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Market Segments
Small-Business (60.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (88.2% of reviews)
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Podium
Star Rating
(2,068)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
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Star Rating
(55)3.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Podium excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall rating compared to Signpost. Users appreciate Podium's streamlined approach to customer communication, noting that it consolidates text messages, reviews, and interactions into one platform, which saves time and enhances efficiency.
- According to verified reviews, Signpost is particularly beneficial for small businesses looking to automate customer management. Users highlight features like automated reminders and follow-ups, which help them stay organized and maintain customer relationships without the hassle of manual data entry.
- Reviewers mention that Podium's ease of use is a standout feature, with many praising its intuitive interface that allows for quick responses to customer inquiries. This is especially appreciated in fast-paced environments where timely communication is crucial.
- Users say that while Signpost offers valuable tools for managing customer interactions, it struggles with overall market presence and user satisfaction compared to Podium. The feedback indicates that some users find it less effective in meeting their specific workflow needs.
- G2 reviewers highlight Podium's robust support and implementation process, with many users noting that they received prompt assistance and found the onboarding experience to be smooth. This contrasts with Signpost, where users have expressed challenges in setup and support quality.
- According to recent user feedback, both platforms have their strengths, but Podium's comprehensive features for text messaging and review collection make it a more versatile choice for businesses focused on enhancing their online reputation and customer engagement.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Signpost
No pricing availableFree Trial
Podium
No trial information availableSignpost
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,739
6.7
41
Ease of Use
9.3
1,758
7.1
40
Ease of Setup
9.1
1,089
6.9
25
Ease of Admin
9.3
890
6.9
20
Quality of Support
9.0
1,616
6.9
39
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
908
7.0
20
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,725
5.0
37
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
8.3
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
6
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
7.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
8
Customer Support
Not enough data
6.2
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
5
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
5
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
7.6
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
6
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
6.5
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
7.1
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
10
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
6.0
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.2
8
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
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
Email Marketing
Not enough data
6.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
7
|
Verified
Online Marketing
Not enough data
5.8
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.6
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.1
6
Lead Management
Not enough data
7.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.8
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.8
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Campaign Management
Not enough data
5.2
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
5
Social
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.1
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
5
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
6.0
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.6
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.8
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.8
6
Platform
Not enough data
5.0
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.3
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
4.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
4.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
4.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.7
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.7
7
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
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
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.0
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
4.4
6
|
Verified
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
8.0
39
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
Interaction
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
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
8.2
40
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
8.1
41
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
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
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
8.3
158
Not enough data
7.6
207
Not enough data
9.1
222
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
212
Not enough data
8.6
221
Not enough data
9.3
237
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
Customers
8.2
153
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
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
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
Platform Data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.3
65
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.0
62
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automotive Marketing
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
Not enough data
Text Messaging
8.7
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
187
Not enough data
8.6
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
SMS Platform
8.5
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
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
Not enough data
Channels
8.2
325
Not enough data
8.1
322
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
8.3
338
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
373
Not enough data
8.4
364
Not enough data
8.6
337
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
234
Not enough data
7.5
229
Not enough data
Responses
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
Responses
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
Platform
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.7
296
Not enough data
8.4
253
Not enough data
8.3
166
Not enough data
8.5
182
Not enough data
Support Automation
8.5
258
Not enough data
8.3
166
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
8.1
174
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
153
Not enough data
7.5
155
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
246
Not enough data
7.5
243
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
698
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
723
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
509
Not enough data
9.0
664
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
295
Not enough data
Internal Use
8.2
617
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
599
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
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
Not enough data
Basic Communication
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Access
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Advanced Features
6.7
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
39
Not enough data
Consumer Intelligence
9.1
631
|
Verified
6.5
13
|
Verified
8.4
518
Feature Not Available
8.5
559
|
Verified
3.3
7
Reporting
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.4
524
|
Verified
2.8
6
8.9
650
|
Verified
6.8
14
|
Verified
Media Monitoring
8.5
518
3.1
6
7.3
199
Feature Not Available
8.3
511
Feature Not Available
In-House Management
8.6
503
Feature Not Available
8.6
503
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.5
138
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Reputation Management
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
Not enough data
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
Podium and Signpost are categorized as SMS Marketing, Online Reputation Management, and Live Chat
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Podium
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Signpost
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
Automotive
19.9%
Retail
13.8%
Consumer Services
9.1%
Construction
7.9%
Furniture
6.2%
Other
43.2%
Consumer Services
15.7%
Marketing and Advertising
9.8%
Construction
9.8%
Photography
7.8%
Computer Software
3.9%
Other
52.9%
Discussions
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
Why haven't we integrated other social media platforms. Linkedin Instagram twitter, why only one image in email blast
1 Comment
EN
Hi Kendrick, we focus your email marketing on online review sites and unfortunately LinkedIn and Instagram do not have review functionality. We do recommend...Read more
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