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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (74.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Free Forever
Podium
Star Rating
(2,066)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansYotpo
Star Rating
(261)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Forever
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Podium excels in user satisfaction, reflected in its higher overall score compared to Yotpo. Users appreciate Podium's ability to consolidate messages from various platforms like Google Business Profile and SMS into a single feed, making communication management seamless.
- Users say that Yotpo offers a very intuitive setup process, with many highlighting its ease of use and the "white-glove" setup service. This has made it particularly appealing for small businesses looking to quickly implement a review management system.
- Reviewers mention that Podium's Text-to-Pay feature is a standout, allowing customers to make payments easily through text. This functionality enhances the overall customer experience, which is a significant advantage for businesses focused on improving customer interactions.
- According to verified reviews, Yotpo shines in its ability to help businesses collect and showcase reviews effectively. Users have noted that it simplifies the process of building trust with new customers, which is crucial for small businesses aiming to grow their online reputation.
- Users highlight that Podium's user interface is clear and easy to navigate, which contributes to a positive day-to-day experience. This ease of use is further supported by its high ratings in customer messaging centralization, making it a strong choice for businesses that prioritize communication.
- G2 reviewers indicate that while Yotpo has a strong focus on customer engagement, it may not match Podium's comprehensive feature set for reputation management. Podium's automated review invitations and consolidation of reviews from major sites provide a more robust solution for businesses looking to enhance their online presence.
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
Yotpo
Free
Free Forever
Up to 50 monthly orders,
Review Request Emails,
On-site Widgets,
Moderation & Commenting,
Social Push & SEO Page,
And more.
Free Trial
Podium
No trial information availableYotpo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,737
8.7
209
Ease of Use
9.3
1,756
8.5
211
Ease of Setup
9.1
1,087
8.1
143
Ease of Admin
9.3
888
8.2
129
Quality of Support
9.0
1,614
8.8
201
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
906
8.5
126
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,723
8.1
195
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
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
Collection
Not enough data
7.8
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
48
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Review Management
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Moderation
Not enough data
8.2
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
43
|
Verified
Use Cases
Not enough data
8.5
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
53
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
7.5
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
34
|
Verified
Display Options
Not enough data
7.5
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
50
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
13
Conversational Platform
8.6
295
Not enough data
8.4
253
Not enough data
8.3
166
Not enough data
8.5
181
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
Loyalty Experience
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
7.3
30
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
7.0
22
Not enough data
7.6
27
Loyalty Platform
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
7.9
27
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.2
23
Not enough data
7.5
33
Agentic AI - Loyalty Management
Not enough data
4.0
7
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
5.0
7
Not enough data
4.0
7
Visual UGC
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Integrations
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
631
|
Verified
9.1
48
|
Verified
8.4
518
Feature Not Available
8.5
559
|
Verified
8.6
38
|
Verified
Reporting
Feature Not Available
8.1
18
8.4
524
|
Verified
8.0
36
|
Verified
8.9
649
|
Verified
8.5
52
|
Verified
Media Monitoring
8.5
518
7.1
15
7.3
199
7.9
34
|
Verified
8.3
511
8.2
28
In-House Management
8.6
503
Feature Not Available
8.6
503
|
Verified
7.7
15
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
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
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 Yotpo are categorized as Online Reputation Management
Unique Categories
Yotpo is categorized as Customer Advocacy, User-Generated Content, Loyalty Management, and Review Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Podium
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Yotpo
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
19.8%
Retail
13.8%
Consumer Services
9.1%
Construction
7.9%
Furniture
6.2%
Other
43.2%
Retail
20.7%
Apparel & Fashion
12.2%
Consumer Goods
11.8%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
7.3%
Food & Beverages
4.9%
Other
43.1%
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
What is Yotpo used for?
1 Comment
MP
Yotpo is a customer engagement and retention platform that helps e-commerce brands build trust, increase conversions, and grow customer lifetime value. It...Read more
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