Boast vs Testimonial Hero (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Boast if

• Fits if you want video and text testimonials from customers on their phones
• Works for businesses with several locations and staff on the Premium plan

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, because there isn't one
• Watch out: the FAQ says refunds aren't offered, so the trial is how you test it
• Tight if your volume grows: Basic is 600 responses a year, Team 1,800
• Pricey if you want SMS, Google and Facebook review collection or video editing, all on Team at $100 a month

Pick Testimonial Hero if

• Fits if you want a produced customer story and have the budget
• Makes sense if you want a written case study for AI search along with the video

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you need many stories: $5,750 each, with volume discounts only after an intro call
• Skip it if you want a tool to collect reviews, because it produces videos and case studies
• Watch out: end-to-end production takes about 45 days, depending on customer scheduling
• Watch out: the on-site story shows $9,487 in one place and $12,190 in another on the same page

Boast

• No free plan; the 14-day trial puts a watermark on videos, widgets and forms.
• The FAQ says refunds are not offered, so the trial or a monthly plan is the way to test it.
• Plans are capped by responses per year, and an annual plan gives the whole year's responses up front.
• SMS sequences, Google and Facebook review collection and video editing need Team or above.

Testimonial Hero

• Priced per story at several thousand dollars each, not as a subscription.
• The vendor says end-to-end production takes about 45 days, depending on customer scheduling.
• It does not collect or display star reviews; it produces video and written case studies.

Boast

Video, photo and text forms

Customers can finish a form on a phone, with on-screen guided prompts that coach them while they record.

Requests and reminders

Sequences send follow-ups by email on every plan and by SMS from the Team plan, with limits on enrollments per year.

Review collection

Team and Premium can send customers to Google and Facebook to leave reviews, alongside surveys such as NPS, CSAT and CES.

Display widgets

Cards, carousels and lists put testimonials on a website, and videos can be downloaded for use elsewhere.

Auto captions and video editing

Captions are added to approved videos on every plan. Trim, cut and reorder tools and video automations start on Team.

Contacts, staff and locations

Feedback can be separated by contact, staff member and business location, with limits rising by plan.

Testimonial Hero

Live-interviewed customer stories

A producer runs a 30 to 45 minute interview with your customer, remotely or on site.

Story video and cutdown

Each story yields a 90 to 120 second video for a website and a 6 to 45 second cutdown for ads and social.

AEO case study

A written case study structured with schema so AI search tools can find and cite it, hosted in its Verified Proof Library.

Volume credits

Buying more stories up front lowers the price per story, with savings up to 25% and a rate locked for 12 months.

Other formats

Single-topic videos, long-form stories, VSLs, event capture and one-pagers can be added through a custom quote.

Boast

• Basic$50

  per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  600 responses a year, 720p video up to 5 minutes, 5 forms, 5 sequences and 1 location.

• Team$100

  per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly)

  1,800 responses a year, 1080p video, 20 forms, email and SMS requests, video editing and Google and Facebook review collection.

• Premium$208

  per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)

  6,000 responses a year, 4K video up to 15 minutes, 50 forms, 20 locations and 100 staff members.

Testimonial Hero

• Remote story$5,750

  per story, one-time

  Remote interview led live by a producer, plus a 90 to 120 second video, a short cutdown and an AEO case study.

• On-site story$9,487

  per story, one-time

  Half-day on-site shoot with crew; the page also shows $12,190 per story. Same three deliverables as the remote story.

• Custom packageCustom

  A mix of videos, cutdowns, VSLs and written stories quoted after an intro call, with the same volume savings.

Boast

• Annual discount

  Two months free on annual billing

  The pricing toggle shows annual plans at $50, $100 and $208 a month, against $59, $119 and $249 billed monthly.

Testimonial Hero

• Other savings

  Volume savings on larger programs

  The pricing page says buying more stories lowers the cost per story by up to 25%, with the rate locked for 12 months.