Grade.us vs NiceJob
We give Grade.us a 2.4 GPA and NiceJob a 2.6, out of 4.0. NiceJob grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Grade.us
White-label review management for agencies and local businesses
NiceJob
Review requests and referrals for local service businesses
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGrade.usFair | 2.6GPANiceJobGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CSmall Business is $99 a month billed yearly ($124 monthly) for one location. Set against its listed rivals, the local review tools, that's the middle. More locations get cheaper, from $60 each down to $25 at 101+, which suits agencies and chains more than one shop. | BStarter is $75 a month for one business. Graded against its listed rivals, the local review tools, that's the cheapest published route to automatic review requests. Pro, with AI replies, referrals and rebooking reminders, is $125. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial for 3 seats with no credit card. Texting, the API and the white-label dashboard aren't in it unless sales turns them on, and there are no refunds afterwards. | CNo free plan. There's a 14-day trial with no credit card needed, which is long enough to connect your job software and see requests go out. |
| Features | BThe whole local review job: review landing pages for hundreds of sites, email, text and MMS requests with follow-ups, monitoring with alerts, replies to Google and Facebook, review streams with schema, social sharing and branded reports. Agencies get reseller tools on top. | BThe whole job for local reviews: requests by text and email after each job, follow-ups, website widgets, a hosted reviews page, social auto-posting and a staff leaderboard. Pro adds AI replies, referrals, rebooking reminders, NPS surveys and competitor tracking. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. There's a fair bit to set up: campaigns, landing pages, integrations and reports, and the agency side adds client accounts and branding. Built for marketers more than shop owners. | CNo store rating on record. Requests are usually set off by the job or accounting software you already use, but you still connect it, set up the messages and add the widgets to your site. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Google Business Profile, Facebook, Salesforce, HubSpot, QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, Constant Contact and Zapier, plus an API. No phone or desktop app is listed. | BWeb, with Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, QuickBooks, HubSpot, FreshBooks, Clio and CompanyCam. No phone or desktop app is listed, so B is the top. |
| Best for | agencies reselling review management | Google reviews for home service businesses |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Grade.us and NiceJob. How we grade
Price against what you get
Grade.us starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. NiceJob starts at $75 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and NiceJob starts $24 a month lower. Of the other customer review tools on the chart, none scores higher than Grade.us for less, and none scores higher than NiceJob for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Grade.us starts at $99 per month for 1 location, billed annually ($124 monthly). NiceJob starts at $75 per month.
- Grade.us also covers reports.
- NiceJob also covers surveys and email campaigns.
At a glance
| Grade.us | NiceJob | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per month for 1 location, billed annually ($124 monthly) | $75 per month |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with 3 seats, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Grade Us, Inc. | NiceJob Inc. |
| Price read from | grade.us | get.nicejob.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Grade.us
- Marketing agencies reselling review management under their own brand
- Multi-location businesses that want one price per location
- Local businesses that want more reviews on Google and Facebook
NiceJob
- Home service businesses that live on Google reviews
- Contractors already running Jobber, Housecall Pro or ServiceTitan
- Owners who want referrals and rebooking reminders in the same tool
Worth knowing
Grade.us
- There is no free plan, and Grade.us says it does not give refunds; cancelling keeps access until the paid period ends.
- Text messaging, API access and the white-label dashboard are not in the free trial unless sales turns them on.
- Putting your own logo on the dashboard costs $440 a year, free at 100 seats.
- The free trial covers 3 seats; after it ends you choose a plan to keep using the account.
NiceJob
- There is no free plan; after the 14-day trial the cheapest plan is $75 a month.
- AI replies, referrals, rebooking reminders, email broadcasts, NPS surveys and competitor tracking are only on Pro.
- Gifts work only through the Jobber or QuickBooks integration.
- A managed website is a separate add-on at $99 a month plus a $199 setup fee.
Key features
Grade.us
- Review funnel landing pages
- Sends customers to a mobile review page with instructions for hundreds of review sites, plus widgets, buttons, QR codes and an on-site kiosk mode.
- Email and text campaigns
- Customizable email, SMS and MMS review request sequences with automatic follow-ups, de-duplication and bulk uploads of recipients.
- Review monitoring
- Watches major, local and industry review sites, sends alerts and lets you reply to Google and Facebook reviews from one dashboard.
- Review marketing
- Streams reviews to your website with schema markup, a floating carousel and a WordPress plugin, and auto-shares good reviews to social media.
- White-label reports
- Branded, scheduled review performance reports by web, PDF or CSV, with campaign open, click and conversion tracking.
- Reseller tools
- Agencies get prospect reports, a local client finder, pitch decks and custom domains, and can add their logo to the dashboard.
NiceJob
- Review requests by text and email
- Sends review requests and follow-ups by SMS and email when a job is finished, usually triggered by the field service or accounting tool you already use.
- Widgets and a reviews microsite
- Shows reviews on your website through widgets and on a separate reviews page that NiceJob hosts for you.
- AI review replies
- On Pro, writes and posts replies to every customer review in your brand's voice.
- Repeats and referrals
- Pro sends rebooking reminders by text and email based on the last service date and asks happy customers to refer friends.
- Team leaderboard
- Ranks staff by the five-star reviews they bring in, and compares locations.
- Competitive Intel
- Pro tracks competitors' review activity and local search performance.
Plans
Grade.us
Small Business$99
per month for 1 location, billed annually ($124 monthly)
One location with review request campaigns, review monitoring, review widgets and reports.
Multi Location$60
per location / month, billed annually ($75 monthly)
For 2 to 10 locations; the rate falls with volume, to $25 per location at 101+ on annual billing. Sold through a demo.
AgencyCustom
White-label review management to resell to clients, by quote; the page's calculator lists it from $400 a month for 10+ seats.
NiceJob
Starter$75
per month
SMS and email review requests, website review widgets, auto-posting to social media, a staff leaderboard and a reviews microsite.
Pro$125
per month
Adds rebooking reminders, referral campaigns, email broadcasts, AI review replies, thank-you gifts, NPS surveys and competitor tracking.
EnterpriseCustom
For franchises and multi-location businesses, priced through sales.
Ways to pay less
Grade.us
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Grade.us's plans page offers 20% off on annual billing: Small Business is $99 a month billed annually against $124 billed monthly.
NiceJob
No public discounts listed.
