Liveblocks
Bootstrapware Comments vs Liveblocks Comments
Liveblocks is the closest embed. The split is the job boundary and the bill: a flat workspace fee with an optional customer database, versus a hosted collaboration platform that meters comments and collaboration time after a credit.
Prices below were read on September 26, 2026 from liveblocks.io/pricing, plans, and billing. Product behavior is from their Comments product page. Re-check those pages before you treat a number as current.
The job
Liveblocks Comments is customizable commenting inside your product, with mentions and thread resolution, on a platform that also sells Sync, Notifications, presence, and AI copilots. Their product page names text annotations, video annotations, and more. Bootstrapware Comments is threads, replies, mentions, unread, and resolve on a host-owned record. It does not include document anchors, PDF viewing, or approval. That work is outside this product.
Chat remains person-to-person messaging. Feedback remains requests and votes.
Published prices
These are their plan prices, not a scenario total. Comment creation on Pro and Team was $0.01 per comment after monthly credits. Free included 200 comments. Unused credits did not roll over.
| Plan | Price printed that day |
|---|---|
| Free | $0. Hard caps. No card required on the pricing page. |
| Pro | $30 per month, or $25 per month billed annually. $30 of credits each month. |
| Team | From $600 per month, or from $500 per month billed annually. Five credit tiers. |
| Enterprise | Custom. |
| Bootstrapware | Local and test free. BYO $9.99 or Hosted $19.99 per workspace per month. No seat charge. No per-comment invoice. |
Team is a high tier, from $600 per month. Pro is $30 per month. Both figures are on the pages checked that day. Dashboard seats on their pricing page were a separate line: 3 included on Free and Pro, then more on Team. Those are dashboard seats, not end-user commenter seats.
What each side does
| Question | Liveblocks Comments | Bootstrapware Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Who stores the text | Liveblocks, “stored permanently,” on the plans we read | Your backend on BYO. Bootstrapware on Hosted. |
| Mentions and resolve | Included on every plan in their pricing comparison | Included. Mentions do not grant access. |
| Annotations | Named on the product page | Not in this product. |
| Notifications | In-app, email, Slack, Teams, Web Push, and webhook listed as included | Id-only webhooks and mention callbacks. No automatic email or push. |
| Private access | Customer auth endpoint and room permissions. Public/private comments were Team+ | Server-minted token bound to one resource tuple. |
| Second end-user login | Not required when authEndpoint is the host session | Host session only. We do not run end-user login. |
FAQ
Is Liveblocks the closest product?
Yes, among the products checked. Liveblocks sells embeddable comments with mentions and thread resolution, plus a broader realtime platform.
What did Liveblocks charge?
On September 26, 2026, the plans and billing docs listed Pro at $30 per month, or $25 per month billed annually. Free was $0. Team started at $600 per month, or $500 per month billed annually. Enterprise was custom. Re-check liveblocks.io/pricing before you rely on a figure.
Does Liveblocks store the comments?
Their comments product page says threads are stored permanently. Self-hosting on the plans doc was an Enterprise paid add-on with no public price. Bootstrapware BYO keeps discussion text on your backend.
Is agent setup unique to Bootstrapware?
Liveblocks publicly sells human–AI collaboration, a Next.js starter kit, and official SDKs. Bootstrapware documents a short install path for discussions on a host record. Both products can be installed with an agent.
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