Calling Commentful “design review software” is accurate, but it also undersells how personal the workflow feels. It sits inside Figma and gives you the structure of a review tool without forcing the team to learn another platform.
Curated review sessions
Publish only the frames you want feedback on, add context notes, and lock everything else. Reviewers see a focused journey rather than an overwhelming Figma file. You can even split work into sections (e.g., onboarding, pricing, lifecycle emails) to keep discussions tidy.
Documented approvals
When a stakeholder approves a screen, it gets logged with timestamped context. Need to prove that legal signed off last week? The record is right there. If priorities shift later, you know exactly what changed and why.
How I structure reviews
- Prep the frames with any annotations or questions directly in Figma.
- Publish to Commentful, set up permissions, and send the review invite.
- Facilitate the session (live or async), capture feedback in the board, and resolve items as they get addressed.
Teams that treat reviews as a product deliverable tend to launch faster. Commentful gives you the tooling to do just that.
Insights for retros
After a review cycle ends, export the board summary and look at trends: Which topics generated the most comments? Which stakeholders required the most follow-up? Use that information to adjust future sprints. Maybe you start looping in support earlier or invite marketing only once the core flow is locked.
Tips for larger organizations
- Create separate boards per initiative within the same project so execs can drop in without wading through unrelated work.
- Use custom branding on portals to reassure clients that they’re in the right place.
- Link Commentful approvals back to your change-management system so compliance teams see the connection instantly.
Design review software should amplify your existing process, not replace it. Commentful is built with that philosophy from the ground up.
