Ashore Reviews

So far I haven't been able to successfully upload a video for client review to this platform. Any time an upload is started, the video file never gets fully processed to a point that I can share anything with clients to review.

I was really hoping for a solution to replace frame.io for our video production company. But, this one's a bust so far.

This is a neat little tool. It almost got by me until I got an email reminder. I saw it and thought that I would eventually pick it up. This tool is perfect for clients that seem to forget with they agreed to. Better yet when I forget. I did a quick screen capture of the finished product along with a page grab and dropped them both inside the proof. Then I emailed the link to the client. Also it has cname. This is really a very good tool. If you run an agency this is a must have. Thank you for bringing this tool to Appsumo. I just don't think people saw this tool it is a sleeper tool. 5 tacos because it does what it says it does and has an audit trail and removes finger pointing.

I've used Ashore in the past and other proofing systems such as Hightail, Cage, MFactor, QuickReviewer and others... all have valuable points of their own, but Ashore has near immediate support response and resolve unlike any other. And while it lacks a feature or two that I'd really like to see, such as client/project folders for multiple proofs, so I only need to send one link to the client instead of 4 – overall Ashore has the best proof to client on-board features: I know exactly when the client viewed the file and who is making edits with accurate time-stamps. I can lock a file to prevent unwanted downloads and can easily change the settings to accommodate each file(s) need. The customizable automated email reminders are awesome too!

Keep up the great work and I know I'll be using Ashore for a long time to come. I just bought an extra code because my business is growing and I don't want to regret not doing so later on.

I personally didn't know Ashore, I had tested another product called Picter (Bought on Appsumo) which is rather similar but sufficiently different that I wished to try Ashore and for the moment I am not at all disappointed.

I'm not going to do the apology of the software because some members have already done it and I would only repeat what has already been said.

However, I would have really appreciated if they offered the same tools as Userback (annotation software and feedback collector I bought on Appsumo too) because in the latter, annotations are dynamic.

For example, you can add numbered icons in order, and when you hover or click on them, a comment is displayed, and this comment can be accompanied by an image to give more precision on the modification to be made.

I invite you to take inspiration from Userback to improve Ashore considerably.
I had already asked Picter to be inspired by Userback but they told me that no customer had asked for it and that it was not part of their priorities. Of course, with Picter, it was possible to annotate messages with the stylus (I don't know if it's possible with Ashore) but the annotations are not dynamic and I find that the visual aspect is very important for tools intended for graphic designers.

Adding more tools and taking inspiration from other graphic designer tools would be interesting for a continuous improvement of the tool like, for example, adding blur, magnifying glass, annotation with multiple icons (directional arrows, V for approval, X (red cross to say it's not good (NG) ) and other visual indicators.

I'm not sure if everyone will agree, but I think these kinds of tools are great and contribute a lot to the visual aspect, which helps the interaction with the clients/people you work with.

Despite this lack, I can only recommend Ashore as it still meets a demand from many designers, and I can only hope that these dynamic tools will be added in the future, hopefully as part of my lifetime plan of course.

I strongly advise you to buy at least one code to test and if you are satisfied, choose a plan that fits your needs. I doubt that such an interesting offer will come again and it would be a real shame to miss it.

Customer service has been awesome! Deborah M. was super speedy with replying to my emails, and was gracious enough to give me a full walk through of the software. She was patient, and answered all of my questions. Definitely worth purchasing multiple codes.

I love how easy it is to share proofs, and the fact that clients don't have to sign up for an account. It shows them screenshots of their website in different responsive modes. Clients will get see what their website looks like on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Set up of workflows and automations are a lifesaver! And, as business owners who doesn't love complete white labelling!

One thing I hope they'll be implementing is live website proofing. I currently use another software for that but it's very basic and does not offer white labelling. I'd love to be able to replace it, and work 100% in Ashore.