If you need file proofing with clients or a creative team, Filestage and Ziflow are solid and both have free tiers, with paid plans from 199 a month. If you are a small Shopify brand that mainly needs to see ads, pages and emails together and approve them, a lighter or more Shopify specific tool may fit better.
The options at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Price, checked 4 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Filestage | File review and approval with clients and stakeholders | Free plan; Starter 199 and Business 329 euros a month (shown in euros from our location) |
| Ziflow | Proofing with multi stage approval workflows | Free personal plan; Standard 199 and Pro 329 dollars a month billed yearly |
| Meta Creative Hub | Free mockups and shareable previews of Facebook and Instagram ads | Free with a Meta business account |
| Brand Rover | AI audit of live pages and ads against brand standards | Free beta by application, no public price |
| brands.menu | Shopify ads, pages and Klaviyo emails on one canvas, with drafts and approvals | View 19, Pro 49, Agency 149 dollars a month, 14 day trial |
When Filestage or Ziflow is the right call
- You work with outside clients who need to sign off on files.
- You review many file types: video, PDFs, packaging, print.
- You need version history, due dates and several approval stages.
- Several reviewers need to mark up the same frame.
When a Shopify brand needs something else
- Most of your review is about fit, not pixels: does the ad match the page and the email?
- The work comes from AI tools as well as people, and lands in many places.
- You are a team of one to ten and 199 a month is a lot for proofing alone.
- You want the live store and the draft side by side, not a file in isolation.
Questions to ask before you choose
- Do I review files, or do I review what customers see across channels?
- Who approves? Outside clients, or me and one or two people?
- Where do drafts come from? Designers, agencies, AI, or all three?
- Does it connect to Shopify, Meta and Klaviyo, or will I upload exports by hand?
Our honest view
brands.menu is not a proofing tool and will not replace frame by frame video markup. If that is your job, use Filestage or Ziflow. If your job is keeping a Shopify brand consistent while AI and freelancers ship work, start with a view of everything that is live.
FAQ
How much does Filestage cost?
On 4 Nov 2026 its pricing page showed a free plan, Starter at 199 and Business at 329 euros a month, plus Enterprise on request.
How much does Ziflow cost?
On 4 Nov 2026 its pricing page showed a free personal plan, Standard at 199 and Pro at 329 dollars a month billed yearly, plus Enterprise.
Is there a free alternative to Filestage or Ziflow?
Both have free tiers. For Meta ads, Meta Creative Hub lets you build and share ad mockups for free.
Is brands.menu a proofing tool?
No. It is a canvas of your live Shopify pages, Meta ads and Klaviyo emails with drafts and approvals. It does not do frame by frame markup.