Is MarkLayer a free Feedbucket alternative?

For annotating pages, yes, and it reaches pages Feedbucket can't (anything without the script installed). It does not replicate Feedbucket's tracker integrations, video capture, or console logs.

Does Feedbucket have a free plan?

No. As of August 2026 Feedbucket offers a 14-day trial, then Pro at $49/month ($39/month billed yearly) with 2 team members and 5 active projects, or Business at $89/month ($72/month yearly) with 25 members and unlimited projects.

Widget or extension: which model fits my workflow?

A widget suits standing intake: reviewers land on your site and the feedback button is already there. An extension suits ad-hoc review: you can open any URL and start annotating without touching the site's code. Many agencies need the second model for pages they don't host.

Do clients need an account with either tool?

No on both. Feedbucket allows unlimited client reporters without accounts on sites running its script. MarkLayer needs no accounts for anyone, on any page.

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Feedbucket vs MarkLayer

By Vadym Rusin · Last updated: August 2026

MarkLayer and Feedbucket solve website feedback from opposite ends. Feedbucket is a script you add to sites you own: reviewers get a feedback button that captures annotated screenshots and video, routed into your tracker. MarkLayer is a free browser extension pointed at any page, including ones you could never add a script to, with a share link instead of an install.

Bottom line

Choose MarkLayer to annotate any page, including sites you don't control, for free with no script install. Choose Feedbucket if you want a permanent feedback widget living on your own site with screenshot/video capture and native routing into 16+ trackers.

At a glance

Feature	MarkLayer	Feedbucket
Price	Free, no tiers	Pro $49/month (2 members, 5 projects); Business $89/month; 14-day trial, no free plan
Setup	Install the extension once; works on every page	Add a JavaScript snippet to each site you review
Works on sites you don't control	Yes	No. The script must be installed on the site
Reviewer accounts	None, either side	Unlimited client reporters without accounts
Capture	Annotations on the live page	Annotated screenshots and video recordings
Console logs	No	Yes, on Business and up
Real-time live cursors	Yes	No
Integrations	None. Paste the share link	Jira, Linear, GitHub, GitLab, Asana, ClickUp, Trello, Basecamp, Monday, Notion, Slack, Zapier, webhooks
AI coding agent access (MCP)	Yes. Live watch, acknowledge, resolve, reply	No
Open source	Yes (Apache-2.0)	No
Best for	Ad-hoc feedback on any URL	Standing feedback intake on sites you run

About Feedbucket

Feedbucket is a paid feedback widget you install on your own site with one line of JavaScript, capturing annotated screenshots and video from reviewers.

About MarkLayer

MarkLayer is a free, open-source web app for annotating any live webpage. Paste a URL atmarklayer.app and draw, comment, arrow, or highlight directly on the page in your browser — no install, no account, no sign-up. Share a single link and anyone can open the annotations in any browser. A free Chrome extension is available for the sites the web app cannot embed, such as pages behind a login, but it is optional and never required to view a share link. There is no paywall and no trial period.

Feedbucket's one-line install is honest positioning: it lives on sites you own. That's exactly the boundary MarkLayer doesn't have. A client's production site, a competitor's checkout, a page you'll never get a script tag onto: point the extension at it and annotate.
Vadym Rusin, MarkLayer developer

When to choose MarkLayer

You need to annotate pages you can't add a script to: client production sites, third-party tools, competitor pages.
You want zero cost and no member or project caps.
You review together in real time, with cursors and voice, rather than collecting reports.
You want an AI coding agent working the annotations via MCP.

When to choose Feedbucket

You run the sites being reviewed and want a permanent feedback button on them.
You need screenshot and video reports routed automatically into one of 16+ trackers.
You need console logs attached to reports (Business plan and up).

Frequently asked questions

Is MarkLayer a free Feedbucket alternative?: For annotating pages, yes, and it reaches pages Feedbucket can't (anything without the script installed). It does not replicate Feedbucket's tracker integrations, video capture, or console logs.
Does Feedbucket have a free plan?: No. As of August 2026 Feedbucket offers a 14-day trial, then Pro at $49/month ($39/month billed yearly) with 2 team members and 5 active projects, or Business at $89/month ($72/month yearly) with 25 members and unlimited projects.
Widget or extension: which model fits my workflow?: A widget suits standing intake: reviewers land on your site and the feedback button is already there. An extension suits ad-hoc review: you can open any URL and start annotating without touching the site's code. Many agencies need the second model for pages they don't host.
Do clients need an account with either tool?: No on both. Feedbucket allows unlimited client reporters without accounts on sites running its script. MarkLayer needs no accounts for anyone, on any page.

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Try MarkLayer

Paste any URL at marklayer.app and annotate the live page in your browser. No install, no account, no sign-up. Recipients of your share links don't need to install anything either.

Annotate a page

Or add the free Chrome extension for sites the web app cannot embed, such as pages behind a login.