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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
No pricing available
Podium
Star Rating
(2,037)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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Star Rating
(318)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SynupPodium vs Synup
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Podium easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Podium overall.
- Reviewers felt that Podium meets the needs of their business better than Synup.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Synup is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Synup over Podium.
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
Synup
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Podium
No trial information availableSynup
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,727
9.0
255
Ease of Use
9.3
1,746
8.9
259
Ease of Setup
9.1
1,079
8.9
188
Ease of Admin
9.3
881
8.8
147
Quality of Support
9.0
1,605
9.2
252
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
898
8.9
148
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,713
9.2
247
Features by Category
Social Analytics
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
31
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
31
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
31
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
30
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
30
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
31
Not enough data
9.8(won by default)
32
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
9.9(won by default)
31
Not enough data
9.9(won by default)
32
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
31
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
30
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
5
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
157
Not enough data
7.6
206
Not enough data
9.1
221
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
211
Not enough data
8.6
220
Not enough data
9.3
236
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
Customers
8.2
152
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
Business Tools
Not enough data
9.6
53
Not enough data
9.8
50
Not enough data
9.8
48
Not enough data
9.8
54
Not enough data
9.8
54
Customer Tools
Not enough data
9.9
57
Not enough data
9.9
53
Not enough data
9.8
54
Not enough data
9.8
55
Agentic AI - Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I)
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
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
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
186
Not enough data
8.6
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
215
|
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
323
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
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.9
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
144
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
149
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.0
152
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
154
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
9.0
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
119
|
Verified
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.9
61
Not enough data
9.9
59
Not enough data
9.9
59
Not enough data
9.9
59
Not enough data
9.9
59
Not enough data
9.9
59
Social Management
Not enough data
9.9
63
Not enough data
9.9
62
Not enough data
9.9
60
Not enough data
9.9
61
Not enough data
9.8
61
Not enough data
9.9
61
Not enough data
9.8
32
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Responses
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Responses
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.7
294
Not enough data
8.4
252
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.5
179
Not enough data
Support Automation
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.1
173
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
152
Not enough data
7.5
154
Not enough data
Visual UGC
Not enough data
9.8
41
Not enough data
9.7
42
Not enough data
9.7
42
Not enough data
9.8
41
Integrations
Not enough data
9.6
40
Not enough data
9.7
43
Not enough data
10.0
42
Not enough data
9.7
41
Support
Not enough data
9.8
42
Not enough data
9.8
42
Performance
Not enough data
9.8
40
Not enough data
9.5
43
Generative AI
7.7
246
Not enough data
7.5
243
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
697
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
722
|
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
616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
627
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
598
|
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
Agentic AI - Customer Advocacy
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Consumer Intelligence
9.1
629
|
Verified
8.9
127
|
Verified
8.4
518
8.8
108
8.5
559
|
Verified
8.8
110
|
Verified
Reporting
Feature Not Available
8.6
97
8.4
524
|
Verified
8.8
104
|
Verified
8.9
648
|
Verified
8.9
129
|
Verified
Media Monitoring
8.5
518
8.7
113
|
Verified
7.3
199
8.6
114
|
Verified
8.3
511
Feature Not Available
In-House Management
8.6
503
Feature Not Available
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.8
100
Generative AI
7.5
138
9.1
55
Agentic AI - Online Reputation Management
5.2
11
9.4
8
5.3
11
9.6
8
5.9
11
9.8
8
5.8
11
9.2
8
5.6
11
9.6
8
5.6
11
9.8
8
Discovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Insight
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
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
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 Synup are categorized as Online Reputation Management
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Podium
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Synup
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
43.0%
Marketing and Advertising
38.9%
Financial Services
5.5%
Retail
4.8%
Information Technology and Services
3.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
3.2%
Other
44.4%
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
Is this better than BirdEye as far as features go
2 Comments
AR
Jay,
I may be biased here since I'm the founder of Synup.
While Birdeye has their strengths, I believe that we shine in other aspects including our...Read more
How do you user Synup most? With Dashboard access or as a One-Time submission service?
2 Comments
JC
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