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Compare Chekkit and Podium 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$149.00 Per Month
Contact Us Per Month
Chekkit
Star Rating
(154)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$149.00 Per Month
Learn more about ChekkitPodium
Star Rating
(2,044)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Podium excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Chekkit. Users appreciate its ability to consolidate messages from various platforms like Google Business Profile and social media into a single feed, making communication management seamless.
- Users say that Podium's user interface is clear and intuitive, which enhances the day-to-day usability of the software. Reviewers have highlighted features like the Text-to-Pay option and automated review invitations as particularly beneficial for streamlining customer interactions.
- According to verified reviews, Chekkit shines in customer support, with users expressing high satisfaction with the responsiveness and dedication of the support team. One user noted the exceptional care and attention to detail provided by the Chekkit team, which can be a crucial factor for businesses needing reliable assistance.
- Reviewers mention that while Chekkit has a smaller user base, it still offers valuable features like chatbot integration for websites, which can enhance customer engagement. This feature is particularly noted as a unique offering in its industry, helping businesses communicate more directly with their customers.
- Users report that Podium has a more extensive range of features for customer communications management, reflected in its higher scores across various metrics. The ability to manage online reviews and reputation effectively is a standout feature, with users praising its automated processes that simplify these tasks.
- According to recent feedback, while Chekkit has a strong focus on efficiency and direct communication, it faces challenges in feature breadth compared to Podium. Users have noted that Podium's comprehensive toolset provides a more robust solution for businesses looking to enhance their customer engagement strategies.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Chekkit
Chekkit Pricing
$149.00
Per Month
We help local businesses get more leads, convert more leads to new sales, and turn new customers into lifetime customers that keep coming back.
- All-in-one Inbox
- Reviews
- Textchat
Podium
Core
Contact Us
Per Month
With essential AI features, respond to and convert more leads faster.
- Consolidated Lead Conversion Platform
- Review Management with AI Reponses
- Basic Automations
Free Trial
Chekkit
Free Trial is available
Podium
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.4
113
9.1
1,727
Ease of Use
9.6
113
9.3
1,746
Ease of Setup
9.6
62
9.1
1,079
Ease of Admin
9.6
62
9.3
881
Quality of Support
9.7
108
9.0
1,605
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.8
62
9.2
898
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
101
9.0
1,713
Features by Category
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
8.0
39
Not enough data
8.8
40
Interaction
Not enough data
8.0
41
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.3
39
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
7.9
41
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
7.9
41
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.5
39
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
9.5
17
8.3
158
Feature Not Available
7.6
207
9.2
26
9.1
222
8.3
19
Feature Not Available
Channels
9.0
20
7.9
211
8.9
28
8.6
220
9.5
29
9.3
236
9.0
13
Feature Not Available
8.7
13
8.0
195
Customers
9.1
19
8.2
152
9.4
20
8.4
154
8.9
21
8.5
221
9.1
18
8.3
221
9.3
20
8.5
222
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
4.4
13
Not enough data
4.5
13
Not enough data
4.2
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
5.0
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
9.1
65
Platform Data
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.0
65
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.3
65
Platform Content
Not enough data
9.0
62
Agentic AI - Automotive Marketing
Not enough data
6.3
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Text Messaging
9.4
14
8.7
228
|
Verified
9.6
17
9.3
238
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
186
9.1
17
8.6
237
|
Verified
9.0
15
8.3
213
|
Verified
9.0
14
8.4
214
|
Verified
9.4
14
8.5
232
|
Verified
9.6
15
8.5
216
|
Verified
SMS Platform
9.0
15
8.5
223
|
Verified
8.6
15
8.6
223
|
Verified
9.5
10
Feature Not Available
8.8
10
7.6
201
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.2
206
|
Verified
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
5.7
24
Not enough data
6.1
24
Not enough data
6.6
24
Not enough data
6.4
24
Not enough data
5.8
24
Not enough data
5.7
24
Channels
9.0
32
8.2
322
8.9
20
8.1
322
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Design
8.9
25
8.3
337
9.2
22
Feature Not Available
9.0
40
8.5
372
9.4
37
8.4
363
9.4
28
8.6
337
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
234
Not enough data
7.5
229
Responses
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.9
16
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
7.9
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.7
14
Responses
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
32
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.9
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.1
31
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.7
294
Not enough data
8.4
252
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.5
179
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.1
173
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
152
Not enough data
7.5
154
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
246
Not enough data
7.5
243
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication
9.1
43
9.2
698
|
Verified
9.0
45
9.0
723
|
Verified
8.7
21
8.1
509
9.1
37
9.0
664
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.3
295
Internal Use
8.8
33
8.2
616
|
Verified
9.1
41
8.9
677
|
Verified
9.4
29
8.6
646
|
Verified
9.0
29
8.6
628
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
634
|
Verified
9.0
30
8.5
599
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Process Management
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
System Management
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.8
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Basic Communication
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
37
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Access
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Advanced Features
Not enough data
6.7
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
39
Consumer Intelligence
9.6
57
|
Verified
9.1
628
|
Verified
9.5
49
|
Verified
8.4
518
9.0
44
|
Verified
8.5
558
|
Verified
Reporting
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.1
40
|
Verified
8.4
523
|
Verified
9.4
59
8.9
646
|
Verified
Media Monitoring
8.8
42
|
Verified
8.5
517
8.8
42
|
Verified
7.3
198
Feature Not Available
8.3
510
In-House Management
Feature Not Available
8.6
503
Feature Not Available
8.6
503
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
138
Agentic AI - Online Reputation Management
Not enough data
5.2
11
Not enough data
5.3
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Chekkit and Podium are categorized as SMS Marketing, Conversational Marketing, Online Reputation Management, Live Chat, and Customer Communications Management
Unique Categories
Chekkit is categorized as Enterprise Feedback Management
Podium is categorized as AI Chatbots, AI Agents For Business Operations, Shared Inbox, Conversational Support, Automotive Marketing, Chatbots, and VoIP Providers
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Chekkit
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Podium
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Retail
17.0%
Luxury Goods & Jewelry
9.8%
Furniture
5.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Consumer Services
5.2%
Other
56.9%
Automotive
19.9%
Retail
13.8%
Consumer Services
9.1%
Construction
7.9%
Furniture
6.2%
Other
43.0%
Discussions
How to organize messages without losing information that may need to be referenced at a later time.
1 Comment
DF
Hi Teegan, to archive a message there is a "Close Message" feature that will put all messages in the closed tab.
Thank you for your feedback on an...Read more
Can you please add a "Save All Attachments" feature for both PC and phone application?
1 Comment
DF
Hi Robin,
Thanks for your feedback! Could you please clarify? Do you mean save all attachments that have been sent and received in the conversation? If...Read more
Chekkit has no more discussions with answers
How can I make people interact with the chat feature better?
3 Comments
JJ
Let them know about how easy it is to connect to the company they are using. It's a direct connection between the customer and service techs.Read more
How can online reviews help my business?
2 Comments
VL
In a day and age of online reviews, the majority of the people nowadays are choosing their services/companies based on their online popularity/reviews. Read more
How do I edit my templates ( If this is not a permissions issues )
2 Comments
JP
If it is not a permissions issue then to be honest I am not sure. You can create new templates. When I login to Podium on a computer it tells me that you...Read more
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