Everyone says Figma is the de facto standard for design collaboration. And for building interfaces, it’s hard to beat. You can share designs, get comments, and iterate visually. It feels like the whole review process is covered.
None of that is wrong. But it’s incomplete.
The hard truth is that Figma excels at the design creation and feedback phase. It’s a digital whiteboard for pixels. But it wasn’t built for the structured, auditable, and client-centric review and approval workflow that creative agencies and in-house teams live and die by.
The real challenge isn't just getting feedback; it's managing that feedback, tracking revisions, getting formal sign-offs, and maintaining a clear audit trail—especially when multiple stakeholders, clients, and internal teams are involved. This is where the lines blur between design tools and project management realities.
1. The Illusion of 'Done' in Design Feedback
Figma’s commenting system is powerful for real-time, contextual feedback. Designers see annotations directly on the screen. It’s immediate and visual.
But what happens when:
- A client leaves feedback in a Slack message?
- An account manager emails a list of changes?
- A stakeholder adds a comment in a shared Google Doc?
- The designer misses a comment because they’re focused on building the next screen?
Figma can become another silo. Feedback gets scattered across platforms, leading to missed revisions and endless
Frequently asked questions
Can Figma handle client approvals on its own?
Figma allows for comments and basic feedback, but it lacks robust features for formal client approvals, version control tracking for sign-offs, and auditable revision history that many agencies require. It’s better suited for design iteration than formal project closure.
What's the main difference between Figma's commenting and Revue's feedback system?
Figma's comments are primarily for design iteration and contextual feedback directly on the artwork. Revue is designed for structured, auditable client review and approval cycles, centralizing all feedback, revisions, and sign-offs in one place, regardless of where the initial feedback originated.
Is Revue a replacement for Figma?
No, Revue is not a replacement for Figma. Figma is a design and prototyping tool. Revue is a workflow tool that integrates with your design process to manage feedback, revisions, and approvals, helping to streamline the post-design creation stages.
How does Revue help manage feedback from multiple sources?
Revue acts as a central hub. You can import feedback from various sources (emails, Slack, other tools) into Revue, consolidate it, assign it, and track its resolution. This prevents feedback from getting lost and ensures all stakeholders are on the same page.