find console or JavaScript error capture listed on the Ruttl pages we checked, so ask them directly if you need it.
Installation also differs. Ruttl's website commenting page describes pasting a URL into a new project. QualityHive runs from a script on the site, through Google Tag Manager, or from a Chrome, Firefox or Edge extension with no site changes, which helps when a site is awkward to load inside another tool. Our guest link does load in a frame, so sites with strict X-Frame-Options or CSP headers need to allow app.qualityhive.com and connector.qualityhive.com. On Shopify, use the script or extension instead.
